Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-19
DODGING THE
DENTIST

hurting him.
Veddermau is six feet one way and
correspondiL ely broad the other and
his competitors in business siInply lie
down and give up the fight if he
chooses to make them perform tricks.
so Of course IL would be heresy to say
he was a coward. The fact remains
that when the first little twinge in
the tooth made him sit up and take
notice he kept still about it. He had
sneaking hope that it was a false
alarm.
1t was not. Anything cold or any.
thing hot he learned to eat On the
other side Of his mouth and occasional {
MON ents of forgetfulnoss brought him
starts of retributory anguish. Still.
he kept his sorrow to himself. No.
hody knew anything about the dis.
t1rbed condition Of his dental appara.
:ls till the grapefruit at breakfast
1ne morning hit the tender nerve.
"Ouch!" said Vedderman, involunta.
| rily, as he clapped his hard to his
! face.
! Why, Henry" said Mrs. Vcddcr-
man. You must have a cavity in
tooth!s You must go to the Dentist"
II s'pose So" agreed Vedderman.
with great reluctance.
Il know you dread the dentist"
went on his wife. but"
What" Vedderman exploded, in.
dirnantly. whatever put such an
Idea into your head? I'd just as soon
go to the dentist as smoke cigar!
What do you take me for?"
| We'll, I'm glad you feel that way
about it, said his wife. You'd better
make an appointment today. 1t doesn't
do to let those things rum"
1t was three days later that Mrs.
Vedderman casually inquired about
her husbands appointment with the
dentist.
Obi" salt vcdderman. with an
elaborate start. 81 have been so busy
that I've forgotten to run in. My tootlH
doesn't hurt so much, anyhow"
The next night at dinner Mrs. We'd
derman smiled sweetly at her hus
band. 81 called up mr.. Swift today,
Henry" she said, and made an ap-
pointment for you next Thursday
morning at ten. I thought it would
| save you tho troubIe!"
Vedderman put down his napkin
and stared at her in a startled way.
| Then he couGhcd. You meant kind.
ly no doubt. my dear" he told her.
but il is just another instance of
woman's interfering in something she
knows nothing about! have a bust.
ness engagement for next Thursday
that is extremely important Kindly
phone DIR. Swift and cancel re APP
pointment! I'm just as anMlfIs as
| you are to get that tooth filed"
| well, you don't act that way" said
his wife. tartly.
| Every day thereafter Mrs Vcdder.
man inquired whether he had seen
DR.. Swift. until VcddCrman, I'm sheer
self-dcfense arranged to have his
tooth attended to. When he came
home to dinner the night Of tho day
he was to have gone to the dentists
his wife beamed cheerfully at him.
I'm 30 glad it's all over" she said.
did he hurt you much?"
| Vedderman turned his back on her
az he hung up his ovcrcoat with OK.
| IRENE care Then he couehcd II
didn't go TO the dentists today"
said, rapidly. 81 had to phone him to
set another date. Our eastern man
|
Henry Vedderman." INTERRUPTED
his wife. in indignant tones. 81 never
would have thought 1t of you, I'm
| ashamed"
Look here. Mary" said her bus.
band, defiantly u don't like the way
| you treat this affair! You act as
though I were postponinG It on pur.
pose! You don't think I'm afraid to
go to the dentist. do you?"
"Oh. no." said his wife. with sar.
casm.
"Anyhow." Veddcr man said, lameIv
ut hasn't hurt nearly so much"
| He bit on an unexpected fragment
OF bone in the roast that sent him IN
the ceiling. Mrs. Vedderman merely
looked at him, but the look was with.
cring. The constant dull ache got on
| his temper. too.
Finally, the fourth time he most.
poned his appointment DR.. Swift cot
| the hour at 300 a. m. and Vcdderman
saw no hope looming up ahead OF him.
He ate his breakfast like condemned
criminal and his brow was gloomy
That night when he got home Us
wife looked at him inquiringly
What do you think" Vcddern,p
said. In great Indignation When
got to the dentists today no wasn.,
there and the girl said he'd been sud.
denly called away on important busi.
ness! After all the time I've boen
trying to get at that man r. seons
he might have had little a gidero.
ton Tor patient and stay at home
n
and attend to business instead of gal
livanting around! It makes mo ,trod,
here I've tried and tried TO get work
done ana sat around and waited and
then ne runs away Ms though II didn't
matter! Doesn't he think my time
] ls worth anything"