Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-30
DODGING THE
DENTIST

! Veddermau Is six feet one way ana
correspondiL ely broad the other and
his competitors in business simply lie
down and give up the fight If he
chooses to make them perform tricks,
! 80 OF course 1t would be heresy to say
| he was q coward. The fact remains
that when the frst little twinge in
the tooth made him sit up and take
notice he kept still about it. He had
! q 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 {
nom ents Of forgetfulness brought him
Ptarts OF retributory anguish. Still,
| he kept his sorrow to himself. No
| tody knew anything about the dis.
tIrbed condition OF his dental apPara-
'is till the grapefruit at breakfast
| one morning hit the tender nerve.
| "Ouch!" said Vedderman. involunta.
rly, as he clapped his hand to his
face.
| Why, Henry" said Mrs. VccScr-
man. You must have a cavity in
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"
! What" Vedderman exploded. in.
diEnantly. 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?"
We'll. 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.
OH" salt, Vcdderman, with an
elaborate start. Il 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. 81 called up DR.. Swift today.
Henry" size said, land made an APP
| petntnent fer you nent Thursday
morning at ten. thought Il would
save You the troubie!-
Veddernan put down his napkin
ard 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! have a bust.
ness engagement for next Thursday
that is extremely important. ~ dly
! phone DR.. Swift and cancel Is an.
pointment! I'm just as anxious as
you are to get that tooth fllcd."
well. you don't act that way" said
his wife. tartly.
| Every day thereafter Mrs. Vedder..
man inquired whether he had seen
DIR. Swift. until Veddcrman. In sheer
self-dctense 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 cbeerfully 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 OF.
IRENE care. Then he coughed. II
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. 81 never
would have thought II OF you'll 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 It on pur.
pose! You don't think I'm afraid to
60 to the dentist, do you?"
| "Oh. MOI" 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 IN
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.
poncd his appointment. DR.. Swift sol
the hour at 900 a. 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 whom he got homo bis
wife looked at him inquIringIy
What do you think" Veddernop
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 bust.
nossl After all the time I've ! zen
tryfnS 70 81 .. that nan II e ba
he might have had little consIscra.
ton for patient and stay at homo
and attend to business instead Of cal,
livanting around! II makes me ,fred,
Here I've tried and tried TO &c, wort
done and sat around and waited ana
then he runs away as though Il didn't