Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-18

why. Henry" said Mrs. vedder-
man. You must have cavity In a
tooth! You must go to the Dentist"
Il spose So" agreed vedderman.
with great reluctance.
Il 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. 1t doesn't
do TO let those things rum"
IL was three days later that Mrs.
Vedderman casually inquired about
her husbands appointment with the
dentist.
Obi" said Vedderman, with an
elaborate start. II 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. Il called up DIR. Swift today.
Henry" she said. and made an APP
pointment for you next Thursday
morning at ten. | thought II would
save you the TROUBLED"
vedderman put down his napkin
and stared at her In a startled way.
Then he coughed. you meant kind.
iy. no doubt. my DEAR" he told her.
but 1t 10 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 Kindly
phone Dr. Swift and cancer the ap-
pointment! I'm just as anxious az
you are to get that tooth filed"
well, you don't act that way!" said
his wife. tartiy.
Every day thereafter Mrs. Vedder.
man inquired whether he had seen
DR.. Swift, until Vedderman. in sheer
scif-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. II
didn't go to the dentists today" he
said. rapidly II had to phone him to
set another date. Our 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. Il 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
20 to the dentist. do your
"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 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. DIR. Swift set
the hour at 900 a. m. and vsdderman
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 thinkl" vedderman
said. In great indignation. when
rot to the dentists today he wasn't
thsrs and the GIRL said he'd bssa sud-
dsnIy called away o. important buAi.
nsssl After an the time I'vs bssa
| trying TO got at that man Il seems
he might have had \ little considera-
don Tor q patient and stay at homo
and attend to business instead OF gal.
iivsnting Aroundl u makes me tired!
Herr rye tried and tried 10 gee work
done and sat around and waited and
then he runs away ~ though II didn't
matterl Doesn't he think my time
N worth anything
Henry" interrupted his wife. "as a
good. aIi-around buffer you are ever
iastingly beyond the limit Co up
headl You know you're tickled 70
death 10 get on again."
mo such thingi" growled Vedder,
man. Anyhow. he'll be gone only
two days and the duffer left an APP
pointment for me for the very lrst
dayl~