The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-29
Daily Short Story
THINGS HAPPENED.

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4 wouldn't trust him 70 doctor .
ea,.-
But ve ought 10 uait and see.-
Ths Hou Jordon Sweet. u the eity.
vas AZ his country home. lie ~as
Hon because be had been a memb-r
u the legislature There were seat
ed 81 ths breakfast table with hin
his ~ifs. his mother. hls daughter N-.-
lie and his son Bob. the latter being
u.
The Hon had read In the paper that
young Dr WIN Egaken. just gradual
ID. had begun 20 practice a. the VIII
age three miles away. Where there
we're already two dOctors- He had
then led on wlth remark number one
His wife had followed. then hls 10th
~ and Bob. and Miss Nsttie bad come
last.
And Who was VIII Hazsn7 Just
the son % a widow who had pincher
her income 20 send him through col
lege lie had pinched. too. and %
sho had not been In love with the pro-
fession b. mean 20 adopt be- wouldn't
have graduated.
Young DR.. Hazen sat doWn % wait
for his FIRST patient. In the courss OF
two months ne bad had several call
ers. but no patients. Ma. Johnson
bad dropped In 10 ask X catnip tea
really had any medicinal virtues. Mrs.
shaw had called % say that she rath-
or expected her baby 20 break out
with the hives. Mrs Smith had
dropped In 20 ask N there could be
any whooping-cough without whoOps.
The village druggist and the village
doctor we're always friends Though
he had no prescriptions 20 hand IN.
DR. Hazen was In the drug store two
or three times a day.
one afternoon he stood IN the door
% his Office and saw a boy drive up
In q pony cart and enter the store.
and after a stay Of a few minutes
come out aEain and drive away In a
hurry The doctor sauntered across
and the druggist hailed him.
The Hon Jordan Sweet Is having
a bad turn with malaria and Is trying
10 break ~ up with quinire-
Hope he'll fan and have 20 call
me- wss the laghing reply.
while tho druggist had a call 10
wait m a customer tho doctor lounged
back 20 the prescription counter. and
hardly a minute had passed before
he made a discovery and called TO the
druggist
Get rid ~ your customer as soon
az YOU can and then come back here"
What b. it,
You put up morphine in place or
quinine,"
Great heavens"
Don't lose your head That boy
must be- followed and the stun re-
covered"
But have no horse,"
But I have one and can start IN
seven or eight minutes. n this gets
out you are a ruined mani"
Meanwhile. Bob Sweet was driving
homeward. lie was letting the pony
Jog along while he read a dime novel
% the boy hero sort He had read
many others before. and had come 90
f.ef that ne would h. a Zero ~ he
had half a chance a boy-hero should
30 armed. lie can tell what
minute a burglar Is going q hover
over him az niEht. or a hiRhwayman
hold him up by day Therefore.
young Bob had cribbed his fathers
rusty old revolver and loaded u. and
over n ne was only going out 20 feed
the chickens Il rcposed In a hind
pocket
Bob didn't look hack after starting.
but after a mile or two the sounds
Of a g%alloping horse aroused him. ~
was n man In a buggy. and the man
held up a hand FOR him to stop
pid ne stop He didn't He was
NJ 10 that little game o. highway
robbery lie put the whip on the pony
and got ont his gun. The pursuer
called and called. but was not needed
u was when the house was only a
few rods away that The doctor drove
I'm front Of The pony and brought him
10 a stop. and cried out.
Hey. boy ] want 10 speak 20 you
q minutef"
q know your little game. and you
keep on"
q just want that package YOU rot
NJ m" DRUG store. There's n mistake
about it
You can't have IL. III defend q
with my life"
Don't be silly"
And don't % try any tricks' I'm
"a desperate mani
The doctor spranc from HE buggy
into the other vehicle. and with ne
hand grabbed TIE pistol while the 9th.
cr searched 1r outside pocket It was
% chance. but the packet was there.
and % was hauled out and its contents
scattered in the dust
t was powdered borav. you see
and -
l1r-' Tho doctor fr1 from tho
cart. and rr0ued here ard There. while
Nobs shouts BROUGHT the whole FAINT.
ly running fo tho spot
What ie ffr What Ia Itr was nat
urnilV exclaimed
q hove done Cor a nIebaa.mar
was fhs proud answer.
who arr you ctr demanded SIR
Sweet rs Do took tho doctor hv tho
.huuidrre
ann ur Hlzrr. of fhs VILLAGE f
think tfo bullet from fhc b1ra pistol