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INFLUENCED BY the

example of his class- mate, Dr. Parker, An- drew went to London and opened an office in a cheap neighbourhood in Paddington.

problem to raise the money to pay their bill at a nearby delicatessen run by a Mr. Schmidt and his wife. They were quiet and friendly and soon came to take a special interest in the struggling new doctor and his attractive young wife, even sending them an occasional patient to have a boil lanced, an ingrowing toenail treated

bill,

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Cope, 1919, by Wet Dissey Productions

CITADEL

was

A.J.CRONIN

of my old clothes! I'll show emouth doctors a few things!"*

those,

•

FROM THAT time 011

change came over the idealistic

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Andrew grinned. "How are you "Very unfortunate," sald Dr, Ivory, going to cure all these wrongs?" "I imagine it was shock. Sorry, "By starting a clinic," said Denny Manson, these accident cures are al- (in a rush of eager words. "A genuine ways difleult."

team of doctors. I'll handle surgery.

I have a bacteriologist, on eyo, ear "Stop talking!" blazed Andrew and nose specialist and internal in a sudden outburst of anger and "You know you killed medicine man, all lined up and crazy bitterness.

him. You're not a surgeon. You're to get started."

Andrew rocked an eye. "And the worst butcher I've ever seen." "I don't recommend that line of where's the money coming from?"

"We start out with groups of talk, Manson.”

"ourse you don't! "It's the peoplo, charge them a monthly fee-

truth. There was nothing difficult enough for. us to live on—”

"Oh,

But you dailied along, you'll

that au ut this. work."

with incompetence, and let him dic. "It's working in Los Angeles right You bungled so much It wasn't mur- now."

gery, it was murder!"

"You hysterical fool! You'll be heard!"

never

malce

"The Medical Council will Aght

"You place Richard Stillman be-

scoffed Boon. side such mon?"

"I do. He's done more against tuberculosis than алу mun

ilving

In this country. Those others are great now because they are dead. They lonew heartbreak, the ridicule and hatred of this profession.

Virchow Laughed int Koch- abuse men like Spahlinger nind Stillman,

do more for who may medicine than thousands of men with high degrees.

There are many great doctora practising fairly, but too many go in for useless money-chasing.

"As a whole, the profession la in- tolerant and smug. We say we'll al-

had dinner That night Andrew

ter things but we don't, regret them.. But I made no mistake with Richard with Toppy LeRoy and a group of it.".

Stillman. Look at this patient, I her friends at the Embassy Club. "Of course it will! The other doc

turned and left the you want any Justification for my The papers on the following day tors will try to lynch us. But we'll great

operating root in Toppy and a list lick them. That's why I want to ANDREW

'n daze of infamous conduct, there it is." curried portraits

start it here, in London, where the stunned emotion. of her guests, youth that Andrew Manson had

fight will be hardest. We'll get a He walked the street, not knowing Adid not take the Medical Counch FTER HIS spirited defence, it been. He followed Mrs. Thornton's Christine, smartly dressed, in the hospital of our own--a small one at where he was going. advice and patronized a Lashionable anodernistic altuing room of their Arst, but for once the patient will Ultimately he found himself in long to clear Andrew of the charge tailor.

fashionable apartment, glancing at come before the doctor."

front of the Sherrington Nursing against him. He sent cases to Freddie Parker. the news saw Toppy's picture and "Well, I hope you put it over," Home. He went in and ordered all of to Dr. Ivory and the other doctors the name of Andrew as one of the old Andrew, disinterestedly.

his patients discharged at once: to whom Freddie hud introduced hlin. guests.

"But I need you, too, Andrew,

Toppy LeRoy, in expensive negli He accepted his cut in the big fees

for chest work. That's why I've

gee, under sun-tan lamp, he per- they exacicd; money came in fast

come..."

sonlly discharged with a brutal: "I chough so that he soon leased a new After a time she got up and walk- "But look, Denny, I've got a grand want you to get out of here. You're office in fashionable Harley Street.ed purposely into the hall and picit-practice. I can't just throw it away. perfectly healthy. We only brought

Toppy LeRoy helped him chooseed up the telephone but before snu We've had too hard a time." the decorations and the hangings, for could call the number she had in he was now her regular doctor,

mind she heard a key turning in the Her father, the patent food king, door lock.

