Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-10-01

sure" Gertrude thought > moment
She was both hungry and tired, but de-
termined 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 60 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 police
man, and though her faith in those Off
Gals was considerably diminished, once
more applied for information.
81 was told there is 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
response; and this time the hospital
was found.
Or Peters? Oh, yes, miss, he's
here, but he is engaged just at present, !"
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. ola 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
reused by the clerks voice in the hall.
"Young lady to see you, doctor, and
she looked very much distressed"
''Some one got the grip, doubtless.
Wants 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 bar feet, and,
with voice trembling with indignation,
exclaim:
"I have not caught the grip, and |
want neither sympathy nor medicine.
If / needed either / would't go to
doctor who makes such plumbers as you
do here ~
He glanced from her flushed face to
the paper she handed him in amaze
ment, if not in amusement, as he took
in the situation.
"Have you been to the druggist's?''
he inquired.
"Indeed L have, and the clerk
wouldn't give me the medicine. And
I have been hours and hours in finding
my way here. 1t seems to me very
careless, and if I were Mr.. Upton I
wouldn't dare take your medicine"
cit was a blunder," said the doctor,
apologetically, 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.
"It was all your fault, she exclaimed,
almost ready to cry with anger and ia
tigue. CT think you ought to take
me back to the druggists.
There was no doubt as to the amuse-
ment in his face this time, as, after
moments hesitation, he announced:
81 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,
she had decided that the doctor, in
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 effacing that first unpleas-
ant impression. At length, seeing her
watching him, he inquired, politely:
"You were not at Mrs. Upton's this
morning?"
"No, I left my home in Smithville be-
fore O'Clock. When / arrived at my
cousins I found the family ill, SO went
did feel really angry to hear you say /
wanted sympathy, I had been running
about the city for four hours"
lowing to blunder of mine. And
haven't you had mouthful to eat since
o'clock?"
at was not when I pretended to
eat my breakfast - corrected Miss Ger
trude, little maliciously. "I thought
1 should have lunch at Cousin Annie's,
and"
''I don't wonder you felt yourself
abused; but here we are laughed the
doctor, as the carriage stopped. "Stay
here. l am going in, and will do your
errands for you"
Returning quickly with the medicines,
he stepped to the next door for mo-
ment, and brought out glass Of milk.
"Drink this at once, "he said authori
tatively. "And you can eat your lunch,"
producing package, ION the way. /
am going to see you safely at your
aunt's."
When Mr.. Upton returned after an
absence of more three hours, he found
the sick ones all anxious for Gertie's az
rival. His wife worried, the boys inn
patien. and Mrs. Rich almost in hy
sterics at her long delay.