The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-13

well, you certainly did make an i'm
pression," I said smiling. Your expert
ments were a, revelation to the profession.
They We're talking of them at the hospital
only yesterday. .
HIN. They thought me an old fogey,
eh? But, you see, I've been keeping pace
with the times. Boyd. A man to succeed
nowadays must make a boom with some
thing. it matters not what For years
I've been experimenting in secret, and
some day I will show them further re-
suits of my researches-and they will
come upon the profession like thunder
clap. staggering belief
The old man chuckled to himself as he
thought of his scientific triumph and how
one day he would give forth to the world
a truth hitherto unsupported.
We chatted for a long time, mostly upon
technicalties which cannot interest the
reader until suddenly he said:
! I'm getting old, Boyd. These constant
attacks I have render me unfit to go to
| town and sit in judgment that pack
| Of silly women who rush to, consult me
whenever, they have headache or an
/ erring husband. 1 think that very soon
| l ought to retire. I've done sufficient
| hard work all the years since I was a
'locum' down in Oxfordshire. m nearly
worn out . .-~.. - @. -., =.
"Oh. no. l. said "You mustn't. retire
| yet. If you did. the profession would lose
| one of it's brilliant men, 81. = " !.
| Enough of compliments he snapped.
turning wearily on his pillow. I'm sick
and tired Of it all. Better to retire while
I have fame than to outlive it. When /
give up you will step into my shoes. Boyd,
and it will be'a good thingafor you Z ::
! Such a, suggestion was. quite unexpected.
/ l had never. dreamed that he contem-
plated handing over his practice to- me-
/ Certainly it. would be a good thing for
me II he did. 1t would give me a chance
! such as few men ever had. True was
! well known to! his patients and had worked
hard in his interests, but that he intended
to hand the practice over. to me had
never. contemplated. > Hence / thanked
1 him most heartily. Yes, Sir Bernard had
been my benefactor always. .sE
/ All the women know .Xou,'' he went on
/ In his snappish5 way. i.3'..You are the only
man mar! TO to take my place. They would come
4 to you, but not to a new man. All hope
i is that they won't bore you with thei1
domestic troubles--as they have done me-
and he smiled ,& Mrs y-S~~s4 -, A. Il
80 I said More; than once. +, too
have been compelled to. listen to the do
mestics secrets of certain households. II
4 really is astonishing what a. woman will
I tell her doctor, even though he maybe
4 young. = % fSs,i; 'El S n. Il
i = The old man laughed again. .:.s.s..a=
,, Ali he sighed. You don't know
:. women as know them, Boyd. You've go
i, your. experience TO gam. linen you III hole
: them in abhorrence-just as do. They
call me a woman -hater.'' he grunted
E:'Perhaps am-for I've had cause to hole
the feminine mind and the feminine pas
sion equally in contempt"
well I laughed there's not a mar
In London who is more qualified to speal
, from personal experience than yourself
So anticipate a pretty rough time whel
Il I've had years of it, as you have"
Sand vet Won want n r1arTv'' said
: looking me strainght in the face. 80
course you love Ethelwynn Mivart. Ever,
:. man at your age loves 1t is a malad,
I that occurs in the teens and declines ii
| the thirties. II should have thought tha
5 your affection of the heart had been abou
cured It is surely time it was.''
I 1T is true that I love Ethelwynn,''@ -
I declared. rather annoyed, t.and intend t
$ marry her.
: IF you do. then you spoil all you
chances Of success. The class of wome1
"A who are my patients would much rathe
o consult alconflrmed bachelor than ma,
s who has a jealous wife hanging to hi
n coat-tails. The DOCTORS wife must alway
t be a long suffering person. =
T@I smiled; and then our conversatiO
a turned upon his proposed retirement
& which was to take place in six months
.5 time. 5s g g
Izreturned to London by the last train
e and on entering my. room found a tele
5 gram from Amber making an appoint
Il |.ments to- call on tho following evening
: The message was dated from Eastbourne