Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-01-28

mud right ana left. just rs 1t bound
ed over the crossing the head of a
does that hurt?--the head Of pretty
young woman protruded from the
'Ouchr exclaimed the young man,
starting up ia the chair You struck
a nerve. Why in the deuce
4 beg your pardon, said tne den
tist, backing awa5 as if he expected
the young man to pitch into him. 4
I-think mott don't believe the
nerve is exposed. But il you will he
calm and permit me to look, | will find
out; aud the dentist introduced little
lpoking- glass into the young man 3
| tuovth and examined the tooth. No,
said the dentist. confidently, the nerve
/ is all right Then he got to work
with the revolving tool again,
and resumed his narrative, notwith-
standing the frown on the young man s
face.
AS was saying, just as she put her
l.rad out of the window her teeth, an
upper set, fell out in the mud. / saw
her handkerchief raised to her mouth
and her mead disappear in the d trkness
Of the interior Of the Gao. | picked up
I ~
the teeth, and, after w,pinS them of
with nv handkerchief, pat them in my
pocket
The young mans face showed, for
The first time, a glimner Of interest in
the narration.
OF course the dentist went on, &
expected the cab to turn around di-
rec,lv, and | waited on the corner to
have the pleasure of handing the teeth
! back TO their lovely owner. But | WIS
i rpoin,ed. The cab ratified right
on. took the teeth home and exam
! in"d them attcntivelY. | recognized
The. N as the hant;iwork Of my former
partner and myself. They we're val
! uablo ret, and as turned them over
and over under the gaslight recalled
the face and the young lady for "hom
wc, my partner and I, made them. II
was the same iuce--There, | guess
that all DO. And the dentist with
drew the buzzing tool. and going to a
little cn] YoArd took out some cotton, a
box Of goId foil, and little automatic
ramme} As he returned to the yong
mans Ie aAd began the fns! work Of
! filing ;''' tooth. he noticed that the
look cf ar;nc.s had almost wants he'd
from t. yoong msns tac', He con
| struct" ais AZ al invitation to resume
| his st rv. He yentur"d to ask the
young ~m where he had lef, off
4 II. .1H, answered the young man,
that yru sad it WAS tha same face
oh, YES. 1t was the sam face | saw
At The csb window. went 10 BID AMI
dream d about the youug woman.
what ? exclaimed the young mai,
starting Up in the chair. Then motto
ing tie Interrogation points in the den
fists ":es, he became calm, aud re-
male, Excuse me, but that nerve
gay> TOE a tremendous thump,
W.! continued the dentist, as be
ramn,d in the gold, the first thing
that ! lard after breakfast the next
morning WAS that young woman was
waiting for me in the Office. had an
intmation that would sea the owner
of the f4lss teeth, and when | opened
the door leading to the Office | saw her
sitting there. vision of perfect woman-
hooi except = set of upper tSeth. She
wa in tremor of excitement. She
said she WAS (hDld your head back a
little irving hon from the theatre
with Ter young fellow CHAT didn't hurt
did it y when she lost her teeth. Her
young fellow (keep your head steady,
pltase) I'd never known tn.t she wore
falls. teeth, and she feared 10 let him
know under such circumstances, so she
clappel her handkerchief over her mouth
pretending that she had sudden at
tack of neural gia, and kept it there un-
til her young fellow left her at her
door. Living in the next block, and
knowing that had helped to make
! her lost teeth, she decided to come
aronnd and, if possible have another
get nade before night, when she ex-
recttd her young fellow to call on her
again | made a hurried cast of her
mouth, and told her to come around
four hours later. While she was alb
sest | polished up her her teeth little
When | ha lded them to her that after
noon she aid Why they look almost
exactly lk" those lost. wonder if
they will fit as we'll I advised her to
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