Connecticut western news., 1897-02-25
CANAAN CONN. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 1897.

up and administered, and I therefore went at once to your house. and, learn ing where you were, came on here.!'
 "Quite right, quite right" said the doctor. Have you a cab waiting? That's we'll. I'll go with you at once to the patient"
 It took but few minutes for the doc tor to make his excuses and return ready for departure, and the cab, once more in motion, turned toward the neigh borhood of Eton square. The house at 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 luietude peculiar to residences in which lie invalids in a very critical condition 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 a room on the ground floor which answered the purposes of a library as much as such rooms usually do in Lon- don houses.
 "Send me Nurse Moorey'' said the doctor
 Nurse Moore is out for exercise, " replied the footman. Nurse Norris is on duty, I happen to know, for she took the new medicine which I 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- forp tho loct xporf1c xuora ont If bo 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 a dose of medicine from a bottle. She was 8 tall, dark young woman of 25, very pleasant look ing and apparently pursuing her voca- ton 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 a strange young man, very much out of breath, almost fell into the room from the passage
 "I 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
 ''I think am a 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, a marked improvement. Then, having completed rather lengthy ex- animation, he 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. Dr. W will return tomorrow, and when we have a local practitioner once more in attendance you will take your instruc- tions from him. In the meantime give no medicine. Indeed, will take it with me" And without noticing the hurt and resentful look of the nurse the doc lOT pOuuCeU On the DOItl6 ana 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 year and had decided in the negative Six months after quiet but very happy wedding party returned to very fiourishing 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 phy- sician, you may be sure that, whatso- ever his opinion of your case may be, he will add, as he hands you your prescrip- | tion: ''Be sure you have it made up at | good chemists. MT. - is an ex- treInely careful dispenser, and in addi- | tion personally analyses every drug l which goes into his place. Thank you. Good morning Journal