The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
EVENING STORY
THE Doctor isn't In.

unusual the adverb was, for altho
he always walked he was seldom
thoughtful.
Could his thoughts have been pho
tographed the picture would have
been of a breakfast table with per-
suasive sister on one side. himself on
the other. And could a dictagraph
have absorbed the conversation the
cord would have been as follows:
But, Charles dear, we girls have
counted so much on our clubhouse.
Suffra gists need a headquarters as
much as any other society, and now
are we to get it if every man refuses
a donation as you do. We were count
ing on a hundred dollars from you
anyway"
Good heavens, sis, I wor.. days for
that much Besides 1 don't approve
of suffrage, and why dc you expect
the men to cough up money for you
to beat them at their own game? 2"
You're horrid. Charlie, and I won't
talk to you any more. But never
mind, Wen get it yet. I'll send Jane
Gregory after you. There isn't man
in the city who can resist her and l
am morally certain that if she asks
you for a hundred dollars you'll give
one long look into her lovely eyes
and dig down in your jeans for dou-
my revenge and you will wish you
had handed over the hundred to me
now"
mot if I see her first!" her brother
answered with heat. L don't care
how pretty she is, I won't give a cent
for any fool thing like that. Ii she
can get anything out of me I'm safe
in promising you the same amount
toward buying the furs you want.
I'll just take that bet, brother mine.
And now for Jane"
DIR. Charlie reached his Office and
opened up" himself, for Mary, his
office girl. was away on a vacation.
He sterilized instruments, put bottles
within easy reach and addressed a
set of teeth for mailing, for Charlie
was a dentist. Then he opened the
paper to see If he could get girl for
two weeks to take Mary's place. He
needed some one in the waiting room.
while he was busy, to keep things 60
ing and jolly along tempers born of
toothache. He also felt an extra need
today, for with a sentinel on the outer
wall he need not fear the threatened
enemy, Jane.
But not a soul wanted work. In
stead factories, stores, dressmakers
and business men had ads an inch
high for help of all kinds DIR. Charlie
lit a cigaret and threw the match i'm
fool to let Mary go just now, when I
need her" And then a happy thought
struck him. I'll put a card on the
office door. Girl wanted. Maybe that
will catch somebody"
1t did
About 10 o'clock, while he was ad-
justing some bridge work, the outside
office door opened and some one came
in. DR.. Charlie went out to see, and
there was a young girl, demure, shy
and wide eyed.
Il saw your card" she began diff
IDENTIFY.
Good! 1 need an office girl for
two weeks Would you like to try it
at SO a week." He rather hoped she
would He thought it would be pleas
ant to have her around.
Il can stay right now if you want
me-"
"All right; that's fine. Put your
things in that closet and I'll give you
instructions as soon as I'm thru. And,
by the way, if anybody, a lady comes
to see me tell her I'm not in. She
has gray eyes-well, 1 can't describe
her exactly, and 1 rather think you'll
know She's after money and I'd
rather not see her. After you've been
here a while, you'll get to know the
patients from other ones"
Il understand" said the girl, quiet
ly. unpinning her hat. And again Dr.
\
glad she was there.
The morning wore on, patients came
and went and the new girl seemed to
be doing very well. About noon he
distinctly heard her say to some one
who came in, THE doctor is not in
He breathed more easily when the
door closed and he winked at old Mr..
Smith in the chair. That girl is a
jewell he said positively.
WELL asked his sister at lunch,
did Jane call this morning"
II think she did, answered DR..
Charlie.
you think! Why, didn't you see
her?''
mo. I've a new office girl and she
showed her off. Anyway, it wouldn't
have done her any good; I've steeled
my heart. Were she as beautiful as
it would do her no good. l tell you,
sis, you'll have to think up some
other way if you want my money"
But you don't know Jane" she said
mysteriously.
About O'Clock. in the silence Of
the office he again heard the outer
door open and the girl say distinctly,
No, the doctor is not in"
DIR. Charlie was indignant. The
idea. Sis is rather OVERRIDING it, or
else that girl she's sending has more
brass than 1 gave her credit for TO
come twice in a day.
But what was his surprise when for
a third time he heard the new girl
telling some one that the doctor was
not in.
IF this keeps up I'll have to call in
the state police for protection he de-
clared, and If that's the stuff suf-
fragettes are made of I'm going to
see that sis keeps away from the
bunch, especially this Jane. Three
times in one day, Ridiculous
At O'Clock the last patient had de-