The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-18

stance noted a line OF motor cars before
IT,
They entered and were admitted 30
room richly furnished in mahogany
and expensive Persian rugs where a
number of paticnts waited One after
another an attendant summoned them
noselcssly and politely to see the doc
tor, until at last the turn Of Constance
and Adele came
T DR. Price was a younelsh, middle.
aged man, tall, with ,allow countc.
nance and Seli-coniident polished
manner which went a long way in re-
assuring the patients most OF whom
we're women
As tn, entered the doctor, sanctum
behind the folding doors. Adele seemed
to be on very good terms indeed with
him.
They seated thcmselye, in the deep
leather chairs beside DR. Prices desk
and he inclined his head to listen To the
story Of their ailments.
Doctor began ConStancc's intro
ducer. "Ivc brought my friend. Mrs.
Dunlap, who is suffering from one Of
those awful headaches | thought per
hapS you could give her some OF that
medicine that has done me so much
good"
The doctor bowed without saving
ANYTHING and shifted his ewes from
Adele to Constance Just what seems
10 be the difficulty" he inquired.
Constance told him how she felt. of.
her general laSSitude and the big. throb |
bng veins in her temples.
Aha womauS headache - lie /
smiled, adding, Nothing serious. how
ever, in this case, as far as can see.
We can fix this one all right, | think
lie wrote out a prescription quickly |
and handed it to Constance.
"Of course" he added, as he pock |
eted his fee, 1T makes no difference to
me personally hut would advise that
YOU have it filled at Mullcr'S- Miss /
Gordon knows the place ! think Mul .
ItTS drugs are perhaps ircsher than
those OF most druggists, and that makes
great deal OF difference
He had risen and was politely and
Nuaycly bowng them out OF another
door, at the same time. bv pressing :,
button, Slgnlfying to his attendant To
admit, the next patient.
Constance had preceded Adele. and
as she passed through the other door
she overheard the doctor whisper 10 her
TREND, I'm going to stop for YOU 10
night to take a ride. have something
important | want TO say to YOU"
She did not catch Adele's answer. but
as they lett the marble and ONYX, brass.
rulled entrance, Adele remarked Il
hats his oar-over there. Oh. but
he is a reckless driver-dashes along
ncll ll-mell-but always seems 10 have h,s
eye out Tor everything never seems 10
be arrested, never IN an accident"
Constance turned in the direction of
the car and was startled to see the IA
mllar face Of Drummond across the
street dodging behind It. What was IL
now, she wondered a divorce case. a
scandal what
The medicine was made un into little
powders, to be taken until they gave
rchct and Constance folded the paper
OF one, poured it on the back of her
tongue and swallowed a glass of water
aiicrward.
Tier head continued to throh. hut she
felt q sense of wcll.bcing that she had
not before Adele urged her TO take
another and Constance did so.
The second powder increased the ef
fect ot the first marvclously. But Con
stance noticed that she now began to
iccl queer She was not used 10 taking
medicine. For a moment she tel, that
she was above bevond the reach of or.
d,nary rule, and laws. She could not
have done any sort of physical task. she
felt. no matter how difficult. She was
amazed at herself as compared to what
che had been only a few moments be.
fore
Another onei" asked Adele finally
Constance was by this time genuinely
alarmed al the >dden unwonted effect
'n herself "N-no." she replied duhl
'u'lv u don't think want TO take any
more lust vet"
Not Snothet'" asked Adele in sur
prise 81 wish they would affect me
that way Sometimes | have TO take
he whole dozen before they have any
effect"
They chatted for a few minutes. and
finally Adele rose
We'll" she remarked with ncrvou,
ct her body as If she were