Slie sat for a moment, stunned, and tears come into her eyes.

was grateful to Andrew for what he She turned to face Andrew as he had done for his daughter; he was entereted a nonchalant hello, and

the Arst doctor whose advice she had Ho

Denny was deeply hurt, but still you here to get money cut of you!"

"An honest doctori exclaimed the plended: "Won't you reconsider?"

"But how can I? Ah, here comes young woman, thunder-struck. "An- Mrs. Schmidt with the bortsch and drew! Andrew! Don't go." chicken paprika."

ever heeded called him to at-Christine, as though suddenly mak-DENNY HAD very little to say she had come to him for help.

Mrs.. Thornton for a bad knocking up her mind, indicated the tele-

tend her on her foot sustained in playing Unhesitatingly, he advised hockey. that the girl be sent to Dr. Ivory.

would

meet

many wealthy, prospective patients. His fees, they said, would soon far

Iphone.

"Miss LeRoy just called." "Really? What did she want?" "To telk to you."

exceed the club dues.

It was one day while' Toppy was "It's as good a

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But he was already gone. At the hospital door he met Mrs. Schmid!. Her worried, pleading look told him

during the rest of the time they

He asked where Mr. Schmidt was. made were together, and soon

an Learning it was Victoria Hospital he excuse to get away.

said: "Come with me," and strade Andrew tock Christing for a ride out.

in the Vitese to Hampstead Heath He rode roughshod over the head the following afternoon. They got knall in silence.

ried to Mr. Schmidt's bed in the ward and made a quick examina- tion.

-"That lung

have should

been drained days ago.

If it isn't done he'll die at once.

out

Christine, her eyes moist with happiness, showed Andrew a copy of the plans for Stiliman's clinie.. "I saw Sir Herbert Cranston this morning, Andrew, and he approved of the plans. And he'll furnish all the money we can't put up. And

he likes the name."

"The name?" questioned Andrew. "Yes. I told him we'd like to call it the Philip Denny Memorial Clinic."

Andrew looked at his wife, a smile of Joy on his face, the light of battle in his eyes, ready ugam to attack the unknown citadel.

SUICIDE ATTEMPTS

Heroin, Opium And The Harbour

to end Three Chinese attempted their lives by taking poison on Sun- day, and were removed to hospitals. Chin Hang who took a dose of heroin, was found lying on the door of his cubicle by other inmates of the flat. He was rushed to the Queen Mary Hospital.

After drinking

Come lysol Wah Fung-ling, a women, was taken to WARNED by the head nurse, Dr. the same hospital.

Kam Chin was conveyed to tho opium-poisoning -

"But why won't you look after mo?" asked Toppy... potulantly...i hate my doctor, always telling HARDLY HAD the gone when the "Let's take a ride." Andrew sug-look on medicine as an attack on the ous and spluttering in wrath, as Ar- Kowloon Hospital, suffering from

ounced that a. Mr. Kested. not to drink or smoke." "I should give you

same advice."

exactly the

"I mighin't mind it so much from

You"

success."

moment.

nurse.

*

*

haven't..

1

JUMPED INTO HARBOUR About 11 p.m. on Saturday, a 53- widow, Mak Lal-long, year-old Jumped into the harbour from the ferry Man Sing, while it was pro- ceeding from Yaumati to Hongkong. her handbag was later found on the launch. Her body had not been found, but

MERCANTILE BANK

At the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Mercanule Book of India Ltd., held recently in Lon- don, a final Dividend of 6% on the "A", "B" and "C" shares was recom- mended (making 12% for the year less Income Tax), that £20,000 be written off landed and house pro- perty, £30,000 be added to the Con-

and £177,770 * Ungency account, carried forward to the 1939 account.

TO BEST ADVANTAGE

Dr. Ivory and Freddle Parker Andrew was very casual. "Wor- put him up for their golf club.ried about her treatments, I suspect, out of the car and sat on a grassy nurse at Victoria Hospital and bur-! and later proposed him for the Sack Oh, her father offered me a job to

After a time Christine said softly: vifle Club where ho

day as consultant for Crema prom sorry you had dinner with Misa ducts."

"Why, only last week you said LeRoy, I read about the dinner in

the papers." Cremo was worthless!"

