Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-17
DODGING
DENTIST

hurting him.
Veddermau 10 six feet one way and
correspondihE)y broad the other and
bis competitors in business siroply lie
down and give up the fight II he
chooses to make them perform tricks.
10 Of course II would be heresy to say
he was q 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 II was a false
alarm.
1t 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.
ke kept his sorrow to himself. No
l'ody knew anything about the dis
tIrbed condition OF his dental appara-
:is till the grapefruit at breakfast
Sne morning hit the tender nerve.
"Ouch!" said Vedderman, involunta-
rily, as. he clapped his hand to his
face.
WHY, Henry" said Mrs. vedder-
man. you must have a cavity in a
TOOTH, You must go to the dentist!"
IT s'pose 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?"
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. 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. 81 called up Dr. Swift today.
Henry" she said, "and made an ap.
pointment for you next Thursday
save you the troubled"
Vedderman put down his 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 a
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 cancel the
pointment! I'm Just as anxious as
you are to get that tooth filed"
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
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 cbeerfully at him.
I'm 30 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.
didn't go to the dentists today" he
said. rapidly. 81 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. 81 never
would have thought II OF you'll I'm
ashamed"
Look here. Mary" said her hus.
band, defantly, II don't like the way
you treat this AFFAIR." You act as
though I were postponing 1t on pur.
pose! You don't think I'm afraid to
60 to the dentist, do your"
"Oh. mol" said his wife, with gar.
casm.
Anyhow" vedder man said. lamely.
ut hasn't hurt nearly 30 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 pos,.
poned his appointment, Dr. Swift se,
the hour at 900 q. 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 bis
wife looked at him inquirlnRly.
What do you think" yeddermon
said, in great indignation. when :
got to the dentists today he WASN'T
there and the girl said he'd been aud.
denly called away on important bus,.
ness! After all the time I've been
trying to get at that man II eNs
he might have had a little con.S ~
ton for a patient and stay at Nome
and attend to business instead Of cal
livanting around! II makes me IRA,
Here I've tried and tried TO get WORT
done and sat around and -.