The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-24
His Truthful
Way

/ Laura drew on her gloves slowly
and arranged her veil with precision.
1 while the doctor chatted pleasantly.
| Il don't believe your have any re-
turn of your headaches. Miss Gil
more hessaid. now that we have re-
| lieved the eye strain with those
glasses, which. permit me to say. are
| extremely becoming"
DO you really think so?" Laura
turned an anxious. pretty face toward
| the oculist Please don't think me
too foolish. DR. Mooridge, when ! con
fess 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 bugbear women make OF age!
Astonishing ais II seems, It is actually
i true that some OF my feminine pa
tents try to dodge the question when,
as a part Of my diagnosis. am obliged
to ask how old they are or course
that defeats to some extent the pur-
pose for which they come to me X IL
| really necessary for an oculist to
know how many years the eyes under
his examination have served their
owners
J. think 1t Is very silly not to be
perfectly frank In such a case" said
Laura, endeavofing to throw complete
| sincerity into her voice. for she was
| conscious Of covert sympathy for
the ages ensitive OF her sex.
| Yet. do you know. Miss Gilmore.
| almost suspected you Of trying to de-
ceive me" said the oeulist.
You did Why, Dr Mooridge, how
could you when | bravely owned to
3Ie"
well, you see. it's still hard for me
e."
oh. DR. Mocridee."
7 am quite in earnest indeed. am.
Miss Gilmore. Your appearance is ex.
tremeiy youthful You have the firm.
satiny smooth forehead and splendid.
healthfuI. glowing complexion of
young girl and"
just then the buzzer by the doctors
desk imperatively announced another
patient and Laura With heightened
color made a hasty exit She walked
down the street with head erect and
enjoying the feeling OF health and
strength
Why Laura," exclaimed giri
friend with whom she suddenly came
face TO face How positively radiant
you look this morning! You haven't
fallen heir 10 fortune. or any little
thing like that, have yop?"
mo nothing 80 thrilling has hap
pened to me Alice | have just been
TO the oculists to get my glasses"
DO YOU have to wear glasses? What
q rity"
"A li'y' %ct at MI! I'm very giad
to Near "'a'J,< have always
thought that ,hoaldl should like
t. r-n"' glasses"
: Really? How strange! have al
ways dreaded them and somehow
can't bear to think Of your having to
wear them Are YOU quite sure you
need theln. Laura"
"Of course. I'm sure, Alice. and I'm
thankful have no false pride about
putting them on, DR. Mooridge. my
oculist says a great many women In
, iure 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 to some people.
, 1 Don't YOU think look we'll In miner"
Lanra drew her new glasses from
her handbag. and lifting her veil. care
fully adjusted them.
'Ye-es, they're--they're all right"
, said the grit
, "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
. 70 with me?"
A haif.hour later, when Laura, the
! proud possessor of gold lorgnette,
looked al her friend through Its glass
Hess rims with smiling though some
. what HaAkHty coaheAeehstVh' F''ieo
atd. "yoH know Laura, | think per-
haps | ought to have my eyes exam
lned | fear they are not as strong -
I they should be
\ We'll. then. do 30 70 aDr, Moor.
! itge." advised Laura HE ~ wonder
! ful ami sure he Is the most care
!, It'll lis well as the most scientific ocu-
I ist IN iown And there's no shiiiy-
shallyirs ABOUT min You can depend
ilpon his giving yon the straight truth
! that's stheleaeon hike bin
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