The times., 1897-09-26
sleepy Doctor-Jenlous wife-Dottie

Sleepy Jealous Yyife-Dottie
An effort is being made by the leaders
OF a fashionable coterie to suppress the
details OF an amusing affair that is now
furnishing material for gossip over u
score OF tea tables. The man in the case
is Il capitalist of considerably more than
local prOrdpenoe 1t appears that middle
aged family doctor, awakened from d
sourd sleep, drowslly examined the carl
handed him by servant, read the name
upon IT. and promised to attend at once.
The messenger disappeared, and, after
hasuy toilet, the doctor proceeded To call
on his patient, who lived but quarter OF
mile away. He was admitted, after
some delay, by surprised maid servant,
who insisted that the male head OF the
establishment had not yet returned, and
that no one in the house was ILL., While
pcndcring this curious Condition the ply
sician WAS confronted by the wife of the
absent speoulatOr, anxiously demanding
10 know the worst. Anything, she said
was better than suspense.
but, my dear madam replied the doc
tor, II thought er-that is-dear me,
where is that card? Very careless of me
ah There We have it, The little slip Of
cardboard that was pulled out with the old
gentleman'S handkerchief fluttering down
ward, scarcely touching the carpet before
the yGpng wife fingers closed upon { with
a nervous ca gerness. Then, standing under
the hit, She read slowly:
My Dear Doc: Come to Dottie F--'s
roer.s immrdi ately. Another touch Of
heart. Yours, -
The anxiety of the wife's face changed
instantly TO an expression OF furious de-
termination. ''Order the carriage instantly.
she cried, turning To the wide eyed, white
faced maid. and then added: Doctor,
1 shall accompany you to er-Dottie's
apartments atl let me see, what does ii
say? Ahi 2t - road. This is splcn-
did simply superb-couldnt possibly have
been better, - and the excited young woman
laughed Historically, While the physician
tried vainly t. square matters, and inaudi-
bly, cursed himself for an ass because he
hadntrcad the light side of the card to begin
with.
Thirty minutes later, in bachelors
apartments, three astOnished young men
in divers stages OF deshablle stood listen
ing to the fearful denunciations of an in.
iured wife. II was q rambling, incoherent
arraignment, in which a woman named
Dottie and fellow who sat there on the
edge OF g green, baize-Covered table with
four queens In his fist, suffered severely
The spcculauor looked in 8maZement at
his wife and the family doctor, totally
unable to comprehend the situation, until
confronted with evidence OF his own per
fidy in the shape of card he had dis
patched TO his physician. Then he laugl-
ed Immediately, which was cruel.
''Dottie, You little beast stand up be
said, wherenpon out OF the shadow emerged
a round faced. muscular chap who used
to play quarter on college football
team five years ago, and WHOSE sobriqu.t
has clung to him with all the tenacity
OF a college nickname. The real facts of
the case are, we understand, that Dottie
and his old class mate, the Spectator, had
come in the same train, and had arranged
en- route for hand at nap in the bachelor
apartments of the latter. While the game
was in progress somebody suggested send
ing for old ''Sawbunes,' who could al
ways be counted on to enjoy cold bottle
or a little game. The MESA ge was made
strong in order TO insure the doctors com
ing. The speculator accompanied his
patient wife home in the family carriage.
while the physician played smilineiy and
successfully for the remainder of the night.
London Modern Society.