The Morris County chronicle., 1902-10-31

Why, within a month she will have
talked over TO your Office more than
score of her friends. who like herself,
enjoy making fad of good looking
doctor with foreign diploma and
manners sufficient to make him pre-
sentable at high teas"
marion. did you ask Mamie to bring
her mother to me professionally? ask
ed DR.. John sternly.
"Postitively no." But she did not tell
him the plot she had concocted with
Mamies help and which she expected
the club members to enter into with
spirit
Promptly at $50 the next morning
Mrs. Mason's elegant foOtman was
opening her carriage door in frent Of
DR.. JehA's office, and she and her
daughter descended, and. after in
structing the ceachman not to go cut
of sight of the office. but to drive
slewly back and forth. Mamie very
deliberately ascended the steps, fell
lewed by her neither. Mrs. Jee knew
that curious eyes weula fellew theM
and speculate upen the probable nuH-
Der of swell patients" the new dsctsr
had upon his bssks.
while her unsuspectiAg-haying beea
eRce young wsmaA, did she see
through the plan aRa become a silent
acccmplice-mother was consulting DR..
John in the inner resn the president
Of the Whensoevers sat in the waiting
room, greeting with merry words her
fellow club workers, whose practical
philanthropy DR.. Jehn had 50 bitterly
doubted would he be convinced, or
weuld he just be an old grswly wewiy
sort of fellow that weula scewl aHd
refuse helpT
'Tt's gHeat fun, isn't it? And will
quite impress the neighborhesd, espe-
cially when Nine. Dumonte drives
up with her milk white ponies and her
natty tiger in the rumble"
81 only hope that DR.. John will not
be angry at cur friendly strategies.
There comes Nine. Dumonte now,
clothed in all her usual dignity and inn
pressive style, and here comes mamma.
l must get her away before she sus-
poets anything out of the ordinary,
for l mean her to be real patient, the
nucleus OF many other genuines to
displace us, the impostors. Keep mp
this fiction, girls, twice 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 OWE
business. Goedby, 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
l have not sent cut cards while in a
dream, have II" he asked in a puzzled
manner.
Kate came readily 10 the trent. "YOur
from 8 to IL at the deer is sufficient,
sir. think that ara next DR.. JsAA."
And she turned toward the deer epen-
ing into the consulting rsem.
DR.. John followed, net half believing
and not at all understanding.
'NOw, DR.. John, fer the sake Of cur
lifelong friendship, don't be angry,
please, at our clubs little strategy!
You caA't lsck us cut, and we are we
men Of deterMinatisn. If snly dum-
my patieRts.' we have let's Of patience
and are resolved to visit yeu as leng
/ as there is rssm fer u.s."
DR.. Johns face Rushed eminoasIy,
but Kate sat down as if perfectly at
her ease.
"Sit down, DR.. Jshn, and accept the
facts. It's no use to air your high
principles just now, fer all is fair in
business, as in love OF war, or eught to
be, and surely one may de as little as
this for ones friend. Harry is going
to drop in tomorrow. 1t viii look well,
If it's 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
accomplish our end. Don't be proud.
DR.. John. There's the great surgeon.
Gilliat, boasts that he secured his first
patients by riding daily at great speed
from his Office on horse borrowed
from friend because he had no money
to hire with. Now I'll peep out. Per
haps our arrival may already have
drawn in some one who was hating
doubtfully before the unknown sign.
All, there is pale faced stranger
there, Put on your most professional
air now and make her wait till each
and every impostor has been attended
to. Let her see that you are busy
man, with no time to waste. Call
'NeXtr solemnly till all the girls have
been in to congratulate you upon the
pale faced walter Good day. doctor.
So you really think that am so much
better that ! needn't come so soon
again? When did you say-next Thurs
day? So glad, and never can be
thankful enough that l heard of your
skillful treatment in cases like mine"
The pale faced woman listened eager
Iy and with dawnlng hope that she,
teo might find the long locked for help
Daily. morning and afternoon. fine
carriages were seen before DIR. Johns
etfice door, and finely dressed cid la
dies. ysuns wemen with their children
and ysung girls in couples were seen
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