The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-12
HER FIRST PATIENT.
The Pretty Romance Of Little
Woman Doctor.

Jack and I had been at Rugby to-
gether, and afterwards at Corpus, and
therefore l saw good deal of him and
got to know all about his character and
ways.
Jack had always during the ten
years had known him-that is to say,
from the age of fourteen to twenty
four-been known as mice boy"
which means that he was always frank
and engaging, modest and ingenious.
that he was a manly boy at fourteen
and bOyish man at twenty-four; his
other name was Derrivale, but nobody
who had known him week ever called
him anything but Jack.
His father came home on leave from
India the year after he left Corpus,
aud Jack and the old general were
very fond and proud of each other-as
well they might be.
1t was about year after his visit to
England that the old general died and
Jack inherited some four or Eve thou
sand pounds.
This was very well invested and
brought in nearly three hundred
pounds a year; "and you'd better let it
stay where it is, my boy" said the Gym
zeal soldier chum OF the generals, who
was the executor.
So j ack entered his name at the
Inner Temple. read law and wrote two
or three articles month for the papers.
1t was at the beginning Of the last of
March that, feeling seedy, proposed a
holiday at some quiet seaside place,
and so we packed up our traps, locked
up our rooms ana went OF one bright
morning to Ellington, a small town on
the coast OF Yorkshire; and it was
there that we first became acquainted
with the doctor.
Ellington is one of those delightful
little places, not uncommon in York
shire, where you can get the combined
benefits of both sea and mountain air,
which is distinctly score" for men
who have allowed themselves to run
down and want bracing up
For 4 week or two you are delighted
with the novelty, the glorious air. the
complete restiulness of the whole
place. Then, perhaps, you find it mo-
notonous and get bored. 1t is gen
orally the evenings that bring on this
feeling.
During the daytime, of course, you
can ride, walk, battle, visit the ruins of
the Norman castle, go to the witches
well-anything of that sort; but the
evening perhaps you play bill
lizards on the only table the town pos
sesses; or perhaps you fraternize with
the landlord or boots, and get to know,
in the course Of a conversation or two,
the family histories Of all the inhab-
itants OF the town; but this comes TO
al end very soon, so-we found It dull.
Dull until one evening. when Jack
came home n an excited state, and told
me he " as in love.
This was not an uncommon thing for
Jack at all-in fact, 1t was rather IN
common for him not TO be II love; but
It was usually with some friends sis
ter. who knew his weak point, and
how to treat it
But this time he was very n ach up
set; he said;
Phil, Old man, its really case this
time
7 filled nv pipe slowly, and said
ouestIoriuTly: Amp"
Then ne went on:
shes the Ioveliast girl IN the
world" This was peculiarly q ali
Jacks !ovcs-.hey all answered 10
that description
of course haven't spoken 20 her.
or don't even know her name. BE; Or
Jovc.'
He stopped here. evidently expecting
some remark from re.
I said: "Ah2" again, and then he
went on
It's al very we'll for Z cold-bloode2
creature Ike you TO keep or saying al
in that tone, but / tel you is serious
this tine; and I'm afraid shes ii, poor
little thing.
4 saw her 20 into a doctors house
and waited half I'd hour-lozfed about,
you know; OF course didn't walt cut
side the door-but she di1n't come out,
50 ! came AWAY But shall &c SIRE -