Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18

PHILIP WHART0N's Choice.
Thc gas narcd brightly m the druc.
room In The great city hospital If w.
Dr. wharton, ono az the yOrnr phvsi.
elan, IN charge, stood by tic marble
SLAB putting up a prescription. Near
him loungcd. idly. DR. Frazier, his col.
League. dark, mrstachioed Young Eel
low, with n har,l. intOlcrant cast iot
Sountenancr' rendered more repeIlant
just now by an angry seowL,.s IA.
Don't talk tO me, PHIL he said
There's u niscrably poor outlook fol
either Of NJ here Che poorest nod
carrier that walks tho street has n bct.
ter chance for Success than Won. or
even though we have M. ID. tackled 4,
our names. You eau braR ~ youy mr.,
icssion you Ike. but I'm sick of N
III try something else before the wear
out y - y
II haven't dragged 81 Il, said Or
Wharton, goOtthumoredly. 4. 'Ihavcn't
said any Thing You never give ms
f.-f',lOr think nof how i 10 "A asted m,
hfet' continued Fia1ior. without hced
iug him. -Four years At college. tw,
in adOctUr's office, two In the Phila
dclphia medical schools. IND here
ana, aud here yOulare, men at twenty
four. glad tO have q wear = praeties. in 4
hospital for our board. when m,
brother, two years younger and with
out an glucatiOn. is making handsOm,
hyine-spcc'iiating In the Stocl Ex
~achangg.N 81 .0 .r-
Phfiip Wharton made no reply. hui
ground away steadily at the mortar.
EDO stop that scrcakr' said Frazier
irritably. Come out and Nave
II haven't finished putting mp chi,
YOU ,Yoa haven't had Your supper
mo; but shall finish the prcscrip.
You always stick ut thing until II
j. finished. You'll stick ut your pro.
fession until II finishes youl'
Il hope not, said Wharton, laugh.
ing
What aru YOU going To do when Sou
leave the hospital? Our time win be
up In September. Where are you going
Co settler"
~ don't know yet" said Philip. hi.
cheerful face suddenly clouding. 81
know Of mo- place where there Is much
chance Of success. NV cousin Johu
advises me Ia go West. But there arc
half-a-dolcn doctors in every village
out thvrc already"
''Thereri said George Frazier. fri
umphhntIy. what did saw? There
II absolutely RO chance for n youno
doctor. unless he has fortune or friend,
TO push him on. You and / have
neither, We had better go out and
preach this new cure Of fasting. w,
have every prospect Of becoming gooc
examples OF It's effects. whatever thos,
may be-"
Dr. Wharton laughed, hut made nc
rupN Hiy face Showcd, however, thai
nc f-itthc truth ~ what Frazier said.
You had better come w supper
Phil, }" Frazier added. in n more cheer.
fuf tone. Having succeeded i'm makins
bis companion miserable, his ownspiriti
began 10 revive.
mo; | must put up this powilet
first. aH al.
VERY well. I'm going 10 cut m,
ward and take a stroll te-night-'' y
Tie sauntcrcd out into the clear moon.
light and frCsh- air. DR.. Wharton
glanced after him, feeling ~ il he, too
must csape from the nauscating smell
II the drugs and the heavy. fetid air al
tho sick wards, But he ground or
steadily at his powder.
Hciwas homcly little man. whose
only attractive trait was ahappy. hearty
buoyancy Of heart. but that Vas gone
now. When the prescription was mad
up In little papers. labelled and direct
~c,t. hr-wUShcd his hands. put onhfshat
and looking NJ his watch. walked quick
iy-cat into the street Half an houi
Vas thu tine he gave himself far mlals
bat to-hhght he would uso the half honl
for Somcthing else than suppcr.
Tie turned NO qulct cross-strcct
and In few minutes rcached a h,ils
bOok-shop which wore n mechanically.
-watchful air, as II tirsd Of Looking out
for customers. Inside young firfNyas
pcrehcd on high stool, writing IN a
ledger. She bad n rOund. merry face.
which grew suddenly rcd as she looked
80 Pnnpr- SIC cried. jumping down
md catching his hand with ncryou.
s so Rn ny ia1gR9.-S a SQoa day as
cdsince morning. and have made two
eaIcsl ard fswyyOu are eomeF' =
80 NiNon was scoldin0 YOU. was hap
said Plaihpshis face darlScning. 1.-THE
scoundrcli 10 think that YOU must
submit % the tyranny of a rufiian Ike
him. and eau do nOthingf'
"iIush-h!" She glanced IN terror NJ
the half-opcn door. ''Ilc Is nj supper In
the back room. Don't offend him. Phil
IN, " he wouhl discharge me, aud chen
what should dog LtrlGluIpDssiblc for
giuissto gct work in'the els now. and
must live"
"1Ss..Snd YOU must earn your Own
living" he said. bitterly. "1f I were
half man would hare been nhic "a
Tnerry befere now. It's ten years si,ace
you promised TO marry me. Susy; do
you r1mcmberhf Youlrwnre "A LITTLE
frccklnillhit then. hnincb ine candy. and
I a lubberly farm-boy. But I deter.
mined 10 make you my wife. and keen
You from all trouble though slow
enough VIC been about itr' = IN II
You have done more than any other
man evtrdIdr' cried Stisle. hotly. r'You
lhare cEincaed YOURSELF earned your
profession
Profession, I'm beginning TO think
Frazier IL right, and that had better
be hod-carricr than a doctor. Their
AZ least would be sure OF work and
wages; but now. when leave the hos
pital next mouth. where am to 20? II
may be Years before / can earn enough
10 keep ~ from starving. II we should
Never rhindl', said Susy, laughing
though her blue eyes were wet with tears
.'vhat arc yearsG We arc very young
Philip"