Evening star., 1905-10-22
he neighborhood, and everybody had a

the neighborhood, and everybody Hao
good word for him.
AT last there came a day when he was
brought face to face with the problem OF
locating somewhere. He had finished MS
hospital work and was ready to begin prac-
ticing In the course of d1nner-tapie CON
versation he happened to let faii tnat ne
was somewhat puzzled as to just wneIe 10 70
start practicing. His landlady overheard the
remark and after the meal put this propo-
sition to him, in practically these words
Mr.. Blank, have often thought that l
would like to have Doctors once locateu
in this house; 1t would be a convenience Tor
my boarders and help me materially to meet
the rent each month. You are looking
around for a place to locate. Why not To-
cate right In this house? Ever since you
have been here you have looked after the
little aches and pains of the boarders, and
Of the neighborhood as well. You are wen
acquainted here and I must confess. very
well liked indeed by everybody with whom
1 have talked. ! shall be only too glad to
give you the basement rooms for your Of
fices-I'n move the dining room upstairs.
You can still board with me-that will solve
the question of a heusekeeper-and L be-
lieve that 1t will not be hard for you to
build up regular practice In the same
neighborhood where you already have an
emergency one"
The young man realized at once the
shrewdness of his landlady's remarks. and
forthwith decided to establish himself as
per her suggestion. The result was that
all she had prophesied it would be- The en-
tire neighborhood fiocked to the offices Of
the man who, as a student had min
istered to its minor aches and pains for
experiences sake and without reward, and
from the day that he first put up his
modest sign prosperity has been his por-
ton.
Early next month this physician plans
to move from the offices in which he began
his career. During the sixteen years that
have intervened a great many of his pa
tientS have moved another and newer
portion of the city, and in response to their
united pleas he will shortly follow them.
His landlady there will be the one who
pointed out to him his golden opportunity.
In medical school, and afterward in the
hospital, young Henry made children's
diseases his especial concern, and when 1t
came around time for him to leave the
hospital he let 1t be known that he did
not purpose to begin as a general prac-
titioner. but as specialist Naturally,
there was much curiosity among his fell
low internes concerning his ambitious
plans, but to one and all he only replied:
Wait and see what the next year brings
forth"
Going to middle western city, where
he was an entire stranger, he paid down a
goodly portion of all the money he had
for a quarters rent for a suite of three
rooms as offices in the favored residential
section. These he furnished simply but
tastefully, and then sat down to wait for
patients.
The first applicant for his services put
in an appearance about two weeks after
he had become comfortably settled-out-
wardly. She excitedly demanded that the
doctor come at once to attend her hus-
band, who had been suddenly seized with
severe pains
Asking a brief question or two and find
ing out thereby that the man was probably
suffering from an attack of collie. or some
kindred ailment, he politely replied that he
would be glad to be OF any service in a
case of emergency, as this undoubtedly
was, but he thought it best to explain
first that he was not a general practitioner,
but specialist in childrens diseases If
she still desired his services In view of his
brief explanation, very WELL but If she pre-
ferred a general practitioner he could rec
ommend very excellent one just square
down the street.
Well, this woman. for all her anxious
hurry, preferred a general practitioner. So