Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
SOWING SEEDS IN DANNY
BY NELLIE L. McCLUNC e..
Autbor of "The Next of Kin" "Thyee Times and OUT ETC.

, cnt. But oh Grantley, WISH nhu
that Scotch gray confidence in myself
that you have. IL you were doctor you
| would tell q man he had typhoid, and
he'd proceed to have IL, even il he had
only set out to have an ingrowing toe :
nail. But my patients have decided
| will of their own. There's young Alb
Cowan-they sent for me last night to
go out to see him. He has bad attack
of quinsy, but it is the rstrangest case 1
ever saw
The gayety had died out Of the
young mans face, and he looked per-
picked and anxious.
~ do wish the old doctor and were
on speaking terms" he concluded.
"And are you not?" the minister
asked in surprise. Miss Barner told
me that you had been very kind--and ]
Thought"
There was a flush on the minister S
face, and he hositated.
"Oh. Miss Barner and are the best
of friends" the doctor said. II say,
Grantley, hasn't that little girl had one
soul! I"
The minister was silent, all but his
eyes.
The doctor went on:
" who hath sorrow, who hath woe,
who hath redness Of eyesT Solomon
wasn't 1t, who said it was they who
tarry long at the wine? / think h'
should have added those who wait al
home. Don't you think she Is a re.
markably beautiful girl, GrantleyT' hi
asked abruptly.
II do, indeed" the minister an
swered, giving his friend searching
glance. but how about the doctor
why will he not speak to youT He wa'
glad of a chance to change the subject
"I suppose the old mans pride il
hurt every time he sees me. He evi'
IDENTIFY thinks he is all the medical aic
they need around here. But / do wisf
he would come with me to see this younl
Cowan it's the most puzzling case I've
ever met. There are times. Grantley
when I think I should be following tn,
plow."
The minister looked at him thought
"A man can only do his best
Horace" he said kindly.
The Live Wire
sSXLTHO is the young gentleman o.
w lady?" Doctor Gray asked o
Pearlie Watson one day when he me
her wheeling a baby carriage with al
abnormally fat baby in it.
"This is the czar of all the Rooshias,
Pearl answered gravcly, ''and I'm hi
bodyguard."
The Doctors face showed no surpris
as he stepped back to get a better loo
at the czar, who began to squirm at tn
1 delay.
1 ''See the green plush on his ker
ridge" Pearl said proudly, land ever
t stitch he has on is hand made, and wa
d, did for him, too, and he's fed ever
< three hours, rain or shine. hit or miss.
"Think of that the doctor ex
+. claimed with emphasis, "and yet som
people tell us that the car has har
a time of it."
s Pearl drew step nearer, moving tn
/. carriage up and down rapidly to ap
+ pease the wrath of the car. who wa
l., expressing his disapproval in a yer
:, lumpy cry.
"I'm just 'tendin', you know, abor
him bein' the car she said con
d fidentially "You see. mind him ever
i day, and that's the way / play. Maud
:, Ducker said one day never hsd 4
s time to play cos we wuz so pore, an
a that started me. It's lovely game"
r The doctor nodded. He knew some
k thing Of " 'tendin' games" too.
e Il have to taste everything he eat
= for fear Of paris green" Pearl went o,