The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-05
"A PROFESSIONAL
VISIT
4
By A. ToMLINsoN FORD
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation, 1871

T. s~
never see amy WORK going on but
must be in it, His fort was emergel
/ cles Ii man needed to be dug o,
from under pile or bricks or cart
Toms pick and shovel We're always
the advance of others. bid some on
tumble IN y wel Tom was the perso
to so down and rescue min. indeed
Tom was always ABOUT when an ace
dent occurred and the principal ma
In the savage gang.
But great strength in one direction
is usually at the expense OF strengtl
Ia another. Let Tom get sick and b
was the veriest coward and whimpere
4 IN the land, AT the slightest aiimen
| he would take TO bis bed and groal
! and fret ana wonder why the decto
| didn't come, keeping his mother ans
| his little sister Nora waiting on him
| Then the moment the pain left hin
| be was covered with shame at bis ii
| nudity He kicked OF the cover bound
| ed out or bed and seized upon an
! method convenient or otherwise u
show those about him that be was, aft
| err all, man.
Que afternoon Tom was seized witt
a gripping As usual. he got into beu
dispatched his younger brother for III
doctor and roared for restoranves Hi
mother brought hot water dipped !;
towel in it and capped 1t on fomt
bare stomach. Tom howled wits
pain. for the water was near the boii
ing point and took the skin off III
mother ran to the water cooler witt
another towel. soused it in and. run
ming back to the bed. put 1t where sht
had put the other one, A terrible chill
ran through the Invalid, and the grip
ing increased fourfold
IF the docther don't get here within
Ave minutes he cried. II shall be E
dead man."
But before the FIVE minutes were NJ
the pain suddenly left him. He sat vi
In bed and looked about him
lie down. said his mother 9TH,
doctor is coming and If he finds yor
able to sit up he will be very angry
We've been hurrying him, telling hin
that you were at deaths door,"
Tom lay back on his pillow an,
covered himself up. Presently b,
heard commotion without and frag
ments OF sentences. Holy mother
he'll be drownedl" Run quick
What's the matterg' and such liki
phrases. Jumping out of bed. Tom raj
into another room where he could lool
for half a mile down the road. Their
was the doctors automobile rolle
down the bank beside the road till !
hung on the margin over the river
The chauffeur was swimming, Will
the doctor was holding the auto t
keep 1T from sliding into the water.
"Give me me Clothes" cried Tom
Quick. the doctors auto will be lost!
bad luck to you. Tom" said hi,
mother, 'for an idyet We've beer
telyphonin' an sendin' for the docthe
to save yer loife. an now yer goii
to lift his automobile"
Me clothes. me clothesw was all th
reply they received. They brough
them, and while he was putting then
on he cried:
Mora. go to bed"
"What for?" asked Nora.
$50 we can tell the docther that
mistake was made"
BY this time Tom had got into hi
shirt. his trousers and his boots ans
dashed down to where the doctor wa
holding the auto Tom grabbed it an,
with the strength of young bul
tugged at it until be got 1t to place
where it was safe from further injury
Then the doctor looked at him SUI
prised.
Il thought you were dying" be said
EYER mistaken; it's Nora. Hurry
docther. She's got rumatiz and pneu
monia and stomach ache all at th
same time"
The doctor went on up to the house
leaving Tom to look after the autt
while the chauffeur went to dry him
self. AS soon as the physician reached
the house be was hurried into Noras
room. A pompous, opilAlnated old fel
low, be would not brook suggestion
from any one. He felt Morals pulse
and put his ear down to her heart
Il think it's a bad cold. docther,
said her mother. Il hope it won't turn
into newmoney."
"A cold be hangedw said the doctor
savagely. "She's got no cold. but pal
pitatlon Of the heart. | must check II
or she'll die"
Poor little Moral She had been SO
excited over the recent events, espe
cially the turn they had taken in her
being the invalid instead Of her brother
that it is no wonder her heart beal
wildly. She did not know what ter
rible remedy the doctor would employ
TITS In me side, docther," she said
family, hoping to ward Off any hear
remedies.
You need something warming" sale
the medical man. Bring redho
poker"
Holy motherl Docther, are We goin
to warrum me wild that?"
I'm going to null some liquor witt
IT. said the doctor
But Nora was not convinced and