The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-21
Balm, Of
"A TbOuSand
FIOSe,erS
By WILLIAM n. OSBORNE
Copyright, los. by n. C. Mcclure
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Dear mer exclaimed little Mrs. Rip
ley to her husband. the doctor. Mari
on's whoopinS cough Is just dreadful
and here we've shipped off all your
drugs. / don't know what we'll do
Can't you go out and get some en-
brocation or some carbocene? The
poor child really needs IT,"
Young DIR. Ripley was busy mailing
some bulky wooden packages together.
He stopped suddenly and sucked a fin
ger which he had macerated with the
hammer. Then he shook his head.
Nance" he replied, Il don't see how
we can. I've got just exactly enough
to pay our fares down to Longwood.
our new town, and the medicines cost
money even to a doctor. She'll have to
stand 1t the best she can for the pres
ent"
There was wild commotion In the
back room. and the young mother
sprang 20 the rescue. In five minutes
she returned with the child IFS just
dreadful. Howard" she repeated.
Howard stopped again and glanced
Mt the little girl with a professional
air. 81 don't know. Nance" he re-
turned. but that I can do something
for her after all. I've got little spare
and come right back"
When he returned. he went down
stairs. and. with the aid of n saucer
and a discarded spoon. he mixed some
mysterious ingredients together.
Here. now," he exclaimed. appear
ing on the landing. you rub her on the
outside with this and give her soree in
ternally too. II may do some good"
The mother and the child retired tc
the back room. DIR. Ripley waited. Fl
nally they came out.
"NIore." pleaded the youngster. 81
want some more. 1t tastes like sugar"
The next day they had installed
themselves In their new but dingy lit
tie home i'm an obscure street in Long
wood. The young physician at once
hung out his sign and then started to
/ put things to rights.
"Do you know. Howard" said Mrs
Ripley. II believe that stuff you made
for Marion really did her some good
after all? What was It? She hasn'i
been nearly so bad as she was"
DIR. Ripley Strengthened up. LET m'
take look at her I haven't had time
to notice her much. I've been so busy
The youngster was produced. Th'
young physician looked at her crit
ically.
"She does seem better" he admitted
"she certainly does"
"And what did you give herr in
quired his young wife.
DIR. Ripley leaned his head on hii
hand and thought. He had suddeI
idea. He gazed not at his wife. bu
beyond her. He was looking into tn,
future. His wife joggled his elbow.
what was it," she repeated.
"Oh," he returned, that stuff! Why
that was-yes. that was the-the Balm
OF Thousand Flowers; that's all. AND
it's a good thing after all"
Balm of a Thousand Flowers!' ex
claimed Mrs. Ripley. Il never heart
of itr'
Neither did l." returned the doctor
until now. But that's what 1t was
nevertheless. And it's a good thing,
he added half to himself. "and I'll tr.
it on
The next day he secured the printers
offices and finally got one to extent
him credit, and a night or two later h'
was mysteriously absent from hli
home.
The day after the town. small as !
was. fairly blossomed with large bu
neat placards which read as follows: