Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-08

Have you "H. engagement Tor To-
morrow afternoon?
No"
1.-THE first. dose shall give you is
fresh air l will call at and take you
to drive. Have you seen 'Lohengrin
with Mime. - as Elsa?"
81 have not. doctor"
81 Will secure seats for Wednesday
night, and l wish you to continue my
treatment in this respect during the
season. Are you fond of fiowers?"
"Passionately."
81 will leave an order at the pharm--
mean the flower shop-for some roses
to be sent in the morning"
How lovely of YOU
And now ! must leave you TO see q
patient was about to visit when your
call came"
"a LADY,"
Eyes: an elderly lady, q hypochon-
driac who tries me dreadfully. l shall
prescribe for her. as in your case. not
drugs. but with a view to build up her
system"
What do you mean by that. doctorTr
anxiously.
II shall send her off on long trip"
DR.. Pitman kept his engagements
with Mrs. Whiting-at least as soon as
he had seen his hypOchondriac patient
safely off on an ocean liner. with a
medicine chest made up by himself to
suit her especial case-sent her flowers
regularly. and each day his manner
became more endearing. He was grad
uaIly leading up to n proposal that the
widow knew was coming. that he knew
she knew was coming. but between
two persons of such delicate sensibili-
ties must be made as a male angel
would make 1t TO a female angel, pro-
vided there were marriage and giving
in marriage in heaven.
1t came one October evening when
Mrs. whiting felt that she needed DR..
Pitman's professional services or DR..
Pitman, as the case may be. She was
sitting before a FIRE of real blazing
logs-Mrs. Whiting scorned to use
any of those devices for initiating an
open wood fire-dressed in a tea gown
that was extremely becoming to her.
She had been putting off DR.. Pitman's
proposal until she felt exactly in the
| mood for II. DR.. Pitman. with exqui-
site tact, aware that she desired to
lead in the matter. left everything to
her. He was no stupid blunderer to
step in at the wrong moment and was
prepl red to speak when he received
the signal Nor was it necessary for
the widow TO make that signal inordi-
| nately plain. The doctor could breathe
! it in with the perfumed air that sur
rounded her lovely person.
Dr. Pitman had come in early and
| was dressed FOR the evening when he
! received n telephone call from Mrs.
| Writings maid that her mistress
would like TO have him come over "
| hes could do so at once. In ten min
utes he was with her. though he had
stopped on the way for flowers. His
| patient was discernible only by tho
| freight Without rising she gave him
her hand. and when she looked up at
| him there was that in her eyes which
| told him the hour had come. He TO
| tanned her hand for n moment. return
| ing her glance. while with his other
hand he tossed the flowers he had
brought into her lap.
You are looking 50 well. so charm
| ing. this evening" he said. that an
Silt EOu udHe hpt sent 4Ol iiG 10 MIN
| lister to your health. and l am pleased
/ that it is so. for have something to
| say to you that have been putting of
| from day to day. But before I say il
| promise me. my dear Mrs. Whiting
| that whatever II be ii shall not break
up that delightful friendship which
| has come TO be a necessity with ne"
81 promise" she said in n low tone.
Then. bending low over her. he said
my whole being is dissolving in an all
absorbing love for you. May 1 dare
| hope that you will be my wife,"
The old. old story, told times with
out number, and repeated over and
over again for the last SO years, but