Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10

faster than ever II just know he
| thinks DR.. Cogswell isn't going 10
| charge, but he is, for here's one Dill,
and he's probably got another ali ready.
He could just as well not charge.
she went on, 'for Edith Olcott told
me he was ever and ever so rich and
] that he's got house I'm the city even
prettier than this. But how could
| one be?'' she wondered. "How could
| any room be lovelier than the one
Mrs. Crane took Edith and me into the
other day, the little one with the win
| dow looking on the lake. and the little
| bed with curtains and everything
blue, carpet and all? DR.. Cogswell
| calls it his little sisters room. and
she's coming in the spring"
The little fingers never did better
work than that day, for mamma
wouldn't have told me they needed IT
If they didn't" Dot kept assuring her
self. tom just wanted 10 comfort
me. He doesn't know how hard they
are working and crying"
That night Dot added to her prayer
the words 90 God. please don't let it
be more than we can pay
tucked her in bed.
'"The doctors bill" whispered Dot.
her arms very tight about Mrs. Led
yards neck.
Mrs. Ledyard smiled. She thought
Dot was half asleep, so she tiptoed
quietly downstairs to the library and
there found Tom telling Margie about
Dots trouble.
The young doctor must have been
there. too. or heard of it in some way.
for he happened in the next morning
right after breakfast, and the first
thing he said was:
Pm going to have my bill settled
today. little Miss Dot" as with quite
a grave face he took out a memoranda.
Let me see" he unused. Il began
coming in May. Two visits u day
till-why it's nearly Christmas. isn't
it? Now. how much should you think
it would come tor
Hundreds said poor little Dot
family.
I'VE want to be businesslike.' said
DR. CogswelI. Suppose you get your
slate and figure it."
Dot ran. HE isn't going TO let us
off 4 penny" she moaned.
Now. let's do little sum in arith-
metic." said the doctor. what does
NJ. stand for:''
zone thousand" said staggered little
Dot. pushing the crochet work way
down in her pocket.
Very good said the doctor. Now.
what does G. stand for?"
lone hundred" said Dot, trying TO
be brave.
And altogether was the next
question.
Eleven hundred" said Dot tear
fully.
HIM" coughed DR.. CogswelI. "Now.
can you think of anything else they
might stand for"
mo, sir" said Dot.
why. yes. you can, Dot" cried
Donald. who had just been wheeled
into the room. m. C.-' clapping his
hands. why. Merry Christmas!
Don't you see?"
Dot smiled.
Then there Isn't any bill?" she
asked Tom.
mary bill" said Tom. but can't |
you think of anything else the letters |
might stand for:"
81 cam cried Don. catching sight OF |
some glances being exchanged and |
Margie's pretty cheeks aglow. Mar |
gle Cogswell!'
Then they all laughed. and the doc |
tor caught Dot up and set her on his |
shoulder and pranced with her into |
the coy sitting room. Pretty soon |
Don was wheeled into the sunny bay |
window. and there they all sat the rest |
of the morning.
Dot had to submit to a good deal OF |
teasing. but she was very happy not |
withstandlng and wrote in her diary |
that night in such big letters that she |
went right over two or three Of the !
following days:
The doctor wasn't coming to see |
Donnie. after ALL and there wasn't any /
bill. l am going to be bridesmaid and |
wear white. There isn't any little SIS |
ter but me. and I'm going to have the
little blue room whenever l want to go /
there to VISIT