The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-18

D-- A1 Aa A4 .llate In @ 1a
suburb baTead Tnnkers. A co7ars
with neat little once. a cozg den.
comfortable bedrooms and diuinzroen,
and kitchen Constituted bis bachelor
apartments. TIE house waS iasg of
ths main business street Of the yn-
iAgs. and his swinging sign. brave in
gold and 1lzrs. could easily be seen
oT those Who were passing along the
thoroughtzre. When he had snent zII
ne dared Of the small amount his esu-
cation had lefr of his parimouy upon
the furnishing o. this little home and
had Installed q capable Irish house
keeper he felt at leisure TO Sic or the
tiny porch with hts book. behind the
screen Of the rambler rose, and watrh
Tor the messenger to ring tie bell
ready 70 slip into the Office and grave
y receive the message himself II il
we're during Office hours. or. if It we're
not 20 listen while Bridget took the
order and answered. "Cfu ten the
docthor whin he comes in II the
book sometimes slipped ID tha floor
ana the possible patient was forgot
ten IN the vision of a certain dainty
figure with laughing eyes. who should
one day Be near him when the
bachelor quarters should swell 10
larger pr0portions-weu. that is an
other story. Certainly. the Office bell
cid not often disturb his day-dreams
The monntany Of this lire could not
always last-lt had to end one way
Or another. One day a group Of a.
borers upon the trolley line which was
TO link the little suburb with what
was destined to be the great chain
Of Greater New York had reached a
point within the doctors range OF
vision, when a sudden commotlon
among them aroused him at his sta
ticn on the porch. Then be saw that
man had fallen, and, as one pointed
70 the doctors sign. several others
lifted him and brought him toward
the house. Or. Raymond received
them with his most digniied manner.
heard their report that the foreman
Of the gang-for it was ne who had
fallen-had eaten no lunch and
seemed to be in pain; that after they
had returned to work he had suddenly
clapped his hand to his right side and
dropped TO the ground; that he lived
by himself and had no relatives, so
far as they knew
While the doctor listened he was
hurriedly using restoratiVes and thor
oughly examining his patient. He was
soon convinced that an acute attack
Of appendicitis had caused the loss of
consciousness. and that an operation
should be performed at once.
The delicate operation was per.
formed with complete success and the
patient put to bed IN the doctors own
apartment. for he dared not risk a re.
moyal II was one Of those cases
where the appendix showed no sign
OF obstruction; indeed, there was an
unusually healthy condition. which !
promised a safe and speedy recovery.
especially as the patient was a strong 1
man not over 30 years Of age.
The patient recovered consciousness
quite suddenly. just as the doctor was
beginning to feel uneasy at the pro
longed state Of coma which did not
show any signs Of yielding to his ef-
forts.
wal, I've sure got a fine berth this /
time suddenly greeted the doctors |
ears. He turned quickly to the bed in /
time to see his man preparing to rise.
mol no." expostulated DR.. Raymond.
Wait a moment and I viii explain.
Then, as gently as possible, the doctor
told the man what had occurred. "Ap.
pendiceetisi Appendix to the die.
tionaryl and didn't ye 60 through my
pockets?" Ny good man. I'm not
highway robber." said the doctor
beginning to fear that the patients
mind was unbalanced. wal good
Lord, wish Z We had a. bin. I'd be
better of now with all my appendices
and supplements, fur tha' want
nuthin' in my pockets that I'd miss ef
ye'd only stopped at them. Now. less
go look in the inside pocket to my
coat, n see what ye'll find" Dr. Ray.
mond obeyed, and found a paper on
which was written: q have fits. Take
of my coat and put me where il is
cool and quiet. I'll come to In two or
three hours"
"Ye see, Doc. thought o. course
they'd look in my pockets, ef I was
took 'ith one o my spells, to see where
TO take me or who my folks was
amt he'd one now for nigh on to FIVE
year; tho't mebbe I'd got shet on EN-
Anyhow 'twouldnt do to tell the men
-'twould queer me with EN-. But I'll
be dummed ef ! ever tho't OF ANYBODY
cuttin' me mp. I've had 'em ever since
was a kid, n they've done every.
thing. Used to bleed me; n onct INV
aair was ali took of my head with
ituif they put on--most D. the skin
90. They blistered my feet so't
couldn't walk; but nuthln did no coed
30 they finally got to lettin' me alone
N was beginnin to git better
kinder out-growed EN- nj come hack
east to sort o git away from my reppi.
I"tion. Thought mebbe change O.
climate n livin' out O. doors I'd