The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-06
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td&tpuns and hsedstciqe, Ilfpe-
ovsr:: 1 had spenkskst Pak$@.
self for my vocation r 9aYpdH the
adoetoof tA4eatastn taisll6enSsSBe6st.
:a'' fo!$nIss ' y$$: Dr. rS4a,l;...: agSat /
will, devote my life to the sick. make
this pledge that It shall III lmpo3isbls
for. me tsego back ,on4my. p~vofeesi9arrs
SHAH never forget the kindly smile
o. the twinkle OF che eye With Which
the good doctor received this syoH.r l
strutted sut Of the Q and as l closed
the door behind me shut on part Of
what he said: .
: 'i'li bet you don't psaetice three
1 tried to get aspoiitfon thAt would
give me hospital work, but, failing in
this. hung up my shtneteas 2 general
practitioner. l had been practicing but
a few months when an elderly lady
came to my office and said that she
you'd like me to treat her, son. From
her description Of his disease l thought
that 1t was probably melanchelia:: The
young III was up and about and at
tending to business. I therefore sug-
eested that he call at my office during
my consultation hours. But bis mother
said that it was she who desired the
aaervces Of a physician for her son
and she could only succeed In submit
ting him to treatment and insisted on
my going to the house. Besides. she
wished him to see a woman physician.
whereas II he went to an Office he
would probably 60 to a man
This argument prevailed, and 1t was
agreed that l was to call the next day
after 8 in the afternoon. when the
young man-Dick his mother called
him-had returned from business. l
made the call. was received by the
lady and introduced to the patient.
There was that about him which re-
minded me of some one else. but I
could not tell who the other person
was. He did not appear to be Ill, but
appearances are often deceptive.
I piled him with questions. which
he seemed disinclined to answer, and
I succeeded in getting very little out
Of him. All l could do was to rec
ommend that he take out of door exer-
else and have what society he relished.
His mother was ,nreyent during the in
terview. and when l arose to depart
she put her arms about me and said:
Help US out by giving us your com
pany occasionally as well as your pro-
fessiOnal services. want Won? Dick
won't 20 out. and | know no young per.
sons to invite to the house"
II, cOuld give no definite reply to this.
Of course and simply bowed assent.
"Oblige me by staying to dinner with
u.s." continued the old lady, and she
began quietly to remove my hat and
coat. made but y faint resistance,
and we we're soon enjoying ourselves
at table. For my life l could see no
sign Of tflnees in, Dick. who was very
entertaining and charmed me with his
conversation.
l am not going to give the history
Of my professional treatment Of my pa
.tiant. Richard~ Ashlay .foe -nins3ed-Mith
1t Is a love story Of which he 10 the
hero and the heroine. He was nszsr
III. though he aed. me 10 suppose that
there vas q nervous weakness about
him that ala not appear On the Surfsee.
! stpdied his ase for months. trying
different ~renediess WHICH / had my
doubts he ever took. Finally l found
myself - deeply In love that l was
-ssaAy -to~seselaeea-my. ~apseEsssion for
him. Indeed. the great problem of my
life became. not how to cure him, or
anysone, eApe. tor thar matter, tut to
appropriate him TO myself. 1t was |
rather than be who suffered from a
peculiar disease. II any attractive
young woman came near him l wae
seiEed with a terrible anxiety lest som
other wonan should take him away
from me.
However. time proved that these
fears were grOundless.s for one evening
after one Of my visits to him and !
had been invited to dinner his mother
left us alone together In the library.
and what I 70 desired was clinched by
a proposal.
As soon as our engagement was
made known to the members Of our re-
spective families congratulations be-
gan to come in. His sisters and his
cousins and his aunts" called on me.
and they were all not only very gra-
cious to me. but regarded me with an
amused curiosity. One day who should
come to see me but my old preceptor.
Dr.. Phillips. to whom I had made the
pledge not to marry. l could not es-
cane him. 81 facod him 10 was