The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11
!; ORRA'S CASE.
BY M. e. WOOD.

placed dressings and bandages upon
the table near him, then ripped out tbs
GOAT sleeve, cut away the shirt sleeve,
and applied something that brought
such relief that the man opened his
syes and watched her deity bandage
the injured arm.
Il think I'll sling it; it will not be
apt to pain you as much; have you a
large handkerchief"
Yes" producing one. Does the
scald amount to much?"
Painful, but not dangerous.
81 am an awful coward about bear
ing pain"
Another boiler burst at the mill?"
queried the woman.
We We're measuring for new ones
when I got this beastly scald."
81 am glad. The old ones were al
ways hurting somebody, and now the
mill hands will not have to suffer from
your negligence. You are Mr.. Harri-
man."
And you are Doctor Owen?"
"Of course. l should not be in the
office attending patients if l were not"
I've been wondering why he did not
come in"
Whom did you think me?"
ooh, an assistant-his daughter, per.
haps."
Il am Doctor Owens daughter and
successor" Her face softened. Papa
was i'll a long time, and scarcely able
to make his rounds. l went with him
and helped him in his work. Aften
ward | took the State examinations.
When he died the people sent for me,
and smilingly, here | am"
The man was silent few minutes;
then he said,-
SO you wrote me those letters?"
did you think me very imperti-
ment?"
II said, 'Confound that fellows i'm
pudence!' every time I got one Of
them. You wrote in your last you
would like to shake me for my neglect
of the mill employees, and now" COM
ically, Il am at your mercy"
II never i'll treat a patient, so you
are safe for the present This object
lesson" touching his bandaged arm,
will do more for your men than all
my letters
SO they brought me home from
Heidelberg to get this, and to be de-
MED sympathy from my doctor, too"
I'VE are proverbially hard-hearted,
you know"
You do not look so, Miss Ora, and
you are very different from my idea of
women doctors."
What was your idea?"
ooh, big nose and eyeglasses, loud
voice and-and horrible"
mo doubt you thought we smoked
and chewed and swore," sarcastically.
NO, not that; but I have an old
fashioned aversion to advanced wo-
men"
81 am glad you admit it is old-fash-
toned. l." emphatically, have always
disliked prigs.'
Miss Owen went on refilling bottles
and placing them on their shelves. Her
eyes were very bright. The patient
coughed end placed his feet heavily
upon the floor. The woman turned
You are angry now, aren't your" he
asked. Il am sorry. I didn't think
you would mind what l said. 1 am
willing to take it back. Besides, you
are not longAnosed and specialized, ,
laughing. Shake hands and make
up"
He extended his firm white hand
and compelled by the friendliness OF
his eyes. she placed hers within it.
II am SO tired of being considered an
advanced woman. l have to earn my
bread and mammals too, and this is
the only way. Besides, love medicine
and though l say it who shouldn't,
am successful in my practice
Il take my arm as proof of what
you say; it is much easier"
"You must go now. will give YOU
some pills to put you to sleep if the
arm is troublesome tonight, and dc
not eat heavy dinner. Good-by."
The man went; he could not do any.
thing else after her dismissal. He
walked away thinking about her. She
was something new; he had not as.
ISOLATED with women during his col,
lege life, and had been without wo.
men relatives from hoyhood While
Ora was not pretty she had sweet
true face, and--and-
| Every day for a week Hartman
went to the Doctors office and remain
I'd for the entire afternoon, and tn,
two quarreled, and discussed theil
favorite books, and were chums. Ora
tiked this breezy fellow with his ali
OF the outside world, and when will
him forgot the wooer who had so Ion,
before loved and ridden away, leavinf
her desolate. She could never care TO,
another man; her heart was still will
her faithless lover. But she and Philil
understood each other; he knew he
thoughts from her face, and she coult
finish his sentences for him, and die
when he was not quick enough t.
finish them first. She went with hin
to the mill and gave helpful sugges
tons, and he smiled when ne hear,
one workman call to another
, Here's our Miss Ora
After the visit to the mill, Ora in
vited Hartman to stay to tea. sh
said,-
Mamma will be glad to see yos
AS she never leaves her Rooms, /,
: stranger is delight to. her.. She he
!. itated moment, then added frankl