The coast beacon., 1912-12-28

along and hear what Miss Nellie hzx
to say about IT. / think most girls like
q strong-armed man."
There were introductions and Z
pleasant evening, and while Doctor
Chisholm was enjoying himself he
was being discussed by two doctors
seated in the ONCE Of one Of them.
He must surely starve out" 10
marked one.
He can make no headway here.
was the reply.
But is he prize fighter or doc
tort"
Il don't know"
~This community won't stand for
his tactics
Bound to go under"
Il have cut him dead thus far
I'VE can't recognize him"
There was one more bully. and he
was bad tempered man-Jim Eccles.
He was bad-tempered drunk or sober.
When he heard how Doctor Chisholm
had served the others he growled:
ttCome to run the town has her Well.
you wait a biti"
What are you going to do?" was
asked.
Bounce him out of Lansingl"
Again the doctor sat in his ONCE
reading a medical work when he had
caller. 1t was Jim Eccles. He was
sober and he had job before him.
"Skatel" he said as he pointed to
the street.
"Why?" was quietly asked.
Because tell you tol"
you are Jim Eccles. the bad man7''
bad all the way through, and
don't generally hold my temper as
long as this"
"Your blood is out of order Mr. Ec-
cles. and I'll give you a prescription
for It'll"
The scrap took place out of doors.
and the audience said 1t was just the
neatest little affair the town Of Lam
sing had ever been treated to. When
it was over the doctor had black eye
and Mr. Jim Eccles said he was going
TO California to take on an earth
quake or some other easy mark
Three of the doctors in the town wit
messed the affair, and as they walked
away they were agreed that it was the
finish of the new conner. Doctor Chis-
holm was bathing his eye when Mr..
Mayfeld entered the Office to say:
$50 you got around to Eccles, eh?
Come to dinner with me-"
Cant. See this black eyer"
"All the better. Miss Nellie has al
ways wanted to see one close at hand.
No cause for embarrassment--no in
the least"
And the doctor went, and things
were made very nice for him. As he
left the house it was Miss Nellie who
said.
Father thinks you will succeed
"Oh, I've got to-" he laughed.
At the door of his Office a woman
waited to ask;
Are you the fighting doctor?"
well, I've had few scraps"
"Then come and see my sick child"
The next morning 1t was woman
with an ailing husband, and there were
six calls before night. In each and
every case the caller made sure that
he or she was addressing the fighting
doctor.
And next day what happened but
that the bankers wife got chicken
bone in her throat, and Miss Nellie
Mayfield had asudden pain in her side
and wanted lssFfAS attendance.
60 ahead anAca aat US all for any
thing you wishl,' laughed Mr.. May
field; and the lighting doctor knew
that his practice was an assured
thing.
did you everl" exclaimed the doc
tors to each other.
They never did When they woke
up they found a new doctor at the
head of the procession and the town
predicting a son-in-law for Mr.. May
field. For once the gossips hit it
right. 1t was the fighting doctor that
left his many patients long enough
one day to get married and 1t was
Mrs. Nellie Chisholm who said:
Never mind the bridal tour until
we are worth million dollars and can
hire special trains"
Copyright. 1912, by the Mcclure News
paper syndicate.)