, 1889-01-08

81 fear / have made a mistake. /
was looking for a dentist"
The comely lips parted in a pleasant
smile.
Il am the only one in Millsburgh."
"Youf"
yes, a regularly finished one.
What is your troubled Maybe 1 can
relieve it"
Il should judge you might relieve
anything
The smile died instantly, and now
Hugh was conscious he had Numbered.
II have-that is, 1 had thought I
had a racking toothache."
Has it d~isappeared?'
Yes coming up tho stair"
THAT is a common Occurrences; but
it will return" reassuringly; that is,
If there was real cause for it Has it
troubled you frequently7"
Never till last night. / had been
trnmping all day in the wet. l sup
pose / took cold, though that is not my
habit"
survey of her patient
sho decided Shall l look at your
teeth7"
Tho young mans cheek crimsoned.
he had come prepared to bully q
country botch of a dentist, if need be;
but this outcome of his mad haste was
dis%concerting. Let her peep into that
e whence he had just hurled ana
thomas on the whole countryl and
when the only supper procurable on
the previous night had been baked
beans and onions. No, by all that
was decent, mol But this alert young
business woman paid his hesitation
and bushes no heed, and so promptly
moved n screen which hid an orthodox
dental chair, and a corner filled with
the most modern equipments of her
profession. a quiet maid servant,
who had been arranging a stock of
fresh towels, came out from this hid
den torture chamber and awaited in
tho outer apartment her mistress
need. The surgeon" turned, waiting
for her victim.
Poor fellow he would rather have
had every tooth in his head ION q
rampage" than place himself in that
chair. He could beat an ignominious
retreat, but the consciousness that this
advanced young female would laugh
at him wasn't pleasant. He never felt
himself such n great, awkward hulk of
N fellow beforei His six feet of length
seemed u dozen, and his hands and
feet were something abnormal. He
was afraid he was too big to get into
that chair, and was surprised to find
that he wasn't.
The seat was so high that his head
lowered far above that of his tor
mentor, who deity turned a screw
and lowered him toa convenient poise.
There was no consciousness of aught
but the most humdrum matter in the
voice which ordered him to Lay
your head back, if you please, and
open your mouth-wide."
Her serene Indifference restored his
composuro, and he obeyed her to the
letter; indeed, so broadly did the mas
culine jaws separate, that the effect
would have been startling on one less
experienced than DIR. Ormesby.
But when her delicate index finger
gently moved tho corners of those
yawning lips, Hugh could not resist
his natural impulse. He opened his
great brown eyes, and flashed a senti-
mental glance upon the face that bent
over HIM but he might as well have
tried to flirt with the Sphinx.
''Therc is considerable inflammation,
but no serious trouble. Your teeth
arc in fine condition"
"Oh, you must be mistaken. l
nearly died with this follow last night.
I'm r it ought TO como out"
Indeed, it should not; it is per-
fectly sound"
The youths courage waxed; he
looked at her slender wrists mali
ciously.
81 want it taken out"
She understood the glance, and re-
scented it.
Il could not do so unprofessional an
act, " she said, moving away.
Hugh remained seated in the chair,
his brain for some new pre-
text to bring the charming operator
back to his side.
There is n twinge on the other side,
in that eye tooth. Must be something
wrong there"
The imperturbable doctor examined
the healthy mouth, and shook her
head. Not once had she seemed con-
scious of his admiring glance, or more
curious concerning his handsome
identity than if he had been some an
Gent grandsire. There was nothing
left for him to do but slip down and
out from behind the screen. As ho
did so, the dentist handed him q small
vial. "Batho your face with this To-
ton occasionally, and the trouble will
be cured"
Her tone was very quiet, but Hugh
fanoied the bright eyes twinkled.
THANK you. Now, please to tell
your charge"
Nothing, of course"
That Is scarcely business like"
"Oh, under the circumstances, quite
SO. The value of the liniment is as
tritling as the service you required"
Again that twinkling eyelash.
She glanced carelessly at n card he
offered her, introducing him upon the
staff of The Gotham High Flyer,
81 am On q tramp trip through this
section, writing it up for our paper.
Excuse me, you are the first woman 1
have ever met in your profession. Do
you object TO being interviewedT'
Not in the least; l should consider
it q good advertisement"
Goo and shrawd ntboDpbt Scr;b-