Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-04-28

WHO saw IudC MIS-. SULLIVAN WAS du eA-
tremely sick woman: Little Mag
named physician who lived more
than mile away on one of the boule-
wards. Dicky decided that if medical
skill was to do any good it must be had
quickly. 1t would probably be fatal to
wait until the family doctor could ar
rive, even if he started at once.
-''I'll go and get doctor, Mag" said
Dicky. Il won't De gone long,
Don't go, Dicky'' pleaded the little
girl. I'm afraid to stay here with her
alone She might croak on me.''
But Dick insisted.
I'll be back III a minute he said.
''Your mothers got to have a doctor
quick"
A block away in second-story fiat,
over drug store. lived a young doctor.
Dicky ran upstairs and rang the bell.
The doctor opened the door and seemed
not at all pleased and bit frightened
when he recognized his caller as the
well-known bank robber.
Mrs. Sullivan's dying" said Dicky.
Il want you to come right away and do
something for her."
''Who's the family doctor:'' asked
the physician.
HE lives a mile away" answered
Dicky, naming him. ''The old woman
might be dead before we could get
him.
''Well, have they got any money!
demanded the doctor.
II don't know said Dicky. 81 guess
they've got a little.'
'Well, I'll go over to the house and
see," said the doctor finally. IF they
haven't got any money won't do any,
thing"
Now, before you blame the doctor
too strongly you should consider that
| it was o'clock in the morning and six
degrees below zero; also that exper-
ience had taught the doctor that collect
on delivery was the only safe policy
| for a physician who had to depend Oil
| his practice in that neighborhood for
| living And, finally, he recognized Mr..
| O'Regan, and he was not taken with
the idea of paying early morning calls
| in the company of man Of his reputa-
| ton.
However, Dicky and the doctor final
| ly started out together and walked
around the corner and down the alley
to the Sullivan shanty. AS they opened
| the door little Mag came running to
meet them.
"She's worser, Dicky,' cried Mag.
''She's lot worser.'
| hi iChf in,
hand, hesitated in the open doorway.
Mag, have you got any money! de-
manded Dicky O'Regan, who realized
| that that was the first question to be
| settled.
! Nav" said Mag, mot a red"
swell, then, I'm not going to waste
| my time around here began the doc
tor. but Dicky interrupted him. He
thrust one hand into the pocket of his
overcoat and pulled out large and
brightly polished revolver.
! "Here, DOCTOR he said holding out
the gun in his right hand. But the doc
tors face had gone white.
"All right, Mr.. O'Regan,' he said.
Cali right, sir. I'll do the best 1 can
for her."
The doctor threw off his o*ercoat and
peering out anxiously now and then to
the room where Dicky sat, still holding
the revolver in his hand.
Half an hour later the doctor came
out into the outer room.
"She's asleep now," he said to Dicky.
81 think she'll get we'll, all right"
Dicky got up and started to hold out
his revolver, but the doctor did not
wait to hear what he had to say. With
his medicine case in one hand and his
overcoat over his arm, he ran out into
the cold night. Dicky sat down again
and laughed.
Presently he made Mag go to bed,
and after heaping up the coal into the
rickety little stove he bade Mag good
bye and went back to his own home.
There a few hours later the police
found him.
Dicky was awakened by. hearing the
shrill voice of his mother denouncing
the officers.
whats the row." asked Dicky,
sticking his head out into the front
room.
Assault with a deadly weapon,
Dicky," said the policeman, drawn
revolver in his hand.
"Let them in, mother said Dicky.
'"rhe doctor on the corner beyond
says you threatened him with gun, -
said one of the detectives. Dicky
laughed again.
HE was scared, that's all,' declared
Dicky. ''He wanted money before he'd
doctor Mrs. Sullivan last night, and we
5 didn't have any to give him. He was
going to go back to his Office when he
found the Sullivans were broke, and
t pulled my gun out of my overcoa1
pocket. was going to offer it to hin
e as security, but he got scared and
t thought I intended to shoot. There
e wasn't load in the gun. You can lool
I at it,
e you'll have to come over and tel
! that story to the captain, Dicky," sai6