Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-24
DODGING THE
DENTIST

mentioned the fact that his tooth war
| hurting him. ~
Veddermau is six feet one way and
/ correspondent g'y broad the other and
| his competitors in business siIoply lie
| down and give up the fight If 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 it. He had
| a sneaking hope that it was false
| alarm.
It was not. Anything cold or any
! thing hot he learned to eat on the
other side of his mouth and occa sional
| mon ents of forgetfunCsS brought him
| Ptarts OF retributory anguish. Still,
| tie kept his sorrow to himself. No.
! icdY knew anything about the dis.
tIrbed condition of his denial appara.
rs 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 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" d.
WHAT" Vedderman exploded, in.
! di2nantly. whatever put such an
idea into your head? I'd just as soon
| go to the dentist as smoke cigar!
| What do you take me for?"
|
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 Vcdderman. with an
| elaborate start. 81 have been so busy
that I've forgotten TO run in. My tooth
| doesn't hurt so much, anyhow"
The next night at dinner Mrs. We'd.
dcrman smiled sweetly at her hus
band. 81 called up DR.. Swift today.
| Henry" sic said. "and made an ap.
| pointment for you n0xt Thursday
! morning at ten. I thought 1t would
| Save you tho trOuDlc!
! Neddorman put down his napkin
| ard stared at her in a startled way.
! Then he coughcd. You meant kind.
ly. no doubt. my dear" he told her,
but il Is just another instance Of a
womsn's interfering in something Ne
| knows nothing about! | have Il b:iai..
ness cngag, went for next Thursday
that is extremely important KirlTY
| phone DR.. Swift and cancel tAE4s,-
! pointmcnt! I'm just as anXiouSHds
you are to get that tooth filed"
"Well. you don't act that way!" said
his wife. tartly.
| Every day thereafter Mrs. yedder.
man inquired whether he had seen
DIR. Swift. until Vcddcrman. in sheer
self-defense arranged to have his
tooth attended TO. When he came
home to dinner the night Of the day
he vas to have gone TO the dentists
his wife beamed choorfully at him.
I'm so glad it's all over" she said
"Did he hurt you much?"
Veddcrman turned his back on her
as he hung UP his ovcrcoat with OK
trcme care. Then he coughcd. II
didn't 20 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 it of you! I'm
ashamed"
Look here, Mary" said her hus.
band. defiantly, 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
! 60 to the dentist. do you?"
"Oh. mol" said his wife, with sar.
casm.
Z Anyhow" Vedder man said. lamely
! ut hasn't hurt nearly so much"
He bit on an unexpected fragment
I Of bone in the roast that sent him TO
the ceiling. Mrs. .Vedderman merely
I looked at him, but the look was with.
: ering. The constant dull ache got on
his temper. too.
4 Finally, the fourth time he most.
poned his appointment. DR.. Swift set
the hour at 900 a. IN. 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
I wife looked at him inquiringly. d
I What do you think" Yedderman
/ said, in great indignation. When I
| got to the dentists today he WASH,
/ there and the girl said he'd been and.
: denly called away on important busl.
! ness! After all the time I've been
n fryinO n hat 4
he might have had little coriskfera.
ton for a patient and stay at home
end attend to business instead OF gal.