The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-10-30
Fiction
HOW THE DOCTOR WON.
~ JEANETTE 5. BENTON.

was buried in a basin Of water, and
the formaldehyde bottle stood open.
sHow's the smallpox he asked.
Bad" she replied, emerging rosy
from the towel Els any one wait
mgr
NO one now but Mr.. Doane Aldrich.
Been three or four, but they got tired
waiting"
~very well. Ten him VIII be there
IN q minute"
As the boy closed the door she walk
Cd to the mirror and regarded herself
attentively, spraying violet water over
her hands and hair.
} II wish / had some powder" she
murmured. 81 am afraid I look blow
~"
To the tall young man in the recep-
tion room she looked discouragingly
cool and unperturbed as he arose at
her entrance.
cit is a little matter, doctor" he ex-
planned. Il have just been transferred
b the Y mine, and they have smallpox
down there, so I suppose 1t Is neces-
ary TO be vaccfnated"
cit certainly is II you haven't been
htely. Things are In bad shape At tie
7. I have put In the whole afternoon
there. There's a good deal Of small
pox and more dissatisfaction. / sup
pose the dissatisfaction Is what sent
you there"
II suppose so. What's at the bot
tom Of the trouble anyway
"Sickening novels and the company
store. II you can get the company TO
DO anything before those people muir
der you as its nearest representative
you win be doing good work. How
ever, come into the ONCE, and viii
Vaccinate you"
He followed her In.
This is the first time ever came
hare as a subject" he remarked
he barred his arm and looked dubi.
OusIy at its white surface.
How could she be a doctor2 Still,
he had sometimes wished he could be
Gick a week or two. It would be such
q good chance to see her every day.
What was she going to do with that
razor looking little knife? 1t had been
% long since he was vaccinated he
had forgotten all about It Did she
fab the stun In at the end Of thatf II
abe was going to jab he wished she
would and stop that scratching.
He watched the scratching knife,
fascinated Suddenly it began to de-
scribe cratic circles in his vision.
DR.. Richie felt his arm relaxing IN.
der her grasp. With a movement as
quiet as it was quick she eased his
gtalwart body to the floor, then loos-
ened his collar and dashed a little wa
ter In his face.
He opened his eyes slowly.
''oh, say" he gasped, whats the
NATTER
The doctor stood a little way OF re-
garding him with professional gravity.
81 was vaccinating you, and you
tainted" she explained You win be
al right in q moment"
He got rather uncertainty to his feet
and leaned against a convenient case
Of drawers.
"GoOd LordF' he groaned- what do
you think Of me? hope you don't
think 1t was because It hurt don'r
know what it was. was watching
that little knife; then I was here on
the soor. Please finish the job" he
ecDcladed irritably. 'Tn try to stand
up under it."
As she adjusted the small bandage
he thought savagely:
Elf l should lift you on your feet
my sweet doctor, and kiss that dia-
bolical dimple you might ct least re-
spect my muscle. How can q fellow
make love to q woman doctor any
way? Aloud he said, Thank you.
DOCTOR" rather abruptly, hurried into
his coat, settled with the once boy
and got away with all speed
The doctor stroIled to the window
and watched him go striding on, his
big shoulders squared
'Poor old feIlowT she said softly.
Then she flushed and smiled IN a
way that little beftted a member OF
fhe medical profession.
"He is bashful and stupid. too" she
Douted
Doane Adrieh squared his shoulders
against his troubles often that winter.
His recognized powers as a pacihca-
eoc seemed to have signaIly failed.
One day be swung into the cart a.
he doctor was trotttng home.
See here" be said 81 must talk
with you I don't know what to do
With those people. Heaven knows
they have reason enough to be sore.
ana I am helpless. OF course they
can't realize that, but the company
PAYS no attention to my representa-
lions. lam the nearest thing the poor
brutes have TO bate, and they hate me
vel. Tomorrow / have got to dis
charge Mcclure and Kearney'-
The doctor interrupted: 'sThat means
q strike, TO begin with. Then Kate
Mcclure and DiIsey Kearney-why.
Gaey would as soon have a not as
enough 10 eat"