The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-11-03

ANsAAssssAo VvOA SOA JhAn OV0ut6
long past and almost forgot:
ten. In his hand he held letter
typed on plain white sheet of paper.
A bright IRE was cracking merrily
In the open CRATE, and DR.. Jensen
would read the letter and then gaze
into the leaping flames and under his
breath mutter: M
Damn him. II
The letter had neither heading nor
signature, there was no writing to
identify the sender, the postmark on
the envelope was from remote sub
station away out In the northern 81.
burbs Of the great city; but DR.. Jen.
SEN knew, as well as he knew his own
name, just who had sent that letter.
Knew 1t because Il referred to Ger.
tain event In his past life, spoke of a
compromising photograph and other
things; only one man knew these
things, the knowledge which would be
very disastrous to DIR. Jensen's domes-
tic and financial affairs. The writer of
this letter limited that money con.
sideration, II sufficiently large, might
purchase the matchmaking evidence.
Only one man knew these facts, there
fore he must have sent the missive.
To 60 back little: When Jensen
was graduated from an important
eastern medical school and had had
two years hospital work he stood on
the threshold Of his career. He liked
medicine, had been'a good student and
was well fitted to practice. But he
had financial ambition. All his life he
had been poor; he had worked his way
through college, with the heel of pow.
erty ever pressing his neck. He
wanted money. but the pathway to
money through Practice Of medicine
was as rule slow and uncertain.
MANY doctors are called, but few
are chosen" was only too true and
Philip Jensen studied the subject Of
his future very seriously. The ethical
thing for him to have done at this
time would be to open an Office, fur
nish 1t modestly, put pretty gold
sign reading: "Philip Jensen, Physi-
clan and Surgeon" on the door, and
then to sit down in an easy chair and
wait-wait for some person to come
along and be suddenly stricken with
stomach ache. He must wait for his
patients-wait perhaps like the "Hon.
Peter Stirling for two years before a
client came along. In doing this he
would be strictly ethical, but two
years of being ethical wasn't pleasant,
especially when the doctor needed
food and raimentS during that time.
If he were reasonably successful in
building up a practice he might after
about ten years be able to pay his Of
fee rent and support himself. But he
didn't propose to be poor that long;
in ten years he wanted to accumulate
a g0odly amount of money; In 20 he
wanted to be Independent. He studied
carefully over these questions and
finally became an advertising special
ist." He departed from the hewn
lines of medicine; through the papers
he told Of his skill in his chosen spe-
cialty; his charges were reasonable,
and before very long the credit side
of his ledger was getting larger than
the debit. What DR.. Jensen did ne did
we'll; he was not an impecunious
Quack, but skilled and expert physi-
clan. A year later his practice had 30
increased he needed help in his &C
counts and ONCE work. A bright Irish
chap named O'Brien was secured as
DIR. Jensen's secretary. 0'Brien was
about the same age as the doctor and
the two soon became fast friends.
O'Brien was lawyer and was trying
to get on his feet by the old ethical
way. but his funds ran out before
clients began to come in and he was
perforce obliged to seek work. Jensen
was glad to set him; his keen percep-