Smyrna times., 1917-03-21
THE DOCTOR ISN'T I'M"
BY OLIVE GRAY.


DR.. Charles Morse walked thought
fully to his office. The verb was not
unusual, the adverb was, for although
he always walked he was seldom
thoughtful.
Could his thoughts have been photo
graphed the picture would have been
of breakfast table with a persuasive
sister on one side, himself on the other.
And could a dictagraph have absorbed
the conversation, the record would
have been as follows:
"But, Charles, dear, we girls have
counted so much on our clubhouse.
Suffragists need headquarters as
much as any other society, and how
are we to get it if every man refuses
donation as you do. We were count
ing on hundred dollars from you any
way"
"GOod heavens, sis, 1 work days for
that much. Besides, 1 don't approve
of suffrage"
You're hOrrid, Charlie, and 1 won't
talk to you any more. But never
mind; Wen get it yet. I'll send Jane
Gregory after you. There isn't a man
In the city who can resist her, and
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 double the
amount"
"NOt if 1 see her first !" her brother
answered with heat. 81 don't care how
pretty she is. 1 won't give a cent for
any fool thing like that"
Doctor Charles reached his office and
"Opened up" himself, for Mary, his
office girl, was away on 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. But not a soul
wanted to work. And then a happy
thought struck him. "Tll put a card
on the office door, Girl Wanted May
be that will catch somebody"
1t did.
About ten o'clock, while he was ad-
juSting some bridgewOrk, the outside
office door opened, and someone came
in. Doctor Charlie went out to see
and there was a young girl, demure
shy and wide-eyed.
II saw your card" she began diff.
IDENTIFY.
Good need an office girl for two
weeks. Would you like to try it al
ten dollars a weekT'' He rather hoped
she would. He thought it would be
pleasant to have her around.
81 can stay right now if you want
me-"
"All right; that's fine. Put you
things in that closet and I'll give yoJ
instructions as soon as I'm through
And, by the way, if anybody lady
comes to see me, tell her I'm not in
She has gray eyes-well, I can't de
scribe her exactly, but 1 rather thinl
you'll know. She's after money, anC
I'd rather not see her."
'I understand" said the girl qui
etly unpinning her hat.
The morning wore on; patient
came and went, and the new cir
seemed to be doing very well. Abou
noon he distinctly heard her say t
someone who came in, "The doctor /
not in"
About two o'clock, in the silenc
Z Of the Office he again heard the cute
J door open and the girl say distinctly
mo, the doctor is not inI"
Doctor Charlie was indignant. 9TH
idea. Sis is rather OVERRIDING it, O
else that girl she's sending has NOR
brass than I gave her credit for, t
come twice in day."
But what was his surprise when fc
third time he heard the new gil
telling someone that the doctor We
not in.
; At five o'clock the last patient ha
departed, and Doctor Charlie at la
had time to give his assistant some Il
, structions.