Smyrna times., 1901-05-29

2ressive style, and here comes mamma. /
1 must get her away before she sus-
poets anything out of the ordinary, !
for mean her to be real patient, the !
nucleus of many other genuines to |
displace us, the impostors. Keep up
this fiction, girls, twice a week, until
we are crowded out by truly patients.
You go in now, Kate, and use all your
persuasive powers to keep DR.. John
from ordering us to mind our own
business. GoOdby, girls, and success
to your good intentions"
DIR. John looked at the gathering of
familiar faces in amazement. Really,
this looks like a bachelors at home
1 have not sent out cards while in a
dream, have II" he asked in a puzzled
manner.
Kate came readily to the front. Your
from 8 to IL at the door is sufficient,
sir. l think that am next DR.. John"
And she turned toward the door OPEN
| ing into the consulting room.
DR.. John followed, not half believing
and not at all understanding.
'Now, DR.. John, for the sake Of our
lifelong friendship, don't be angry,
please, at our clubs little strategy!
You can't lock US out, and we are wo-
men of determination. If only dunn
my PATIENTS we have lots of patience
and are resolved to visit you as long
as there is room for us"
DR.. Johns face flushed ominously,
but Kate sat down as if perfectly at
her ease.
"Sit down, DR.. John, and accept the
facts. It's no use to air your high
principles just now, for all is fair in
business, as in love or war, or ought to
be, and surely one may do as little as
this for ones friend. Harry is going
to drop in tomorrow. 1t will look well,
if tits only for a talk. The women of
today all have some pet philanthropy.
At present we have taken up our work
in your office, and, willy nilly, we shall
5 accomplish our end. Don't be proud
DR.. John. There's the great surgeon
t Gilliat, boasts that he secured his frs
e patients by riding daily at great speed
e from his office on a horse borrowed
Y from a friend because he had no money
s to hire with. Now III peep out Per
+ haps our arrival may already hav'
drawn in some one who was haltin;
:, doubtfully before the unknown sign
l. All, there is a pale faced strange
o there Put ON your most professional
l. air now and make her wait till eacl
7, and every impostor has been attends
J. to. Let her see that you are bus
/ man, with no time to waste. Ca
it 'Nextr solemnly till all the girls hav
e been in to congratulate you upon tn
le pale faced waiter. Good day, doctor
So you really think that | am so muc
g better that l needn't come so 500
d, again? When did you say-neXt Thurs
If day? So glad, and ] never can /
lg thankful enough that l heard of yol
+ skillful treatment in cases like mine.
RS The pale faced woman listened cage
Of ly and with a dawning hope that sh
Is too. might find the long looked for hel
II, Daily, morning and afternoon, fiji
carriages were seen before DR.. John
o Office door, and finely dressed old l
d. dies, young women with their childrt
IS and young girls in couples were set
sh going into the popular young doctors
81 and not infrequently kindly dispos'
it father, husband or brother, having
e. leisure hour, Joined the waiting ran
ill and hugely enjoyed it, and the inner {
is flee heard many a good story, and
ng walls deadened many merry laug
so that it should not reach the ears
lie, the ''genuines" without.
ST. The real patients followed the "fal
an lead" so rapidly that even pessimis
EN- DIR. John saw that an Easter weddi
ed would not be financial imprudenc'
It'll