The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-14
LOVE AND
DEATH JINGLES
BY Stuart 3. Stone.


was cutting its way through the waves
of glowing fire. leaving an everin
creasIng ''V' OF white pillows And
now strange, sweet sound OF music
came from the approaching vessel
It was n character OF music the fair
young doctor had not heard in his
busy life.
The music ceased and there was
dull boom as Of cannon firing, and the
steamer turned. as though by magic,
to gondoa of olden Venice Balls
of yellow and green fire assembled
from the vessel and, exploding. lit all
the heavens Then the gondola be,
came a three-masted schooner, and
then an ocean greyhound, and finally
a black. gun bristling dog Of war
She was nearing the long pier and
the fair young doctor saw a figure APP
preach the railing and tinkle a little
bell. The figure was that of the pref
TEST kind OF a maid-red brown hair
that shone like the crimson waves
and eyes that laughed at the staring
medical man,
Tinga-line ling! went the pretty
maids bell, and it kept up its calling,
fetching ring until the doctor dug his
hands In his eyes and awakened.
Ting linging went the telephone
in the corner.
The doctor crawled sullenly out Of
the good warm bed. An hour ago
he had returned from the ceremonies
attendant upon the arrival OF two new
Johnsons at the little log house, where
too many Johnsons lived now for com
fort Aud now remorseess duty called
again
Tingallng-lng went the telephone
The central girl fretted.
After the doctor had set his bare
feet on a cruel steel instrument and
driven table corner into his fourth
rib he bawled into the mouthpiece:
Hello! Who wants DR. Raymond
John Kimball is in fearful shape"
went a gruff voice at the other end
Has a killing pain in his throat--l'm
afraid he's a goner!"
The doctor hobbled over to a chif
fonier and began the task of hasty rob
ing. A photograph of a very pretty
girl-the siren maid that had rung the
changing crafts tinkletink bell
showed on the mantel in the freight,
and the doctor paused a moment be
fore The pure. dear face before getting
into his muddy boots Then ting-a
ling-lIng went the telephone again.
1t was an exclt.i feminine voice
now: Lawrence Durton is awfully
sick-thinks he is about to die
stomach hurts him please, please
hurry"
The doctor dropped the receiver and
sroaned "Dofothy-~this will 70 hard
with her."
The girl on the mantel smiled at
him and ne hurried over and talked
to the photograph; I'm do my best,
old girl One is my friend and real.
real man the other. my rival-your
beloved and cur and rascal. And
where 10 20 first, God only knows
The doctor muttered and creased
his fine brow all the way down the
steps, to the nearby stable, and along
the road of muddled darkness
This is no thing" he growled, for
doctor and a man to solve Friend
and gentleman, or knaye and rival
lives in the balance--and the girl
we'll, know what she would have me
do"
The doctor fretted for two more
miles of chill blackness. and then
great signboard showed, white and
ghostly. In the hours of light the
signboard read Two miles to Dris-
coll" on one side, -Four miles to
Sweetwater" on the other
Now the doctor halted his horse and
hesitated He started the Driscoll way,
then turned back for Sweetwater FL
nally he plunged down the Driscoll
road and In ten minutes he stood
beside a RULED bed
How is he now" asked the doc
tor gravely.
Il think I'm all right now" purred
an effemnate voice--the voice of the
siren maids yeloyed. Il fear | ate
one too many olives for supper and I
had really excrucisting pains In my
stomach cant bear pain, you know D"
The doctor muttered his disgust.
I've got to get away from this kinder
garten There's a man really sick
three miles over yonder" And the
doctor put emphasis on the man"
and the sick"
As he grasped at his little black
grip the telephone rang-ting a.ling-
ling! The busting maid hurried to the
instrument and talked a staccato: Yes
oh. my" kind of talk for a min
ute Then she turned TO the listening
room:
John Kimball died a minute ago.
He hadn't been sick an hour.