The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
LIKE CURES
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By ELIZABETH WEED

broke down and was obliged TO give /
up the practice of his profession, at |
least temporarily. Before starting for |
the Riviera. where he proposed to re |
cuperate, he turned over his patients to |
DR. Hartwell, young American who |
had studied medicine in Paris and aft |
er graduation had accepted a position /
with DR.. Vermatille preparatory to set |
ting up for a specialist in America.
The two were sitting together in
DR. Vermatille's office. going over an
alphabetical list of patients and a brief
statement of the symptoms of each.
Under the letter - came the name Of
Lasant, Louise.
Mile. Lasant," said DR.. Eermatille
''yOu will. find a difficult case to dag
nose. At least ] have not yet made up
my mind as to the nature of her dis
ease. She is languid. takes no interest
in anything. has no appetite and is in
Clined to melancholy. | have recon-
mended diet of the most digestible
food and given her charcoal and other
stomach remedies. She has responded
to none Of them Possibly You may
!
ing the trouble, and if you do. as you
well know. the battle is half won
/ 'Iasant:" said DR.. Hartwen. striv-
ing TO recall the person to whom the
name belonged. rs not she young
/ lady about twenty years old. very
! beautiful. with chestnut hair and soft
| brown eyes? ! think l visited such
/ patient one day-no; it was her mother
/ when you were out of town"
Perhaps so" replied DR. Vermatille
/ and proceeded 10 give statement Of
. the case of the next patient on the list
A few days after DR.. Vermatille's
departure DR.. Hartwell while making
his round of visits called upon Mile.
Iasant. He found her dressed in
negligee costume lying on a lounge in
her boudoir reading a novel On see
ing the doctor n slight flush came into
her cheeks.
"A little fever this morning. eh:"
said the doctor cheerily. at the same
time gently pushing a gold bracelet up
on to her arm that he might feel her
pulse. The moment he touched her
wrist he felt a quickened throhbing
"FeveriSh. not fever he continued
There is a difference. I assure you"
Then the doctor asked her if she felt
loss of breath i'm going upstairs.
whether she suffered distress after eat
ing. If she slept well To all Of these
questions she gave satisfactory replies.
Hartwel. being no wiser as to her
case than before. reSorted TO the usual
device Of physicians. took ont his pre-
[ init nd
with some hicroglyphics which any
properly educated druggist would
know meant pure water with an agree
able fiavoring. he took his leave prom
Using to call again in a few days
AT what hour" asked the Young
, lady.
About the same as today" replied
the young man.
On his next visit he found his pa
tient in a ravi~hinC morning costume.
some cut flowers in vase standing
on a table and silk blanket Of colors
becoming to the young lady's complex
, ion thrown over her.
All" he exclaimed. Il see that you
are much better
Better? | assure you am much
worse, | thought you Sid you were
e coming again in a few days?"
, This is Friday. was here on
Monday"
D But / expected you on Wednesday,
Pardon my neglect. Since DR.. Yer
matille's departure l have been very
busy"
When this morning the doctor took
a the round wrist between his thumb
| and the tips Of his fingers he felt not
J.. only quick throbbing in his patient
,, but a tingling Of his own. which. cours
: ing through his arm. thrilled him.
a Il think" he said. that your trouble
is in the heart"
q The patient lowered her eyes.
f "You need fresh mir. There is moth
ing like pure oxygen to build up the
= system. Instead of giving you drugs
Y will take you out to the Bots de Bou
:. logue. The buds are swelling and the
birds are singing. My carriage stands
at the door. What do you say?"
Throwing off her silken blanket. she
sprang from her couch. ran into an
d other room to change her costume anC
presently returned charmingly dressed
= for a drive.
Paris in the spring has always beer
a delightful city. and the spring season
is admirably adapted for making love
The young doctor. having discovered
the kind of medicine his patient re
quired. gave it in sugar coated doses
He drove her out every day that h.
could possibly snatch from his duties
and when not able to see her in tn,
daytime he made up for the loss b!
a long visit in the evening. Indeed
most of his time during his chiefs alb
sence was given TO one patient, tn,
only one of the lot who did not neeC
his professional attention.
ii When DR. Vermatille returned he sa