The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-20
4 NIGHTS LODGING.
This Doctor Slept In . Bed, but Narrowly
Escaped Police station Cell.

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Escaped Police station Cell.
A young country doctor on visit to the
city had an experience one night last week
that he Ia not likely to forget in a hurry.
Nit had not been very hot night he would
in all probability have bad to spend few
hours in . police station. .,., 49,.
While wandering about alone early In
the evening he discovered that he had lost
every cent Of his money except one soil.
tary nickel. After turning the situation
over In his mind no decided that the only
way he could get out Of his predicamens
was to enlist tho good Offices Of a former
olsssmste. q physician practising ON upper
Broadway and occupying bachelor apart.
ments. who had urged him to call before
returning home. .,..
The nickel just sufioed to land him It
the door Of his friends of{ioe up in the Eish-
ties, but whom he arrived he was somewhat
dismayed to find that no one was at home.
It WAS II o'clock, and the young doctor
was very weary, 80 he sat down on the
steps to await the return of DR.. B..
He possessed his soul In patience for two
hours, and gradually the street became
deserted. Tenants OF the apartment looked
askance at the lone figure on the steps a.
they passed in for the night and caro-
fully closed the outer doors. /"
A bright idea suddenly dawned upon tho
almost discouraged doctor. He looked
| furtively around. There was not . soul In
| sight. ....,
He tiptoed to the edge OF the areavay,
| and reaching across tried the { nice window.
II slipped noiselesely upward at touch;
| In q moment he had climbed through and
had the window down again.
Tho much relieved young physician
| chuckled with satisfaction when he realized
that he had found shelter for the night with
20 little difficulty He lighted the gas and
PIPE and then Sa, Ianv to Sss
and then sat down for quiet smoke.
Fate had ordained that his rest was to
be rudely disturbed. In few moments
there was a commotion in the street. The
entrance doors few open with crash,
and the Office bell began to jingle insistently;
country doctor hast lily opened the door:
| Two large perspiring men, breathless and
painting, confronted him.
The doctor is small man and he had to
stand on tiptoe to get good look at them;
fright for him.
Us the doctor in, they managed to gasp
.No, he's OUT responded the doctor,
covering behind his newspaper, but I'm
a physician, and T. it's a hurry call from
one Of his regular patients Ill make It for
him."
The two painting mon looked At each other
moment, and then doubled up, convulsed
with laughter.
We've 'thought--you were a-hal hal
"A little girl on one Of the upper doors saw
you 20 in the window. Yes, and we wouldn Z
believe you were q friend of the doctor q
II you hadn't undressed. As it is, guess
we will have to let you stay
I'm the tenant across the hall. ex-
planned one OF them. -The girls father
woke me up and I've been out for help--tust
take a look out the front window.
The doctor peered from the shelter OF
the window curtains and beheld some 500
them man who held aloft a glass Of beer
THAT amt ALL" declared the tenant.
the whole blocks surrounded. and LOT
Of fellows are watching with clnbs directly
back Of this, where you would come out il
you sneaked the back way That fellow
With the beer ran two blocks and never
spilled drop"
The doctor said he was sorry he had
caused so much trouble, and assured the
tenant that it would not occur again. The
latter stepped to the front door as hs Wig
oro,lsly mopped Lis brow and announced:
Nothing doing
the crowd.
sOh, pshawl" growled the man with the
An hour later DR.. b was surprised
} to find visitor sleeping peacefully In hi
| bed