Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-20

l. New England can infict on suffer
ing humanity. The dispensary wa,
in darkness, save a light which CLEANED
from the windows of the resident physi
clans room.
DR.. Brown, the resident physician, haC
made bad day of it, tramping through
the snow, making his regular calls on the
sick poor of his district. Now he found
small comfort in his pipe as he sat by his
little stove in the dispensary room.
just now the young doctor suffered
from an attack of the blues. He had
worked hard this last year. for his de-
gree, and after graduation had been chos-
en- from among 20 applicants for the post
of resident at the dispensary. The posi-
tion paid in experience and gave a wide
teld for work among the poor of the dis
/ trlct, both at their homes and at the dis
| pensary The salary was chiefly salary
IN name, 500 year and room rent free,
not enough to cover expenses but it was
the experience to be gained that paid.
lie had been young man with expec-
tations and had had matrimonial designs
on certain dainty young lady, and what
hope was there for poor dispensary doc
tor! Only that morning the wealthy Mr..
Peabody. her pompous papa, had passed
DR.. Brown on the street and had return
ed his polite good morning with a cold
look, which seemed to say: Il do not
wish to know you. sir" And that, too,
when but a few years before the student
Brown, with great expectations, had been
a welcome guest a the Peabody mansion.
Society had gossped that Dolly Pea
body and Harvey Brown would make
match.
He had written once since that to Miss
Dorothy and his letter had been returned
to him unopened. The Peabodys had gone
abroad and he had heard no more of them
until to-day when Mr.. Peabody had given
him the cut direct.
DR.. Brown had worked hard all day,
had had a case at slum tenement house
that afternoon and had missed his supper
at the boarding house As he broodcd
over these things small wonder that the
blue devils tormented him.
Devil of a night OUT unused the doc
tor. christmas eve. too! Hope | won't
have a call out tonight. What an old
duffer that Peabody is, anyway Won
der if Dol-Miss Peabody would cut me
like that? Hang it all. A man don't
feel good to be frozen out like that just
because he has lost his expectations. l
thought l knew Dolly-dash it. l do know |
her. She wouldn't throw fellow over !
like that. But why-hang it all. but |
do feel empty; pity that boarding house |
couldn't keep open of a night once in
awhile, and I'm broke. too. Well, there's
no hope for me with her pater, that's
sure :"
The electric bell over his head rang
and DR.. Brown, stepping to the
speaking tube, shouted: "Well, what's
wanted?9
Say. be youse de doctor? Deys swell
,ioke up de street wots all smashed up.
Dey wants de doctor to get a wiggle on,
zee 2"
\ few minutes later Dr. Brown was
tun bling through the storm in the wake
# the small gamin who had summoned
lin. At the corner two men were holding
frightened horse. to which was hanging
he remains of a broken harness. A. little
urther on was an overturned cab. sur
ounded by number of residents who had
urned out in spite of the storm. They
al just pulled from under the wheels an
lderly gems leman. whose dress had stamp /
d him as swell with the gamin.
Dr. Brown was all professional in an
1stant. and superin;ended the carrying
f the injured man to the dspensary.
here he was placed on the doctors own s
Vt. Dr. Brown did not need to be told o
lat this victim of a runaway cab was
le same Mr.. Peabody who had cut him
\ the street the morning of that same {
ny. S
In the doctors room patient and ply
clan had passed the night in silence. the
,ctor doing all in his power to soothe .
: patient. his personal feelings buried ;,
eply under professional zeal.
In the morning Mr.. Peabody had made =
attempt at conversation. but the doc Is
r would not permit it. y
The bell was ringing again and Dir.
rown hurried to open the door TO Miss
,abody and her fathers valet. n
You. Harvey, you?" Then, blushing n
,e a rose: Harvey. take me to papa"
another moment she was at her faith =
s side.
But DIR. Brown was happy. She had y
id Harvey" Her eyes-Well. only q
:. Brown knew what her eyes said. a
As the patient was assisted to his car x
ge he said: "Dr. Brown. this is your
Sc: | shall expect you TO finish it. sir. n
ease call this evening. g."-Rocky Noun x
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