Show Young Dr Br Browns Brown's wn's First Case Across cross The The J M Mexican r. r Border By B Dora Pu Paterson raon The following is a true story written by Miss Dora Patterson former Moab resident We hope the T-l T t readers will enjoy this narrative this this' I I Young Dr Brown bolted through his hi work In the cripples cripples' ward of ol Miners Miners' Hospital on this I morning without hit his usual i He wasted waited no word needed instructions in I a crisp crUp tone HU Hit duties dutle finished he be strode t the door without a backward back baet ward f lane 1 Sure Sara with witt Something wron wrong Doe Doe muttered the boy who oc oe oc the to list l b g and had bad bandages band band- gee ages over hU hit eyes Shot here here like a Roman Romar Candle remarked another patient Perhaps his bla eggs were hard boiled this morning In another other one oni said laughingly Huh Hubl chimed in do the boy leaning I on crutches Alls AUa wrong with hinIs him hin Is he probably missed out on his morning snort of Hill and Hill Maybe his hla gal has given him th theold the old go-bye go said laid the wa wag of the ward The boy with the bandaged eyes eyes eyes' said Do you mean that pretty nurse who put me to sleep when Dr Brown operated on me Yep replied the wag I J mean Betty Detty Scott the anesthetic nurse The prettiest nurse In this or any other hospital While this conversation ensued Dr Brown stormed down the hos- hos t pital stairs Out the door and down down the he street he raced Two Mexican boys boa observing him said ald lie He lo co eo Crazy 10 1 After Alter eight weeks on the border Dr Brown understood loco He slackened his speed speed- but this did not stifle the violent rebellion with with- In n him A few moments later tater the doctor arrived at his room Grabbing an open letter lying on his hla donk deak he read again the news announcing the promotion of two physicians less experienced than he at the Hospi Hospital tal Among The Pines By Ay he raved I could kill Allen for transferring me to the he Mexican border Just because I drank at times Liquor did not send me here bere My popularity as a surgeon did It Alen's Alens Al Al- tens en's eyes ayes blazed at the least praise I received lie He thought we younger doctors waded through sand und bullet bullets and blood during durin the last lat Wa war In North Africa Allen Alien did right well with himself He not only got rot the post of Superintendent of Hospital Among The Pines but also aJao man IDIn aged to be become Ome head surgeon I Excitedly he the room One year year ear here then I transfer to North Wisconsin Allen will find that thai others can ean be become Ome bead head sur sur- 3 j Es Ell doctor Es EI doctor called two Mexican boys as II they drove up in a topless Ford and parked just outside an open window win win- dow Yes Ves Dr Brown said then switching to Spanish shouted SI 81 The taller boy said MI Ml padre bad hurt on leg Big rock fall faU from cliff on him You go far over mountain mountain moun moun- tain with us Does he work for tor this company com com- company pany asked Dr Brown Sl SI Sli said the boy lie He dig co cop copper per After telephoning this call to the hospital the tho doctor packed his medical supplies He grabbed his heavy coat then stuffed the pockets with a flashlight a 44 revolver and his favorite drink a bottle bottlo of Kentucky Bourbon I will go with you he be said mid I Iam Iam am Dr Brown Drown what are your names The Tho taller boy sal said Heny He my brother brother brother bro bro- ther Juan Gonzales I am Polo Gonzales By Dy muttered the th doc doc- tor nice alee I lads d. d Although their clothes are patched the they are clean t They clambered Into the car Juan stepped on the starter tarter and down the tho highway they clattered Twenty minutes later they crossed the Mexican border crossed I Soo Soon the they were pl plowing through the yellow gray-yellow expanse of the desert des des- ert The car started puffing puffins and boiling Stop few minutes minute Juan said laid Car hot Polo unpacked an old tin ean can an teen As AI Dr Brown took a drink of the warm water he thought An exact pattern of Coronados After the boys ys b had bid d drunk Polo lolo filled up the car ear and said Cool now ClImb Which w way Way from tram here asked Dr Brown Drown 4 Juan said ald Winding trails trans up mountain pass pa down slope to Cit Cle- nega nega Lasting pool of water Not so 10 bad said ald Dr Brown Do you live at Cienega Store ore there Juan answered They followed winding trails among the firs tira and pines until they came out onto a steep narrow ledge with hanging cliffs cUffs above and pine- pine clad slopes below mingled with aspen gold and red maple Really magnificent said Dr I North Brown This surpasses Michigan's brilliant autumn display display dis dis- play Yes Ves Juan said ald Verde more beautiful Soon be there Have you a sch school oi at Cienega asked Dr Brown No school Polo said his eyes filling with sadness No read No write Juan said sullenly Company no do us right No money No s school hool No good roads roada What a shame said the doctor Does Doel the company company- know this Somebody should do something about this They were now entering a valley Verde green said JuanIn Juan In breathless wonder Dr Brown Drown