"Oh. Well, I thought you might MRS. THORNTON was insistent, A and Toppy gave him a pleading

way of taking be hurt that she hadn't asked you. He'll be all right, Mrs. Schmidt, once

any," shrugged

of this stinking look, so he went up to their apart at his new office about the liang-skimmed milk

"Were you hurt that she didn't we get him

hole. Patients seldom came ment. There Andrew ordered her to ings that she invited him to have

Andrew was plainly irritated, "Whatever you say, Doctor," said and it soon became abcd and suggested that they call their dinner with her, without mentioning Andrew, taking her arm and leading usk Inc?

own doctor if anything more

Chris; it was purely Mrs. Schmidt in simple faith. Christine. He refused but she letter to the window. "I have a sur- with an understood promise that he is for you. See that car? Smart, ook here,"

business with med chance to meet Isn't it?" needed.

would call her up later.

"Ours?" cried Christine excitedly people. So let's drop It."

Yesterday Lenny said you used to WThorough good hurried in, pomp- At his nad she said, "It's lovely."

unknown, a uphill attack to take drew and Mrs. Schmidt were get- nurse

some citadel you couldn't sce." Richard Stillman was there to see

You have no right to attend this "Donny has nothing to lose in his ting her hus and ready for removal THE DOOR BELL rang as Christine him. Andrew became excited:

my approvall 11 was putting on her hat. Andrew fantastle scheme. I have a practice patient without "Stillman! The American Jung

the Medical us have you up before opened the door to find Philip Deriny to think of. One that makes specialist?

rich."

Council, sirt When we had "American quack, I notice the confronting him.

scarcely any He took his leave, but Mrs. Thorn-medical journals call him," said the

"Denny!" he cried, and they fell

were happy. I don't "Get out of my way," said An- into each other's arms. "Come in money we ton accompanied him into the ball-

Where have you been?" like your not being the Andrew drew, who took Mr. Schmidt up in his way. She studied him

Andrew, arms and strode out followed by Mrs. the Come in! "Nonsense! He's developed

Schmidt. and then asked: "Are you anxious most successful T. B. clinic in the

"Doing sixteen operations a day Manson I married. Oh,

Andrew took Schmidt to Richard to make a suceras as a doctor?"

yourself!"

Bellevue Hospital just "But, of course," he repiled, em-world. Show him in at once. The in the slums of Leeds! Why, Chris-don't you see 1 Don't go on selling

patients can wait,"

fine, you are prettier than ever!"

"Stop being a neurotic fool!" erted Stillman's barrassed.

Silman was a forceful, alive manj He grabbed her by the arms and

IDOM Simon. The operating me,

instead of ato Then take a woman's advice and who said he had been promising him looked at her, and then about the Andrew, furious. "Can't you try outside London, having telephoned

nagging nie ears pierced for ear-rings. And I see a good tailor. And don't give up | self for a long time the pleasure off apartment, "This is a very grand to be a help to

every was ready, and Andrew gave the unaesthetic while Stillman drained the Schmidty were always will your line of treatment 011

minute!" any calling upon the authur of "Dust in- pince. This well-dreased gentleman hindrance,

"I haven't nagged you,” said and collapsed the patient's lung ing to wait for payment of their account. I foresee you making it a halation in Silicosis" and its effects is Dr. Manson isn't it?"

Dr. Thoroughgood made good his Manson," The Crash.ng c

prosperous Dr. on the lungs..

but to speak before, I threat and a short time later An- wanted Andrew graw discouraged at In the lobby he ran into Fredde

"Oh, I say! That is nice of you!" said Andrew. "And he prescribes a Christine gently, deeply hurt. "I've

drew was clted to appear before the In drink." After mutual greetings, and| Parker.

"I hardly expected to find you

Then don't do it now! You act General Medical Council. Thorough- the few patients and the mea- Dr. Parker's surprise at secing Harley Street. It's too bad that ouc "Sorry, I'm a regular lime-juicer.

if i was some kind of dirty crook good and his head nurse stated their Andrew without con- greness of his income. "Be Andrew In London had subsided, who showed such original promise Surgery and alcohol don't mix. patient, darling," counselled Parker asked: "Who's your patent?" in that work couldn't go on with it." came for a talk with you-a pro-Ir I want money, it's only n menns case against

to an end. I've had enough of be-tradiction. Andrew, when asked if Christine. "Who was it want-belleve.""

"I don't know-a Miss LeRoy, I "Yes, I suppose so," sald Andrew, position."

