Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-28
DODGINGTHE
DENTIST

| hurting him.
Veddermau Is six feet one way and
correspondiLg ely broad the other and
| his competitors in business simply lie
down and give up the fight II he
chooses to make them perform tricks.
| 50 Of course 1t 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
/ q sneaking hope that it 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 tents of forgetfulness brought him
| Ftarts OF retributory anguish. Still,
he kept his sorrow to himself. No
kody knew anything about the dis.
| tlrbed condition OF his dental appara'
>is till the grapefruit at breakfast
Sne morning hit the tender nerve.
"Ouch!" said Vedderman, involunta.
rtly, as he clapped his hand to his
! face.
why. Henry" said Mrs. Vedder-
man. You must have a cavity in q
| tooth! You must go to the dentist!"
II s'pose So" agreed Vedderman.
with great reluctance.
Il know you dread the dentist"
went on his wife, but"
What" Veddorman exploded, in.
dignnntly. 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 n col a,Ifa
| 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.
Obi" 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.
dermaR smiled sweetly at her hus
| band. II called up DR.. Swift today,
Henry" shc said. and made an ap-
1eAntnsat fer you HSat Thursday
morning At Ten. l thought It voaId
save you the troubled"
NeooSrhan put down mis- napkin
and stared at her in a startled way
Then he coughed. You meant kind.
ly, no doubt. my dear" he told her,
but it Is just another instance Of
woman's interfering In something she
knows nothing about! ! have a bust.
ness engagement for next Thursday
that Is extremely important. H'fSly
phone DIR. Swift and cancel thI4sp-
pointment! I'm just as anxious as
you are to get that tooth fllcd"
We'll. 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
Belf-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 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 ex.
treme care. Then he coughed. 81
didn't 20 to the dentists today" he I
said. rapidly. 81 had to phone him to
oUl uhOlhCi udIc OuT eastern man
was in town and ! had to see him"
Henry Vedderman!" interrupted
his wife, in indignant tones. II 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 I 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. Iamely
ut hasn't hurt nearly so much!"
He bit on an unexpected fragment
or bone In the roast that sent him to
the ceiling. Mrs. Vedderman merelv
looked at him, but the look was with.
| ering. The constant dull ache got on
his temper, too.
Finally, the fourth time he most.
poneI his appointment. DR.. Swift set
the hour at 800 n. 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 when he got home his 4
| wife looked at him inquirlngly.
What do you think" Vedderma,
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.
nessl After all the time I've JS,en
tsylns 10 Ee4 at that man II kens
! he might have had little consid.ro,
ton for patient and stay AT home
and attend to business instead Of gal.
hVantins around! II makes nae tired,
Here I've tried and tried TO get WORK
done and sat around and waited and
then he runs away as though Il dIdnv
nnnkfarf Ilnnnn'f he