The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
! the other hand, is always ready to heal

them"
We entered the dining-room, where we
iounu the table set for FIVE, but the ladies'
ulu not appear. The patient counselor
again apoioglzed and we sat down TO dln-
ner. 10 be candid, was glad OF Louise
absence. Notwithstanding the night
naa mao l was very hungry, the cooking
was eXcelient. and ! was passing the hrst
really pleasant moments since my arrival,
When the door suddenly opened and the
uana-oi6mea u fn1-oib,~ Emily appeared. she - was;
II posslpie, lovelier than Louise. DaZZled
py her beauty, rose and bowed, but ike
her sister she needed me not, but hurried
TO her father and embraced him.
most successful operation" she
cried, Poor Arnold is saved. See how
padly MS arm was shattered, displaying
from folded cloth the amputated men,
Der, with the raw and bloody stump.
Girls, exclaimed the counselor, how
can you orlng such disgusting objects into
tbe mousse where we are st dlnnerf
w nat care art and science about your
appetltesf' replied the she surgeon, look
ing at me with very unfriendIy express
sion.
The counselor urged me to eat, but |
couid not swallow a bit. DESTROYS to con-
ceal the tact that the amputated hand had
cut on my appetite, | took out my hand
kerGnlef and held it to my mouth
~ nat IS the matter2" asked the coun-
selor.
81 have tooth tha. pains me-" I re-
piled.
"Doyou suffer from a decayed tooth7"
hastily inquired Emily.
One lie begets another. ''At times" l
answered; "at times when eating one OF
my double teeth is very apt TO ache.
we must have it out, sald Emily,
hrmly- . a bad tooth is like bad con-
science; 1T may be stilIed for moment,
but 1t never rests long,
All my deprecations were useless. She
quletly Withdrew to the window and bade
the servant bring in a basin of water
Then she drew from case hldeous in
strument, in form something between
boathook and corkscrew.
come over here and sit in this arm
chair, she said. Il will do nothing at
all to your mouth, but the teeth are my
favorlte studies, and ] beg you will allow
me to examine yours
l had at last to sit down by the window
and open my mouth. Just as did so the
counselor left the room. Ny heart sank
within me. | was now completely in the
power OF this fiend and her foreceps. She
took probe and poked and scraped about
my teeth IN horrible manner. Suddenly
felt hldeous piece of mechanism in my
mouth which grappled tooth. Before
knew where vas blue lights danced before
my eyes and | felt as if my jaw was break
double tooth with two prodigious prongs
was trlumphantly waved before my eyes
More dead than alive my tongue con-
vulsively sought the terrible gap left by
my departed and irreplaceable grinder.
Now that my hand is in, you had bet
ter let me remove two other double teeth
that need attention. said Emily, smiling
blandly and advancing upon me with her
implement; but shouted with terror and
sprang from the chair as If a scorpion had
stung me. AT this Emily left the room
Just as the counselor entered, attracted
by my cries. | explained to him that his
daughter had, against my will, extracted
a perfectly sound tooth. But this the
counselor would not admit, declaring
that Emily knew her business too well to
make mistakes. l then returned TO my
room, and reclining on comfortable sofa,
IN my sh1rtsleeves, [ was soon asleep, as
the house was quiet and the afternoon
somewhat sultry. Horrid dreams dis
turbed my rest, however, eliminating in
one IN which | was bound my breast
barred, and a knife driven through my
heart. | awoke with scream, to find that
Emily had crept softly in, rolled up my
shirtsleeve and bled me. This was awful.
To my bitter remonstrances Emily de-
clared | had fever and delirium, and that
If | did not keep quiet, she would be
obliged to repeat the operation.
At last she left me and | at once sought
Frager to tell my griefs to him. He lis
tened courteously and compassionately,
but nothing could persuade the stubborn
old man that Emily had done wrong.
None OF the ladies appeared at the sup
portable. but when the meal was half fin
ished Oxen, long expected, came at last.
She was very pretty, with soft, gentle
manner, and bowed ner head very grace
fully in response to my salutation. She
turned the conversation which ensued to
the subject of natural history, more espe-
cially dwelling on the latest discoveries
among amphibia. Ernestine then opened
pretty basket beside her and presently
she held close to my face a lively snake,
which stretched out toward me its horri-
BILE neck and forked tongue. 1 jumped up
and retreateG, but Ernestine followed me,
and saying, 'You are only counterfeit
naturalist" she slapped me across the face
with the snake and left the room. Frager
again apologized, and tired out begged to
be excused and went to bed. Here, after
stretching out my legs, found that Oxen
had put some live hedgehogs, crawtish and
lizards under the sheet. There was moth.
ing, for it but to get up, pack my traps
and wait for day
At early dawn l crept out of the house