Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-01-18

the wall OF his Office, with nobody to
read it. His smart-looking sign, on
which the paint was fresh and the gold
leaf very new, volunteered TO pilot an
invalid populace to the spot where
he dealt out tablets, powders and
tinctures, vainly entreating them to
turn in hither" and be saved. For, in
spite of its persuasions, when teeth
ing babies went into spasms, small
boys had green-apple collie, or despond-
ent adults took Rough on Rats or Paris
green, tho messenger in search of a
medical Samaritan, like the priest and
Levite, passed by on the other side.
Under the circumstances, it is not
at all to be wondered at that DR.. Pen
dleton fell behind in his rent; that his
landiady gave him cold shoulder with
cold coffee at breakfast, because of an
unpaid board bill, and that polite but
pressing duns formed the nucleus of
his mail.
One day, when his creditors were
more exigent than usual it occurred
to him that he would go down to
Litchfield, green country hollow
among the hills, and pay his respects
to his Aunt Penelope.
During his college course and the
struggle with short rations incident
10 his medical curriculum, she had
put up" for him time and again, al
ways assuring him that this was the
very last time she should do SO. But
what soft-hearted old lady, suscepti-
bic 10 the affiliations of tender fiat
terry, could withstand the compliments,
insinuating and clever, of a silver
tongued youth in whose favor her af-
fections were enlisted?
He would go and see, and recon
quer his Aunt Penelope.
Not bad place TO go into retreat
for awhile; not at all bad. This was
his thought as he lifted the old-fash.
Toned knocker. DR.. Pendleton had,
until this moment. almost forgotten
the existence of Dorla HadIey-his
Cousin Dorla,' he had used to call
her, who answered his knock She
was the orphaned daughter of one Of
Miss Penelope STANDARDS early
friends, and had been raised by Miss
Stannard as her own child would have
mother
Ten years ago. Dorla had given no
promise OF beauty, but here she was
now, with color on her cheek,
light in her eye, grace of contour
and charm of expression that went
through the doctors ready sensibili
ties with shock like the galvanic
current of his own electric battery
And the air of her! 1t had the I'M
conscious dignity of a Juno or Diana
What sumner she was
Before he had a chance TO say a
word, Miss Stannard came and stared
at the intruder for a moment before
eXclaiming in establishment:
Il declare TO goodness if it isn't
Bruce"
Aunt Penelope was duly embraced
the doctor and his gripsacks taken in.
and the hired girl-for Litchfeld
knew no maids sand the fatted fowl
Immediately had differences to be set
tied. Meanwhile the aunt and nephew
talked
Still raveling your web by night,
Aunt Penelope? Still keeping the
sutton crew in uncertainty? You
look as young as you ever did, and are
just as much of n beauty"
Miss Stannard shook her head and
sighed little.
NO. Bruce; the inhrmities of the
~
"lntrmities? l believe you could en-
ter as contestant at an Olympian race
and come out winner, this very min
ute"
NO, Bruce" still more energetical-
ly. My sleep is poor and ! have lit
tie appetite: that isn't the worst of ii.
either. for | have a terrible case of
the blues. | had about made up my
mind 10 call in DR.. Somerset and get
prescription"
The young man shifted oontemptu-
ously.
Somerset? He'd have given you
blue mass or jalap, and bled and bis
tered you in true antediluvian style.
There's been a renaissance in the art
vi Utdlluk SIIltt Ills udH WHY lie
hasn't yet admitted the existence OF
the microbe, and swears bacteriology
is all CANNON. I've heard him talk.
How fortunate | came i'm time to save
you from his tender mercies.''
And then DR.. Pendleton's finger was
on the old lady's pulse: he was in
speeding her tongue. and auscutated
her heart by placing his ear lightly
above IL. Meanwhile, having no more
idea than the man in the moon as to
her ailment. his shrewd glance had de-
tected few tiny pimpIes on her soft
old wrist. Blood out OF order, con-
cluded he.
But, having point to carry, he
kept his own counsel, and did. not,
therefore. declare the nature OF the
case. lie remembered the maxim: