The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04

up tHt PAIN 10 make
TINS professional call he was on his
dignity. He was secretly glad that
she was off her head. He woull
probably have to make such a reoor-
as would send her to an insane asv.
lum and that honking auto to oar.
age.
Word was left for one to call" OBJ
served.the doctor as he raised his hat
and felt bit awkward.
Then this is Dr.. Farrington ., half
queried the young lady. Eyes. I was
expecting you. Please sit down.
AS the doctor sat down beside her
she extended her hand and observed
that it was a fine day though she
was hoping for rain to lay the dust.
UNI replied the doctor as he took
the hand and pulled cut his watch
and began to count the pulse. Yes.
see. Have you had any trouble with
your eyes or ears?'
Not the slightest"
But what strange voices do YOU
hear and what about the things that
dance before your eyes? Is it some
thing new, Or has it been going on
for some timer"
Miss Eunice was surprised at his
words. She expected him to call ana
look at the ailing finger and she had
crooked it up when extending her
hand and here he was intimating that
he considered her crazy. 1t took her
breath away at first but her native
wit saw the mistake and the opening,
and after a moment she demurely re-
piled:
Its not new thing In fact, /; has
been going on for a year or two. Papa
says l began to act queer two years
ago."
"Um! / see. About the strange
voices? What do they seem to say.
Do they speak or only shout"
"Ah, they speak. One very gruf
voice calls out at intervals: Step
lively, please.' Then a tender voice
follows with: Fresh roasted peanuts,
five cents a bag!'r
The doctor gave a little start and
looked hard at her, but she limo
Gently continued: Then I hear q
voice calling out: waiter! Waiter!
Who wants the waiter That is fol-
lowed by the voice of an old man
crying: ANY umbrell to mend!' You
don't know how annoying it is, Doc
tor
I'm, No? Now about seeing
things. What are they?"
Why, sitting right here, and just
before you came, l thought saw
two Teddy bears fighting out there
on the grass. Sometimes think l
am followed around by rag-doll and
it dances and cuts up all sorts OF
antics. One night / thought I saw
Satan himself. Again, was coming
in from the garage one evening when
l saw dromedary close at hand. A
dromedary has two humps hasn't it?'
The doctor bowed with due gray
ity, but whether ne was bowling to
the two humps or to the situation in
general could not be told.
Well" continued Miss Eunice in
the most artless manner and smiling
into his eyes Il was so sure that
it was a real live dromedary that |
ran after it to get the two humps.
wanted them for sofa pillows, You
know. I had just reached out to catch
the animal by the tail when he flew
away with a scream and l fell over
the lawn mower and almost broke my
nose. Do you think you can do any
thing for me, Doctor?"
Il hope sol hope so. Let me see
your tongue, please
The tongue was out and was being
critically examined when Mrs. Den
ton made her appearance. AS she
man arose and bowed to her
she asked if he really thought It was
going to be felon. An awful silence
of Is minutes followed The doctor
realized that he had mixed the two
patients and the young lady had been
playing" him.
Like Roman senator he wrapped
his toga, or what was left of 1t,
around him and headed for the gate
and his vehicle, and he wasn't sure
he heard words and giggles
behind him or not.
well, doc, is that girl looney or
do"
The next instant he had been push
ed into the office by a wild-eyed man.
who backed him against the wall and
,hoked him until % more frecklcs
out on his face, and then
he was battered with Thompson's
Brain Lectures and Ponsonby on Hal