The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-24
HUNTING DR.. 0REoo
~ CLARA INsx DEACON.


some day. In his studio In the city
he swung Indian clubs and Mfts9
weights. and down at his brothsfs
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
ily srowled about II. and the lark put
him down 40 an eccentric. He felled
trees to get shoulder muscles. and
% he wasn't particular a. to whose
trees they were, old Farmer Hobbs
made him pay ave dollars each for
them.
He lifted 50.pound stones over
fences, climbed trees. ran up and down,
hills. and did 90 many other thingS
that seemed curious to the farmers
around that the report got abroad that
he was q little touched In the head.
All this wouldn't amount to shucke
had not an accident happened to Mr..
Gym one morning a. he was jump
ing fence. He caught his toe on the
tou rail AZ he went over and fell In
such . way that he broke the thumb
on his right hand. This was on .
morning when he had risen with the
lark, and long before anybody else
was astlr
A broken thumb needs moro atten-
tion than broken neck. There must
bc u visit to the doctors and some
bandaging.
With . rag tied about tho aching
thumb. Mr.. Godfrey Gym started OF
down the highway at . fast walk. He
hcd made two-thirds Of tho distance
when young lady came out Of .
manor house Just ahead Of him anA
took the highway. Her Jaw was tied
up with a cloth. and she seemed IN
hurry to get somewhere.
ITS dollars to cents It's . case OF
toothache," said Mr.. Gym to hiD-
self, and the idea almost comforted
him.
Mr.. Gym was right about the tooth
ache. Miss Hope Thornton was visit
ing q married cousin at the manor
house. At midnight she was aroused
by n tooth trying to jump out OF her
mouth, and thence to early morn she
groaned and wept and vowed that
she lived n thousand years she would
never do any more wading In brooks.
It was an hour after daybreak when
she 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 kept,
him gritting his teeth. but somehow
: or other he presently found himself
keeping step with her and asking:
"Toothache?"
, "Yum."
4 "a,!,,,. naa. sA!e
o "Going to DR.. Gress's?"
1 "Yum"
"Then this must be the place. fos
:, here is his sign"
{ They both turned In at the gate. and
, q frosty.haired woman said:
D "The doctor amt in"
a where 10 he?"
4, "Out In the fields somewhere to k1l
;, rabbit for breakfast"
= I'll 90 nnd him. This young laAJ
7 has Q bad case Of toothache."
"she can come in and wait, but u
won't do anything. Early - 1t 10. hSl
hslf.tight."
I'll try and sober him up."
t Mr.. Gym nodded TO the girl - q
. In and wait. and after much peeeh(
d and considerable tramping hs -
% sight Of the Doctor with . gun % u
% shoulder.
!! "Patisntr" assr,sd TIE ns1ssa
? man.
u "Youns lady with The teothashs.:
9 "Lst her aehs."
=, thumb"
d "Broien, Oh. Well. 20 to town"
d "Como o. 70 the hoase."
= "Nixy. Nothing doing today"
q lt hart Mks svsrythins, but Il
% Gym managed 70 remove bic 81
/. and dropped his hat on the srass.
10 whats a-oomingf' asked the -
. tor.
"You are. unless you want ses
lickins!"
Huh! You must have lots Of q
to nsht with . broken thumb. Wei
n come along"
10 At the house. Miss Hope was wesl
sn ing and the doctors wife saying:
IN shut up!" exclaimed the docts
Q % he put his gun away.
n young lady, open your moutl
70. Huh! Bit of liberation. Keep tn
n liquid In your mouth for awhile. Fe
ny better, eh?"
ct YES"
dc "Give you some to take home. Acf
es all gone by and by. Now, young ma
nd for the broken thumb"
no Mr.. Gym held 1t out to be locke
at and operated on, and 1t was the
IA. that Miss Hope knew that he ma
ra- been hurt.
ew rs It broken?" she asked.
nv un,, 90 ioint Migs" answered n