The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-15
Five Times in Chair

One of my regular boilers dropped
In this afternoon" said local dent
list. Boilers? Why, they're the men
who arrange to have their teeth fixed,
get into the chair, become panicstrick-
en- at the first sight Of the dentists
tools, jump up, grab their hats ana
then incontfnently and everlastingly
run for 1t.
This bolter made his fifth runa-
way this afternoon. And I thought
l had him today sure His face wore
look Of the grimmest determination
when he came in.
III get stampeded today and start
to run l want you to shoot me like
dog. sir he said to me, sternly and
without a symptom of a smile. Nor
are you to accept any excuses what
ever. Remember that. want this
Job started and I am going to have it
started
Then he got into the chair, hang
ing on to himself hard, every muscle
stretched and tense with determine
ton.
"The first part of the job was to be
some drilling. adjusted a drill and
switched on the current to start the
drill going. My bolter was regarding
me through the Sits Of his eyes, and
then saw the cold, tallowy drops be-
ginning to bead on his forehead.
Just as got the drill to buzzing
my telephone bell rang. My man in
the chair sat up suddenly.
BY ginger!' he exclaimed, that
bell reminds me. promised to see
that fellow at o'clock, and here it's
ten minutes past three now!' and he
bounded out of the chair and grabbed
his hat OF the rack.
Here, wait minute!' called af-
ter him as he leaped for the door. You
told me, you know, not to accept any
excuse
Cant help what said, young
man. he said hoarsely. with his hand
on the knob, I'll call you up and
make another appointment with you
later and he was out of the door
and down the hall at a canter.
THAT. as say, was the fifth time
this bolter jumped me.
HE came in and made arrange
ments for the overhauling of his teeth
more than month ago.
want to start at once-tomorrow
afternoon, II thatll be handy for YOU
he said. Want to get the blamed
thing off my mind. What time to-
morrow afternoon can You begin to
butcher me?'
He turned up on the following af-
ternoon. pallid and sad. at 8 O'Clock.
He's an elderly. military looking man
with white hair and snowy mustache.
He served all through the civil war.
I'm told. and was under fire a score
Of times.
when he got into the chair l be-
gan to fiddle around and sort out my
tools. accidentally on purpose letting
him catch sight Of some Of the worst
looking of them. SO as to try out his
nerve. He looked the tools over out
of the tail Of his eye, and saw his
chest begin to heave.
"'By smoke!' he suddenly gasped,
and hadn't put hand on him yet,
understand, that rheumatism in my
arm is positively brutal this after
noon. I'm in no shape this afternoon
to have you start of with my teeth
and he was out of the chair and reach
ing for his hat. I'll ring you up in a
day or SO. when this Internal arm
oSopo JuupIAS6S tiuu udSC yOu AudhO t1u-
other appointment with me- and away
he went like a man hustling for a train
on a fifteen-second margin.
"A week later, after calling me up
on the phone. he came again.
Feeling good today?' I asked him.
.''Fine!' he replied, heartily. I'm
mense. Tip-top. Want to get this
COMPOUNDED thing going. too. while
am feeling SO good
"Then he climbed into the chair, and
began feeling around with the pick
among some Of the teeth that needed
filling.
"Whue l was doing that there was
a light rap on the door leading into
the reception room. opened the door
and woman whose teeth was at
tending to stood there.
Doctor she said to me, If you
cant begin on me within the next ten
minutes I shall not be able to have a
sitting today, for must meet some
friends at the train in an hour, and
my bolter was out OF the chair and
at my side in two strides.
Doctor he said, with courtly
bow for the lady, I willingly surren-