The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-04
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Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. O.,

1 helr was lost on Jerome at that moment: | He was a typical young Southerner or l the old scbool-one of those who c2ntem- | plate women through chivalric Ideals Cnly. 4 woman. according to his doc- | Urine, is d genius or inspiration for man.
 but she, her sacred self. must not achieve.
 Next Monday"
 So do I"
 Mollie went to a medica lschool in New
 York Where Jerome went was not | Known. He left none behind whom he c1Ped to inform.
 Molne graduated and temporarily hung
 unwise thing to do always. Peorle who had known her always as sweet little
 Mollie" couldn't sIeak of her as "Dr.
 Mollieu without laughing ,,. .o tho un- eral. welcoming West. and located Tn booming mining town. Her shiagie attracted little attention; i but her beautiful face and figure did from the first. Before q week Passed she had begun to get patients, and, what was better, fees were paid in Advance, and usually double the amount or the charge. Before two weeks went !y she was getting calls hourly. A npval fact son began to dawn on her. however, that was disturbing. She began to discover that nearly all her patients were hand some young men, and that if they were diseased at all the complaints were 50 deep as to baftle her powers of discovery. Was she failure in diagnosis? A young man would come in complain ing of heart trouble. He would ne cown on a sofa and a long examination with stethoscope would ensue The heart Iui- citement. which the patient rather than she could have accounted for was all she would find. Cases of monotonous siIni- larity were multiplying and her profess sional pride and dignity were suffering Some young gentlemen would insist on a second examination, and when she would sternly assure them that there was oniy functicnal excitement at most they Hcuid not be satisfied.
 All these experiences set her , think
 ing, and quietly investigating. She soon learned that in nearly every insto,ice her would-be heart patients were single rIen Her lsndlady still further enlightened CT one day by remarking: You pi:ty fttie as pirty as you are now, heart trouble
 take the form of jealous ieartaches among all the gals!'
 Poor little doctor!
 | She felt so shamed and humil!1ted she didn't know what to do TO nave her noble profession turned into suh,"ct or l mockery and burlesque and she herself made ridiculous she could not bear l. uch longer. Only her need to do som >tting for her daily bread kept her from t'aring ! that sign from the door and fYilS rack East.
 One day she was sitting In nr office sadly ruminating when her foor opened | and tall, fine looking, beared man en- tered.
 ''Is this Dr. Dalton's officer" he asked | with an embarrassed hitch In his voice. T presume you saw the sign" she re- piled, hardly looking up
 "Ah-hem! Well. want to get my eyes examined"
 She cast reluctant professional glance at his eyes, and replied: There's nothing the matter with your | eyes. sir"
 He stared at her dumbfound2d. Well, I must say you are a strange | kind of doctor!'
 "A kind probably that yqp won't Care l to patronize." returned the doctor. not | Say, Dr. Dalton. I've got plenty of money. and you hold yourself out as | a doctor I insist that you look into my | eyes. and see what 1t is that's got in 'cm. | examine eyes merely glancing toward | 'em." l She forced herself up and came slowly
 She pushed up the lift lid with profes- | sional deftness, and instantly dropped 1t. | .:I see nothing in your eyes. sir. | Nothing at all?' he asked eagerly l Look at me doctor and tell me, .idn | YOU see a great deal of love in them Say. Mollie Darling?' | And this strong, scientthc woman pc 1 gan to cry, and he began to laugn. ant | chest, but not to listen for irregular hear l heats. An hour later. when he called hei | doctor she slapped him.