Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-08-28

up ana administered, and therefore
went Mt once to your house. and, learn
ing where you were, came on here
quite right, quite right, said the
doctor, Have you cab waiting?
That 4 we'll. I'll go with you at once to
tho patient.
u took but u few minutes for the doc
tor to make his excuses and return ready
for departure, and the Dab. once more
III motion, turned toward tho neigh
borhood of Elton square. The house ut
which it now pulled up betokened far
greater wealth than either of the other
two at which it had stopped since char
tered in Bond street, but an air of
quietudo peculiar to residences in which
lie invalids i'll very critical condition
pervaded the place. The street door WAS
opened noiselessly by u 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 library as
much US such rooms usually do in Lon.
don houses.
Send me Nurse Moore" said the
Doctor
Nurse Moore is out for exercise, q"
replied the footman. Nurse Norris il
on duty. happen to know, for she took
the now medicine which carried up
not five minutes ago.
DIR. Blank was little man, and little
men are usually quick in their motions
But never did man, little or big. fly up
the stairs ut tho same rate as he did be-
fore thu Inst xyors1u .vnra ont 90 tho 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 bottle. She was tall, dark
young woman Of 20, very pleasant look.
Ing and apparently pursuing her voca-
ton with care, IA she did not oven look
up when the doctor entered.
None of that, nursei' exclaimed the
doctor.
II beg pardon, STRIP 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 tho 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 on the bottle.
II think l am little better, Doctor"
said weak voice from the bed, on
which lay man Of about 30 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, u marked Improvement. " Then,
having completed u rather lengthy ex-
animation, ne turned to the nurse. "A
decided improvement, nurse. For to-
night we will discontinue all drugs.
Give nothing except his usual nourish-
ment until l come again. DIR. 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 IL with
me" And without noticing the hurt
and resentful look OF the nurse the doc
tor pounced on tho bottle and trans
ferred 1t to his coat pocket.
On that particular juno evening tho
assistant at Messrs. - had been
gravely cogitating whether no would BIO
Justified In wedding the girl of his
choice, who was too delicate to be able
to add to the common purse on IL salary
OF Gl00 year and had decided in the
negative. Six months after quiet but
very happy wedding party returned to
very fiourishing chemists shop in tho
noighborhood Of Cavendish square which
bore the name Of tho assistant over tho
front M its proprietor. And IL you have
ever occasion to consult the great ply
sician, you may BIO sure that, whatso-
ever his opinion Of your case may BIO, he
will add. M no hands you your prescrip-
ton; BE sure you have 1t made up ut
a good chemists Mr.. - il an ex-
treinely careful dispenser, and In addi-
ton personally Analyses every drug
which goes into his place. Thank you.
Good morningp '-Chambers' Journal.
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