El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-02
Or. JenklnSOn S Romance
Cd. THE 1pECAC DID IT'S WORK WELL


DR.. Justine j. JenkinSOn was already
considered one of the leading physi-
clans and surgeons of Denver, although
he had only been practicing medicine
four years. He was a handsome man
with his large black eyes and low fore
head His hair which was as black as
a crow, was inclined to be curly.
DR.. Jenkinson was an athlete and
was captain of the foot ball team the
last year he attended the Rush medical
school in Chicago in 1S9-. He stood
six feet, one inch in his stocking feet
and weighed 22O pounds. He was fond
of base ball and tennis and played golf
with the best players in Denver. He
counted his friends by the thousands
and his money by tens of thousands.
But DIR. Justine ]. Jenkinson was far
from being a happy man.
He was a bachelor and kept the swell
lest bachelor quarters in Denver. His
most particular friend and chum was
Jack" Martin, a bankers son from
New England and an all round good
fellow. Jack had come to Denver about
a year before for his health and put in
his spare time writing for an eastern
magazine. When on his way from Chi
cago to Kansas City he met a young
drummer on the train and they became
quite good friends. Jack told his new
yer for his health and Melville, the
pharmacy drummer gave him a letter
of introduction to his old college friend
DIR. Jenkinson. Thus the two friends
met two weeks after Jacks arrival in
Denver.
Jack, I'm a woman hater," said the
doctor one night in the early part of
September when they were sitting in
the physicians elegantly furnished
smoking room.
What's the matter now, has Nell
proved false to you?" was the answer
No 1 don't believe she has, but she
was out driving with that red headed
Irishman again this afternoon and
drove past the office several times"
She was false, she was false!
Will she ever regret.
Zach little love token.
Il treasure yet?
And the story itself, could each of
them tell.
She was false; she was false;
My own little Nelli"
wouldn't that kill your" said Jack
going to the window.
NO, don't think it will said the
doctor. Here boys, sing it again, and
he threw down a green tack to the male
quartette under his window.
Say, Doc there must be some thing
in it after all, Looks funny don't it,
said Jack.
Yes it does that
oh, cut it out. Forget it, replied |
Jack, as the quartet finished the little
couplet the second time and started
My Little Georgia Rose
We'll, that does settle it, said Doc. |
Il wonder if they are going to remind !
me of all my old sweethearts tonight I
I told you about Rose Wolson down in
Atlanta, didn't I?''
The girl whe spent several months !
out here some time ago?"
That's the one they are telling Us
about now. Rose, Dear Rose" and he
lights fresh cigar.
She was happy till she met you"
was the next song the quartet started |
up. But Doc. wouldn't stand for that, |
SO he went to the window and thanked I
the boys and told them to call some ,
other night They left at once and Doc. !
turned to Jack, who was lying on a !
sofa laughing as though his sides .
would break.
Doc how many sweethearts have |
you had, in these q years."
We'll, my first sweetheart was a /
little blue eyed girl down at the old |
home in Indiana But she married /
shortly after l went to college in Chica-
go. The next-and she was my first |
true love-was in Chicago. But say
Jack she was the SWEETEST girl I ever
saw. L went with her the last two
years I was in Rush medical, and then
came out west to make my fortune
Her father was a big real estate dealer
in Chicago; bet he is worth a million
today. His name is Mayo. Yes l did
really love Fanny but / only had a
little money and did not dare to ask
her TO marry me.
After / had been out here for about
two years L wrote to her and told her
of my love for her and that / was then
a successful NJ. d. with a large prac-
tice and plenty of ready cash. l asked
her to let me come to her and get her
answer from her own lips.
What did she say?" asked Jack,
getting interested.
In a few days l received small
package by registered mail from Chi 4
cago and upon opening it found 2 lit
tie tobacco pouch with these words
worked on t,"For an old bachelor.
l slammed the thing down in my trunk
1t has been theme ever since, l guess.
Let me look at it," said Jack.
20, never mind" said Doc. But come
walk over to the Office; ! am expecting
some mail and left the Office early this
evening to play tennis with you"
The two friends left and walked |
three blocks down town to DR.. Jenkin- I
sons office. On the way over to the
office Doc told Jack that his next at
tempt was with the little Georgia ,
Rose" and that shortly after she re-
turned to her southern home that he {:
had began paying attention to Nell ,
Rogers. II
How many times have. you been en-
gaged?" asked Jack II