Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-30
BY JEANNE o. LOIZEAUx.
opyright. 1909. by Associated Lit
erary Press.

Dr. John Trevor lifted his big rum.
pied black head from his book and
with his mind still full OF Minor Sur.
gerry scowled on his friend who had
for some time been talking unheeded
He concluded TO give Morton min
ute's attention and then if necessary
put him bodily forth from the Office
and be rid OF him.
Come out of your hole for once
aud help fellow in pinch" Morton
was saying in evident continuance of
a ito HIM Interesting subject. BE
human. You used to be occasionally
decent TO girl in college. | need
you-honest, Trevor Miss Dell is here
at the Kings with her cousin. You
knew her at school-Mary Trenton. IT
seems that one will not stir without
the other. l wish TO goodness YOU
would take Miss Trenton to the club
dance tonight"
The doctor looked his friend over
with good natured contempt He was
snapshot diagnostician. No need TO
look at Mortons tongue. 1t always
proclaimed it's owners ailment i'm time
Again" he remarked caustically.
THE hundredth time since have
Known you. It's Miss Dell. / take It.
Morton, it occurs to me TO inquire WHY
in thunder you cont marry and have
done with your sufYerings Why be
the eternal target? What is the i'm
portant thing in your life anyway?
III the law Is like medicine you should
give some time 10 your profession.
aud II looks TO me as if you do moth.
Ing but trail about after some pretty
bundle OF skirts It's well enough, but
you don't seem to be landing anywhere
I'm particular"
well, it's serious this time III
thought she would-have me lido
anything. I'm hard hit. / think she
likes me too But how much? I can't
get her alone If you don't help me. No
body else in this empty town is ft to
amusc that little cousin of hers. You
remember her? Little and blond and
-awfully sweet. you know"
The doctor tried TO call up Mary
Trcnton's face
Seems to me | do" he said thought.
fully. Morton groaucd.
TO remember Mary Trenton-that is.
unless he had seen her cousin! Are
you going to be decent the next two
weeks, Trevor"
Sure thing, boy. Make your plans
and I'll play dummy. anything to do
you n good turn. But let me tell YOU
this-the important thing with me is to
build up my practice and ground my
self at every turn in my profession. !
want another year abroad; | want the
best piano money can buy. for | miss
my music; | want pcdigrced Boston
terrier ana Il motorCur that can't be
beat. But | don't want a wife-not
now. | can't more than support myself
yet in the style To which | have been
accustomed. and don't want To touch
What Aunt Joanna left me. want to
make good myself. | tell you this be
cause you are vile matchmaker and
because you may as well know now
that IL YOU have anything up your
sleeve about me and Miss Trenton YOU
can shake it out now and have done;
that's all. Call around, and I'll be in
gala togs and do your bidding. Now
get outr'
Morton obeyed
That was the beginning OF two
weeks unparalleled in the history OF
John Trevor, NJ. -. Morton tried his
complaisancc 20 the utmost Constant
ly every evening. many afternoons. ev
cry spare minute and many minutes
that really could not be spared ne
danced attendance on Mary Trenton.
while his friend won his labored way
10 he heart Of Eleanor Dell Mary
was used TO slavish attentions, and
this great rugged, bluff. brilliant. total.
ly delightful man OF science piqucd her
pride. stimulated her interest He was
beneath his perfect courtesy indiner-
cut. wary may. hc seemed at times
even disappointing She felt for the
first time in her spoiled young life in
adequate and futile u seemed that
even her great beauty did not blind
him to her little faults
Or Trevor began 10 be Interested. to
think that with q little training the
girl might really concern herself with
the real things of lie lie took her
through the hospitals and she found a
new lifc Of helping open TO her vision
All these poor sick minds and bodies
were TO be healed, She felt more than
ever silly and futile more than ever
humble and admiriug The doctor OK
planned everything TO her told her of
Tho physicians life, It's hard work. it's
high aims. l's stimulus 10 better con
dit'ons for thc world
The girls began 10 speak ~ return
iug 10 their own house in another
week. and summer festivities began 10
multiply iu their honor The doctor
actually neglected his practice, and bis
research work was forgotten lie did
NOT realize what was upon him until
one night he woke from q dream N
settling q broken arm without giving
au anacsthcfic and found Sc was Mary
Trcuion.s round little arm n seemed y
horrible thing to hurt her Tie was
cursi1e himself Tor % brute when ~
lost Doc found himself sitting straight
Ur Dob bod fTIor Ir .ur.rF hfrror1e ror