The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Observation-Disclosures
4 HAD been graduated two years,


n HAD been graduated two years,
and had practice sufficiently
large, / deemed. to warrant my
taking apartments. Apartments
surround young doctor with an air
or prosperity which people like TO en-
courage and add TO. \ month later l
was comfortably, almost elegantly,
established on the first floor of a
handsome North side apartment
house. with a careful, middle-aged
woman to act as my housekeeper and
cook
pretty well fixed, old man, eh?'
said Jack Winters, my college class
mate and chum, who had come over
that evening from the West Side to
make a house warming for me. IAN
you need to complete your happiness
5s 10 get acquainted with the pretty
widow on the floor above you. She is
John Redmond's cousin, you know.
and n sweeter little woman never"
THANK you" i said. checking Jacks
enthusiasm-Jack always goes off on
a tangent when a pretty woman is
discussed. 81 am trying to get pa
tients, and have no time for social
pleasures, and, besides, l don't mind
saying It, Jack, I'm not fond of wild
ows."
''All have to say to that is" said
Jack, you don't know Mrs Traine."
However, my professional duties
were not so arduous that l did not
find time to notice n trim little figure
that fitted in and out through the
big entrance door, dressed always ex-
Quisite. but quietly.
My interest in Mrs. Traine deep
cned when 1 heard her story. Her
husband had been killed in n railway
accident three years before. The in
surance money was almost gone, and
the little widow added TO the income
thnt must support herself and invalid
mother by giving music lessons to n
1E--r~STealthy girls.
a 0ie-tFfsaslittle rosebud/of q woman
IT would have been hardto find. Soft,
brown hair, tossed IL truant curls
nbout the low forehead, n voice that
spoke always gently. blue eyes full
of mirth and q complexion that looked
like 1t had been bathcd in the morn
ing dew.
Once or twice I had held the big
door open for her to pass out, and
bowed in response to the low thank
you" Early after my coming to the
building n boy on the top floor had
been accommodating enough TO get
hurt in the elevator, and / had been
called in as the most available physi-
clan Luckily, 1 brought the boy
through so well that his parents, as
well as the youngster himself. sound
ed my praises so loudly that 1 found
myself with quite a reputation, and
incidentally a practice, in the neigh
bOrhood Still, / had not met Mrs.
Tralne, and ! was beginning wickedly
20 hope some accident-cvcr so slight
n one. Of course-might happen to her.
n sprained ankle or wrist, that l might
have the JOY of caring for. However.
the fates preserved Mrs. Traiue from
Incident, and l continued to watch
for glimpses OF her FROM my Office
window.
had bowed the last patient out for
abe evening, ana settled myself for q
smoke before bedtime. My medita-
tions. mingling with the blue curling
smoke, were interrupted by piercing
scream, and then another. / rushed
into the hall. The screams came from
the Tralne apartment above. In an
other moment / was knocking on the
door, which was opened by Mrs
fTrsui M hi III.
"Oh." she gaspcd. catching hold OF my
arm. we've got him-out there
the pantry-poor mamma"
"WhoF ] asked
'Tlc burglar He was bid in the
dining room mamma saw him and DE
ran INFO the pantry and ] locked the
door hnd-be's trying TO jump out of
The window"
\ heard a noise as Of some one try
iIg TO push up n window. ana open.
ing the pantry door there me- was. q
sure enough burglar. evil proved and
suilen, who dropped the window aud
turned TO face me-
you can't make q jump from that
window, my man." 7 said. "You lad
better be quiet
turned the iocS again. bat Mrs
Trainc. diviniug NY purpose. chung To
my arm Don't co. She said. frauu
cally. We can't say nero alone "a
minute Then TO my RELIEF that Same
small bog who had served me So well
professionally appeared on the thfcsh
old. attracted by the cries on D.,
want TO call the police. while ] tried
20 quiet two hystcricol women.
In few minutes tbc burglar was
handcunod and lcd away bot np
shock had proved too much for Mrs
1T5ine's invalid mother. Tac faiuuua
spell was followed ny delJium. ard
her daughter and 8 watched by hcr
bedside until mouur
OF course ] was installed IN attend
iGg physician ana n.,o- nfpl t9 caH
Eouhe and evening U,}a hc pa.
tcnt was au's to SD DID Y sometime.
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