Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-21
DODGING THE
DENTIST

correspondiI g'y broad the Others and
his competitors In business siInply lie
down and give up the fight if he
chooses to make them perform tricks,
SO of course IL would be heresy to say
he was 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 sneakinE hope that it was false
alarm.
II 1t vas not. Anything cold or any.
thing hot he learned TO eat on the
other side of his mouth and occasional
moments of forgetfulnC IS brought hifFt
Ptarts of rctrbutory anguish. Still.
he kept his sorrow to himself. No.
hody knew anything about the dis.
tIrbGd condition Of his dental appara
us till the grapefruit at breakfast
one morning hit the tender nerve.
"Ouch!" said Vedderman. involunta.
rily, as he clapped his had to his
face.
why, Henry" said Mrs Vedder-
man. You must have 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.
dipnantly. 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"
! II WAS three days later that Mrs
Veddcrman casually inquired about
her husbands appointment with tho
dentist.
! OH" salt Vcdderman. with an
elaborate start. II have been so busy
| that I've forgotten 10 run in My tooth
doesn't hurt so much. anyhow" =
The next night at dinner Mrs. We'd
| dcrman smiled swcctly at her hus
band. Il "allcd up Dr. Swift today
Henry" shv said. and made an mp.
pointment for you next Thursday
morning at ten. thought 1t would
save you the tr0ubIo!"
| Vcdderman put down his napkin
| and stared ut her in startled way
! Then he cOughed. "You meant kind.
| ly no doubt, my dear" he told her
| "but it is just another instance of a
! woman's interfering in something she
| knows nOthin" about! have a bust.
ness engagement for next Thursday
f! that is extremely important Kindly
! phone DR.. Swift and cancel IAIJc ap.
pointmcnt! I'm jnst MS m Is rs
you are to GET that tooth GfEg"
"WclI, you don't act that VIZ & said
his wife. tartly. M
Every day thereafter Mrs vcdder.
| man inquired whether hc had seen
DIR. Swift. until VodGarman. in sheer
self.dcfensc arranged 20 have his
tooth ATTENDED to. When he came
home to dinner thc NIGHT Of the day
he was to have gone 10 the dentists
his wife be"mcd chccrfulIy at him.
"I'm so glad it's all over" she said.
"Did he hurt you muvh?"
VCdderman turned his back on her
MS he hung up his ovcrcOat with *.
trcme care. Thcg he coughcd. II
didn't 90 to the dentists today" he
said. rapidly. 81 had to phone him Ia
| set another date Our eastern man
was I'm town and | had TO soc him"
"lIenry VCddcrman," INTERRUPTED
his wife. I'm indignant tones. 81 never
| would have thought 1t of youl I'm
| ashamed"
Look here, Mary" said her hus.
band deliantly, II don't like the way
you treat this affair! You act "a
though | were postponing Il on pur.
! pose! You don't think I'm afraid TO
| go to the dentist. do yOu?"
"Oh. no." said his wife. with sar.
casm.
"Anyhow." Ncddcr man said. lamely
at hasn't hurt nearly so much,"
He bit on an unexpected fragment
OF bone In the roast that sent him IN
the ceiling. Mrs Vcddcrnau morcIv
looked at him, but the look was with.
ering. The constant duh ache got on
| his temper. too.
/ Finally, the fourth time he nost.
| poncd his appointment. Dr Swift on,
the hour nj 900 n. m. and Vcddermon
saw no hope looming up ahead Of him
He ate his breakfast like n condemned
criminal and his brow was gloomy,
That night when he got home bie
wife looked at him inquirinrIv
| What do you think" VcddorrA,
said. In great Indignation. when I
rot 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 becn
trying to get at that man II seoma
he might have had little @sidora,
ton for patient and stay az home
and attend to business inste 4 NJ nnI
/ livantinG around! II makes Ero Grnd,
Here I've tried and tried Is 9ast worL
! done and sat around and vSitcd 80
then he runs away as though It didn't
matter! Doesn't he think nv ,Iroo