Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-27
DODGING THE
DENTIST

Vedderman really should have gone
to the dentist some time before he
mentioned the fact that his tooth was
| hurting him.
Veddermau IL six feet one way and
| correspondinEly broad the other and
bis competitors In business simply 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 It. He had
sneaking hope that 1t 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
moments of Sorgetfulness brought him
starts OF retributory anguish. Still.
re kept his sorrow to himself No
| i'ody knew anything about the dis.
tJrbed condition Of his dental appara
rs till the grapefruit at breakfast
-ne morning hit the tender nerve.
| "Ouch!" said Vedderman, involunta
rlly. rs 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"
| 4" s'pose 3d." agreed Eedderman.
with great reluctance.
Il know you dread the dentist"
went on his wife, but"
What" Vedderman exploded, in.
diRnantly. 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.
elaborate start. II have been 80 busy
that I've forgotten to run I'm. My tooth
doesn't hurt so much, anyhow"
The next night at dinner Mrs. We'd.
derman smiled sweetly at her hus
band. II called up DR.. Swift today.
Henry" she said, and made an ap
pointment for you next Thursday
morning at ten. I thought 1t would
| save you the troubled"
Vedderman put down his napkin
| and stared at her in a startled way
boz a. Ii.
| 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! ] have bust.
| ness engagement for next Thursday
that Is extremely important. Kindly
| phone DIR. Swift and cancel the ap-
! poIntment! I'm just az 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 Veddcrman. 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.
I'm 80 glad it's all over" she said.
"Did he hurt you much?"
| Vedderman turned his back on her
| ms he hung up his overcOat with ex-
| trcme care. Then he coughed. 81
! 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, I'm indignant tones. 81 never
would have thought It Of you! I'm
ashamed"
Look here. Mary" said her hus.
band. dehantly, 81 don't like the way
you treat this affair! You act as
though | were postponing 1t on pur.
pose! You don't think I'm afraid to
go to the dentist, do your?
"Oh. MOI" said his VITO. 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 Mt 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 a. m. and Veddcrman
saw no hope looming up ahcad of him
He ate his breakfast like 4 condemned
criminal and his brow was gloomy.
That night when he got home his
wife looked at him inquirIngly.
What do you Think" vedderman
said. In great indignation. when I
rot to the dentists today he wasn't
there and the girl said he'd been sud
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