"It can wait. Soo that new Vitesting a have-not! Don't ever mention he had any witnesses, said he had ed to come here-to be

feeling a tile guilty, "but doctors Bu Miss LeRoy? Why, she's the must live, you know. What brings down there? We're just going to try this nonsense to me again! Come not, but at that point Stillman, who

on. let's go home."

had just entered with Christine and rounded by humanity to work patent food king's daughter!... you to England?"

1

it. Come along."

As they got out of the lift on Mr. Schmidt, said: "Here is a wit- for fees instead of a salary and say, you're doing all right by your- "Your Sir Herbert Cranston has "A new Vitese? You don't sound

but on the mgs must bullt me a small clinic in the country like the bloke who helped me blow their floor they found Philip Denny, ness for Dr. Manson!" Schmidt, still wenk become the best doctor in Lon-rit! You and your

quite drunk, waiting outside their don ?"

come for dinner with us. How about outside London. We cured him of up that sewer."

door.

road to recovery, stated: "I am the "Denny! Were you waiting for patient in this case. In the hospital THE sthma at our pince in Oregon, and

AND Christine look

Blck-near dead. Dr. he seems to think England can une

I was very our methods."

A their old friend to the Schmidts' us?"

Denny looked up dully. "The Thoroughgood does nothing. So, my girl arrived at his door asking

"That's splendid. But watch out delicatessen for "the best borisch and him to come with her at once to A number of doctors at the Parkers for the Medical Council. How does chicken Laurier's dress shop around

I've been walling to say something He does what is right. And well, 01-KWAN BLOG. DESVOEUX RD.C.

any if sober. At look at me." -all of them fashionable und suc-it hoppen you've never taken

I couldn't quite "We'll Be our own hors d'oeuvres. Blacnelly you and hope in your eyes "Did you tell Dr. Thoroughgood It proved a momentous visit for cessful. Their talk was mainly about medical degree?"

"I intended to be a lawyer, but He went about the shop, peering into and courage in your heart, I gave you wanted another doctor? Want- Andrew. In the dress show room of patients, sending each other cuses, of!

removed from I drifted into T. B. fascinated me. the fashionable shop a young woman getting big tees.

Boon, the prose-j "Ah, Mro. Schmidt, these you a microscope, not just to malte Dr. Churles Ivory, whe was quite my present

work. A degree seemed boxes, barrels and jars, helping him-

self. was lying on the floor, rigid, con-

to proud of the things you believed in. There Hospital?" asked

"No. am too sick to ask. vulsed, strange crowing noises issuing taken with Christine, gave Andrew unnecessary."

Ah, Doctor, we are "! Бес his card, suggesting that it would be

What are you concentrat-pickles taste just the same as ever." you a gift, but because it stood for from her throat.

your

success, Mr.. Schmidt talks will always be mean souls in this cuting solicitor.

Boon presented a strong case for We knew you'd world. It hurts more deeply an you'll ever know, when a friend in- The employees were crowded about a pleasure to see a case with him ing on here?".

Dr. Thoroughgood, concluding by "A new method of collapsing the about it so often. her, Andrew ordered them from the any time.

creases their number. Good-bye." Andrew was out of sorts when lung. I thought it would interest, get ahead."

He turned from them and walked baking Andrew if he had anything room, all except a woman addressed

"Where is Mr. Sclundt?" as Mrs. Thornton, whom he under- they got home and prepared for bed. you. It's a great advance over the

"I have nothing to say," he re- "In Victoria Hospital in a ward. unsteadly to the lift.

piled dully. stood to be the aister of the patient. He answered Christine's statements Emile-Well system."

The nurse Interrupted to say that Some trouble with his chest. We

Andrew and Christine whispered carriestly to Picking the woman up in his arms, about the nice time they had had,

Lady Farnum was still waiting and couldn't afford a nursing home." Andrew placed her in a chair and with the politeness of resentment.

"Victoria's a good place. Who's CARCELY

Christine inside their apartment him, pleading: "But, Andrew, you've "Dr. Ivory seems so nice he fairly that Dr. Parker had called. Suilman Rave her a resounding smack ncross

looking after him?" got up.

when there come to them a sadden got to fight! For yourself! For Mr. one check. She stopped making the bubbles, Christine remarked.

"I see you are very busy.

