Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
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Laura drew on her gloves slowly
and arranged her veil with precision.
while the doctor chatted pleasantly.
II don't believe you'll have any re-
turn of your headaches, Miss Gill
more he said, now that we have re-
lieved the eye strain with those
glasses which, permit me to say, are
extremely becoming"
DO you really think SOP" Laura
turned an anxious, pretty face toward
the oculist. please don't think me
too foolish, DR.. Mooridge, when l con-
less that was afraid glasses would
make me look older"
"You look older! You mustn't ever
Imagine such thing. Indeed, think
the glasses just suit your style. But
what a bugbear women make of age!
Astonishing as it seems, it is actually
true that some of my feminine pa
tients try to dodge the question when,
as part of my diagnosis, am obliged
to ask how old they are. OF course,
that defeats to some extent the pur-
pose for which they come to me. 1t is
really necessary for an oculist to
know how many years the eyes under
his examination have served their
owners"
Il think it is very silly not to be
perfectly frank in such case" said
Laura, endeavoring to throw complete
sincerity into her voice, for she was
conscious of covert sympathy for
the age-sensitive of her sex.
Yet, do you know, Miss Gilmore, I
almost suspected you of trying to de-
ceive me-" said the oculist.
"You did? Why, DR.. Mooridge, how
could you when I bravely owned to
31?"
well, you see, it's still hard for me
to believe that you are a day over
81"
ooh, DR.. Mooridge!"
Il am quite in earnest. Indeed, am,
Miss Gilmore. Your appearance is ex-
tremely youthful. You have the firm,
satiny, smooth forehead and splendid,
healthful, glowing complexion of a
young girl and"
Just then the buzzer by the doctors
desk imperatively announced another
patient and Laura with heightened
color made hasty exit She walked
down the street with head erect and
shoulders we'll thrown back, keenly
enjoying the feeling of health and
strength.
why. Laura!" exclaimed a girl
friend with whom she suddenly came
face to face. How positively radiant
you look this morning! You haven't
fallen heir to fortune, or any little
thing like that, have your"
mo. nothing so thrilling has hap
pened to me, Alice. l have just been
to the oculist's to get my glasses"
do you have to wear glasses? What
a PITY"
"a pity! Not at all! I'm very glad
to wear glasses. I have always
thought that l should should like
to wear glasses"
Really? How strange! 1 have al
ways dreaded them and somehow I
can't bear to think Of your having to
wear them. Are you quite sure you
need them, Laura?"
"Of course, I'm sure, Alice, and I'm
thankful have no false pride about
putting them on. DR.. Mooridge, my
Dculist, says great many women in
jure their eyes beyond repair by de-
laying to get glasses because of RI.
diculous idea that glasses might make
them look older, when the fact is they
are very becoming 70 some people.
Don't you think look we'll in mine?"
Laura drew her new glasses from
her handbag, and lifting her veil, care
fully adjusted them.
Wees. they're-they're all right"
said the girl.
"Dr. Mooridge says they suit me
perfectly. / fancy my nose was just
built for glasses. am going now to
select lorgnette. Don't you want to
go with me?"
A half-hour later, when Laura. the
proud possessor Of a gold lorgnette,
looked at her friend through it's glass;
less rims with a smiling though some
what naughty condescension, Alice
said: you know Laura, think per-
haps ought to have my eyes exam
Ined. fear they are not as strong as
they should be-"
well. then, do go TO my DR.. Moor
Idge," advised Laura. HE is wonder
fuho Lam sure he is the most care
tuk as well as the most scientific ocu-
list in town. And there's no shilly-
shallying about him. You can depend
apon his giving you the straight truth.
That's the reason 1 like him."
After Her.
Darling" said the count. 81 have
loved you from the moment I first
Toasted my eyes upon YOU
at is very kind Of you to say so"