The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-21
The Doctors
Patients

pretty daughter. purchased and tool
possession of it. They seemed yer,
pleasant people. but slow in makins
acQuaintances.
Young Doctor Everson always ad
mired the place, when he passed it il
his rides: but. of course. he would no
venture 10 call without an invitation
However. one day, accident gave hin
the desired opportunity. As he VA.
riding by, the front door opened, an,
Miss Bennett came tripping down I'll,
steps
Please stop Il moment" she Gale.
out. Are You not Il doctor?" 81,
said
Il am. Can be of service" h.
said. with his most professional air
Yes. indeed" was the quick an
swer, My mother is very i'll. and ia
pa not here. As We are strangers
did not know whom to go to. SO
ventured to stop YOU"
Perfectly right" said the doctor
i am at Your disposal Immediately
Mamma" said the girl. bending
tenderly over her. the doctor is here. .
"Oh. we'll. he cant do me any good,
was the fretful answer.
Doctor Everson stepped up and laid
his hand upon the invalid's wrist. say.
ing cheerfully: Suppose we try, any
way. What have you been taking"
Mrs. Bennett gave list. The doctor
laughed.
AS you are alive after all that" he
said. there's hope yet! Now, can you
tell ME your bad feelings?"
The lady went over all her symp.
toms. and the doctor said. in that
CHEEKY tone which always brings new
life into sick room: THAT is better
than ! hoped You can almost cure
yourself. madam. If You will follow a
few OF the simplest directions"
What are they" asked the daugh
ter eagerly
only to dispense with all mcdi
cine, unless some light thing for her
nerves eat plenty of nourishing food
throw these windows all open"
Doctor Evcrson left some simple
powders, and. at the daughters 70
quest, promised to call again the next
day
Papa win be here, and wish You
TO see him. Here are our cards." said
Miss Bennett. as she showed the doc.
tor downstairs.
The doctor bowed and gave her in
return his own card, upon which.
after he was gone, she read the name
Frank EversOn, NJ. d."
To effect cure, of course, the doc
tor called frequently. And n. In SO
doing. he became more interested In
the nurse than In the patient. nobody
was the wiser.
Sometimes. to relieve the tedious
hours OF duty. he took the fair nurse
out to drive. and In those pleasant
hours they grew very well acquainted.
Mrs. Bennett had been for two
under the doctors care, and
was SO greatly improved that Nellie
left her, TO take a ramble
by herself In the pleasant fields and
woods near Rose Hill. One afternoon,
having strayed down road which was
new TO her. she came To an old mill
the ruins Of which were grass worn
and rotten. But Nellie supposed they
would bear her light weight and,
from mere impulse, walked out on the
old timberS, which overhung the
and stood ilinging pebbles In.
TO the water. to watch the ripple they
made.
She did not notice the wavciiig OF
the timbcrs until. just as she 'rncd
to 20 back, crash went the leg on
which she stood, and down vent
Nellie into the stream. As BE- went
down. she gave a frantic cla'ch and
succeeded in grasping Il Gro '.fiber.
which held her suspended, ai', her
shoulders Just out of the water
Nellie know that the ffoa' was
icep, and she could not snm She
and shrieked for h,'q
An instant, and a cheer & hout |
'ang answering back: "lIv,3 rd' /
m coming"
Poor Nellie knew the koe. md /
.troye 10 turn her head ~ /
Doctor Evcfson leap from IL KY |
md fling off his coat as be ran The
'reek y moment more a,d had !,
dashed into the stream, ana d ons
rms held her firmly.
Nellie. with great fco'. Sc
flrity, lay passive on his bros lst,
ntil few bold strokes cal ZEN
0 the shore.
Il should have come sooler 5 lad /
,nown yon needed me-" @
As he spoke he hurricdis ~
lis coat, fastened it over oul-
ers. put her, all dripping ser.
ng. into his vehicle. and Ike
be wind
As they started, she s for
can't thank you. But te
e near Whenever | want
lie turned to her with ght
! his face, and for onc his
rm clasped her as he Sal u:
Ny darling, | would ash let
n Of life than to be Ie al
avs"
Then he took his AK 5ut
emily, and not a word lid
aring the short div. he