The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-11-03

the DEpLORABLE DOG
BY c. w. CUNNINGHAM.

| u0[, WoT0 kHtu0Iou dl IOmcy SocsA0'
also Boobies. 1t was Boobies, the de-
plorable Boobies, who effected the
cure. Boobies was q mastif1 puppy.
and diagnosed and cured the case at
Eve o'clock. on August 16. 1906. He
was shot BY the gardener the same
evening. He was a deplorable dog.
and had to be destroyed; still, he
cured his patient. Incidentally he
caused dissolution Of partnership OF
the firm of Burdock & Francis, medi-
cal practitioners, and seriously injured
the professional prospects of an emf
nent surgeon, and of an authority on
medical electricity. 1t Is also due to
; Boobies that Sir Howard Lawson, the
future president of the College OF
Physicians; Sir Frank Judson, heart
specialist, and Sir William Bowers.
nerve specialist, are no longer on
speaking terms. 1t was high time that
Boobies was destroyed.
Lady Policy Henderson had been Ill
for weeks. Her medical attendant,
Doctor Burdock, shook his gray beard
and suggested nervous debility. Sir
Godfrey Poffley-Henderson, who did
not believe in such a thing, said
Rats" Boobies sprang to his feet at
the word, and broke chair.
Curse the dog" exclaimed Sir Geof-
frey. 1t was deplorable beast. Doc
tor Burdock advised complete rest,
and the patient spent her days on an
invalid couch. Boobies thought 1t un-
commonly slow, and said SO. Why
wasn't his mistress up and doing, as
he was? He fought and destroyed a
hearthrug, and then appealed for en-
enlargement. The bell was rung
hastily and Boobies was carried out.
Doctor Burdock left for his holiday
and the junior partner, Doctor Fran
els, took charge. He increased the
medicines, he tried an electric bat
terry to stimulate the nerves. Boobies
thought the buzzing induction coil
great joke. He tried to eat it, and it
bit him. He raced round the room in
pain; no rat had ever hurt him like
that. He destroyed cabinet of china
before he was stopped. Boobies had
done his best, but he had not been
given fair chance. So his mistress
remained as she was; indeed, she got
worse. She declared that was unable
to walk. She remained on the invalid
couch and Doctor Francis sent to Lon.
don for the newest drugs. Boobies ate
a box of them, and for some days re-
manned in the stable, feeling uncom-
Portable all over.
Meanwhile Lady Poffley-Henderso
got no better. Doctor Burdock re-
turned from his holiday and shook his
head at the slow progress.
So they all came. Including Bur.
dock and Francis, there were seven
the fatal number. 1t it had not been
for Boobies, who knows what might
have happened. Boobies was living
In retirement in the stables, recover
ing from Doctor Francis drugs. The
deplorable brute had spent a week
gnawing an opening in the stable
door. He wanted to get out and see
his mistress. On the morning of the
consultation the hole was almost large
enough for him to squeeze through.
He set to work with renewed vigor.
The patient was examined in the II.
brary. Afterward, feeling exhausted,
she was wheeled out on her couch into
the garden. Meanwhile the seven
medical gentlemen retired to the din.
Ing room to talk 1t over. From the
windows they caught a glimpse of
their patient being wheeled into the
garden just outside. Then the consul
tation began.
Doctor Burdock indicated the re-
freshments on the sideboard with 4
wave Of his hand and posted himself
BY tho fireplace, Sir Howard Lawson
! tasted the sherry.
Nov. Sir Howard. what Is your
opinion?"
"Uncommonly good wine, Burdock,"
and he smacked his lips.
Sir William Bowers was inquiring OF
Doctor Preebles how they all were al
home. Sir Frank Judson was holdina
an animated discussion with Mr.. Cut
lin. Doctor Burdock gathered that the
surgeon was urging the heart sps
cialist to sell West Australians.
Take my tip, Judson, and clear out
They dropped two points yesterday. ;
But the heart specialist meant to hold
on.
Preebles rather fancied Butterscotcf
for the Middlesex Autumn handicap
but Bowers didn't. He had laid a BIZ
on Maidenhair and saw no reason 70,
hedging.
"Maidenhairs my fancy. Preebles
Hey, Lawson, what's yours?"
Sherry at present." and the physi
clan extraordinary to his majesty,
messengers helped himself to a sec
ond glass.
Burdock coughed. There was a mo
mentary pause in the consultation
and he took advantage of it.
As regards the patient" he be
gan.
Tough old girl. Burdock," muir
INJURED the heart specialist Worth ,
fortune, isn't she?"
"A very valuable patient, Sir Frank
When she goes she ought to Gu
up for q pie, eh,"
MY dear Mr.. Cutlin. I trust la,