The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-21
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whiio tAc uoCtoT CHatJeC pleasantly.
 T don't believe you'll have any re- turn of your headaches. Miss GIL nore," 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 SOY" Laura turned an anxious, pretty face toward the oculist Please don't think mo too foolish. Dr. Mooridge. when con. less that l was afraid glasses would make me look older"
 You look older! You mustn't ever imagine such thing Indeed I think the glasses just suit your style But what a bugbear women make of agel Astonishing as it seems. 1t Is actually true that some of my feminine pa tients try to dodge the question when as part of my diagnosis, I am obliged to ask how old they are. Of course. that defeats to some extent the pur- pose for which they come to me. It is really necessary for an ocuist to know how many years the eyes under his examination have served their owners"
 T think 1t 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 bravely owned to 31?'
 Well, you see. it's still hard for me to believe that you are a day over 21."
 "Oh, Dr. Mooridge!"
 'l 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 a nasty 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 girl friend with whom she suddenly came face to face. How positively radiant you look this morning! You haven't fallen heir to a fortune, or any little thing like that. have you?"
 No nothing so thrilling h1s hap pened to me, Alice. I have jn"" heen 10 the oculist's to get my glas
 Do you have to wear glasscs? What a pity!"
 "A pity! Not at all! I'm very glad to wear glasses. have always thought that l should-I should like 10 wear glasses"
 Really? How strange! I have al- ways dreaded them and somehow l can't bear to think of your having to wear them. Are you quite sure you need them, Laura?"
 C, thankful I have no false pride about putting them on. Dr. Mooridge my oculist. says a great many women in- jure their eyes beyond repair by de- laying to get glasses because of IT, diculous idea that glasses might make them look older. when the fact Is they are very becoming to some people. Don't you think I 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'r all right" said the girl.
 "Dr. Mooridge says they suit me perfectly l fancy my nose was just built for glasses. am going now to select a lorgnette Don't you want to go with me?"
 A halfhour later, when Laura the proud possessor of gold lorgnette. locked at her friend through its glass less rims with a smiling though some what naughty condescension. Alice said: You know Laura, think per haps I ought to have my eyes exam med fear they are not as strong as they should be
 Well. then. do go 10 my Dr. Moor idge." advised Laura. He Is wonder ful. am sure he is the most care full as well as the most scientific ocu- list in town. And there's no shilly- shallying about him. You can depend upon his giving you the straight truth. That's the reason like him..