Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
ssITELLO, Frank" was Tom Actions

nHELLo, Franz" was Tom Actions
greeting, as he entered Ather-
tons apartments one evening. IL
called to have that theater party OF
ours postponed for few weeks"
Cant do it," answered Atherton.
eve already invited the girls and we
can't back out now"
"But you must" protested Tom.
"Just read this" and he handed tele-
gram to Frank. 1t read:
atom Acton, Boston, Mass: Every
thing all settled for marriage Monday.
Want you for best man.
"Dr. Jordan"
"Well, I'll be bowed" said Frank.
$50 DR.. Jordan is going to get married.
Why, didn't know he even had n girl"
'He didn't" said Tom. THAT is, it
wasn't intentional on his part at first"
do you know who the fortunate
one is?" asked Frank.
Eyes, / know her very WELL" an
severed Tom. "It's really the most
amusing case I have ever heard OF.
You know when went away last sum-
mer, Fred, the doctors brother, was
with me. From the very start he made
a hit with the fair sex.
Zone of the young women staying at
a nearby hotel had the misfortune
Cor, to be more accurate, the good for
tune, for so it proved eventually, to
sprain her wrist, and word was sent
over to our hotel asking If we had
among our guests physician. On the
spur of the moment said my friend
was one, for knew he understood o
little about medicine.
$50 we went together, and I intro
,duced Fred as DR.. Jordan, of Boston.
The young woman was very glad to
see him, and Fred examined her wrist,
finally declaring it was not very seri-
Gus. He called for water and linen,
and bathed her wrist for some time,
much longer, in fact, than thought
necessary under the circumstances.
Finally he bandaged the wrist, smil-
ingly assuring her it would be matter
of but few days when it would be
as well as ever.
1.-THE young woman was profuse in
her thanks, and that he might send her
"a bill she gave him one of her cards.
It read Miss Marion Fiske. When we
returned to our hotel the other guests,
hearing me call Fred DOC" took it for
granted he was a physician. One of
the young women, in fact, recalled how
she had met him ut n reception, and
asked him if he did not remember the
occasion.
'As he and his brother, being twins,
are nearly rs much alike as two peas,
and confuse their friends as to their
identity ut times, it was not strange
that nominal acquaintance should
get them mixed.
''The injured wrist, however, afford
ed Fred an excuse to make visits to
the other hotel, and under his care
full treatment it grew better wonder
fully fast. This treatment included
long walks, rowing, swinging for
hours in q hammock, etc. 1t was de-
lightful for both, apparently, but final
ly Fred had to 60 back to town.
"Just before the train pulled him
out he fished in his pockets for card,
and having decided not to make con-
fession disclosing his true identity un-
til Miss Fiske came to town, he handed
her one of his brothers cards, on
which was his address.
"Once he got back to town he had
so much to do in order to make up
for his absence that he forgot all
about his Irritation for the time be-
ing. Then he decided one day to drop
Miss Fiske q few lines for old times
sake, and when it was finished he sim
ply signed it Sincerely, Doc -
''Ailss Fiske speedily answered it..
So the next day DR.. Jordan found
among his mail dainty scented en-
velope. When he opened and read the
letter he could not recall who Marion
was, nor any person in Jefferson whom
he knew, and he tossed it on his desk.
"When Marion did not receive any
answer to her missive that week she
became bit dlsconnolate. and at last
made up her mind TO spend Sunday in
town. Her failure to reply had not
worried Fred very much, as he was
up to his eyes in work.