Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-26
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that l should get this thing if applied
for it. What other university or pub
lie school man. would dream OF du;u.
so? Was any other in such straits IL
I? And then my relentless relative,
He not only promised TO speak tur me.
but was the Very man to do -. Could
any recommendation compete With his
in the matter OF Il male nurse: And
need the duties Of such be necessarily
loathSome and repellent: Certainly
the surroundings would he better than
those of my common lodging hou>" and
own particular garnet. and the fool
and every other condition of life that |
could think of on my way back TO that
unSavory asylum. So | dived into Il
pawnbroker'S shop. where | was Il
stranger only upon my present errand.
and within the hour was airing Il de
cen if %antiQuated suit, but little cor
rupted by the pawnbroker'S moth, and
a new straw hat. on the top of Il tram.
The address given in the ADVERTISE
ment was that Of 4 fiat at EarlS Court.
which cost me 4 cross country journey.
! finishing with the district railway and
q seven minutes walk. 1t was now
past midday. and the tarry wood pave
ment was good to smell as l strobe up
the Earl's Court road. 1t was great to
walk the civilized world again. Here
were men with coats on their backs
and ladies in gloves. My only fear was
lest l might run up against one or
other whom l had known of old. But
it was my lucky day. I felt it in my
bones. l was going to get this berth.
and sometimes ! should be able to
smell the wood pavement on the old
boys errands. Perhaps he would in
sist on skimming over it in his bath
chair with me behind.
l felt quite nervous when l reached
the flats. They were q small pile in a
side street. and l pitied the doctor
whose plate l saw upon the palings
before the ground floor windows; he
must be in a very small way. !
thought. rather pitied myself as We'll.
l had INDUCED in visions Of better
fats than these. There We're no bal
COMES; the porter was out of livery;
there was no lift. and my invalid on
the third floor. l trudGed up. wishing
/ had never lived in Mount street, and
brushed against a detected individual
coming down. \ full blooded young
fellow in a frock coat flung the right
door open at my summons.
docs Mr.. Maturin live here?" l in
quired.
That's right" said the full blooded
young man, grinning all over a con
vivial countenance.
"1-I've come about his advertise
ment in the Daily Mail"
You're the ~thirty-ninth," cried the
blood. THAT was the thirty-eighth
you met upon the stairs. and the days
still young. Excuse my staring at
you. Yes, you pass your prelim. and
can come inside; you're one of the
few. We had most just after break
fast, but now the porter's heading off
the worst cases, and that last chap
was the first for twenty minutes.
Come in here"
And ! was ushered into an empty
room with q good bay window, which
enabled my full blooded friend to in
spect me vet more critically in a good
light. This he did without the least
false de!icacy. Then his questions be
gan.
VARSITY man."
NO
"Public schoOl?"
Eyes"
(Which one:"
tod him. and he sighed relief.
cat last, You're the very first I've
not had to argue with as to what is
and what is not a public school. Ex-
pelled:"
NO" l said after a moments hest
tation; mo, | was not expelled. and
hope you won't eXpel me if I ask a
question in my turn
"Certainly not"
care you Mr.. Maturin's SOM"
ono, my names Theobald. You may
have seen it down below"
"The doctor"' l said.
His DOCTOR" said Thcobald, With q
satisfied eye. "Mr. Maturin's doctor
ne is ldNlIS u maze nurse ana attend
ant by my advice, and he wants {;
gentleman if he can get one. | rattle,
think he'll see you, though he's only
seen two or three all day. There arc
certain questions which he prefe.,
to ask himself, and it's no good go.n:
over the same ground twice. 50 per
haps had better tell him about yot
before we get any further"
And he withdrew to Il room still
nearer the entrance. as | could hear
for it was a very small fat indeed
But now two doors were Shut between
US, and | had to rest content with mur
; murs through the wall until the docto
returned to summon me.
: II have persuaded my patient t.
see you be whispered, but ! confes
| I am not sanguinc Of the result. Ii,
is very difficult 10 please. You mus
prepare yourself for a q~uerulous in
! valid ana for no s%inecure if YOU &c
the billet
"May ! ask what's the matter viii
him."
"By all means-when you've got til,