gazed around Silver leafed oleanders state red roses sturdy sunflowers an and delicate blue delphiniums wove 1 In Inand and out like a Persian carpet While Juan drove slowly on the e drank in la the beauty of th the Then Juan motioned Now w we jo olO over mountains mountain's and around peaks I We cant can't make It in trap the doctor said laid I Horses Honea now now Juan said laid waving waving I at three tailed broom-tailed Spanish mus mu mustangs mut tangs tethered to a a tree nearby I While Dr Brown investigated the nearby surroundings the boys saddled saddled sad sad- dIed the horses hones with rope bridles and wooden saddles laddies The They tied their weapons single shotguns back of the saddles and mugged the canteen and the food on the sides When Dr Brown saw the mustangs mustangs mus tangs rigged out he thought An exact counterpart of the conquering Conquistadores Dr Brown grinned suddenly For what use do you put the guns Take dogs and and hunt bunt mountain lion lion Polo said At Juana Juans Ready they mounted and cantered off three abreast Dr Brown centering his attention attention attention atten atten- tion on the oleander thickets sa saw sawa w a lime kiln I expected to find that relic of old Spain he said Suddenly nag Juans Juan's Juans nag forged forward for ward while Polo's Poloa remained in th the rear Single file the riders began the climb of the Jagged black-Jagged gulch As the mustangs doubled aroun around d the first steep curve Juan shouted Give horses their heads beads Dr Brown thought of the cowboys cowboy's cowboys cowboy's cow cow- boys boy's eulogy on Spanish mustangs Give them there critters critten their heads beads on the darkest night that ever and they shore will pack I their riders safe home The eulogy increased In the doc doe I but it did not decrease the pains Continued on Page age 3 YOUNG DIL DR BROWNS BROWN'S FIRST CASE ACROSS THE mE MEXICAN 1 f BORDER 1 0 From Page Pave 2 3 tor ors confidence of safe arrival from rom the twitting twisting saddle laddie as the horse zigzagged around sharp curves or snaked along spiral trans trails Coming to a stiff rise the nags raised their heads stretched their necks curled around It and landed their riders on on the pass By Dy the cowboy knew his mustangs reflected Dr Brown Drown Polo shouted Hard liard part over nut But all shouting ceased when Dr irown stretched full length on pis his heavy coat We help you Bring Dring cold water Make you coffee Juan comforted Dr Brown Drown jerked out his bottle of whiskey poised for a long drink lie He saw the boys glance back By lollies I cant can't drink before those Innocent lads he muttered cramming cramming cramming cram cram- ming the bottle back In place After drinking his coffee corree Dr Brown sauntered to the mountain rim and gazed gated on the valley below it reflected the shadowy blue of or orthe the mountains blending with the gold of the lowering sun lun How lIow exquisite I A holy peace floats over it Truly every prospect pleases and only mans man's inhumanity to man is vile he decided as ar he thought of the neglected children In this section No schools No hope bope Nothing but abject misery for them in life Repeating What a shamel Someone Some Someone Someone one should look Into this situation Dr Brown Brownn dismissed the gloomy thought from his mind and aad sa sat down downto to to toe e enjoy oy the serenity of the landscape landscapes But involuntarily the tn those those haunted him Why wro not help belp them flitted through his mind Ready Juan suddenly cried Dr Brown took a last glance alance at th the enchanted valley As Ae he hel did You Youcan Youcan Youcan can help those people hurled it Its accusation through his mind By I will accept th the challenge No more bemoaning m mown my myown myown own fate The company's financial finan- finan cial agent knows where the graft graf lies This company never workmen workmen work works s men on starvation wages It It- It Juans Juan's second call intruded o on his thoughts Hastening to camp he mounted and they raced around the peaks at a fast gallop Once more Juans Juan's horse stepped steppe ahead He lie shouted Give horses their heads On dirk dark slope now Solitude surrounded them No Continued on Page 4 Y YOUNG Q DR DL Jt B BROWNS BROWN'S oWN as CASE CAS A ACROSS R lM XI Prom From page fag J 2 sou sound round d was heard ard euer to le h hIng In ing of It rand land under the he borse horses horses' te feet L Dr Brown Drown suffered in silence from the Ute twisting Addle From an overhead pine ln an In eerie torte splitting ear scream serum shattered battered the solitude The nags nas Knitted d. d the air then huddled close do together The boys boy calmed them in a low voice volee 1 Dr wp seized flashlight and pl pistoL I No Shoot knob She Site no hurt burt us Juan said Zak al Sh v mountain buntin hunting n I Attu a growl nimbi ed f from a nearby canyon eanon J returned The horses bosses plodded on The rode as if u I Brown Browns aches from the wood wooden eft Saddle forbade hit his expressing express express- In lag ing anger angel atthe at the surroundings j The trail rail widened Now Mow 1 the mel horses nudged up p three three abreast t tn In n It a long trot they swept out of rl the black farrest trail onto the white bite moonlight path J II