Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-04-22
aven.t got any money l won't do any.


thing"
Now, before you blame the doctor
TOO strongly you should consider that
ii was o'clock in the morning and six
| degrees below zero: also that exper-
fence had taught the doctor that collect
on delivery was the only safe policy
for physician who had to depend on
his practice in that neighborhood for a
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.
~ 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."
The doctor, his little night case in his
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.
'Naw," said Mag, mot a red"
'Well, 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
"All right, sir. I'll Go the best l can
for her."
The doctor threw off his overcoat and
started to work on the sick woman,
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 well, 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 babe 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.
"The doctor on the corner beyond
says you threatened him with gum"
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
didn't have any to give him. He was
going to go back to his Office when he
found the Sullivans were broke and l
pulled my gun out of my oyercoat
pocket. 1 was going to offer it to him
as security, but he got scared and
thought l intended to shoot. There
wasn't load in the gun. You can look
at it."
you'll have to come over and tell
that story to the captain, Dicky," said
the officer. Maybe he'll stand for it
and maybe he WON'T
Dicky and the two detectives walked
away together, leaving old Mrs Ore
gan crying and cursing the police.--H
NJ. H., in Chicago Tribune.