Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-04-03
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| think you catch my meaning"
Just as I have thought SO many.
many times," she declared, with smile
of delight. "You put it SO feelingly.
doctor-so feelingly. You can't realize
how rejoiced am to know that 1 am
under your treatment. shall expect
you to accomplish wonders, doctor,
really wonders"
1--WE shall do our best, YOU and /,
and much can be counted on from
the medicine you nre to take. But re-
member, please, that the directions for
its use are to be followed exactly"
Her face frightened.
You won't mind showing me the pre-
scription, will you?" she said. 81 dear
ly love to see them, although of course
l can't read them. They're like the
hieroglyphics in the museum, SO in
teresting and instructive; don't yon
think SO, doctor?''
why certainly you can see it." said
l, scribbling away on n sheet of my note
book. Here it is"
She took the paper, and surveyed it
with something approaching awe, in
spite of her long acquaintance with
such documents.
Probably it was well for both of us
that she could make nothing of it.
There was qunssia, to give an impress
sively vigorous flavor to the compound;
tincture of asafoedita, for the sake OF
It's bouquet; burnt sugar, to supply the
proper color effect; and aqua pura
to the amount of eight ounces. Itwou!d
DO an evil-tasting, evil-smelling, evil.
looking mixture, quite capable of sat
'sfying the patients craving for grue-
some potions, but harmless enough.
notwithstanding it's warnings to the
senses.
$50 reassuring, isn't it, doctor, to
have things in black and white?" said
she. "One sees them so much more
wildly, don't you know"
Proof of the value of the ewes. 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.
u 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 l
FASTENED down the stairs and out of the
house. Once out of range of her sight
and voice, l paused to wipe my fore
head, as man will after finishing a
long and trying task, no matter wheth-
cr he be philosopher or navy. l had
very kindly feeling for Mrs. Loring,
end 1T was as much part of my bust
ness to listen to her plants as it was to
cndeavor to remove their cause, but
no amount of reiteration of the fact
sufiiced to reconcile lne to the infiic-
ton. She spoke so rapidly, and with SO
many exclamations, that her talk
CARED on ones nerves us quickly as a
brisk but irregular hammcring. 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-
iiectcd, 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
premises; evidently the young lady
was out for n stroll. Somewhat regret
fully, crossed the road to Mrs. Weston,
who was enjoying one of her rare res
pltcs from household duties.
I've got II new hired man." she pro-
Claimed; come long to-day. and |
les' hired him on the spot NV, but
us relief! Till them boys grow up,
III never feel real easy unless we've u
good, steady man on the farm"
Who is he? and where is he from ?"
| asked, Knowing that failure to
evince interest in her acquisition
would be highly unwisc.
II guess he's tramp, though he
looks kinder spruce for one of en-. His
names Hiram Jones. You can see him
wecdin' over yondcr."
at strikes me he's a little awkward
at it," | suggested. after a brief survey
OF the newcomer
We'll, he comes cheap; seemed like
he'd take most anything. he was that
set 10 get work"
hei he's not tramp" said |. "Hv
The way, will you have him harness INV
horse about two o'clock? Excuse me"
l added, hastily, for Miss GRAY had
come into view as she turned the cor.
i'er OF the house over the way-''excusc
me. 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 ma lie toward her.
Good morning." responded. 81
hope you find your rooms ccmfor ia
ble?"
They are very pleasant. But what
do you think of my ;iulit?"
oh. she's well enough" said /, I'M
guardeaiy THAT is, mean, she's well
enough comparatively; well enough.
you know, to encourage me greatly.
though OF course you understand, far
net'er than l can tell at first, how
much she suffers"
She probably gauged my diagnosis
correctly, although She said, gravely:
i 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."
i must go to her now said the girl,
paying, it seemed to me, rather slight