Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-17
DODGING THE
DENTIST

Veddermau is six feet one way and
correspondiLg!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,
80 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
| a sneaking hope that 1t 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
moments of forgetfulness brought him
| Ptarts OF retributory anguish. Still,
Re kept his sorrow to himself. No.
Eody knew anything about the dis.
tIrbed condition Of his dental appara.
ais till the grapefruit at breakfast
one 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
tooth! You must go to the dentist!"
81 s'pose 3d." 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? Id 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"
II was three days later that Mrs
Veddcrman casually inquired about
her husbands appointment with the
dentist.
oh" salt Vedderman, with an
elaborate start. Il have been so busy
that I've forgotten to run in. My tootR
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.
pointmcnt for you next Thursday
morning at ten. thought 1t would
save you the troubled"
Vcdderman put down his napkin
| and stared at her in n startled way.
Then he cougEed. You meant kind
ly. no doubt. my dear" he told her,
but it is just another instance OF a
woman's interfering In something she
knows nothing about! I have a 8aasi-
ness engagement for next Thusdiay
that is extremely important Kindly
phone DIR. Swift and cancel the ap-
pointment! I'm just as anxious as
you are to get that tooth filed"
well. 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 beamed cbnerfulIy at him.
I'm 80 glad it's all over" she said
ibid he hurt you much?"
Vedderman turned his back on her
as he hung up his oyercoat with ex.
IRENE care. Then he cougned. Il
didn't go to the dentists today" h@
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, I'm indignant tones. "a never
would have thought 1t OF you! I'm
ashamed"
Look here, Mary" said her hus.
hot
you treat this affair! You act as
though | were postponing II 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" 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
looked nj 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 900 n. m. and Vedderman
saw no hope looming up ahead OF him.
He ate his breakfast like a condemned
criminal and his brow was gloomy.
That night when he got home nd
wife looked at him inquirIngly.
What do you Think" Vedderman
said. in great Indignation. when I
rot to the dentists today he WASH,
there and the girl said he'd been sud.
denly called away on important 30
ness! After all the time I've bEE
trying to get at that man II seems
he might have had little considera.
'tion for patient and stay at home
and attend to business instead OF gal
livantinG around! II makes me tired
Here I've tried and tried 10 get work
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