Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-23
DODGlNGTH
DENTIST

to the dentist some time before he
mentioned the fact that his tooHS was
hurting him.
Veddermau is six feet one va and
correspondihE!y broad the other and
his competitors in business simply lie
down and give up the fight II he
chooses to make them perform tricks.
| so of course it 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 1t. He had
! q sneaking hope that it was a false
alarm.
II was not. Anything cold or any
| thing hot he learned to eat on the
other side Of his mouth and occasional
| nom ents of forgetfulness brought hit
starts of retributory anguish. Still.
he kept his sorrow to himself. No
tody knew anything about the dis
t1rbed condition of his dental appara-
lis till the grapefruit at breakfast
Sne morning hit the tender nerve.
OUGHT" said Vedderman. involunta.
rily, as he clapped his hand to his
face.
why, Henry" said Mrs. Vedder-
man. You must have a cavity in a
tooth! You must go to the Dentist"
81 s'pose So" agreed Vedderman.
with great reluctance.
Il know you dread the dentist"
went on his wife, but"
What" Vedderman exploded. in.
dignantly. Whatever put such an
Idea into your head? I'd just as soon
60 to the dentist as smoke a cigar!
What do you take me for?"
well. 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.
OH" salt Vcdderman, with an
elaborate start. II have been so busy
that I've forgotten to run in My tooth
doesn't hurt so much, anyhow" Y
The next night at dinner Mrs We'd.
derman smiled sweetly at her hus
band. 81 called up DR.. Swift today.
Henry" she said, land made an ap.
pOintment for you next Thursday
morning at ten. thought 1t would
save you the troubled"
Veddernan put down his napkin
and stared at her in a startled way
Then he coughed. You meant kind.
ly no doubt. my dear" he told her,
but ii 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 cancelrEhe ap-
pointment! I'm just as ard. BUS as
you are to get that tooth kiSA."
his wife, tartly. ~
Every day thereafter Mrs Vedder.
man inquired whether he had seen
DR.. Swift. until Vedderman, in sheer
self.defense arranged to have his
tooth attended to. When he came
home to dinner the night of the day
he was to have gone to the dentists
his wife beamed cbeerfully at him.
I'm 30 glad It's all over" she said.
did he hurt you much?"
Vedderman turned his back on her
IRENE care. Then he couehed. II
didn't go to the dentists today" he
said, rapidly. a. had to phone himkso
set another date. Our eastern man
was in town and had to see him"
Henry Vedderman!" interrupted
his wife. in indignant tones. 81 never
would have thought It of you'll I'm
ashamed"
Look here. Nary" said her hus.
band. defiantly, 81 don't like the way
you treat this affair." You act as
though | were postponing II on Dur.
pose! You don't think I'm afraid to
60 to the dentist. do your"
"Oh. mol" said his wife, with sar.
casm.
Anyhow" Vedder man said lamely
ut hasn't hurt nearly so much!'
He bit on an unexpected fragment
OF bone In the roast that sent him to
the ceiling. Mrs. Vedderman merely
locked at him. but the look was with.
ering. The constant dull ache got on
his temper, too.
Finally, the fourth time he post.
poned his appointment. DR. Swift got
the hour at 800 a. m. and Vedderman
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 his
wife looked at him inquirlngly. 4
What do you think" VedderrSan
said. In great Indignation. when
got to the dentists today he wasn't
there and the girl said he'd been sud.
denly called away on important busi.
ness! After all the time I've been
trying to get at that man ~ seems
he might have had a little L bsidera.
ton for a patient and stay AZ home
and attend to business insteRd Of cal.
hyanting around! II makes mo tiysd,