Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-09

street. You opened your front door
and went out. Suddenly my heart.
which had always beat regularly, be-
gan TO jump and hutter fell back
on this chair and waited for the un-
usual action TO subslde. 1t finally did
SO. but 1t returns every day aud about
the same time,
'Do you drink coffeeT
EYES"
stop 1t at A., once" w Is
Occasionally"
stop them too"
smoker"
Gle smokes all the time" his moth
er put In. ST
"Stop smoking. but gradually-two
cigars day for awhile, then one ami
finally none"
He looked quite cut up. but sald
presently. We'll. seeing it's you. I'll
do 1t, but there's no other doctor III
Christendom that could persuade me-"
That's the advantage OF q woman
physician" said the mother. Men
! are dictntorlal and unsympathetlc."
put my ear down on to tho pn-
TENTS chest to hear the beating OF his
heart. II certainly beat rapidly. but
| could hear no sounds denoting any Or
ganic difficulty. told him that hts
| trouble was nervous and by following
my directions he would soon DO free
| from II. went away not expecting to
be called In again.
Within week my patients mother
came over to say that her son. not
1 withstandlng that he had followed my
recommendations. had daily recur
| rences OF his trouble. asked her
when they came on, and she said about
2 o'clock. This was the hour that
went out on my afternoon round of
professional calls. and agreed to go
| In the next day to gee the patient.
went the next day directly from my
office across the street and found the
young man looking we'll enough. but
| the action OF his heart was certainly
| above the normal.
Well. attended him for several
months. his condition remaining much
the same. found my visits to him a
relief. for instead of talking about his
| ailment he seemed to attach little I'm
| portancc to It and chatted delightfully."-
on other subjects. Many time when
visiting him would suddenly dlscover
that my time had been slipping away
and must curtail my afternoon calls.
Indeed. there were times when found
had neglected some important case.
One afternoon,when our meeting had
been especially delightful my patient
| said to me:
~ have told you a great deal about
| my heart. but you have told me moth
Ing about yours. Mine beats wildly
whenever l see 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. I would know IL
yours does not beat for me-"
rose with dignity. not to say irrita.
tlon. and replied:
"Do you mean to tell me that you
have been foolipg me all this timer
"My heart 10 affected"
s'For-for me only:"
"For you only. can't love but one
woman at one time"
Opposing currents struggled within
me. was vexed TO have been treated
like a-well. like woman Instead OF a
physician. Nevertheless could not
keep down a delicious sensation that
was loved However. maintained
professional status.
any time" l said CURLY. ''ls rs valu-
able when visiting one whose inten-
ton is TO make fool OF me as pu-
tient who needs me. J. shall mako you
pay for this"
strobe out OF the room. But 1 WINS
too late. The fellow had caught me.
I tried to stay away from him and
keep him away from me. 1t was no
use. The paws OF the trap closed about
me. married him and lost the re-
suits of six years hard work.
and yet. while don't wish to dis
suade others of my sex from studying
professions. I must admit that my life
with my husband and my children has
been in keeping with nature. and
have not regretted marrying.
HELOIsE AMEs.