The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-12-23
Different,
Still the Same
By F. A. Mitchell


4ust do as they did-had just opened
letter containing a $1,000 check for
ii operation he had performed, when,
oking up, or rather down, he espied
nall, ragged boy with a pale. hungry
ICE gazing wistfully at him.
How did you get in here. sonnyT'
sked the doctor.
@Dodged in when de crowd was goin'
aE. De doorkeeper didn't see me-"
1t was the end Of the doctors office
ours
!ssWen, what can do for your asked
40 doctor.
me mudder is sick.'
issWhere does your mother liver"
ftsIn a tenement on Jimson street"
The doctor was putting away his |
1000 check when the small boy spoke
:gain:
"She tole me to tell yer she hain't |
Iothin' to pay with. She can't do no
Shshin'. and she can't git no pay.
9he'll pay when she gifts to work ag'in."
The doctor looked from his fat peck
Abook to the lean boy, but said moth
ng. The boy was turning to go when
lhe doctor stopped him.
Stay here till get bite of lunch"
With that he left the room. The boy
Isaped about him at the paraphernalia
Intended for looking at persons in
sides, chopping off diseased parts, etc.
Among other things was a glass case
Isontaining articles which the child could
better understand. There were large
pieces of silver. among which he recog-
llixed pitcher Another was a cup
with three handles. There were also a
zane with a gold handle, an urn-all
lpold-and many enormous jewels.
While the boy was gaping at them the
floor opened and the doctor returned.
whats them?" asked the boy. refer
lring to the glittering contents of the
lease
sThey? They're presents from CRATE
IfuI patients have helped or who have
believed l have helped them. which Is
:the same. Now we will go and see
nyour mother"
He took the boy out to his limousine
put him in, got in himself, told the
chauffeur where to go and was whirled
away. When he reached the sickroom
a woman lying on bed looked at him
An surprise
"Why, Jakey!' she exclaimed. "Who
have you brought l told you to go to
DIR. Puffer"
wont do as welT asked the great
surgeon.
Yes, sir, but DR.. Puffer makes 1t a
business of tendin' us poor folks. He
only charges so cents when he comes,
though he makes US pay, and If we
don't he makes us sweat"
"You can have as long as you like to
pay me, and If you never pay I shall
not feel 1t. Now tell me your symp-
toms"
Six months later the same boy ap
peared at DR.. Pulsifers Office. The
doctor, not recognizing him, asked hin
how he got in. The boy replied that hi
had sneaked in.
"That's frank" said the doctor
what do you want?"
ME mudder is we'll"
"Oh, your mother is wellF'
Eyes, sir; she's workin' ag'in."
"Who is your mother?"
The dialogue was interrupted by tn,
entrance of fashionably dressed man
perhaps you don't remember me
Il doctor" said the visitor. I'm Alfre'
Charnley. You treated my wife som
time ago."
"Oh! Charnley! 1 recollect. How
Mrs. Charnley?"
"A panied expression came upon tn
visitors face. His wife had died III
der the doctors care. The latter say
his mistake, remembered too late, an
the panied expression was reflected 1
his own face.
1--WE called to settle your bill." sal
the man.
"There is no bill to SETTLE" said tn
doctor
But the man insisted and left
check for $1,000. The doctor, after hi
visitor had gone, sat oblivious to hi
surroundings. He was recalled to hin
y self by the small boy.
"Yer don't remember me mudder,
Il your said the child. you went wit
me to see me mudder when l sneake
In before, and you cured her."
Eyes, / remember you now"
me mudder sent me to give you
q gay" He poked a silver half dollt
at the great man. And l tole b,
4 about what yer got from de gratef1
q patients. She sent this to go In the cas-
It's me fathers watch. He's dead. 81
cried at partin' wild it"
The watch was of silver and Wort
probably when new SIS or So. The do
tor took the offered article with
expressible sadness.
al did you a favor when / went
see your mother" he said Now
wish you to do me one. What's yo
name?'
"Jake Connolly"
Taking up pen, the doctor indoors
The check he had, just received to
cob Connolly and handed it to the be
telling him to give it to his moth'
The boy went away, and the doct