The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-29
KEEPING A
RESOLUTION
BY MARGARET c. DEVEREAux

ed me my diploma, said TO me, nitl a
smile: net So 4si
",Ehare 1t IS. my dear. But .ss.wln do
you No gooa." ,'sslst ~
why do you say that, doetorT' J
asked, much Disconnected.
''Some young fellow will induce you
to inarry him. and you will hnve no
time to practice profession which, IL
practiced properly. will require all
your time"
] was young and headstrong. More
over. had spent years preparing my
self for my vocation. l grasped the
doctors hand and. raising my other.
dramatically said:
II promise you,. DR.. Phillips, that ]
viii devotelmy life to the sick. make
this pledge that 1t shall be impossible
for meito so back on my professlon.''
shall never forget the kindly smile
or the twinkle lof the eve With which
the good doctor received thlH vow. 4
strptted out Of the room aud IS Iciosed
the deor behind me shut of part Of
whnt be said: ~
III bet you don. prn ctice three
i tried TO get a position that; Would
give me hospital work. but sf6iling hi
this. hung up my shingle MS ID general
pracdtlpner. Il had sheen praeticing bur
few months when un elderly lady
came TO my office and said HAT she
would like me to trent her son. From
her description OF his disease thought
that 1t was probably melnnchoiia. The
young man was mp aud abent aud mt
tending TO business. therefore siIg.
gested that he cilil at my Office during
my consultation hours. Bnt-1iis mother
said that 1t WAS she who desired tue
services of n. physician for her son
and she conld only succeed. IN submit
ting him to treatment and Insisted on
my going to the house. Resides. she
wished him to see, a woman physician
whereas II he. went TO nm oilice ne
would probably Eoto n Innn.
This argument prevailed. and 81 was
agreed TINT l wasito call the next dny
after, In the afternoon. wien tue
young NAN Dick his. niotlier called
him@had returned from bnSIhess u
made the; Gull. wns received, by the
lady ana introduced to the natient.
There was that ,iiiout him which re.
minded me- or some one ctse, 4but 81
could not tell who the, other person
vas. He did not appear itot bs iili. but
sf;,f;i =, i.ees. = is;,sfi,;ss;ses
piled hsmstwith 2astiohs: which,
he seemed disincline, 10 answer. niid
& succeeded In settin, very little out
of him. All ! could doSasas TO rec.
ornmend TINT he filke out or door exer
else and have @hht society he relished
His mother was present during the Ia.
teryiew. and when aruSe TO depart
she put her arms about me nnd said:
Help us out by giving us your com
pS;.y ossaass..SBaiis as wehS us s0ur pro.
fessionnl services. Won't you? Dick
won't so ont and know no Young per.
SONS 90 invite to the house, g
I could give no definite reply to this.
Of course, and simply bowed assent.
sObllge me by staying 10 dinner with
rs" continued the old lady, aud SHE
began quietly to remove my hat ana
coat Innde but a faint resistance,
and we were soon enjoying ourselves
| at tnble. For my life coiild SEQ no
/ sign Of illness In Dick. who was very
entertaining and chnrmeG nae XIth his
jsconyersat i5 nil
am not going to giye die history
OF my profess slorai treat it of. my ,na;
tent. Richard ashley. for mingled with
81 IS, love story obf Whtrh lie IS the
hero and the heroine. He was never
! III, though he led me to sunncse that
there wns d lperrons, yaagknbss about
him that did mott appear on tho surface.
l studied his Gaze for months. trying
different remedies. which mad my
dnls hts he eyas took. IssaeIssy z sscyssd
myself so deeply III love that was
i fendy TO sacrifice my pfpfession for
! hiin. Indeed. the gseot I. Ssal,Iesn oe .ssy
life became, not how 70 cfire him. or
| my one else. for that amaftar. hrf 70
appropriate him TO myself. II ,gas 4
srather fhnn he who suffered from a
peculiar diseases If amy attractive
young woman ea,is near him was
seized with a terrible ,Snxiety lest some
other woman should tStc him AWAY
from me. SSS..s-..l. -. 's8s q. *
However. time proved that these
fears were groundless ffSs one evening
/ affer one or my sisifs 10 him aIit i
had been invited TO s!.ssssie Ell his mother
left us iiione foge Ter Ii, the iibrary.
and what 50 desired was cllnehedb5
| a proposal. :, & Z !. s5iS 3, I;
As sooB aSs our ei cement WAS
made knawnst TO fhe meSnhe s ef our re-
spective families Congratulations Be-
1 gan 10 come dn. I" II u iBfers ana his
Sousiiis and HIS anits chilled On me.
! and they Were all nuE Only very syrsf-