Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-28

shoulders ard sazed down at her with
face wise and loving. I
! when the first patient comes he I
said.
Eleanor decided against the new
summer suit. She was saving very !
strenuously. for she had purpose in !
view.
One day she counted her money. |
Then she put on her hat and went to |
call on a cousin. The cousin had mar
ried poor. had a swarm of children and
was chronically ILL., When Eleanor
came away the cousin said she'd go to
the doctor tomorrow and swore be-
tween kisses, hugs and fearful maun-
behring's that she'd never, never tell
who had sent her.
The patient-the first patient-waS
to Arrive the next day! The weather
was the hot. soggy Kind that enervates
n spring feverish world in May. The
saving that Eleanor had done had
meant much overwork and late hours.
She was physically at her limpest and
nervously at her most uneven. She
was haggard with anxiety and was
made coward by each footstep
sounding near the door
The hour came for Rhoda-but no
Rhoda came with the hour. Eleanor
watched eagerly from the window.
And then she saw Rhoda at last.
Rhoda was stealing swiftly along
the opposite side of the street, in her
hand box containing the cbiefest
treasure from the window Of a big
milliner's store. the purse that had
contained Eleanor's savings clutched
rs tightly in her hand as if it still had
in it the money that had been tempted
from her.
Eleanor obeyed a blind impulse.
With one reckless rush she left the Of
flee door and plunged into the stream
| of passing vehicles and across the
street.
moment later she was lying white
on the pavement. blood trickling from
her shoulder. and crowd gathering
about her and the panics stricken
chauffeur whose machine had run her
down. Then DR.. Bob was bending
over her and raising her tenderiy, low
y. StIoLs5
When she came to again she was ~
ing on couch in an operating room
that was very familiar to her, with
implements about her that she had
cleaned herself day after day for the
patients that never came
She lay still and white till DR.. Ed
wards began to wonder at her slow re-
covery. He did not know what Won
drous dreams had- suddenly turned TO
ice that weighted and froZe and broke
her. But he did know that the pulse
was gaining no strength. the cheeks
were bloodless and the eyes listIess
and dull. and he did know that he
would Ike TO fling aside his remedies
ard try how kisses would redden the
! pale lips.
Then miraculously there was wave
of crimson over her face. her lips
parted with the very breath of inspira
i ton. her eyes burned yictoriously, and
Eleanor turned to him. She stretched
up her arms 10 him irresistibly.
Your first patient! Your first pa
1 tient. You have one now! Your prom
Use, your promiser'
But" said Dr. Bob when he was
capable of recollecting anything. III
| was to be my first pay patient"
i Before he could prevent. Eleanor
n lifted herself. bandaged shoulder an(
!. all. from the operating couch and stco(
"a before him more like Diana triumphan
n than the pale creature who had laiI
there. She was counting the money il
J. the purse ut her girdle. but as sh'
" counted her face fell and despair again
m overcame her. Then-inspiration,
d with my professional percentage de
T. Quoted" she exclaimed and fell t
III counting again. But even now-mus
lie she lose? Then-inspiration again
"Will you take stamps?' she asked
m laughing. embarrassed. holding out il
IS Il wondrously mixed handful tn,
Iamount of the fee to Dr. Bob, helpless
is between love and laughter.
is Nellie, Nellier said Dr. Bob.
II, Maggie in her excitement popped he
r. head in without knocking
lie Its from Mrs. Martin's-the ricl
is Mrs. Martins" she said breathlessly
is "and she wants you immediate. sir"
Bad Attack of Dysentery Cured.
m "An honored citizen of this tow
IN was suffering from a severe attack q
be ldysentery. He told a friend if b
us could obtain a bottle of Chamberlain
IN Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remed.
he felt confident of being cured, h
r. having psed this remedy in the ives
ne He was told that kept it in stoc
ut and lost no time in obtaining it. an
was promptly cured" says M. .
in 1 Leach. druggist of Wolcott VT. Ec