The Penn's Grove record., 1894-08-17

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R|1 beard He wa
aS sitting idle in HI
Sss7b ~ Office chair ell
dearorinG to c~onjure up some me6n,
of increasing his income. He though
of starting q medical institute and O
%inventing n patent medicine, but !.
had no capital. To remove 10 q smaller
town was retrogradinc, and he DIS.
missed it angrily from his mind.
Two patients were the extent Of his
practice. One OF them would die soon,
and the other was nearly well. ut.
income from them was hardly suficiou.
to pay his rent. The last two letter
from his father, inclosing much needed
checks, had been very curt. One q
them had said: SIT seems you IRE oil
enough now to have an income OF yaur
own"
In fact, young DR.. Struthers was "a
his wits end. He was not the mau t,
worry over anything, however, Theaa
would he u way out; he was sure OF
that. He lighted a cigar, pulled at it
a time, walked over to IL mirror and
looked at himself.
I'm not bad looking. Tn dressed
well enough. But I'm so deuced young
they won't put any confdenc in me. ]
have half a notion to so to my friend
Soutley of the Academy Company, hay,
him make me up, put some lines in my
face, so 1 would look about thirtv-fya.
Then Id require II b-rass-buttouci
lackey to receive the patients. ii
could only capture one millionaire
dyspeptic, one over-worked capitalist
and one aged do|aScr with the henri
disease-um-um-Id risk the rest.
"Well, there's nothing to do but tc
wait for Them" he said, sitting down
again. 81 sometimes feel like hiring
a canvasser to solicit patients. y
handsome, capable young doctor, care.
full attention given to govt and dysrep,
STA mild medicines used That doeg,lt
sound badly. Hump! Medical dig .it5
prevents it, though. ] must sit here
patiently and trust to that little nickel.
plated sign to do the rest"
AT that moment a carriage drove M
in front of the house. The footmar
alighted and opened the door for {
handsome young woman to step down
upon the stones. She gave the foot
man n signal, he climbed upon the DO,
and the carriage wheeled about ant
drove away.
She rang the bell and called for DR..
Struthcrs. The doctor heard her cal
and it gave him time to make n pass q
his hair with a brush, to tidy up hi
clothes a bit and to mutter
"Here's a patient at last--I hope
"Are you DR.. Struthers?" she asked.
standing in the doorway, q picture o
loneliness and stylish clothes.
"Yes, I am. VIII you come in ant
be seated?''
She sat down llstlessly in the chail
provided for her, uttering u d~espairiue
little sigh rs she did so.
DR.. Struthers mustered all of hi,
dignity, self possession and wisdom
As he looked at her for a moment be
fore she spoke, he wondered if sh,
could be ill at all, she was apparent,
so rosy checked and healthy.
"You see, DOCTOR" she said, 'heart
disease is hereditary in the Tyler fam.
lily and--and I've got it." This will
another ~despairing little sight.
Heart disease? Fortunes had beer
made out of heart disease. The doctor
took hope.
eyes," he said, slowly, waiting fol
her to go on.
"You see Skuyler- said it was all my
Imagination" she continued between
gasps for breath. 'They said Ithought
! had it when l hadn't it." There wa,
the suggestion of a pout on her pretty
lips.
"Very presuming of them, l am sure
interposed Struthers.
She liked him for his sympathy and
she became more confidential.
II know I have it. Why, when I ga
up stairs it beats so fast and 1 can't
get my breath Just the way poor dear
mamma said her own did" She
reached for her handkerchief md
wiped away two small tears with it.
"Papa-I beg your pardon for not
telling you before, papa Is Mr.. Cort-
land Tyler--papa says it's all nonsense
Just because DR.. Skuyler says so. If
Or. Skuyler told papa he was gong 10
die tomorrow papa would believe it,
he's such a goose" She stopped and
blushed, astonished at herself. ooh
/ didn't mean to say that, but Tn sure
I've got the heart disease, so I came to
q new doctor who would know hat
had it."
"f you will please let me examine ]
shall be able to tell you in a moment
the young physician said sagely. He
moved his chair over TO her side an6
bent his head down so that his eal
would be directly over the heart of his
beautiful patient. A little thrill passed
through Miss Tyler's heart and made il
beat faster as she felt his head toucl
her coat and looked upon his handsome
stock OF light hair. A young doctor
was much nicer than an old one she
thought. He listened to the pit-pat.
for a moment, and found that the beats
were perfectly regular, but were faster
than normal.
When he raised his head DR..
Struthers looked serious and a little
alarmed.
"What is the matter? Tell me
Don't keep me in suspensel"
"I trust you are a brave woman
81 knew it'll knew it'll" she cried.
"You hAvo q very serious hear
trouble" he continued grayely. 'Il
aQn. have patience, courage, and will