Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-28
The Argus Daily Story
Doctors Disagree-By Clarissa Mackie.
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Bureau

DR.. Pepper followed suit. his little
old fashioned car creaking along be-
hind the rival physicians latest model
machine.
The nurse returned to the sickroom,
worried and anxious. She had taken
great interest in the case OF Bemis
Blaine and a strong regard had sprung
up between the sick man and the pref
ty nurse
Suppose he should never come back.
Suppose something has happened to
him!' groaned Nurse Folk as she made
IN examination of the room and house
and discovered that her patient hac
escaped with his warmest dressing
gown, a golf cap and a pair Of knitt~~
bedroom slippers.
While CONSERVATION reigned in the
Blaine household, where the mother
and sisters Of the absent Bemis ran
distractedly to and fro and the nurse
waited impatiently for the return of
the doctors, those two rivals were rae.
ing each other down the shore roat
with apparently little heed to the dig
appearance of their best paying pa
tent.
IF you'll stop zigzagging in front Of
me can pass you easily" roared DR..
Pepper to the physician in front.
I'm willing to give your old mouse
trap a fair CHANGER beloved DR.. Boil
ster, turning his machine sharply to
the right-a grave mistake, which he
discovered too late.
DR.. Pepper turned his machine to
the right. There was a sickening
crash, and then the moon witnessed
two angry doctors glaring at each
chimes.
The first thought that leaped to the
mind Of each was the repair bill for
his machine, the second thought was
how to pay it, and the third. comfort
ing one, was the reflection that Bemis
Blaine was a patient whose bill might
be stretched indefinitely.
"Hurt?" asked DIR. Pepper reluctant
ly.
mo. You" DR. Bolster was equal
" loath to spend time or sympathy
upon his colleague.
NO If you'll excuse me I'll hurry
on. I have patient beyond"
$50 have l." said Dr. Bolster quick
ly, falling into step beside his rival
give got to look around for Bemis
Blaine, you know" protested Dr. Pep
per. Hes my patient, and he has
escaped from his bed in the delirium
of fever"
"Delirium tremensr' snorted Dr. Boil.
ster.
"Sirr'
Fiddler snapped DR.. Bolster, think.
ing of his ruined machine. "1 will
leave you, sir. A patient suffering
from an attack Of exaggeration of the
liver must necessarily
"Humphl Exhaustion Of the nerves
It would be impossible for Bemis tC
get very far from home and. being
weak from illness and injudicious diet
ing
DIR. Bolster laughed wildly. why
the very animals know enough tC
starve themselves when H. Now, YOU
school, doctor, believes in fattening the
patient, and-what is the matter?"
For answer DR.. Pepper beckoned his
rival toward dimly lighted window.
"Lookw he said weakly.
Renview village possessed a Chinese
laundry, and part of this laundry was
devoted to the savory preparation and
serving of chop suey and other delecta
BILE Chinese dishes. The calico cur
tain was pushed aside. and within the
dimly lighted interior of the restaurant
large man was seated, eating almost
ravenously of a large plate OF choI
suey. The man wore red dressing
gown. a golf cap. pair Of knitted bed
slippers and sadly needed shave.
Watching him enjoy this meal were
several people.
The rival doctors pressed theil
noses against the hyspecked pane OF
glass. There were Bemis Blaine's moth
er and two sisters and the pretty
nurse, the shoemaker from the corner
and the village constable.
Just then Bemis Blaine pushed bach
his chair. paid his bill and padded to
ward the door in his knitted slippers.
You're a sick man" yelped DR.. Pep
per, leaping at his late patient.
Man, you've risked your life" criet
DIR. Bolster as he clutched Blaine!
hand. He was thinking about his bro
ken machine.
"Risked 1t and won IT," retorted Be
mis- Blaine good naturally. ut be
longs to me. and Nurse Folk here ha'
promised to look out for me the res
of my days. Oh. yes. I'm quite well
thank you. doctors. II you hadn't dis
agreed and gone off I'd be dosing still
As it is | feel fine as silk. I'll sent
you wedding cards shortly
As the two doctors walked down the
street toward their respective homes
each one was thinking Of a wrecked
machine and of the big bill ther'
would be to pay. Somehow each oSi
felt that Bemis Blaine had overreach
ed him. had outwitted him in a man
ner.
"Liverr' snarled DR.. Bolster savage
ly.
Nerves. barked DIR. Pepper.
'"Tremensr' they growled in unison
and for the first time in their acquaint
auce they were agreed.