Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-16
DODGING THE
DENTIST

hurting nln.
Veddermau is six feet one way and
correspondiLgly broad the other and
his competitors in business siroply lie
down and give up the fight II 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 1t. He had
| a sneaking hope that 1t was a false
| alarm.
J 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 forgetfulness brought him
Ptarts Of retributory anguish. Still,
| he kept his sorrow to himself. No
fody knew anything about the dis.
tIrbed condition of his dental appara-
;1s till the grapefruit at breakfast
Sne morning hit the tender nerve.
"Ouch!" 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"
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
go 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" saiG Vedderman, with an
elaborate start. II have been 80 busy
that I've forgotten to run in. My tooth
doesn't hurt so much. anyhow"
The next night at dinner Mrs. We'd.
| derman smiled sweetly at her hus
band. 81 called up DR.. Swift today.
Henry" she said, and made an ap-
pointment for you next Thursday
morning at ten. thought It would
save you the troubled"
Vedderman put down his napkin
and stared at her in n startled way.
Then he coughed. You meant kind.
ly, no doubt. my dear" he told her.
but il Is just another instance OF a
woman's interfering In something she
knows nothing about! have a bust
ness engagement for next Thursday
that Is extremely important Kindly
nr Guif
pointment! I'm just as anxious asa
you are to get that tooth filled"
We'll, you don't act that way" said
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 benmed cbeerfully at him.
Pm 30 glad it's all over" she said.
did he hurt you much?"
Vedderman turned his back on her
az he hung up his overcoat with ex.
IRENE care. Then he coughed. II
didn't go to the dentists today" he
said, rapidly. 81 had to phone him to
set another date. Our eastern man
was I'm town and had to see him"
Henry Vedderman!" interrupted
his wife. in indignant tones. 81 never
would have thought II OF you! I'm
ashamed"
Look here. Mary" said her hus.
band. deiantly, 81 don't like the way
you treat this affair! You act as
though / were postponlng It on pur.
pose! You don't think I'm afraid to
go to the dentist, do your"
"Oh. mol" said his wife, with sar.
casm.
Anyhow" Vedder man said lamely
at 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
looked 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 set
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 bIs
wife looked at him inquiringIy,
What do you think" Veddermo,
said. in great Indignation. "Wben
got to the dentists today he waon.,
there and the girl said he'd been sud.
denly called away on important busI.
nessl After all the time I've been
trying to get at that man Il see,o.
he might have had little cons,dera
ton for patient and stay at boma
and attend to business instead n, nnt
livantine around! 1t makes me tired,
Here I've tried and tried to oo, -.