The Southern herald., 1913-10-03
z.Nxxxl,Nsxxx
HELPING THE DOCTOR
BY JOHN PHILIP ORTIZ.


city friend, Mis- Irene Morton, and the
promise of the awful time" caused an
appearance at the country seat.
The program as outlined by Miss
Clara in her mind for the entertain
ment of her friend was:
Driving out with the pony and cart
and having adventures. Going in swim
ming in the creek. Killing crabs along
the same creek. Climbing up the hill
back of the house and rolling down.
Setting the dog on book agents ana
peddlers. Killing snakes down by the
willows. Putting frog in the garden
er's bed.
There we're a few other things on
the program, but the above are SUM-
cient to show that there were to be no
dull hours. -,
Now, girls, be as steady as old
maids while we are gone" cautioned
Mrs. Joslyn.
I'VE will"
Aunt Jane is to have charge Of the
house"
I'VE will mind her like children"
Don't get the telephone out OF or
der, and don't set the house ahre."
we surely won't"
IF anything should happen" De-
gan Mr.. Joslyn as he turned back al
the gate.
But nothing can happen!"
The first thing on the program was
a drive in the pony cart, and that
drive was the beginning of heaps OF
things. They were not mile from the
house when they espied a lone man
and horse and buggy coming towards
them from the village.
81 am quite sure that is the new doc
tor" said Miss Clara. Take good
look at him as we pass"
What fofQ'"
They say that while he's a smart
Young man he isn't getting enough
practice in the village to keep cat
: alive"
> That's too bad. 1t may drive him
to suicide"
=, HE doesn't know me, ana Wonuer
II he will raise his hat?"
Dr. Phil Armour had put up his sign
In the village of Greenbriar many
i weeks ago, but there had not been
. single call for his services. The ailine
ones said 1t was risky to trust them
selves to young practitioner. Dr
y Armour was far from starving and III
:. was feeding his horse oats three timei
- a day, but he was ambitious and impa
10 tient He knew the members of thu
y - Joslyn family by sight only, but whei
" " about to pass the pony cart he tool
g the risk Of raising his hat to the occu
pants and received two bows in re
turn.
- - why, he's quite good-looking!" e1
- claimed Miss Irene when they passed
~ "Yes!"
- But he had mournful look"
ho 1T struck me So"
~ "As II the world was against him.
"a. "Yes."
~ 81 say that it's shame that old do
tors won't let young doctors cate
on"
n 81 think so, too"
n There was silence for the next fl
Y minutes, and then 1t was Miss lrel
- who spoke.
= Look here, Clara, I'll tell you he
,us we can have lots of fun, and he
re- the doctor at the same time"
Go ahead"
when we get out of the cart
lyD home we twist our ankles"
the I'VE do!"
you will twist your right one a
my left"
ked 81 see"
the 1--WE hobble into the house.
g. groan. We telephone for Dr. Armo
He comes. 1t will be known all o.
the the village that he has called h
the professionally"
Use, But what about the twisted
kles?" was asked
,eds ''Oh, well tell him that it wal
ton, such a bad twist after all, and that
sea are using bandages of arnica or wi
hazel.
It'll be fun to see him come rush
the in"
can "But you are such hand to gigl
own wouldn't have him think we "
J up making game of him for any mon
"Oh, I'll keep my giggles betw
my teeth till he Is gone"
car The twists took place according
ould schedule. Aunt Jane was SO
But pletely hoodwinked that she got b
Ty ages and arnica and did the telep
ing. When Dr. Armour arrived
young lady sat with her foot on a s
fleet and there was a strong smell of ar
Win in the air.
s in. "Is it a bad sprain?" was asked
mess mot 80 very" was answered
fclnR chorus.
'Bandaged up?"
"Yes."
/, the But 1 had best overhaul them.
70 be bandage must give support to ce
which tendons or you may be lame for
} pre- "But Aunt Jane put the band
good on, and she's an old nurse"