The Huttig news., 1911-03-11
LODGING THE
 DENTIST

mentioned the fact that his tooth was hurting him.
 Vedderman is six feet one way and cofrespondingly broad the other and his competitors in business simply 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 sneaking hope that 1t was a false alarm
 It 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 starts of retributory anguish. Still. he kept his sorrow to himself. No body knew anything about the dis turbed condition of his dental appara tus 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. yedder- man. You must have a cavity in a tooth! You must go to the dentist!"
 'I s'pose so,' agreed Vedderman. with great reluctance.
 T 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. It doesn't do to let those things run!"
 It was three days later that Mrs. Vedderman casually inquired about her husbands appointment with the dentist.
 "Oh!" said vedderman. with an elaborate start. "I 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 derman smiled sweetly at her hus- band. T called up Dr. Swift today. Henry" she said. "apd made an ap- pointment for you next Thursday morning at ten. I thought 1t would save you the trouble!"
 Vedderman put down his napkin and stared at her in startled way. Then he coughed. You meant kind ly, no doubt, my dear" he told her, but 1t is just another instance of a woman's interfering in something she knows nothing about! l have busi- ness engagement for next Thursday that is extremely important. Kindly phone Dr. Swift and cancel the ap- pointment! I'm just as anxious as you are to get that tooth filled"
 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 cheerfully at him.
 I'm so glad it's all over," she said Did he hurt you much?"
 Vedderman turned his back on her as he hung up his overcoat with ex treme care Then he coughed. q didn't go to the dentists today" he said, rapidly. T had to phone him to set another date. Our eastern man was in town and I had to see him"
 Henry vedderman!" interrupted his wife, in indignant tones. "I never would have thought it of you! I'm ashamed"
 Look here, Mary!" said her hus- band, defiantiy, q don't like the way you treat this affair! You act as though I were postponing it on pur- pose! You don't think I'm afraid to go to the dentist, do you?"
 "Ch, mol" said his wife, with sar- casm.
 Anyhow" vedder man said. lamely, eit 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 his wife looked at him inquiringly.
 What do you think" Vedderman said. in great indignation. When got to the dentists today he wasn't there and the girl said he'd been sud denly called away on important busi- ness! After all the time I've been trying to get at that man it seems he might have had little considera- ton for patient and stay at home and attend to business instead of gal livanting around It makes me tired l! Here I've tried and tried to get work done and sat around and waited and than ho runs away as though if didn'f