Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-10-04

gloomier than before.
~ don't know what | can do" said
this young country girl, almost in de-
spalr.
"You can probably find Dr.. Peters by
going to the hospital" suggested the
clerk, Frightening little under the in
fuence of an original idea. "He was
O'Clock, and one means two nowadays.
If you go now you can get there at
three, and you II catch cough him, Pm
sure" Gertrude thought moment
She was both hungry and tired, but de-
termlned not to return without the
medicine.
"Well, she said at last, eff you will
direct me, | will go and come back as
soon as possible"
She took the cross-town car, as di-
rected, but getting out at the avenue be-
came confused, taking the car up instead
of down, and only learned her mistake
after riding for some time by noticing
the numbers of the streets. Thorough
ly discouraged, she took the next car
back to Forty ninth Street and tried
again. Which way to go she now had
no idea, but ventured to enquire of an
old lady.
81 am going to the hospital myself,
MISS" was the kind answer to her ques-
ton. ''But it's on Sixty ninth Street."
Could it be possible that the druggist,
too, made mistake? She saw a police
man, and though her faith in those Off
Gals was considerably diminished, once
more applied for information.
II was told there is a hospital on
Forty-ninth Street. Can you show me
which way it is ?''
CDR. Peters has private hospital two
blocks farther down." was the cheering
responses; and this time the hospital
was found.
''Dr. Peters? Oh, yes, miss, he's
smiled the dapper little clerk. ''Step
into the reception room, and / will tell
him as soon as he comes down."
Gertrude obeyed, sinking into the
first easy chair with dim kind of Won
der as to whether she would ever have
the strength to rise again. For the first
moment since leaving her home early
in the morning, she had leisure to think
of herself and her disappointments
She was only girl, and had built many
air-castles about her first real visit to
the city. Ella grippe had not reached
her country home, and no thought of
that epidemic had marred her bright
anticipations. Now, poor, tired, hun
cry child, her head was dropping, her
eyes almost closed, when she was
young lady to see you, doctor, and
she looked very much distressed"
Some one got the grip, doubtless.
Wants a little medicine and more sym
pathy," was the unsympathetic re-
joinder.
Miss Gertrude was quick-tempered.
AS the doctor opened the door, he was
surprised to see the "distressed-look-
ing young lady" spring to har feet. aad,
with voice trembling witiis' Indignation,
excaim:
~ have not caught the grip, and l
want neither sympathy nor medicine.
If / needed either | would't 90 to a
doctor who makes such plumbers as you
do here ~
He glanced from her flushed face to
the paper she handed him in amaze
ment, il not in amusement, as he took
III the situation.
"Have you been to the druggist's?"
he inquired.
Indeed | have, and the clerk
wouldn't give me the medicine. And
| have been hours and hours in finding
my way here. 1t seems to me very
careless, and if l were Mr.. Upton l
wouldn't dare take your medicine.
''It was blunder,' said the doctor,
alphabetically, as he signed the paper.
81 am sorry you have had SO much
trouble" and he turned toward the
door.
Gertie's wrath famed up afresh at
this summary dismissal of her troubles.
at was all your fault, she exclaimed,
almost ready to cry with anger and ia
tigue. Ell think you ought to take
mo hack to the drrpoist'S ,;
There was no doubt as to the amuse-
ment in his face this time, as, after
moments hesitation, he announced:
II have an errand to the druggists
myself, and should be very glad of your
company"
That ride in an easy carriage, with no
thought of the way to trouble her, was
very different from the mornings anx-
ious journey in the street car. Little
by little Gertrude's anger subsidized.
Before the first half mile had passed,
spite of the fact that his brown mus
tache was tinged with gray, was nice
looking, and even began to wish he
would stop writing, and give her an OPP
portunity of edacing that first unpleas-
ant impression. At length, seeing her
watching him, he inquired, politely:
"You were not at Mrs. Upton's this
morning?"
"No, left my home in Smithville be-
fore 8 o'clock. When / arrived at my
cousins found the family ill, so went
for medicine; and" flushing deeply, 81
did feel really angry to hear you say /
wanted sympathy, had been running
about the city for four hours
Owing to a blunder of mine And
haven't you had mouthful to eat since
oclock?"
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