The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-20
HOW HOPE x
y WAS BORN
. HE night was wild one. Such q
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niSnl anu sucn weather as only
Il New England can infict on suffer.
ing humanity. The dispensary was
in darkness, save a light which cleaned
from the windows of the resident physi-
clans room.
DIR. Brown, the resident physician, had
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 sn attack of the blues. He had
worked hard, this last year, for his de-
gree, and after graduation had been chcs
en- from among 20 applicants for the post
of resident at the dispensary The posi-
ton paid in experience and gave a wide
field for work among the poor of the dis
trict, 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.
He had been young man with expec-
tations and had had matrimonial designs
on a certain dainty young lady, and what
hope was there for a poor dispensary doc
tor? Only that morning the wealthy Mr..
Peabody. her pompous papa, had passed
DIR. Brown on the street and had return
ed his polite good morning with 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 at the Peabody mansion
Society had gossiped that Dolly Pea
body and Harvey Brown would make a
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.
DIR. Brown had worked hard all day,
had had Il case at a Stun tenement house
that afternoon and had missed his supper
at the boarding house. As he brooded
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 call out tonight. What an cid
duffer that Peabody is, anyway. Won.
der If DoI-Aliss 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.
thought knew Dolly-dash it, do know
her. She wouldn't throw a fellow over
like that. But why-hang it all, but I
Ia 49,
couldn't keep open Of 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
violently and DIR. Brown, stepping to the
speaking tube, shouted: well, what's
wanted?"
Say, be youse de doctor? Deys a swell
bloke up de street wots all smashed up
Dey wants de doctor to get wiggle on.
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A few minutes later Dr. Brown was
stumbling through the storm in the wake
of the small gamin who had summoned
him. At the corner two men were holding
n frightened horse, to which was hanging
The remains of broken harness. A little
further on was an overturned cab. sur
rounded by a number of residents who had
turned out in spite of the storm. They
had just pulled from under the wheels az
elderly gentleman. whose dress had stamp
ID him as "swellD with the ganin.
Or. Brown was all professional in ar
ingtant, and superintendent the carrying
of the injured man to the dispensary.
where he was placed on the doctors own
cot. DIR. Brown did not need to be told
hat this victim of runaway cab was
the same Mr.. Peabody who had cut him
On the street the morning of that same
day.
In the doctors room patient and ply
sician had passed the night in silence, the
doctor doing all in his power to sooths
bis patient, his personal feelings buried
deeply under professional zeal.
In the morning Mr.. Peabody had made
ar: attempt at conversation, but the doc
tor would not permit it.
she bell was ringing again and DR..
Brown hurried to open the door to Miss
Peabody and her fathers valet
You. Harvey, you?" Then, blushins
like rose: Harvey, take me to papa"
In another moment she was at her faith.
er's side
But DIR. Brown was happy. She had
said Harvey He- eyes-well, only
Dr. Brown knew what her eyes said.
As the patient was assisted to his car.
riage he said: ''Dr. Brown, this is your
case: shall expect you to finish it, sir
Please call this evening" Noun.
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