The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-15

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parently better, he was quite won over.
Miss Tyler did send some of her ''set'
to the handsome and learned young
dsctor with good results. DR.. Struth-
ers' practice began to be a practice.
Colonel Terrence, whose govt had been
going on for years from bad to worse,
Tor 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 affair of the heart. It
was at the end of the fifth week of his
treatment of his fair patient that he
stood, his hands in his pockets, look
ing into his mirror. The doctor had a
way Of looking into his mirror when
ne wished to be perfectly frank and
honest with himself. Perhaps he was
a little vain.
The doctor had to face a 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 agood
New England town, he could scarcely
presume to an alliance with a Tyler of
New York for years and years. Be
sides, he had only met the young wo-
man 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 a fraud or mott have de-
ceived her. There is really no organic
trouble with her heart I am curing
her of the p~alpitations, and in that
sense I am earning my pay. AS to the
others of her set they are all GONZALES
cling through the Use of plain medical
sense. I am sure I'm not half so much
of a fraud as that venerable old DIR.
Skuyler, who charges $40 a c~onsulta-
ton for hoodwinking his patients"
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 Tyler 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
occasion ally-yes, I can't forbear occa
sionally. Then if she really thought 1
was-well, was proper form-she would
invite me to call. If she only would"
The doctor ran his hands deeper into
his pockets and looked ravenously at
the figure in the carpet il contempIa-
ton of that joyful state Of affairs. He
seized a 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
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 if it were possible
he could care anything for her. She
opened the note, read it and gave a
scream.
To this day it is a question whether
or not Miss Tyler actually tainted. It
is certain that she came very near it.
1t is also certain that had not Mr..
Tyler arrived at that moment the be-
fuddled servant would have been as
liable to have rushed into the street
and cried ''fireI" as to have done any
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
constituent sufficiently to begin to con
slider whether to send for DR.. Struthers
or DR.. Skuyler her woman's diplomacy