South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-05

Ner. She left her second cup OF tea
20 follow me 10 the front door. There
she plucked from my lapel the IN
visible strand OF lint (the universal
act OF woman 20 proclaim owner
ship and bade me take care OF my
cold. I had no cold. Next came her
kiss OF parting-the level kiss OF
donssticity favored with Young
Tyson There was no fear OF the
sxtsmpOraneOus. OF variety splicing
her infinite custom. with the def
touch OF long malpractice. she dab
bed awry my weli-set scarf pin: and
then, as I closed the door. I heard
her morning slippers pattering back
20 her cooling tea
When I set out 7 had no thought
or prsmonitiOn what was 10 occur.
Tbs attack came suddenly.
For many weeks I had been toll
ing, almost night and day. at a IA
rnous railroad law case that I won
trfumphantly but few days preT-
ouRly In fact. I had been digging
away at the law almost without ces-
sation for many years. Once or
twice good Doctor Volney. my friend
and physician, had warned me.
II you don't slacken up. Bell
ford" he said. you'll go suddenly TO
pieces Either your nerves or your
brain viii give way. Tell me. does
"a week pass in which you do not
read IN the papers OF case Of
aphasia-of some man lost. wander
ing nameiess. with his past and his
identity bIotted out-and all from
that little brain clot made by over
work or worry7"
Il always thought" said I, that
the oiot I'm those instances was re-
- 30 10 ~
the newspaper reporters.
Doctor Volney shook his head.
'"fhs disease exists" he said. you
need q change or a rest. Courtroom.
Office and home-there IS the only
route you travel For recreation you
you read law books. Better take
waning In time"
"On Thursday nights" I said. de-
Ssnsfvely, my wife and I play crib
bage. On Sunday she reads to me
the weekly letter from her mother.
That law books are not a recreation
remains yet 10 be established"
That morning as I walked I was
thinking OF Doctor VOlney's words.
did-possibly in better spirits than
usual.
woke with stiff and cramped
muscles from having slept long on
the incommodious seat OF a day
coach. leaned my head against the
seat and tried TO think. After a
long time 1 SAID TO myself: Il must
have a name OF some sort" I
searched my pockets. Not a card {;
not a letter; not a paper or mono
gram could find But I found in
my coat pocket nearly $4,000 in
u
be some one, Of course, / repeated
10 myself, and began again to con-
slider.
The car was well crowded with
men. among whom. I told myself
there must have been some common
interest. for they intermingled free
~. and seemed in the best good hu-
NOR and spirits One OF them-a
stout. specialized gentleman. envei-
Oped IN a decided odOr OF cinnamon
and aloes-toOk the vacant half of
my seat with a friendly nod, and IN
folded q newspaper. In the intervals
between his periods OF reading. we
conveEsed. as travellers will. on cur
rent affairs ] found myself able TO
sustain the conversation on such sub
jects with credit. at least TO my
memory. BY and By my compan-
ion said;
You are one OF us. OF course
Fine lot o. men the west sends in
this time. I'm glad they held the
convention I'm New York; I've never
been east before. My names +. p
BOlder-Bolder & Son. OF Hickory
Grove. Missouri"
Though unprepared, I rose 10 the
emergency as men will when put tC
f. Now must I hold a christening
and be at once babe, parson and
parent. My senses came 10 the res
cue OF my slower brain. The insist
ent ordor OF drugs from my com
panfOn supplied one idea: a glance
at his newspaper. where my eye met
a conspicuous advertisement, assist
I'd me further.
MY name" said glibly. "is Ed
ward Pinkhammer. I am a drug
gist, and my home is in COrnopOlis
Kansas"
L knew you were q druggist. .
said my fellow traveller, affably. 81
saw the calious spot on your right
forehnger where the handle OF the
pastie rubs- OF course. you are &
delegate our our national conven
ton"
Are an these men druEgists7"
asked. wonceringly.
They are This car came through
from the west And they're you
old-time druggists. too-none o
your patent tablet-and-granu phar
nashootists that use slot machine
instead OF a prescription desk W,
percOlate our own paregorte and rol
our own pills. and we amt abov,
handling few garden seeds IN tn
spring. and carrying a side line o
confectionery and shoes I tell yol
Hampinker. I've got an idea Z
spring on this ntion-nev
ideas II what they want. Now. yor
know Ehe shelf bottles OF tarta
emettc and Rochelle salt Ant ct Pot
TRrt-one's poison. you know an
the others harmless. It's easy Z
mistake one label for the other
Where do druggists mostly keel
EN- Why. as far apart as possible
on different shelves. That's WrOng
say keep 'em side by side. so whel
you want one you can always com
pare II with the other and avoi,
mistakes. Do you catch the idea :?
1T seems to mo a very good one.
said.
"AH right When I spring IN O
the convention you back II VI