Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-01

as patients of the Infinite, ever ailing.
These girls were not Of this class.
Every vibrant electric hair on their
lovely heads upheld Its own AFFIDAVIT
as to their perfect health. and even
while the doctor unused, lmpersonaIly.
professionally even, out stepped Car
lotta, her tawny curls ciinging to her
head, a huge turkish towel wrapped
around her shoulders over a dress Of
silk the color Of lily leaf
Sunlight and firelight mingled. the
doctor thought, watching that radiant
topknot steal the suns glory. She low
cred her head and swept the curling.
mass forward, and the doctor knew no
mans eyes had ever seen It's like be
fore.
He moved the curtains back with one
hand. and 10, the four lifted innocent
eyes Of wonderment, and Virginia
asked: Are we disturbing you. doc
tor?"
And the doctor was abashed. He
protested that he was not being dis
turbed. but that It was great pleas
ure.
Bah chuckled. The doctor bowed
discreetly and withdrew his head.
seized his hat and went out for a walk
to forget the view of the garden dis
closed.
I'm afraid we did. disturb the doc
tor, girls" said Carlotta. Maybe he
Isn't used to a galaxy, girls"
Are we that, Carlie2" Bah cried
| joyously Something starry and beau
teous! He looked at you the longest"
Ills eyes we're glued to your hair"
pronounced Jo
Carlotta laughed.
That's a neat little. picture, 10,
must say. Hope they come OF easily.
Remember once at school when boy
threw chewing gum at nay hair, mean
my ripping curls. and you girls had
to cut it out before mother discovered
IT,"
We'll, don't, care" said Virginia,
firmly. II think the doctor is just as
tame and intelligent, ass he can be-
intellectual. Gene. Animals are in
telligent"
Man is the noblest brute of all,
saith someone. He has n most intelli.
gent face"
Every Saturday afternoon the doc.
tors study hour was interrupted by
what he called In his heart OF hearts
, the hair washing festival of the hourisi
Did he watch forit? The doctor was
, young and human. and he had an ap
probation of the beautiful. Also, had
he not come to New York to study lie
in all her myriad phases Most of al
/ he watched for Carlotta and hel
strange red gold curls, tawny as some
! fox of the woods. And he prolonged
his weeks of special study.
a One evening he was late from a lee
g ture. AS he bounded up the stairs
o Mrs. Vernon met him. trifie pale an,
" worried.
e WAS, there any accident in the sui
q way, doctor? The girls are, late, too.
= None In the subway. There's bi
n fire uptown. stayed to watch ther
v take away the injured. It's the Wash
Z ington theater."
q The girls are there, Bah and Cal
d lotta and 10. Virginia stayed to kee
me company. Oh, docFor, my girls
d The doctor became suddenly his prC
G. fsssional self.
q Get rooms ready. 7 may be able
S. bring them home. And keep yourse
steady. They will need you, you know
N Nobody was killed, Mrs. Vernon"
IS Ifs CHEEKY, strong voice buOyed h
d. up even after the door slammed b
n hind him. Swinging along Waiver
m place. around Fifth avenue. and SO
ng the Eighth avenue stand. the dOct
he took a taxi up to the hospital whe
er the injured had been taken.
Yes, there was Miss Vernon, tn
as told him. Her sisters had only min
of injuries in the crush that followed I
he FIRE panic.
ar He told them he was the Vern
family physician and was taken to I
oh long ward where Carlotta lay wi
ses. other girls and women. He drew
tar screen around her cot and knelt.
nm Dear, dear, are you badly hurt
eds he asked huskily. For the first til
ow in his career the doctor lost his p
ur- fessional calm. Carlotta opened
eyes and smiled.
re- mot much, doctor, not nearly
her much as most of the poor creatur
air. My shoulder hurts, and-what do J
the think-my hair caught fire from a I
Nth ing curtain as we came from
ner. boxes. Not all of it"
Ints It lay on the pillow about her, SIM
rhis and shortened. but beautiful as e'
lgh- and the DOCTOR pressed MS race &c
Her on 1t.
ash. 81 came to take you home to y
mother Carlotta." he said. do
Ing mind?"
mere Mind what?" asked Carlotta-
dus. "I'm awfully In love with you, d
the and upset. and-oh. don't you kl