River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-13
| HE WAS A WHITING DOCTOR.
That's why He shocked an Old Sweet
hea rt and Drove His Wife GRAVY


That's why He shocked Old Sweet
heart and Drove His Wife Crazy.
80 dear, o dSarr- said the pretty
woman in The jct-trimmed gown, as
she YEARLY dropped into a chair" /
hope you haven't any troubles of your
own, for / want you to sympathize
with mine"
''No; as Tn not married / have no
troubles to speak of" placidly replied
the plain woman With the old-fash
toned sleeves.
I'm afraid that is just it, dear. But
while you are rejoicing give especial
thanks that you are not married to a
genius"
''Humph! ! do. Eas he been want
ing to give you ehloroform while he
examines the contents of your skull?
Or has he been describing a beautiful
blonde heroine again p
4 Neither. Worse. IL was bad enough
while he was only a physician to have
the telephone ringing at the head of
my bed and ghostly voices reciting
their ailments into my sleepy ear; to
I have cases of suspected smallpox
brought to the house To be examined,
and to have Frank called to the other
end of nowhere at midnight after |
had noticed suspiciouS-looking men
providing about the back yard all day. $
/ 'But wasn't it better when he gave
up all but his office practice and took
to writing scientific novels?"
mot hit"
''But il keeps him home at night"
''Ye-es; but he sits up writing in the
4 library until all hours. Once he set
4 the house on fire by throwing his
/ lighted cigar in the waste basket when
he was seized with a sudden inspira-
! tion, and once he awolse me at two
o'clock in the morning to read me a
| chapter about how woman S husband
poisoned her she being under the inn
/ preston that she was taking some
/ thing to give her perfectly lovely
complexion"
"Such things must make you feel
CT epy."
"They do. But what happened yes
terday was the worst. You know Efiie
| is in town"
YES; and so proud of that ape-like
] poor
Efiie never did nave any sense of the
ridiculous"
That's just what l told Frank last
\ night; she is so matter of fact that she
will never understand. You see. She
called with her husband yesterday. II
was after office hours, and Frank had
shut himself up to finish the last chap.
ter of his new book, in which the hero
comes to an untimely end"
"And of course Life insisted upon
seeing him"
''Of course; and rs she was an old
sweetheart of his ! didn't dare Just To
excuse him, lest she fancy that l was
jealous. On the other hand, he had
forbidden me to come near the library
'You were in dilemmal"
wasn't /? Finally | compromised
by sending Jane to ask him to come
down"
''We!i?"
] Well. when she returned. Effie's
husband was telling me long story
which | couldn't interrupt, and Ellie
called out in that off cious way of hers
/ Well, what is it? Is the Inkwell com.
ing down?' And what do you think
Jane replied?"
"I'm sure / don't know"
II wish didn't. She said distinctly:
Please, ma'am, the doctor says he's
sorry, but he's busy killing man and
he can't possibly leave just now."
"Well?"
'Well, of course I explained that il
was hero, but as long as Effie lives
she will always believe that it was a
/ patient. Chicago Tribune.