The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-11
HUNTING Or. GREGG
BY CLARA INEz DEACON.

some day. In his studio in the city
he swung Indian clubs and lifted
weights, and down at his brothers
farm, where he passed most of his
Sundays, he did more.
He rose with the lark to tramp
around in the dew and breathe
through his nose. The rest of the fam
fly growled about It, and the lark put
him down as an eccentric. He felled
trees to get shoulder muscles, and
as he wasn't particular as to whose
trees they were, old Farmer Hobbs
made him pay Ave dollars each for
them.
He lifted 50pound stones over
fences, climbed trees, ran up and down
hills, and did so many other things
that seemed curious TO the farmers
around that the report got abroad that
he was little touched in the head.
All this wouldn't amount to shucks
had not an accident happened to Mr.,
Gym one morning as he was jump
ing fence He caught his toe on the
tou rail as he went over and fell in
such way that he broke the thumb
on his right hand This was on q
morning when he had risen with the
lark, and long before anybody else
was astir.
A broken thumb needs more atten-
tion than a broken neck. There must
be visit to the doctors and some
bandaging.
With a rag tied about the aching
thumb, Mr. Godfrey Gym started of
down the highway at fast walk. He
had made two-thirds of the distance
when young lady came out OF a
manor house Just ahead OF him and
took the highway. Her jaw was tied
up with cloth, and she seemed in
8 hurry to get somewhere.
ITS dollars to cents It's case OF
toothache," said Mr.. Gym to him
self, and the idea almost comforted
him.
Mr.. Gym was right about the tooth
ache. Miss Hope Thornton was visit
Ing a married cousin at the manor
house. At midnight she was aroused
by a tooth trying to jump out OF her
mouth, and thence to early morn she
groaned and wept and vowed that
she lived thousand years she would
never do any more wading in brooks
Il was an hour after daybreak when
abe woke her cousin to ask what could
be done.
The Jaw was bandaged up and Miss
Hope started out. She saw Mr. Gym
coming, and later on heard his foot
steps behind her.
Mr.. Gym didn't mean to overtake
the girl, as the pain OF his thumb KEEP
him gritting his teeth but somehow
or other he presently found himsel
keeping step with her and asking;
"Toothache?" =
yum" .,,er14s;5;s' 1sss's4s,s''.'.' " ''',ss
"Bad?" fsssssM ea s,4j5 a3s .Y
| Awful 4s'sss
j; Going to DR.. Gregg's?-
yum"
Then this must be the place, 70
here is his sign"
They both turned in at the gate, an,
q frosty-haired woman said:
THE doctor amt in."
Where is her.
"Out in the fields somewhere to xii
rabbit for breakfast"
II I'll go find him. This young lad
, has a bad case of toothache."
"She can come in and walt. but b
won't do anything. Early as 1t is. he
half-tight"
I'll try and sober him up"
Mr.. Gym nodded to The girl to g
In and wait, and after much peerin
and considerable tramping he &c
sight Of the doctor with gun on hi
/ shoulder
I'll "Patient?" queried the medics
man.
Young lady with the toothache."
LET her ache"
Thumb"
Broken, Ell? Well. go to town"
Come on to the house"
a "Nixy Nothing doing today"
1t hurt like everything, but NJ
n Gym managed to remove his coa
q and dropped his hat on the grass.
What's a-coming?" asked the do
tor.
you are, unless you want goo
Il licking!"
HUH You must have lots OF gr
to fight with broken thumb. Wei
q come along"
At the house, Miss Hope was wee
Ing and the Doctors wife saying:
Shut up" exclaimed the doctc
as he put his gun away.
Young lady, open your moutl
g Huh! Bit of liberation. Keep tn
a liquid in your mouth for awhile. Fe'
better, eh?"
Yes"
Give you some to take home. Ach
II all gone by and by. Now, young ma
r. for the broken thumb"
o Mr.. Gym held it out to be locke
at and operated on. and It was the
that Miss Hope knew that he ha