The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-16
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Laura drew on her gloves slowly and arranged her veil with precision. while the doctor chattec pleasantly
 T don't believe you'll have any re. turn Of your headaches, Miss Gil rore,' 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 so?" Laura turned an anxious, pretty face toward me oculist- Please don't think me too foolish, pr. Mooridge. when I con- less that I was afraid glasses would make me look older"
 You look older! You mustn't ever imagine such a thing Indeed, I think the glasses just suit your style But what bugbear women make of aeei Astonishing as it seems. it Is actually true that some of my feminine pa tlents 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. It is really necessary for an oculist 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 a 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 21."
 "Oh, Dr. Mooridge,"
 Il am quite in earnest. Indeed, am, Miss Gilmore. Your appearance is ex. remely 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 well 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 thrillii has hap pened to me. Alice. I hay i"st been 10 the oculist's to get my g'"S'es."
 Do you have to wear glas.e5: What pity!"
 "A pity! Not at all! I'm very glad to wear glasses. have always thought that I shoul6-I should like to wear glasses"
 Really? How strange! have all ways dreaded them and somehow 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 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. Don't you think I look well in miner
 Laura 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 girl.
 pr Mooridge says they suit me perfectly. l fancy my nose was just built for glasses. am going now to ,elect a 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 its glass less rims with a smiling though some what naughty condescension, Alice aid: 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 idee" 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 pon his giving you the straight truth That's the reason like him..