Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-26

Miss Tyler did send some of her
"set" to the handsome and learned
young doctor with good results. DIR.
Struthe1's practice began to be prac-
tice. Colonel Terrence, whose gout
had been going on for years from bad
to worse, for the first time admitted
there was improvement. Mrs. Arthurs
looked at the young man sharply
through her lorgnettes, and confessed
openly that, although she detested
dieting, she had not been so comfortable
for years.
Prosperity, however, had not
brought peace of mind TO DR..
Struthers. His new cases were not
worrying him or puzzling his medical
resources except one particular case
the first one, the author of his good
financial fortune--and that was an af-
fair of the heart. 1t was at the end of
the fifth week of his treatment of his
fair patient that he stood, his hands in
his pockets, looking into his mirror.
The doctor had way of looking into
his mirror when he wished to be per-
fectly frank and honest with himself
Perhaps he was little vain.
The doctor had to face fact this
morning-namely, he was deep in love
with Miss Tyler. He had sense enough
to know that, although he was of a
good New England family from good
New England town, he could scarcely
presume to m alliance with Tyler OF
New York for years and years. Be-
sides, he had only met the young
woman professionally, and he was as
sured by the confidence she placed in
him that she regarded him highly in
that light.
'But, but"-he looked at himself
closely in the glass to see whether he
WAS really fraud or not--'I have de-
ceived her. There is really no organic
trouble with her heart. 1 am curing
her of the palpitations, and in that
sense l am earning my pay. AS to the
others of her set they are all conval-
escing through the use of plain medi-
cal sense. l am sure I'm not half so
much of fraud as that venerable old
DR.. Skuyler, who charges $40 con-
sultation for hoodwinking his pa
tients.
DR.. Struthers was an impulsive man,
and his impulses were often good ones.
He had made up his mind that he had
not been treating Miss Tyley justly,
and having reached this conclusion he
proceeded to right matters so much as
he could.
"There's but one thing to do and that
is to write TO her." he said. "That l
will do, telling her that if she continues
the present prescription she will soon
be well, and that she need see me only
occasionally-yes, I can't forbear occa-
sionally. Then if she really thought
was-wel1, was proper form-she would
invite me to call If she only would. I"
The doctor ran his hands deeper into
his pockets and looked ravenously at
the figure in the carpet in contempla-
tion of that joyful state of affairs. He
seized pen and started at least five
different notes, taking four times five
minutes before he reached anything like
the expression he wished to use.
The note completed at last, SO that it
partly suited him, was quickly borne
to the residence of Mr.. Cortland Tyler,
where a maid carried it'up to the room
of Miss Tyler, who was the only repre-
sentative of the family at home. This
young woman was lying on her couch
MISUNDERSTANDING of DR.. Struthers.
She had greatly enjoyed her morning
calls, and her heart itself sincerely
trusted that it would not mend too
rapidly.
To come to the point at once, she
was in love with him. The servant
handed Miss Clara the note just at the
moment she was wondering il it were
possible he could care anything for her
She opened the note, read it and gave
little scream.
To this day it is question whether
or not Miss Tyler actually tainted. 1t
is certain that she came very near it.
1t is also certain that had not Mr.. Ty-
Ter arrived at that, moment the be-
fuddled servant would have been as
liable to have rushed into the street
and cried sire !" as to have done eny
thing else. AS it was Mr.. Tyler was
very much frightened when he saw his
daughter gasping for breath. BY the
time he had recovered from his as
tonishment sufficiently to begin to con
slider whether to send for DR.. Struthers
or DIR. Skuyler her woman's diplomacy
and intuition had returned sufficiently
for her to say;
Don't be frightened, father. It's
not 80 bad as it formerly was. II
didn't want you to know it.
That settled it. Mr.. Tyler at once
jumped into his carriage and drove as
fast as he could to DR.. Struthers's
office, where the young physician had
been indulging in the pastime of calling
himself an ass ever since one moment
after he had placed the note in the
messenger boys hands. On learning
what Mr.. Tyler had to say, he seized
his medicine case and hat, jumped into
his overcoat, and was in the carriage at
the millionaire's side in moment. He
asked O. few questions of Mr.. Tyler,
which were answered to the extent of
Mr. Tyler's knowledge, and to which