The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-04
How the Doctor
Cot His Fee

NO daughter OF mine snail ever
marry son OF old Wildon's," thun-
dered Francis Halbert's irate father.
"A son isn't to blame for his faith
er's Mistakes" answered Francis.
you always maintain your disbelief
| In hereditary traits"
In this case | believe that Clarence
has or will inherit all his fathers
ways. He has never ever buried q
patient, much less cured one"
How can he when he hasn't the
chance? They either send for old DR..
Corbin or take such good care Of
themselves that a doctor is a minus
quantity In this town"
Well, he has quantity of nerve
to ask for my daughter and that No
is final"
But father, didn't you marry moth
er in opposition to her family
wishes"
Hush. child, Times were differ
ent In those days said Mr. Halbert.
That evening Mrs Halbert com
planned to her husband
Why are you so obstinate In the
case; never have you refused your
daughter the smallest trifle, and now
that this love has come into her life,
you talk as II she were guilty of some
great offense Don't you notice how
thin and languId she is looking. She
is grieving herself to death"
, lover that Wilson fellow? ImpossI-
BILE. Sesd her to the seashore and
she'll return rosy and gay II she
didn't see him every day she'd never
think Of that idiotic physician. He
couldn't prescribe for my pet canary"
HE wouldn't" answered Mrs. Hal
bert. Francis told me that after you
sroke to him in that abrupt manner,
he said he would never come near the
house again until you sent for him I"
Francis Joined some friends at the
seashore and from the tone of her let
tiers, her father felt more than iusti-
fed In having urged her to leave
home
On the fourth day the following tele-
gram was received at the Halbert
home:
Am quarantined here. Bad case of
diphtheria in hotel. Don't worry. Feel
fine"
Mr.. and Mrs Halbert tried not to
be anxious. but they could hardly wait
the hour until the daily message ar
rived.
still quarantined, Mrs. HaIbert
read on the sixth day. Hotel physi-
clan takes every precaution. Not
lonely" 3a'.
Put yourself under doctors care.
Do exactly as he says" Mr.. Halbert
wired his daughter.
1t seemed from the rest OF the teIe-
grams that Francis was enjoying her
enforced isolation and there evidently
was no danger of contagion as the
doctor watched her closely. was often
her partner at bridge and accompa-
MED her on long walks.
Hes most likely some old fatherly
practitioner who took pity on her"
commented her father IF / had
searched the world over, could have
devised any better scheme for keep
ing Francis away from Wilson. Es-
pecially az she is enjoying herself In
a first-class hotel"
THANK the doctor for his kind
ness" he wrote after he received
word that Francis would leave on the
following day. Invite him to visit us
on your return, when will thank him
In person and pay for. his services
whatever sunount he states"
Dear Father" was the answer
few hours later. "Dr; Wilson accom-
panies me home on your invitation to
ask as payment for his services your
consent to our marriage"
Goodness. Gracious" CALCULATED
the surprised father. MY patience is
exhausted, but If he takes such good
care of his patients that he Ia physi-
clan In a big hotel, suppose ! might
as we'll give In, otherwise Francis will
most likely follow her parents evan
pie and elope. There must be some
thing In hereditary traits"