"He's a good man.”: "Ivory! I'd like to see him, or

"Of course, when my husband got burst of exellement in the stress, Stillmant and for Denny" or Freddie tackie botter be off, but I'd like a real talk pained Dr. Freedman D

we didn't like, to come neople screaming, followed by nuto sick we trachrotomy in a black kitchen in with you sometime."

into action and he was on his dow. A stop on the other cheek brought Cefan Row-or amputate an arm in "I'm awfully sorry, I'm always to you, knowing how busy you are, trens. Christine went to the win- DENNY'S NAME stirred Androw

but if you could ..."

There's been an accident. An feet. her out of the attack of hysteria and a mine with the roof falling down!" swamped during consultation hours.

"Look!" exclaimed Andrew. "My

..it looks like Denny!" Technically I am guilty of the drew It.

I did those in- "Indeed they wouldn't get far, she appealed to her sister to take her

time. I'll show you our apparatur." favourite liptauer! Remember?"

it was Deriny. He had stepped in charges ngainst me. home.

Andrew."

"Ach, yes, of course I remember,"

of an automobile. Andrew fameus things to save a human life. "Sorrs," Bald Andrew, but it was "You seemed to like their talk.

was receiving Incom- to the Layton The patient ordered him sent

Wha dylan the only way. Let her cry it out. You've always had Line to read and

Andrew with tears in her eyes, She'll be all right in a few minutes." to go into the subjects they talked REDDIE PARKER came in na Bald Mrs. Schmidt softly, gazing at front

"Don't worry. He'll be all right. Tome, and telephoned to Dr. Ivory pêlent treatment. He Stiliman left, greatly elated over

I took him to Mr. Stillman be- anything but

Taste to go there at once. An operation think you ought to see her about-when It was

ay," He sat down at the was performed by Ivory, with An- cause his work here and in America that he is one of the home," tald Mrs. Thornton with a making money out of medicino completing the deal for the Sherring-Chris, ptauer! Remember?

watched Ivory has proved drew assisting. He tiny smalle.

You've got to have them I suppose ton Nursing Home in London, in that, Denny,

with maddening slowness, best men in the world for this type

case. He's on

originator-o Ungraciously, he allowed himself to help you endure living with me which Andrew was interested along table with them.

with Freddie, Dr. Ivory and others. "You know, Andrew, I came here working to be bersunded. In the taxi he I'm too dull for you!".

"Andrew, how can you?" She Ho wanted Andrew to go with him with a medical idea to put to you, tried to hurry him on for Denny's of found the girl, whose name he had

"You knew he was not a doctor? on a first official visit. to the Home. but the alr's so full of golden heart-boat was growing fainter and thinker." learned, was Toppy LeRoy, examin- turned a piteous face to him

"I'm afraid

he seems to be asked Boon.. him curiously. 7.

"It's true, isn't it? You're sick of Andrew gave Instructions to the guiness I'm almost afraid to speak slower. Ing

"Louis Pasteur," snapped Andrew, nured about the waiting patients and Will you listen now?"

Sound off" going," said the anaesthetist.

scientific gave them something to think me.you know I'm not sick of you. left. He found the other doctors in- "To you? Of courne.

was nat, a doctor. Nor about, didn't 17" the smiled. simply went wild."

I love you, and I'll never love any-erested in the Home very much bx-"Ith sick of the antiquated, Andrew enlied for a hypo, plunged the greatest figuro in

cited about it. Their talk oggio was crooked and unjust methods In-the needle info Denny's aim, then medicine, A very bad ease of hysteria," said one else...

medlifeho. bost and most specifd Andrew What brought it in? Andrew fairly anarled as he shook about their patients, how long they dulged in by most of our lioncured searched his face for indication of was Ehrlich the men who gave

vtengok mor Methnikoff,”! : Oh, just a dress I'd ordered, his pajamas in her face: "I'll show could keep them in the Home and colleagues their feo splittings; un returning fe They'd got it completely wrong, and you! I'm through with being treated what whopping fees they could get necessary examinations, treatments: "I'm afraid he's gone," sald the romed, 1-Its history Nor Hankind;

was just about alck of it anyway.like a poor relation, stared at because to split

A

ND THEN one day a breathless

corner.

the

'crowing noises and her rolling cyc stendied themselves Into stare at ils face.

to-morrow at seven?"

"We'd love t

to, Freddie."

申

Д Christine met NDREW and

I'd

a

"Como out and see our place some-

*

NDREW

Andrew on in all England." prosperous Dr. Manson? Ah, yes, wife gets Dr, Manson, our old friend.

a table.

and operationsall for, money, anaesthetist

were

ed

to be

to say.

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