Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-12

There was quassia, to give an impress
sively vigorous flavor to the compounds:
tincture of asafoedita, for the sake of
its bouquet; burnt sugar, to supply the
proper color effect; and aqua pura
to the amount of eight ounces. 1t would
be an evil-tasting, evil-smelling, evil
looking mixture, quite capable of sat
isfying the patients craving for grue-
some potions, but harmless enough.
notwithstanding its warnings to the
senses.
$50 reassuring. isn't it, doctor, to
have things in black and white?" said
she. Zone sees them so much more
wildly. don't you know?''
proof of the value of the eyes, Mrs.
Loring."
Indeed it is. That thought has oc-
CURED to me often, yes, so often" She
sighed gently, as if there were some
thing melancholy in the reflection.
81 shall drive to BASKERVILLE this
afternoon to have the prescription made
up" told her as babe her good-morn-
ing; and her thanks pursued me as /
FASTENED down the stairs and out of the
house. Once out of range of her sight
and voice, / paused to wipe my fore
head, as a man will after finishing a
long and trying task, no matter wheth-
er he be philosopher or navy. 1 had
very kindly feeling for Mrs. Loring,
end it was as much a part of my Dusi-
ness to listen to her plants as it was to
cndeavor to remove their cause, but
no amount of reiteratlon of the fact
sufficed to reconcile lie to the inf1ic-
ton. She spoke so rapidly, and with so
many Explanations, that her talk
Jared on ones nerves as quickly as a
brisk but irregular hammering. The
lot of her niece as her constant COM
panion was not to be envied; it was
strange that it was not the girl who
was in need of medical attendance.
What an agreeable patient Miss Gray
would have been! But, after all, re-
fected, Dorothy Gray well was to be
preferred to Dorothy Gray ill. And the
EeXt reflection, in natural sequence,
was, where was she to be found?
No one was visible about the Clark
was out for a stroll. Somewhat regret
fully, crossed the road to Mrs. Weston,
who was enjoying one of her rare res
pites from household duties.
''I've got a new hired man." she pro-
claimed; ''come long to-day, and I
jes' hired him on the spot. My, but
it's relief! Till them boys grow up,
I'll never feel real easy unless we've
good, steady man on the farm
''Who is he? and where is he from ?''
L asked, knowing that failure to
evince interest in her acquisition
would be highly unwise.
81 guess he's a tramp, though he
looks kinder spruce for one of 'em. His
names Hiram Jones. You can see him
weedin' over yonder."
at strikes me he's little awkward
at it, I suggested, after brief survey
of the newcomer.
''Well, he comes cheap; seemed like
he'd take most anything, he was that
set to get work.
''Then he's not a tramp" said I. ''By
the way, will you have him harness my
horse about two o'clock? Excuse me-"
1 added, hastily, for Miss Gray had
come into view as she turned the cor
ner of the house over the way-"excuse
me, I want to speak to that young
lady,
The girl saw me as hurried toward
her, and, pausing, awaited me at the
porch steps.
Good morning, DOCTOR" she said,
with a hint of a smile, perhaps at the
speed with which I ma lie toward her.
"Good morning." I responded. "I
hope you find your rooms comfor Ia
ble?"
"They are very pleasant. But what
do you think of my aunt?''
"Oh, she's well enough" said I, IN
guardedly. ''That is, I mean, she's well
enough comparatively; we'll enough,
you know, to encourage me greatly,
though of course you understand, far
better than I can tell at first, how
much she suffers"
She probably gagged my diagnosis
correctly, although she said, gravely:
81 am very glad to learn that you are
hopeful"
"Of course we cannot expect any
rapid improvement" [ added, in my
most professional tone. Chronic cases
involve slow recoveries.'
81 must go to her now" said the girl.
paying, it seemed to me. rather slight
heed to the great truth I had stated.
I'm afraid I've sadly neglected her
this morning."
81 am going to drive to BASKERVILLE
this afternoon at two o'clock to have
prescription filed FASTENED to say.