The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-21
MISS DR.. LEYOLA ADAMS,
Nurse and Physician.

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the marshal to the saloon loafer. All the
women and girls called, and much ado
was made over her. The men assured
her they would turn their trade her
way" and the superintendent Of several
of the big mines invited her TO become
the mines, physician, from motives of
western gallantry.
From the interest she so quickly and
! spontaneously created it would not have
taken much additional enthusiasm to
have had it decreed that the men doctors
should go. Some one did suggest this,
upon the ground that one doctor and two
| undertakeTs were enough for Monarch.
but another retorted that meant the
canning" of DR.. Basil Cuthbert ''the
poor mans friend" The recollection aof
his many acts of kindness settled that
vagrant idea decisively. Furthermore,
when the proposition came to DR.. Adams
years she forcefully discouraged it. She
| also protested against the zeal of the
| populace in continuing the reception to
| her day after day, as if she were there
merely as a tourist instead of as a bust
! ness woman. Not only that but some of
| those whose enthusiasm would not down
went so far as to have themselves ex-
| amined for imagined ailments. They
| were willing TO pay for thei ramusement,
but she would not accept it, and had to
| content herself with Diminishing them
with a good-natured scolding.
But al lthis was far from the purpose of
her migration to Monarch. She had left
! the crowded east because there advance
| ment, and even the attaining of a foot
| hold in her profession, was too difficult
and problematical. Hers was a retiring
nature. For the practicing of her profess
! sion she preferred town to a city. and
a camp to a town. The opportunities So
! cially and professionally were better. For
! these reasons she had settled in Mon
arch.
It was a subject of common talk that
DR.. Adams only apparent enemy was
| Mrs. Gerson, who conducted a millinery
store. Mrs. Gerson was the only woman
who had not assisted in the reception to
DR.. Adams. She had not even at any
time called upon her. She had started to
| do so once, going over with her young
daughter, on a day when DR.. Adams
office was filed with callers, but 1t was
noticed that she turned quickly away af-
ter appraising the room and its occupant
She excused herself to those who later
questioned her that she was suddenly
taken with spell of dizziness.
But it was known fact and much COM
mented upon that this vertigo had not
lasted all the time since then, and yet in
the course of two years she had not even
so much as passed the time of day with
the doctor She had Furthermore, de-
clined to attend the New Years ball, to
which all the camp turned out. 1t natur- !
ally occurred to Mrs. Gerson's friends |
that DR.. Adams promised presence might !
have tended to keep her away, she had |
shown such a pronounced aversion to the |
doctor. They went so far as to question |
Dr. Adams whether she knew Mrs. Ger
son. The doctor professed not to, though |
she said the face was familiar and all |
that. All Mrs Gerson would permit her |
self to say was: II don't believe in wo- !
man doctors nohow."
1t was plainly apparent that this was |
not altogether the cause of her intense |
aversion to DIR. Adams. 1t was in the /
nature of things to theorize that an
other reason existed, of which DR.. Adams |
probably knew nothing.
The observing wome nof Monarch could I
not help noticing how rapidly Mrs. Ger
son had aged in the past two or three /
years. While it was true that she suf- |
fered from a chronic ailment before the /
excitement of DIR. Adams arrival, her
general health heretofore had been good.
In this intervening short time in appear
ance she had aged fully dozen years,
and now was growing sickly and enact
ated. No one seemed able to account
for It.
residence in Monarch had been known.
She had removed to Monarch from a
camp near by. Her husband was a min
er. He had met his death while blast
ing near Monarch. Some said her daugh- 1
ter was by a former marriage, but the /
statement was generally taken as mere
conjecture.
1t was singular that. despite Mrs. Ger
sons dislike for Dr. Adams, her daugh- /
ha ts1rrf1 r1H- 0f rey
Miss Gerson spent as much of her time /
in the doctors office as she could spare |
from her mothr's store. DR.. Adams re- /
ciprocated this affection. In her opinion /
she passed no hour better than when in 4
the company Of Miss Gerson, though she |
was scarcely fifteen,
There was one who WED with Miss 1
Cerson for DR.. Adams fellowship. This /
was Or. Basil Cuthbert. Just as DR.. /
Adams concluded that the other physi- /
clans were about &c show their displeas- /
ure at her arrival by ignoring her. Or. /
Cuthbert called He was the first Of the I
doctors to do this He had postponed /
his visit to give the mob's enthusiasm /
time 70 wane.
Dr. Cuthbert was a chIldless widower. /
Up TO the time DR.. Adams entered the I
field he enjoyed the most lucrative prac-
tice in the camp Now this honor Law
between him and Dr.. Adams.
From the time OF the first visit a /
friendship bordering on attachment. I
arose between them. They we're fire. /
quently ut one anorfleT's office. And af- 1
terward they met in professional consul (
tation.
Time Of friendship and the fact that
neither was young in years eTnbol5eued ;
Or. Cuthbert one day 70 propose mar
riaee to Dr. Adams
She tod him she would see about it
Dr.. Adams was IL her office a. an uau-
Without Knocking. wild-eyed and brealh-
less, Miss Gerson rushed in.
Mothers dying
HALF the camp knew Of It before Dr.
Adams. and she had 10 force her way
through a dense crowd standing in front
Of Mrs. Gersoa'z store
she found that Or. Cuthbert Mrs Ger
sons Day sicIau. rad preceded her. He
was already making cut the certificate o.
death.
1t required but a cursory examination
of Mrs. Gerson. and Dr. Adams solemn
- nodded her approval 10 D.. Cufh5srt
TGe undertaken boy brought a note
with an irclosure Il Dr. AdGrzs 1ae tal-
loving dav. The note had been f3aaI
OF Ars. Gersou. i was wo-n and lad
and bore date sixteen years back K
read:
Dear AdaliHe-If you prefer him 10 ny
friendship. and he prefers yeu - me.
elooa-gEite He sacrifices his zo-s IS
honor f5r you Rus th8nk 90 re rstrser
in TOur success. f1- you UaE pity rre. Il
nor Z nyour sorrow fer thsr yau -ay
envy ne L.e; me - 70 80 IS one you
have Bsvsr known
-I.EEoT.A ADAMS
L woU1d DC expected % a woman 80
generous ans sIaE as Or Adams taat srs