Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-03-22
MY UNAVAILABLE
 EDUCATION.

We ~Ouen are nanulcuppeu Tn me professions by the fact that we may marry It's like building on founda. tons that may crumble away. When man chooses career he knows that proficient be must be ln his work A woman knows that even husband Ia liable to prevent her taking advantage of years of preparation.
 Realizing this l determined when began io study medicine that l would never marry My friends appeared doubtful. saying that was too good looking to remain singlA put this down to flattery and pursued my studies. then took hospital work.
 On coming out of the hospital hung out my shlnglc in II quiet street, resolv- ing to practice only among women and children, hadn't been settled week before received a call from an old lady living directly opposite. who wished me to go over to her house and see her son. "The poor boy" she said. ''has always been strong and well till four or five days ago. when he had trouble with his heart. Do come and see him." Supposlng from her words that her son was a boy. went over There reclining on an easy chair. wns young man not less than twenty-five years old He showed no outward signs of illness. his color being good. though when took his hand to test his heart beat found his pulse quite rapid. asked him 10 give me his symptoms which be did In these words:
 "A few days ago was looking out of my window. remember the cir cumstances well. It was about o'clock. A cart was numbering up the street. You opened your front door and went out Suddenly my heart which had always beat regularly. be- gan to jump and futter, l fell back on this chair and waited for the nn- usual action to subside- It finally did so. but it returns every day and. about the same time"
 Do you drink coffee?"
 "Yes."
 "Stop It at once"
 "Liquors?'
 Occasionally.
 "Stop them too"
 Smoker
 He smokes all the time" his moth CT put in.
 Stop smoking. but gradualiy-two cigars a day for awhile. then one and finally none"
 He looked quite cut up. but said presently. Well, seeing it's you. I'll do 1t. but there's no other doctor in Christendom that could persuade me"
 That's the advantage of woman physician" said the mother. Men are dictatorial and unsympathetic."
 put my ear down on to the pa tIent's chest to hear the beating of his heart. It certainly beat rapidly. but could hear no sounds denoting any or ganic difficulty. told him that his trouble was nervous and by following my directions be would soon be free from It. went away not expecting to be called in again.
 Within week my patients mother came over 10 say that her son. nut withsta ndlng that he had followed my recommendations. had daily recur- rences of his trouble. l asked Der when they came on. and she said aboot ? o'clock. This was the hour that went out on my afternoon round of professional calls. and agreed to 20 in the next day to see the patient ] went the next day directly from my office across the street and found the young man looking well enough. bat the action of his heart was certainly above the normal.
 We'll. attended him for several months. his condition remaining much the same. found my visits to him relief, for instead of talking about his ailment he seemed to attach little i'm portance to 1t and chatted delightfully."- on other subjects. Many a time when visiting him would suddenly discover that my time had been slipping away and must curtail my afternoon calls. | Indeed. there were times when foupd I had neglected some important case
 One afternoon when our meeting had been especially delightful my patient said to me:
 ''i have told you great deal about my heart. but you have told me noth ing about yours. Mine beats wildly whenever l sec you go out on your round Of afternoon visits. At other times 1t Is normal. In other words. it has beat for you ever since first saw you leave your office. would know ie yours does not beat for me-
 rose with dignity. not to say irrlta ton. and replied:
 Do you mean to tell me that you have been fooling me all this time?"
 My heart Is affected"
 "For-for me only?"
 "For you only l can't love but one woman at one time."
 Opposing currents struggled within me. was vexed to have been treated like a. wei, like woman Instead of Q physician. Nevertheless 1 could pot keep down delicious sensation that ] was loved However. 1 maintained a status.
 "My time" said curtly. ''is as valu able when visiting one whose inten- ton Is to make a fool of me as pa tient who needs me shall make you pay for this"
 I strode out of the room. But was too late The fellow had caught ne l tried to stay away from him and