The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27
DOCTOR AND PATIENT.
Al the Year Round.


 can't promise 10 do more.
 - never expected IL knew my state esi;e zs well as you Il haven, years fife in me. Nox Gon'; begin ;o talk the csaal rubbish you ought to know me well enough by ,h,s time. Car you give ne SIX months:
 No, Tn England.
 Where
 Som.where ia the south-say Ntce or Cannes. Nice by preference
 All right; Nee oy al me ms Wnen eAn travel:
 Early mex; week, II you res, the re- s.llnder of thls.
 Mir. Fletcher gave d diss l,shed grunt as ne turned himself in his bed.
 Look here. N NAi,lani.' he sad when hs had settled himself into new posi- ton; fl yoa ,n.nk ;hai a; my tune oi lie I'm going 10 gad aoou, foreign eoun- ,ries by myself yoa re mistaken. You'll have 10 come with me
 The doctor n,!eG. he was pleasantly slyprised to hea hls pAtien, make the suggestion, ba; h- dl1 no, wish him 10 see how sra,.f Il u ae was.
 What Is 10 become of my practice reanwh!e:" he asked
 '*Oa, yoar practice must taSe care of tiseli look upon ihl, Je4sney as holi- day taken rather ear.ler than usual. See ne safely Ia Nice. pu: me into the hands 0. good doctos there. and then you can leave n. to eni my days in peace. think you vii do that for three hundred and expenses
 would do l, feF less" was Matt lands reply.
 T don't want you 70. I'm rich enough. people do for me. What do you suppose want to keep my money for: l can't take |, with me. can l-eh :"
 No, beyond Nee" replied the young doctor, using the freedom which his ec- centric patron liked.
 Good. and shan; wan, much there :, can, make much Of hole in my prop cry in SIX months. however hard try ; though believe tha, young scamp ot a nephew of mine wl.l gsudge me my dlily drive"
 Maitland WAS silen; l, was no, his place 10 foster the. breacn between uncle aai nephew, whatever his private opin. oa of Fred D.x,er's character nigh, be. You have father. haven't you :" s,Sed the old gea; emln after pause.
 Yes, he Is sill lvins
 Then Urea. han oeuer ihi AT my son trea.ei me: II WI. m ise him happ!er, If II doesn; make you.
 wish you would ie, m. speak to you abou. your Son. said N lliland.
 Thans yoa: I'd sooner hear yol oa any other suble
 "I don, often troao.e yo. with this one
 No; or should change my doctor" "iou have done him an in is,ice al, all events said NJ liiland rather warmly. :. aat think yol ~li live 10 rep.a, IL h ,hn case yoa ml Is, m Ike m i've lon ger than you profess to b- ao U do. '" re;or,ed the invalid Don, renex the subject, please, ,il. ask you. Com. in rangem.nts a5oa: the lolrney.'
 Maitland knew Mg. .e,eher intimately enough 10 kao. tha, the in;erviex was orey. He left the room and proceeded on hls round of afternoon visits. reaching his small house about an hoav before dinner
 A le te- was waiting for him; |, was dire, ted Tn Ia iys hand. and bore the pos:m uk of Nice He read i, through twice, apparently enjoying the perls4i; then he lay bl-k in his char and thought,
 It's stroke os good fortune. mos, decidedly he solilol lized. Amy is a, Nice, and now shall Dc able 10 go and see her. That will be . pleasan surp lse for her, hope. I'm afraid she doesn't get too many Of them. Luckily Mir. Fletcher will never guess the reason of my recommending Nee; after all. l, is lgst as good for hsm as any other place. and may be doing him greater service than he dreams of in taking him there, if things fall ou, as they should
 h the midst of his reve.ie the seryAn, entered, bringing him another letter.
 Please. sir, this came this morning, but you don, seem to have seen IL.
 Maitland opened il, no, with the zlac- risy he had shosn at the first. It ran thus:
 "DEAR NATL, ,No: How is the old boy: This question will savor of nepotic affection or interested selhshsess; you may take your o~n meaning. l ask be- cause am among the sharks again. and until can padfy them with a feed on my uncie's accumulzuons they are in- suitable. l want to know as a mater of business, how long be is likely to finger on this earth, and if he has made will in my favor. as he knows vesy well shall not be sorry to get n proved. Why should Ihesita;e to own as truth that which he tannts me with every time ve meet Could you lend me hfsy till the time comes: Charge fifty per cent if yoa like TeG me the truth about my uncle can bear it even If yoa give him f,ve years longer. shall pear II still better If you conine him to fiye months.
 Yours, F. DEXTER.
 "Hezrtless bru,e ,r thought Maisi md ou finishing, though certainly he never makes pretense of being anything else It's fortunate for him tha, his uncle knows so listie about him. or his chances of sue cession would be considerably smaller-
 He scnbbled note in reply to the ie.-