Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

from from the desk small book whose entries
ran somewhat like this:
Mrs Jones. for back rent .. $4,000
| tour pairs hose .............,. LOO
! lea, sugar, etc ................ ia
and examining it with great care, his back turned
to the newcomer, he concluded
Yes, sir, think | can manage it, if you
will kindly lay aside your coat and take the
chair"
With sigh of relief the old gentleman divested
himself of his outer garments, and sank into the
depths of the dental chair as though it repre-.
sented to him bed of rather than the
throne of torture.
His breath was still coming irregularly and he
seemed most unduy Austered fact Robinson
couldn't help remarkng he drew forth the
drawers of instruments, filled tumbler with
ter, and hustled about with great show of ac
tivity, devoutly hoping his patient mightn't no
tice how absolutely everything was. He ad
justed the headrest and then, as the old gentle
man obligingly opened cavernous mouth, pre-
pared to make an examination, almost groaning
aloud as he noted the well-preserved molars and
bicuspds exposed to view, and wondered how he
could arrange anything like decent amount of
work for himself without feeling unpleasantly
like thief
Discovering an almost nfntesiIHal cavity, he
proceeded to adjust the rubber dam, napkins,
and various paraphernalia of his calling, when
the front-door bell rang, and the old gentleman,
gripping the chair-arms, rose so suddenly to
upright position, and gasped violently, that
he came within an ace of swallowing napkins,
rubber dam, and even the weights pendent from
the latter in one gulp before Robinson could re-
lieve him.
Seeing that his patient was listening with
painful ntentness, Robinson forebore to speak
for an instant, and then, the outer door closed
and the servant could be heard shufhing back to
the regions below, the old gentleman put his
hand to his heart and trembled like leaf, while
Robinson hesitated whether to run for doctor
or to offer his patient whisky and water.
"My dear DIR. Robinson, the latter finally
managed to articuate, 81 feel / owe you an ex
PLANTATION, and I will endeavor to be as brief as
possible"
"I am, would have you to understand a man
of most exemplary habits, generally speaking, but
we all-ahl have our moments of relaxation, not
to saw excess-'errare est humana,' you know
and so I-oh! confound it, perhaps you know
how it is yourself?' Robinson bowed, and his
patient resumed: Last night dined with some
friends and may perhaps have been little in
udicious in the amount of wine | drank-mnd.
don't say / was, but such may have been the
case After dinner we went to the theatre,
where my friends procured box and later they
prevailed upon me to go behind the curtains and
make Miss Zaza Flashlights acquaintance. All
this, you will readily understand, harmless
in the extreme but it perhaps trife unwise
of me to ask Miss Flashlight and several of her
company to be my guests at supper after the
plav We had merry time, sir, very merry
time though my recollections of the affair, be-
yond the fact that we all ate considerable and
drank rather more, are | may say, exceedingly |
bazy I spent the night at hotel, and awoke |
this morning with terrible headache and the