Hone Home now naw cried meet Polo Then Dr Brown saw a a. a cabin setting in ina as a deana clearing clearing- Candlelight shorn shone through windows Its Ita i Juan lull I with a shout about swung open the corral coral gate I Five men streamed out of the cabin Only one a man named Mike spoke poke English He H. saw Dr Brown centaur like lUte unable to w I. r. r t to H HAt c Bled t to bt Juan Jua I. I walked ked the doctor back an and forth until he be recovered con can trot rw 14 Then Dr Brown Dr Brown walked Into the room room- where room the beys- beys tather lay Immediately be he stripped off fhe berry berg poultices and the cactus salve Hive bandages vz 1 laD Atter examining After terl examining the th Injured right le leg fed Dr Brown said BUright His BU right thigh is U broken From the knee to the the bone a is Ia to so crushed we must amputate at the 1 4 r taW tb th ti hospital t rIn said Well WI caw l him bT 1 tike Mike r to Clene Verde There truck track and and him to tc too toon well we'll get let a carry t Miners Miners' Bo Hospital n Right a-Right snapped sApped W or r BrownWell BrownWell Brown Well start at dUbre daybreak They escorted to a room bare ban of err everything excepts a cot bedded ded with skins an and l woven home rugs rup Saying Need to to lIe fell on the cot and aDd knew beW i Concluded on Page 5 YOUNG TOnG DR 18 BROWN BROWN- nothing more until mom rooming morning ng Dawn was wan a gray promise on the eastern horizon when he be awoke He lie doused his face and hands bands with cold mountain water After that he drank steaming hot bot coffee Dr Brown Inspected and packed the stretcher and with Mikes Mike's aid loaded the patient onto it As the stretcher bearers trundled off Dr Browns Brown's strict glance took in the pitifully old culture that surrounded him By gomes he be muttered Ill end nd this disgrace if it takes me the rest of my life lICe Then he inspected the other cabIns cabins cab cab- Ins Ins huddled together close by Like Cienega Verde all aU running over with children The four riders mounted The mustangs sniffed the bracing air and pranced off at a brisk gallop After climbing the long slope single file the riders overtook the stretcher bearers Each one shared In transporting the patient until they reached reache Cienega Verde Dr Brown knowing that every minute counted with his patient directed the trail way He was solicitous solicitous solicitous so so- of e every ery jarring move After Arter loading the patient into a truck Dr Brown and the four riders rid ridera ers era Jumped in I I Mike In the drivers driver's seat pushed lard hard on the gas las and they roared to the mountain top without a pause lause on hill or curve He sneaked foothills ripping a path through i over the ledge tore around the the sand and brakes as a. he plunged through them He turned on to the highway and raced steadily along until they arrived at Miners' Miners Hospital Hos fibs pital with their their patient patient I Betty Scott gave the anesthetic Then Chen Dr Brown amputated the lower ower leg I After that another nurse took over ver the case Betty left with Dr Brown asking as they entered the corridor happened to you I By something has bas chang ed d edme me within the past twenty four hours Ive I've given up this crazy idea for revenge against Allen Allen- Allen i all aU this wild hope for renown all renown all these selfish thoughts about my myown myown myown own life life life- She clasped his hand Do you know enow I like you better now Like Just like A small smile eased her lips Ups All right Doctor Maybe MayDe I could love ove you now Who knows He leaned over kissed her on the cheek Ive got to run Meet me in inthe visitors' visitors room at ten to to- night Well We'll go into detail about then Right now I want to talk to Lofton the financial agent He strode into the company office and said abruptly to a slender haired gray man sitting behind a desk Mr Lofton I just amputated a miners miner's lower leg Was he working in our mines when the accident occurred Yes in an outlying area Cienega Cienega Cie Cle- nega Verde to be exact Cienega Verde Lofton Lorton said In surprise Howd you get there In a topless Ford with two Mexican boys L Last st half of the journey tourney on on ona a Spanish mustang This morning we brought rought the pat pat- lent in on a stretcher and by truck Lofton drummed his his' fingers on the Jie desk Dont you know that Cienega Verde is not an area of bur Our company r i iI I know nothing of the sort Dr Brown Dr-Brown Brown retorted hotly I 1 do dOl know though that it is your re responsibility re-I re to to see Bee that something is done for that section I well En Er well Er well Ill I'll make a a. a note of it It Lofton said Bald falteringly and see what we can do about It I By s. s Dr Brown said saidi I go much farther than that I In n fact Ill I'll see to it myself I know the head men of this company He turned towards the door When I I I r report tonight the starvation j wages paid that area no schools no I roads and the sixteenth-century sixteenth culture that still prevails with its I sordid poverty you'll see a new set up take place out there Without a backward glance Dr Brown walked down the corridor shoulders shoulders' erect and a determined glint in In his eyes THE END |