The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-10

''Can she be trusted to make infusiOns accu-
rarely ?" Hugh asked, rinsing his mouth out.
'.Oh, can't she just! That's all about it. Has
her scales and weights from the shop. and
weighs things, mechanical Ike. down to the
tiuiest fraction of scruple. Knows all the
British herbs iii the pbarmacopOeia, too: alchem-
lila. digilas, chamomie, hOrehOund, hevery one
OF 'em Never knew old Marghe! to make
mistake with an infusion yeti she's as safe SIT,
she's as safe as the Bank of England. Though
she is so old and so wrnked and so skinny she
has her wits about her, Mr.. Chandos, can tell
- don't doubt it," Hugh answered, rising to
go, and pressing his Acknowledgement against
tooth, Mr.. Saubergue; should like TO take 1t
home with me, and cut the nerve out"
Certainly, sir; you shall have 1t Immediately.
Let me see; where did put IL? laid 1t down
Just here upon the table. Dear me, what on
earth's come to it? Well, really, tins is most
extraordma / can't ind It anywhere. Mar
garel Margaret! DO you know what's be-
come OF that tooth I've just pulled out? can't
find what I've done with IT,"
OLD Margaret hobbed up slowly to the door,
held II ajar moment, looked the chemist full IN
the face, and then answered, with solId in
difference, Threw II down the sink, SIR
"And how often have told you Margaret"
the chemist murmured angrily, mot TO throw
away teeth unless l ask you 10? Teeth are
useful; teeth valuable. You've got none
yourself and so you think nothing of them.n
Old Margaret nodded aud Shut her mouth
tight as II 10 cOnhrm his statement yislbly.
Then size hobbled away, broom i'll hand, about
her work, without utiefing another syllable.
CHAPTER ".
week or two later hugh Chandos was hur-
riedly summoned up 10 the MertOns to see Lefty,
who had been taken i'll quite Unexpectedly with
the same symptoms as many other people OF late
in Arlington.
alarmed and taken back. Lefty was evidently
seriously i'll; and what was worse It was the
precise mysterious form OF acute gastsrlts
which mad often proved fatal OF late IN Aiding
ton sort Of epidemic. Hugh thought 1t; and
yet not an epidemic, IL came so sporadcally.
But there; how can you argue calmly about a
medical case when lie girl you love best in the
world is lying DANCE rously Ill on her led before
you?
~ can't undertake to deal with her alone,''
Hugh said piteously, quite unnamed. - You
must send for Walters. Lefty. Lefty, darling.
lie will come soon. There isn't much danger-I
hope moi much danger. Walters wili help us"
Mrs. Merton didn't know Till what minute that
Lefty and Tn young doctor mad arranged mat
tiers already between them, but she saw II in bis
face the moment lie entered, without even having
TO wall for that talIermg sentence.
II had known this, Mr. Chand0s," she said
grayely, - would not have sent for you.
would have Sent for Mr.. Walters"
Hugh leaned his head against the mantepece,
with his heart lhI0bbing Violently. 81 can't un-
dertake the case" be murmured slowly. "
cart undertake it. l don't understand IL at all.
It's very wonderful"
He Stood there. almost helpless, rocking to
fro uneas!ly, TIL DIR. Walters arrived. The older
man wall ed with professional confidence and
uncOneern up to the bedsda. and turned pity
ing eye upon Hugh Chand0s, covering quite I'M
manned over by the mantelpIece- THESE raw
Young men, lie thought 10 himself. "haye really
no nerve no stamina. They're positively over
Whelmed by dimcuit diagnosis OF mistake In
treatment. When he's made as many mistakes
IN treatment as have and found 'em out, too
and. by Jove, some OF 'em fatal ones at that-be
wont go and lose bis head over simple case OF
this endemic gasteritls."
Dir. Walters examined the patient for n few
minutes with the utmost GOODNESS, and then gen
lily inlimaled 10 Hugh that lie would be glad 10
consult with him over in the drawing room.
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passage, and flung himself down In a sudden
access OF despair on the easy chair by tie bow
window.
:. Beautiful weather." Dr. Walters began
quietly. Capital day for the Broxbourne re-
galta- Are you gNng over there? Ii you ike,
I'll give you a liit over"
Hugh gazed at him in speechless horror. Lefty
Merton dangerously III, and this wretch pro-
posed 10 him 10 go driving over casually to