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&f"f- •· .. don't let it be my K im !" right then. But if be Jives, I'll stand
by as long as I can do a single thing,
" You can't be .there: Mac." H e did
however small, to help."
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She knew ; he
not need to tell her.
knew that she_ knew. "Somebody else "You would, at that," the surgeon ad-
-anyboa'y else." mitted. "Probably you would be able
"No !'' came the hot negative, al- to hold together better tharu anyorie else
#>•"' ge,I) from the chief nurse's face, leaving it your case, you \mow."
could. But there'll be after-effects in
though the blood drained completely
as white as the immaculate uniform she
"I know." H er voice was bleak. "I'll
wore. H er eyes were black, burning live through them- if Kim Jives." She
· . Sf OO holes. "It's my job, Lacy, it1J more ways became all nurse Jn the course of a
than one. Do you think that ·I would
breath. White, cold, inhuman; strung
3 GIFTS FOR ONLY - ever let anyone else ·work on him?" she to highest tension and yet placidly calm,
.finished passionately. as only a truly loving woman _in life's
"You'll have to," he declared. "I great crises can be. "You have had re-
Here's an opportunity to CHECK TITLES DESIRED didn't want to tell you this, but he's a ports on him, doctor. W hat is your pro-
make $1.00 do the work of DETECTIVE ghastly mess. Altogether too much so visional diagnosis ?"
three; an opportunity to give D The Rubber Mask . . . . .. .. .. .. . F. L. Stickney' for any woman, to say nothing of one "Something, like elephantiasis, only
D The Thunderbolt's Jest . . ... Johnston McCulley
gifts to three people at the D I Did It! • • ••.•.. • • .•.• . •• • • • . Garret Smith who loves him." This, from a surgeon worse, affecting both arms and both
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small price of 83 /3c e.~ h! D Alias Jolin D~e . •.. .. . ... . . ... Paul E. Triem of L acy's long and wide experience, was legs. Drastic amputations indicated.
an unthinkable statement. Neverthe- Eye sockets reqttire attention. V arious
And what grand gifts! LOVE
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N othin O' makes a finer pres-
b D Broken Melody • •. • • • •. • • Mary Frances Doner " All the more reason why I've got to tured and incised wounds. T raumatism,
ent than a book, a good book, □ Weaver of Dreams . • .• . • • . Eleanor E. Carroll do it. N o matter what shape he's in, ecchymosis, extensive extravasations,
because it can be read and en- □ A Girl Like Sylvia . • • •• • . • . Eleanor E. C arroll l'll let no one ~lse work on my K im." · cede.ma. Profound systemic shock, of
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Just fill out the coupon and D Red Pearls . . •. • . • • •.. • • Merlin Moore Taylor that as well as I do !" " Oh, I'm glad of that!" she breathed,
your Christmas gift proble~ D Other Folks' Money • . •• • .. W. B. M. Ferguson " See here, young woman-" : the woman for a moment showing
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clothbound bas an attractive WESTERN with ordering me not to perform the had not dared even to think of prog-
full-color j;cket, and contains □ The Demon • • • •• . •• ••• ••• Johnston McCulley very duties I have taken an oath to do?'' · nosis. Then she had a thought. "Is
over ~50 pages written by top- □ Whistlln' Waddy . • • • •.•• •• • D,. Bayne Hobart she stormed. "And even if it were not that really true, or are you just giving
me a shot in the arm?" she demamded .
notch writers in the field of ad- □ Starr of Wyoming . •• • . .. • .• William F. Bragg . my job, I'd come in and work on him "The 'truth- strictly," he assured her.
□ Jerry Peyton's Notched Inheritance
if I had to get a torch and cut the ship
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Western stories. □ Bull Hunter • ••• •• ••• . .• •••• • David Manning
way you can keep me out of that op- ception, and he has reported fully and
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