Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04


each side, moved the figure of a
man. Occasionally he shot glance behind
him, but the general direction of his gaze
was to his left, where fence cut off the
brownstone residences. At last he stopped
and tried a gate. 1t opened noiselessy, and
he disappeared inside. A pause. A man
came out of the gate, closed it carefully, and
walked on through the alley toward arc
light, which spread a generous glare at the
intersection of street.
Patrolman ellis was standing idly on a
corner, within the light radius of a street
lamp, debating some purely personal ques-
tons when he heard the steady clack,
clack, clack of footsteps a block or more
away. He glanced up and dimly saw man
approaching. AS he came nearer the police
man noticed that the mans right hand was
pressed to his face.
Good evening, officer said the stranger
nervously. Can you tell me where l can
find dentist?"
''Toothache?" inquired the policeman:
Eyes, and it's nearly killing me- If I
don't get it pulled, I'll-I'll go crazy"
The policeman grinned sympathetically.
Had it myself. know what it is, he said.
You passed one dentist down in the other
block, but there's another just across the
street there" and he indicated a row of
brownstone residences; DR.. Paul Sitgreave.
He'll charge you good and plenty"
He crossed the street, and the policeman
gazed after him until he mounted the steps
and pulled the bell. After few minutes
the door opened, the stranger entered the
house, and Patrolrnan ellis walked on
DR.. Sitgreave here" the stranger in
4 IVES d S'' ''ii' "l' '''O ''i' ''"'
Please ask him if he can draw tooth
for me. I'm in a perfect agony, and
The doctor rarely gets up to attend to
such cases, interrupted the servant
Here" said the stranger, and he pressed
bill into the servants hand. Wake him
for me, won't you? Tell him it's urgent"
The servant locked at the bill, then
opened the door and led the patient into
the reception room.
Five minutes later, DR.. Stgreave, gaping,
entered and nodded to his caller.
Il hated to trouble you, DOCTOR" explained
stranger but haven't slept a wink all night
He glanced around the room until his .ey
The hands of the clock pointed to fifty-thr
Phew!" said Dr. Stgreave. Nearly two o'e
l must have slept hard. | didn't think I'd
asleep more than an hour" He paused to
again and stretch himself. Which tooth is
he asked.
A molar; here" said the stranger, and he o.
his mouth.
DR.. Sitgreave gazed officially into his inner
depths and fingered the instruments of torture
That tooths too good to lose, he said
an eXaT1l1ndtlOn mere ) O1lly a small cavity 1
Il don't know what's the matter with it,
Piled the other impatiently, except that it
M nerves are fairly jumping"
DR.. Sitgreave professionally serious
noted the drawn face, the nervous twitchir
hands, and the unusual pallor of his client. g
are he said finally; there's no doubt of
But it isn't the tooth; it's neuralgia"
Well pull it anyway pleaded the stra
1T always comes in that tooth, and I've got
rid of it sometime.
1t wouldn't be wise" demonstrated the de
a filling will save it. Here" and he turned
stirred an effervescent powder in glass. q
this and see if it doesn't straighten you out"
The stranger took the glass and gulped dow
foaming liquid.
Now sit right there for five minutes or so
structed the dentist. If it doesn't quiet you
YOU insist having the tooth pulled of cour
He sat down and glanced again at the clock,
which he looked at his watch and replaced it
pocket of his paiamas. His visitor was sitting