The Lamar register., 1919-11-12
Jungle Fever
By 4. RAY BAKER

kepst oyaoiSes"S
An M D." was the cause OF the
rupture In relations No. II was not
doctor; II was just those two ini-
tials.
Carrie CrOthers wanted to put the
letters to her name. and Austin Fred
ericks strongly opposed or course
the right TO the initials gould involve
course at college; but Carrie was
prepared for that. Austin was not pre-
pared. He wanted Carrie TO settle
down with him. and cook and sweep
, and do sundry Other household duties.
/ But Carrie WAS willlng-after she
I wrested career from the world.
When she had proved TO herself and
everybody else that she was capable OF
making her own way she would be con-
tent TO give II all up and be plain
Mrs. Fredericks, subtraeting and dis
carding the M. D."
But that isn't reasonable. Carrie"
he protested. IF you're so determined
to do something why don't you be q
teacher1 That won't take so long. and
besides-well. anything but q woman
doctor for me. II isn't their place
not by long shot. Now. women make
hne teachers, and I rather admire
them, and think what q nne thing they
are doing In educating the rising gen
eration. or course, you know I want
you to get married right away. but
know your disposition enough to real
ize that you won't until you learn some
kind Of profession. But make q little
concession TO me and be q teacher.
Give up this doctor idea. Women doe
tors are no good"
Carrie took umbrags at his stti-
tude. Women DOCTORS were Just a.
good as the men variety. and Q lot bet
ter In many cases, she contended.
stamping her foot and growing red
with anger. Did he mean to intimate
that she could not he . good physician
or anything else she chose to bef Very
well. II that was all the faith he had
in her. he might as well take his hat
and coat and 90. and he needn't come
back unless Il was on her terms. Shed
show him whether q woman could be
a successful doctor. Maybe some time
he'd get down on his knees and beg
for the services - . feminine physi-
clan.
Austin was desperate. He realized
Carrie would not yield a point. and
for her ambition.
BY GeorKe!' he pondered. ~ be-
lieve she will do II at that. But who
wants Q doctor for . wifef People
would pass me on the street and re-
mark: There goe~ Doctor Freder-
icks' husband That's all would
count for. because she'd change her
mind about giving up practice. once
she got her degree. can't do II. that's
all. I'll wait q few days and see II she
won't change heS mind. although I'm
almost certain shelf stick to IT,"
He was hardly prepared for the
swiffness with which things developed
His morning paper two days later
made public the fact that Miss Carrie
Crothers. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. y.
| u. Crothers. sS3 Jefferson avenue. left
last night for Ann Arbor. where she
| will take q six years course In the
study OF medicine at the University of
Michigan"
F, Austin was 50 detected that he ate
only one Of the two doughnuts fur
nished him for breakfast at the arm
chair lunch and drank only half the
coffee. He went around In a daze for
three days. and was constantly afraid
that. In his capacity as assistant teller
at the bank. he might cash = cigar cou-
pom for u hundred-dollar check or com
init some equally tragic error.
In desperation he wrote her q spe.
ciai delivery letter. which came as
near being OF . pleading nature as his
rather proud spirit would permit.
The answer came the next day on =
! postcard:
After six years. No sooner. Wait
or not. as you see IT."
The reply and the manner Of reply
ing aroused Austin's wrath.
"She's going to show me. Is she
Very well. ri show her. too" he whls-
pered vengefully to himself. and he
went to the hank and resigned. after
drawing out his savings account
He was determined to 60 away. He
had no idea what his destination would
! he. but II would be somewhere out of
the civilized world. where he would
! try to forget and At the same time give
Miss Carrie Crothers Q good oppor-
tunity to think things over and come
to her senses. Al the end of year.
he decided he would come hack and