The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-23

stretcher and lifted into the wagon
they departed, to tell that they had
seen that new woman doctor the pa
pers were full of and that she was
"beaut."
In the latter statement they were
eminently correct, for DIR. Katherine
Roberts was more than good looking.
She was one woman In a thousand,
with classical features and a wealth
of color that betokened perfect health.
In fashionable drawing rooms she
could have created a sensation had she
elected to become a society bud. But
Katherine Roberts had some very de-
cided notions, and one of these was
that she wished to be a successful ply
sician
She had taken the ambulance run
that was part of the duty of every
inferno, and she welcomed the expe-
rience, though she found it rather dis
concerting when her first call was TO
attend the man she had refused to
marry only the night before.
They were almost at the hospital be-
fore Belknap was restored to con-
sciousness and looked up to encounter
Katherine's eager glance.
'sYou are all right" she said reas-
suringly as his glance turned to
question. "You thought you could get
across the street in front Of team,
but you didn't quite manage it. There
are no bones broken, but you have
been pretty badly shaken up, and you
had better stay in the hospital for
day or two You will be better looked
after than you can be at your board
ing house."
"You bet I'll stay" assented Belknap,
and Katherine smiled.
"You will find the house surgeon
charming fellow" she went on. II
think 1 have introduced you to him
Dr. Santley?"
81 know him. groaned David. But
thought that l was going to have
you for physician"
'T am on the ambulance" she re-
minded, then, relenting, "rn try to
drop in now and then"
The stopping Of the ambulance
brought the talk to a halt, and cou-
pie Of orderlies half carried Belknap
to the emergency ward, where his cuts
were dressed and bandaged, and then
be was put to bed, and an opiate was
administered.
1t was late in the afternoon when
he woke up again, and presently Kath-
crime came in to see how he was get
ting along. With deft fingers she ad-
justed the bandages, making them
easier, and she predicted that by the
morrow the patient might leave.
81 wish l could stay here forever"
said David impatiently. Now that
you are on the ambulance don't sup
pose that there win be any chance Of
seeing you unless get hurt again"
"Oh, yes, there will be-" she insisted
"And If catch you throwing fits like
Pete the Fake just to get few days
in the hospital, shall have to give
you the most dreadful medicines"
'TIl take them If you give them to
me-" declared Belknap,. and the pretty
doctor frowned.
II think that shall have to hold
you to that" she said, nodding her
hsad wisely. ''If you win promise to
follow my prescription / can guaran-
tee complete cure"
"Shall | need treatment after | leave
the hospitalT he asked hopefully.
"Santley said that the cuts were SUI
perficial and that he would put some
plaster on them in the morning"
you are in need of other treat
ment"
"That's right" admitted David. Its
heart trouble, Kathie, and you are the
only physician who can cure me, and
you do not seem to understand the
case"
II think 1 do" she said gravely, "but
it is an affection of the head, not the
heart, David. You think that you
want me, but 1t Is merely thought"
you have the wrong diagnosis" in
sisted David. ut is heart trouble.
have no head trouble"
Il will be prepared to admit that
| and perhaps change my treatment
when 1 have proved my own diagnosis
wrong" said Katherine smilingiy.
"Will you try my treatment for, say,
three months, Davidr'
IF you will admit error at the end
of that time" he agreed promptly,
and they shook hands over it in the
grave fashion that had been theirs
ever since they were children together.
Katherine felt much relieved.
When David shook hands on thing
1t was his promise that it should be
done, and. though he scowied over the
scrap Of blue paper that katherine
thrust into his hand as he left the hos
pital in the morning, he determined
to try it. 1t was one Of the hospital
prescription blanks and read:
Take Helen Weygant to the theater
at least once a week. II she won't
go, take some one else"