Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-04

doetor!" he groaned, and Bobby, poor
fellow. was so overjoyed to have a
real patient, with a real scalp wound
to sew up, that he treated that Irish
man like prince.
The patient appreciated 1t, as was
evident when he took his departure
He got out large red handkerchief
and began to cry into 1t. THE worst
of it is" he sobbed, I've no money
for you--nothing but a hear-r-t full
OF love! But that's better than any
money"
True, no doubt. But just then Bobby
really preferred being paid in baser
coin. He did wonder sometimes, aft
erward, If that first fee we're sort
of omen. for he did not get rich rap
idly. He had few patients that paid.
but 1t seemed to him as II everybody
that couldn't pay came to him begging
his help.
He had been in practice about a
year one morning when he stood on
the street corner near his Office think
ing 1t all over. Sixteenth street was
crowded with women out shopping
and all at once he felt familiar pull
at his heart strings and he knew
Irene Louise was near. He really
knew her SO slightly that he had no
right to have a pull at the heart
strings.
But she was always very sweet with
him. Her face flashed into a smile
as she passed him.
"Oh, Doctor Shattuck!" she said.
"if you aren't too busy professionally
come out to Court place some Fri
day evening"
Thank you" said Bobby Shattuck.
"I-thank you"
And just then Billy Calkins hap
pened along and saw the kindling
eyes of Bobby. You. tool" exclaimed
Billy.
81 don't know what you mean"
said Bobby coldly.
Il suppose you think you're doing
something original"
I'm still more in the dark"
"Then-since you're obtuse-let's
talk OF something else-Irene Louise
Paxton, for instance. She, Robert.
has had 1900 offers this month, as
near as ! can calculate"
"One from your"
"Bet your sweet life, no. And Doc,
askin', your pardon, don't think 1t
would be much use for you to propose,
either"
81 see myself proposing to a girl"
said Bobby. bitterly. "let alone an
heiress."
"She isn't an heiress," asserted
Billy. shes a plain beauty. No, not
plain one, beauty. She lives with
an old woman who has nothing to
leave her-her aunt, 1t is. They say
the girl doesn't even have pocket
money. So you see, Doc. she's got to
marry at least million. tell you
this because l fear you are going to
get hit hard"
Bobby went back to his office and
as there was nothing to do, he sat
reading a magazine for while.
Much good 1t did him to go into So
ciety The rich would ask him to
call, but when they were III they sent
for somebody else.
AS he reflected grimly on his af-
fairs the telephone jingled and he an
swered It.
rs this Doctor Shattuck?" a voice
asked.
This is Doctor shattuck." an
swered Bobby.
Can you come out to II Court
place right away. doctor?"
Seventeen Court place"-the ad-
dress actually frightened poor Bobby
for he was called to the most fash
inoable quarter of the city. ana he
threw a few things into a medicine
case, and in five minutes he was
speeding southwark on a trolley.
Suddenly his heart did funny lit
tie jump, then set off at the rate of a
dollar watch that is out of fix. He
knew that number. 1t was hers.
"Buzz-zip," his heart went, and
didn't bring up-with bump-till
they had reached the end of the troll
ley line.
Hurrying through Court place he
saw massive homes with deep door
ways finished in marble and garden
ers busy preparing the shrubbery for
winter To the south--dark blue,
crlnkled with wind, dotted here and
there with gay little sails-shim-
mered the lake. It was all very fine.
No doubt she had set her heart on
having such an establishment. No
doubt! Bobby ought to have hated
her for her mercenary SOUL as Billy
Calkins did, but somehow he couldn't
seem to hate her for anything. He
| only wondered. as he pulled the bell,
If 1t was she who was ILL
AS soon as the door opened into
the large reception hall In fluttered
Miss Paxton herself.
"Oh. Doctor Shattuck!" she ex.
claimed, how good of you to come
at once. The patient is very poor
woman who used to be our cook. I'll
take you there in the machine"
She seemed embarrassed as she laid
her hand on his sleeve.
II wanted to say that cook is very
poor. I've been nursing her myself,
but / felt as II we needed a doctor
She swallowed hastily, and lifted her