Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-07


intended to return home as they came,
namely, on their 10 toes; but in descend
ing from their lofty position Grace fell and
hurt her foot so badly she could not stand,
II have broken my leg, l think" said
Grace.
Il wonder if there is lady doctor on
the island?"
IF there is won't have her; am not
going to run the risk of being lame for
life; don't believe in lady doctor, said
Grace, decidedly.
Nor do |, dear; you are quite right, and
| only hope Sophy will agree with you,
said Enid
At first Sophy was not at all inclined to
do this. She suggested securing the island
for lady doctor, since Il doctor Grace
would have; but her sister, pale face and
gentle means soon decided her to send for
a certain Or, May, to whom they had an
introduction in case of illness.
The letter of introduction was from their
brother, and if Sophy could have read the
contents it would certainly never have
reached its destination. As it was sealed,
in defiance to the rules of etiquette, she
could not do so, ard it had the effect of
bringing DR., May very quickly to the
patient.
at is a simple fracture of the tibia, ="
said Sophy as she ushered DR., May to the
patients room.
If it was land DR.. May didhot contradict
her diagnosis) his treatment was peculiar
He first of all spent about half an hour in
bathing the swollen white foot in cold
water, then he bandaged it, then he or
dered the bandages to be changed when
ever they got dry, and then promising to
come the first thing the next morning, he
prepared to leave.
Wont you set it today?' said Sophy,
ooh, dear, no; it is much too swollen |
shan't be able to set it for some days. How
long are you staying here2'
ooh, we have another six weeks to stay
yet, said Sophy, despondeutly.
well, will endeavor to cure your sis
ter by then; but fear she won t he able to
walk for some weeks, though you need not
tell her so, " said Dr. May.
No sooner was Dr. May gone than Enid
who hal not seen him, dashed into Grace $
room, all curiosity.
"What is he like, girls?" she demand
ed, eagerly.
"He is young" said Sophy.
"And very handsome, said Grace.
THAT is worse. | wonder if ne is mar
ried?" said Enid.
THAT cant matter to u.s. said Grace.
mot in the very least, ~ said Sophy.
'Of course not, dearS; only | wonder
ed, " said Enid.
Now, it is a strange thing, but life be-
came much more interesting to these
three young ladies after this accident; and
yet it ought to have cast gloom over
them, for it must have been rather bad
case, since Grace required DR.. Mays at
tendance twice a day for the first week,
and three times on the day he set the tibia
and put it into splints. But before he
did this he asked for a second opinion.
He was a physician-the case was surgi-
cal; he would not undertake to set the
broken bone unless surgeon were present.
So q certain Mr.. Ford, an army surgeon,
was called in, not without some scruples
but DR., May represented it was NECESSITY
and necessity absolved them from keeping
| their vow,
MEN are necessary evil, said Enid.
"They are certainly useful, said Sophy.
And undoubtedly nice said Grace,
soto voice. She dared not utter this SEN
| timent aloud.
1--WE have only three more weeks to be
here, said Enid one day.
How Dreadful said Sophy.
ut is too sad, "said Grace.
II am truly thankful, y said Enid 81
am sick of it.
Enid" exclaimed Grace in amaze
meut.
Enid" echoed Sophy in horror.
Enid, whose temper was supposed to be
angelic, stamped her little foot, and, cry
inc like a naughty child, rushed out of
the room to Rachel.
81 won't stand it any longer, Rachel,
hate picking gooseberries. "
why my dear Miss Enid there are no
gooseberries to pick; they were all finished
before we came.
Don be an idiot, Rachel! A woman
of your age must know what picking
goosebeIries means. ! am worn out with
it. have shrunk nearly an inch since we
have been here; and no wonder, it is such
dreadful hard work. First ! have to
chaperon Grace aud D.. My ia the morn
ing, then have to chaperon Sophy and
Mr.. Ford in the afternoon, and now they
have both taken to coming together in the
afternoon; and how can ! De In two rooms
at once, should like to know? A dragon
could not do it, and won't. Why can't
they ask their brother over here to help
me? Nasty, selfish things And you are
stupid old thing, Rachel, not 10 have
thought of it; and hate you, and hate
those girls, and horrid DR.. May, and nasty
little Mr. Ford. And-oh, dear what a
dreadfully bad temper am in!'
Enid did not join her friends till the
gentlemen had gone
Il am so sorry you are not happy
here, Enid, darling, said Grace, gently.
II was only dreadfully cross, Fad now /
am dreadfully sorry, so please don't talk
any more about it. d"
1--WE won't; we have something to tell
YOU we have had letter from Max, and
be wants TO come over here for few days;
he says he must have our signatures TO
some documents, so we want to know if
you will consent to his coming; it will be
breaking our rule that no man is to cross
the threshold, but as be is our brother, it
won I matter 10 us.
And so the lawyer came, and there was
no more temper
The evening he arrived Dr. Nav and