Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-04
EXPECTING A
CURE

eH"e no aioO was OoliNtOub W cNOh NhO
prettiest of the young women. He
was too busy.
Now. certain types of femininity OBJ
ject to being ignored just as fervenuy
as they object to any other unbearable
III. Evelyn rumey objected the most.
She originated the plan.
It'll be perfectly easy!" she told
her three dearest friends. He's so new
to the town that he doesn't know any
one but his patients! He doesn't know
me from Adam And won't It be g
lark"
It'll serve him right" agreed Ad-
die Kicks. Maybe he won't be so
awfully sure of himself and so con-
ceited II he's taken down a peg!"
Doctor Laird at his next offlceehour
looked up to see Miss Evelyn Flumey
on his threshold. Evelyn had eyes
popularity described as wicked and her
cheeks were delightfully."- plump and
rosy. Normally there we're dimples
at the corners of her mouth, but today
she held her lips firmly together, &c
befitted the gravity of her case. She
pressed her hand to her side as she
seated herself.
Il think" she faltered in response
to Doctor Laird's routine questions.
that | have heart disease. At any
rate, l suffer terribly and l know that
there is something seriously wrong!"
"Oh, we'll hope mott" said the doctor
with the stock brand of cheerfulness
that physicians use. He thumped, he
listened, he counted beats and then
sat with frowning brows while his pa
tient described In detail all the har-
rowing things her heart did in the
way of racing. smothering and agon-
izing.
Its most peculiar" said Doctor
Laird. AT present your heart re-
spends normally to all the tests. There
evidently is nothing the matter with
It. However, I'll give you a prescrip-
ton and please do look in again in a
few days-it doesn't do to neglect such
things"
! Evelyn departed, looking as pathet-
ic as possible and met her special trio
of friends In the nearest drug store
Their enjoyment Of her account Of the
adventure was estate. They straight
way invented a new set OF symptoms
for her next visit. IN
NO" Evelyn, told Doctor Laird a
few days later. the prescription didn't
seem to help at all! In fact. 1t made
me worse. Is It dangerous to have
your heart skip three beats all at once.
doctor2 It makes me feel SO odd"
Doctor Laird went to work In earn
est on the Flumey case. After each
visit Evelyn laughed all the way
home. She was delighted to see Doc
tor Laird puzzled. disheartened and
helpless. She would shake her head
at him sadly when he expressed the
hope that she felt better. She took to
rice powder and wells, and the effect
was most interesting and ethereal.
Once she said In polite but restrained
surprise that IL seemed curious that
a doctor Of his ability could find moth
ing that would help her. Then she
gazed with irritating sadness at the
resentful flush which rose In his face.
II the patient had not been afflicted
with such a dangerous trouble one
might have inferred that Doctor Laird
was yearning to shake her vigorously.
How are you going to end it?" one
of Evelyn's three friends asked her
one day.
Evelyn laughed. II don't know" she
said. Unless he begins to be nice to
ne instead OF being SC short and
snappy, think I'll let some other doc
tor cure me, and then I'll tell him
about IT,"
Doctor Laird sat and looked at Eve
lyn a long time at her next call.
During the past few weeks he had
looked at her a lot There was no
doubt that he knew her now from
Adam.
DO you think, Doctor" Evelyn said
at last, in pathetic tones. that you
can cure me?"
l. Doctor Laird swallowed and then
he leaned forward. He took Miss
Flumey's hand so firmly that she
WINGED and he looked sQuarely into
her eyes.
you little humbug." he said dis
tinctly, IF hadn't had a settled con
viction the very first time you came in
here to fool me that what has hap
pened was going to happen, I'd have
told you to run along and play your
tricks on some one else. Why. a brick
layer could have told that there was
nothing the matter with your hearth
But It sadly needs taking care of by
a sensible person and I'd like the Job,
When will you marry met"
Anyhow" Evelyn said little later,
you needn't send me q bill for all
this. because won't pay it! That's
where you losel"