The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11

N1tNA ~ t&A< TottAAt AeA0J ~ CO. WAS
expecting ycu. Please sit down.
AS the doctor sat down beside her
! she extended her hand and observed
that 1t was a fine day though she
was hoping for rain to lay the dust.
| "Um!' replied the doctor as he took
the hand and pulled out his watch
and began to count the pulse. YES,
I 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 and
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. It took her
breath away at first, but her native
wit saw the mistake and the opening,
and after moment she demurely re-
piled:
Its not a new thing. In fact, II has
been going on for year or two. Papa
says / began to act queer two years
ago.
"Um! I see. About the strange
voices? What do they seem to say.
Do they speak or only shout"
"Ah, they speak One very gruff
voice calls out at intervals: stop
lively, please!' Then a tender voice
follows with: Fresh roasted peanuts,
five cents bag!'"
The doctor gave little start and
looked hard at her, but she inno-
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: Amy umlbrell to mend!' You
don't know how annoying it is, Doc
tor"
"Um! No? Now about seeing
things. What are they?"
Why, sitting right here, and just
before you came, thought saw
two Teddy bears fighting out there
on the grass. Sometimes I think
am followed around by rag-doll ana
1t dances and cuts up all sorts OF
antics. One night I thought I saw
Satan himself Again, / was coming
in from the garage one evening when
saw a 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. 81 was so sure that
1t was a. real live dromedary that l
ran after 1t to get the two humps. I
wanted them for sofa pillows, you
know. ] had just reached out to catch
the animal by the tail when he flew
away with scream and ] 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. Dem
| ton made her appearance. AS she
medical man arose and bowed to her
she asked If he really though. 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 it,
around him and headed for the gate
and his vehicle. and he wasn't sure
whether 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 wild-eyed man.
who backed him against the wall and
choked him until % more frecklcs
baossomed out on his face, and then
he was battered with Thompson's
Brain Lectures and Ponsonby on Hal
fluctuations until the covers flew off
Sammfs went away knowing that his
medical career was ended, but he was
boy with conscience and he de-
termined to do the right thing. He
started of and paid a visit to Mrs.
Denton and explained that it was his
mixing up of things, and he did not
leave until the young lady who had
heard voices and seen dromedaries
agreed to call at the Office and apollo
gize. When he returned to the office
he did not enter it. He stood in the
door and said the partnership was dis
solved by mutual consent and that
he hoped the Surviving partner"
would dwell long in the land and be
overwhelmed with business. Then he
went out and joined a baseball club.
Next day, when Mrs. Denton ana
her. niece called, there was an en-