Evening journal., 1900-03-30
HER FIRST PATIENT.

] an II tfltDfaLeU medical SCHOOL she
returned to her native city, rented and
furnished a tiny Office on the mann
ttreet. hung a gilt sign in the window
ana sat down TO await a call from
Eome afflicted one.
DR. Evans spent the first three days
in arranging and rearranging the lit,
Tie Office into which she had gathered
numerous tokens of love received from
friends and admirers
On the morning of the fourth day.
/ just as she was entering the office
door. a loud ring at the telephone made
her heart leap with expectation She
fairly ran TO the instrument and re-
| celved this message:
please call at once, at the residence
| Of Mrs. Greengo Mr.. GerengO is ill"
The Greengo residence was only a
few blocks distant, but the short walk
gave Martha time to compose herself.
and when old Mrs. Greengo greeted
her the youthful physician was as
quiet and dignliied as If life was an oil
story
You ermember me, don't you, my
dearY asked Mrs. Greengo. extending
her hand and Martha replied:
ITO be sure | do; but who is Mr.
Greengog | thought you were a Wild
Dw"
Il am a widow, my dear. Mr. Green
go Is my nephew, a very brilliant
/ young lawyer, but somewhat given 10
melancholy. He seemed well enough
when he came down this morning, but
n few minutes ago became in and
asked me to call YOU"
so saying the old lady led the way
I uff NTfs
70. clad in dressing gown and slippers
and with eyes closed, lay stretched at
| full length ON a great couch before the
| fireplace. Here is the doctor. Paul
my dear" announced Mrs. Greengo,
and then seated her on the couch az
his feet.
The man on the couch moved his
head slightly, but made no other sign
Of having heard.
Martha's quick eye noted the giant
frame the long black hair. and the
| large, strong mouth as she drew a
chair to his side, and, laying her tiny
/ fingers on HIS wrist, asked in gentle
tones:
What is the trouble, Mr.. Greengo
Where are you illg"
The patient opened Il pair of large
melancholy brown eyes, looked her
sQuarely in the face and, laying his
hand over his breast said: ''For a long
long time have had a strangely numb
empty feeling right here And a pain
not an ache-but such n pain as / used
to have in childhood when my mother
! had punished me. / feel like weeping
sometimes, and lately on several oc-
| casions, my heart has palpitnted so
wildly that it made me faint and ill.,
Martha's cheeks flushed lightly.
She took two strange looking instIu-
ments from her grip and proceeded TO
give Mr.. Greengos heart and lungs
n thorough examination. When it was
completed she replaced the instru-
ments and, seating herself beside the
couch, she said, quietly:
Mr.. Greengo, l fail to find the least
symptom Of disease about you | think
you have overtaxed your nervous sys-
tenn a little and need some rest and
recreation. If you win spend a month
in amusing yourself, mostly in outdoor
| exercise, and will leave work and
books and business entirely out of the
programme, / will give you little
tonic, and n promise that you win feel
as sound as ever before the month is
out"
Two days later. as DIR. Evans sat be-
fore her own cogy crate fire reading
the morning paper, the Office door
opened and Greengo entered.
81 have been doing just as you told
me. DOCTOR" he said, "and / am feeling
much worse. / want to tell you that
I feel horrible when / am alone and
I believe / need cheerful company I
wonder If you cannot arrange your
work so as to drive with me for an
hour or so every mOrningH
And so it came about that they drove
together and little Or. Evans amused
her big patient with merry conyersa-
ton, and he began at once to mend.
One morning in June Paul entered
the little Office on Main street with a
curious twinkle in his eyes.
Doctor" he said. II wish you would
listen to my heart this morning"
Martha looked alarmed and immed
ately arose and laid her ear against the
broad chest.
"D0 you not hear a strange sound
there. doctorT' he asked.
'No, | do not, Mr.. Greengo," she re-
Piled
She moved away, but he drew her
to him.
Something is wrong with your ear,
Martha" he said "for hear it playing
a little song in my heart that says ey-
er: 4 love you, love You, love you"
"Paul Greengow cried Martha, draw
ing herself from his embrace and look
ing angrily into his soft eyes, "have
you been fooling me all this timer
"No, darling" he replied II have
had all the symptoms l told you Of.
The burning emptiness and pain came
into my heart the morning l saw you
place that little gilt sign in the win
dow. After that. every time / saw you
or heard your name or even thought
Of you my heart would leap into my
throat and there palpitate so wildly /
could hardly breathe. Don't give me
any more pills or prescriptions, dear,
but give me your own sweet self and
/ will be well and happy for life.
Paul is Nartha's only patient now
and she declares she has all she can
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