The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

pervaded the place, The street door was
opened noiselessly by a footman before
the occupants of the cab were fairly on
the doorstep, and the doctor was shown
into room on the ground floor which
answered the purposes Of o library as
much as s,.2h rooms usually do in Lon
don houses.
Send me Nurse Moore" said the
doctor.
Nurse Moore is out for exercise, I"
replied the footman. Nurse Norris is
on duty, / happen to know, for she took
the new medicine which carried up
not five minutes ago
DR.. Blank was little man, and little
men are usually quick in their motions.
But never did man, little or big, fly up
the stairs at the same rate as he did be-
fore the last words were out of the foot
mans mouth. The assistant followed.
but had only reached the first floor when
the doctor entered the bedroom on the
second. Nurse Norris was standing by
the bed measuring dose of medicine
from a bottle. She was tall, dark
young woman of 25, very pleasant look
ing and apparently pursuing her voca-
tion with care, as she did not even look
up when the doctor entered.
None Of that, nursel" exclaimed the
doctor.
II beg pardon, sir?" said the nurse,
now aroused to the sense of some in
congruity in the physicians manner,
which became intensified when
strange young man, very much out of
breath. almost fell into the room from
the passage.
II should say, How is the patient? A
very warm night, and likely to render
him uncomfortable, continued the doc
tor with his soul in his eyes and his
eyes Oh the bottle
II think am little better, DOCTOR"
said weak voice from the bed, on
which lay man of about 80 with the
peculiarly emaciated and drawn look
which invariably follows prolonged or
very severe illness; "a little easier"
"That's right" said the doctor, feel
ing the invalid's pulse, "that's right.
Yes, marked Improvement Then,
having completed rather lengthy ex-
animation, he turned to the nurse IA
decided Improvement, nurse. For to-:
night we will discontinue all drugs.
Give nothing except his usual nourish.
ment until I come again. DR.. W
will return tomorrow, and when we
have local practitioner once more in
attendance you will take your instruc.
tions from him. In the meantime give
no medicine Indeed, Twill take it with
me-" And without noticing the hurt
and resentful look Of the nurse the doc.
tor bounced on the bottle and trans.
ferred it to his coat pocket.
On that particular June evening the
assistant at Messrs. had been
gravely cogitating whether he would be
justified in wedding the girl of his
choice, who was too delicate to be able
to add to the common purse, on salary
of e100 a year and had decided in the
negative. Six months after quiet but
very happy wedding party returned to
a very furnishing chemists shop in the
neighborhood of Cavendish square which
bore the name Of the assistant over the
front as its proprietor. And if you have
ever occasion to consult the great ply
stefan, you may be sure that, whatso-
ever his opinion Of your case may be, he
will add, as he hands you your prescrip..
ton: "Be sure you have it made up at
a good chemists. Mr.. - is an ex-
careful dispenser, and in addi-
tion personally analyses every drug
which goes into his place. Thank you.
Good ning!'-Chamber Journal. |