The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
DIR. 0RMESBY.
BY F. F. H. RAYMOND.

11OMEQ d
"Pear to be suJerin', sab"
"-uffering. I'm frantic. Never had
the toothsche till last night. Oh, JLpi-
teri Oh-myln
"Toothache amt nothin'.n
"Ain't it, you black impl Ever have
oceans o. times-oceans O. times.
Amt fur to say comfor'ble; but, lawl
rheumatic III beat it Ever have rheu-
matiz, sahln
"No; never wish 70. Say. got any
thing here good for this painln
''Nothin', sab. !"
Hugh Scribner uttered another groan,
which was almost a shrek aud strobe to
the door. AS he opened it the wind
dashed the autumn rain in his face. 1t
was cherries prospect.
''Any dentist in Millsburgh"
Tooth doctor, you mean2 Dunno;
s'pose SO"
'iHerel' tossing him a quarter. "Help
me on with this strap. I'll try for a
forceps, anyhow. Pye no will to stand
this racket longn
So, buttoning his jacket snugly over
his broad chest, he set out. His dis
comfort goaded him to accomplish the
five miles furder on very soon, and
Hugh accosted the first man he met in
town, asking fora dentist.
Amt any such fellow here"
This was disgusting.
''Doctor.n then he enunciated.
Eyes, they's doctors enough. All out
o. town to-day. though Gone to con-
vention down to Boston,
''What a forsaken region it isr'
groaned the sufferer.
The citizens pride being touched, he
walked on in silent contempt.
''pll find a sawbones or blast of
powder to blow out the thingi'
On he rushed, furious, half blind with
pain, generally demorali ed. Then he
statlIeir-i ,scs a bit OF old plank side
Walk ana 1eli. n-aident tended
neither to compose his nerves nor i'm
prove his appearance, yet proved to be
of use TO him.
Picking himself up, he glanced hastily
about, as every one does who meets with
Ike misfortune, and in scanning the
opposite windows discovered a modest
blue-and-gilt sign, &c. Ormesby.
Dentist
PLAGUE on the LIARS, anywayr'
lie was across the street in an instant.
and only on the way up stairs did his
eager pace begin to lag. Somehow. his
4 troublesome molar was easing IN Nv
the tilaa-ha had -rs.-.I.-.l-.l- r,.,s land.
ing and was face to face with a half
glazed door bearing the inscription:
dental Surgeon, the pain had sudden
ly and utterly ceased. However. the
hateful thing which had gwen him this
long tramp deserved punishment. He'd
teach his teeth to ache again SO he
boldly turned the knob aud entered.
WHAT A 'sdental Officer My lady's
parlor instead
Dainty curtains draped the windows,
moss-like carpet covered the floor,
luxurious seats invited repose. There
was a well-flIed book case, a table
loaded with pretty nothings, such as
women affect; but instruments of tortue
none.
A young woman left her writing desk
in the corner and advanced toward him.
She was slight and trim. but quick, firm
and strong in her movements. Her face
was not pretty, but exceedingly fresh
and wholesome, lighted by bright eyes
full of intelligence. She wore a gray
gown, edged at throat and wrists with
spo.less linen, and the only touch of
coler about her was bunch of roses stuck
in the bib Of her great, snowy apron.
u fear have made a mistake. was
looking fol dentist. "
The cOmely lips parted in pleasant
smile.
y am the only one in AIillsburgh."
"Youi"
eyes, regularly finished one. What
is your troublel Maybe can relieve it. u
81 should Judge you might relieve
any hing"
The smile died instantly, and now
Hugh was conscious he had blundered.
q hsve-that is, l had thought
had q racking toothache.
''Has it disappeafedl'
"Yes; coming up the stair"
''rhst is common occurrence; but
it will return, F." reassuringly; ''that is, il
there was real cause for it. Has il
troubled you frequently7"
''lNever till last night. l had been
tramping all day in the wet. 1 suppose
/ / took cold, though that is not ny
habit
| The clear eyes made brief personal
survey of her patient
~ stranger, aud tramp for fun, y
/ she- aeeided- 'shaii look at your
teethl"
Tie young mans cheek crimsoned.
But this alert young business woman
paid his hesitation and bushes no heed,
and 10 promptly moved a screen which
hid an orthodox dental chair, and q
corner filled with the most modern equip
msnts of her profession. A quiet
maid servant, who had been Arranging ;
stock of fresh towels, came out from this
hidden torture chamber and awaited il
an outer apartment her MISTRESS need
The surgeon" turned, waiting for he
victim.
Poor fellow he would rather have had
every tooth in his head "on rampage
than place himself in that chair II,
could beat an igBominious retreat, hu
the consciousness that this advance
young female would laugh at him wash
pleasant. He never felt himself such
great. awkward hulk of a fellow before
His six feet OF length seemed a dozen
and his hands aud feet were something
abnormal. He was afIsid he was too bi!
to get into that chair, and was surprised
to find that he wasn't.
The seat was so high that his heat
lowered far above that Of his tormentor
who deity turned screw and lowere'
him TO a convenient place.
There was no consciousness of augh
but the most humdrum matter in tn
voice which ordered him to Lay you
head back, If you please, and open you
! mouth, wide.
Her serene indifference restored hi
composure, and he obeyed her to tb
letter; indeed, so broadly did the mas
culine Jaws separate, that the effec
would have been startling on one les
, experienced than DR.. Onnesby.
But when her delicate index finge
gently moved the corners Of those gavin
ing lips, Hugh could not resist hi
natural impulse. He opened his grea