In red ink on the first page, in the little square headed "Latest
News," Kennedy read the caption, "Society Woman Crippled for Life
by X-Ray Treatment."
"A terrible tragedy was revealed in the suit begun today,"
continued the article, "by Mrs. Huntington Close against Dr.
James Gregory, an X-ray specialist with offices at Madison
Avenue, to recover damages for injuries which Mrs. Close alleges
she received while under his care. Several months ago she began a
course of X-ray treatment to remove a birthmark on her neck. In
her complaint Mrs. Close alleges that Dr. Gregory has carelessly
caused X-ray dermatitis, a skin disease of cancerous nature, and
that she has also been rendered a nervous wreck through the
effects of the rays. Simultaneously with filing the suit she left
home and entered a private hospital. Mrs. Close is one of the
most popular hostesses in the smart set, and her loss will be
keenly felt."
"What am I to do, Kennedy?" asked the doctor imploringly. "You
remember I told you the other day about this case--that there was
something queer about it, that after a few treatments I was
afraid to carry on any more and refused to do so? She really has
dermatitis and nervous prostration, exactly as she alleges in her
complaint. But, before Heaven, Kennedy, I can't see how she could
possibly have been so affected by the few treatments I gave her.
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