Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-01-16
A
Wonderful Cure
By SAlDEE ESTELLE BALLOON
copyrlght. lsls. western Newspaper unlon.l

selfish he has no windows In his
soul To look out through at the rest
of humanity"
| why mamma, what strange ex-
| preston :" voiced Edna Brewer
| at covers the truth" insisted Mrs.
Brewer why, just think of the way
he treats me, or rather does not treat
| me. Here / am almost a hopeless in
valid and he has never offered TO help
| me-"
mo, mamma" replied Edna, be
cause he says you are not really sick.
He insists you don't need medicine;
only exercise and occupation of mind
Edna flushed, but she was minded TO
| urge defense championing their sum
| mer boarder, for she knew that her
| mothers accusation was not founded
on fact The young physician did not
strive to hide his good points, neither
| did ne parade them. He had quite Of
Tended Mrs Brewer by opposing her
| persistent notion that an attack of
weak nerves was bound to prove fatal.
Edna had seen the finer phases of his
1 NA'uA HNhNA anu nav SUM- w NAiNA ~
odd hours when they went fishing in
her boat on the lake. or when Wallace
Boyd, who had brought his automobile
from the city, invited her to drive away
| from the hustle and uncongenial sur
roundings. The young doctor found
amid nature nm inspiration that gave
eloquence to themes he discussed with
| Edna.
| Doctor Boyd had become q boarder
at the Brewer home, needing n quiet
rest after hard hospital work in the
city. They had given him the best
room in the house and he devoted a
portion of his day to professional
study. Edna ran upstairs one day,
and he noted n nervous haste in her
tapping at the door.
"Will you please come downstairs,
Doctor Boyd?" she asked. Mamma is
in dreadful state. She has just re-
ceived a telegram from her sister at
Bayville, asking her TO come there at
once as Aunt Marah is very ill.,
Doctor Boyd found Mrs. Brewer in
the midst of real nervous attack.
She was uttering the most fearsome
forebodngs. She knew that poor Sis
| ter Marah. worn ont, like herself, from
long years of irksome and monotonouS
household work had at last broken
down She might find her dead when
she reached Bayville oh, she must
get there at once! dangerous as it
might be for herself in her own weak
condition,
! Doctor Boyd with studied gravity
| took small medicine case from his
| pocket and selected phial. He poured
out half a dozen white globules, with
the words; Now, Mrs. Brewer, try
and compose yourself. Make your ar
engagements coherently and let me be
Of what assistance | can to you"
| Everything is sure to always hap
pen at the wrong time" lamented Mrs
| Brewer. "My husband is away at thu
| county seat with our only driving horse
and the buggy"
THAT can be readily remedied"
said Doctor Boyd soothingly. Il will
| gladly take you over in my automo-
bile and Edna directed grateful
smile at the young physician, while
Mrs. Brewer hustled about packing her
grip, and within the hour the ma
chine started out on its journey
Your medicine has acted like magic,
Doctor Boyd, she declared animatedly.
MY dear lady" responded Boyd, Il
must make a confession to you. That
medicine / gave you consisted of some
simple sugar pellets. Now, don't look
shocked, for the fancied effect proves
the power of the imagination There
is no medicine like busy mind, and
| If you will keep yosr thoughts from
unhealthy ideas you will acquire a sys-
TEN that will in time completely battle
the unnecessary worry that makes you
so wretched."
A serious situation, however, faced
the doctor when they arrived at the
| home of Mrs Waldron at Bayyille.
| Not only was Ednas aunt i'll, but her
| three children were down with a con
| tagious fever that was fast becoming
| epidemic in the village 4 relative
/ tlAktlG lit.Nh AtbtA AkdAt ltlA IVY flAlttlell
! In charge of Mrs, Naldron while She
went South, and the Waldron home
was veritable hospital
1T looks as though here is steady
| task for nurse and physician" OBJ
served the young doctor. Mrs Brewer.
see the opportunity of our lives.
| am at leisure and glad to give my
services. What do you say to joining
me in caring for this little group of
1 patients till they get wellf'
1t was a wonderful story Edna
| mother had to tell when she returned.
| home. two weeks later,
"Oh, Edna" she said. Il never saw
| such IA man as Doctor Boyd l said
/ he had no windows in his soul. / was.
| mistaken, for he threw open the shut.
| tiers when he got among sickness and
| SufreringS, and, oh the glorious pal
ace within / have forgotten al about
my megrims, caring for those dear
ones. / didn't know how much he i'll
/ Is the world ungl now | didn't know
how much good | could 10 b. forget
| ting ms petty little troubles until hp|