The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1922-06-09

broth-a by.product Of the expensive
stew dinner tlme-whlch the patient
drank with relish.
u was going 10 suggest" began the
young doctor. a little less brayely than
might be-. shat Il would be better for
you 20 rest here. possibly all night
The slightest effort might cause pain
20 the strained tendons. and my
brother could Ne on a cot IN the next
room 80 that n you wanted anything
IN the meantime. hndn't we better
telephone 20 Mrs. Todd1 She may DO
anxious"
"Oh. there's no Mrs. Bronson Todd"
said the patient with a smile that
seemed 10 irriiate Polly. lie seemed
10 be pleased 10 think that he was a
bachelor, lie was just the good look.
INK sort n well.bullt young man who
ought % be- ashamed not % be- married
by thirty. and he must be thirty. Who.
ewes heard u mayor under thlrtyi
SIN be- wasn't the least grny-"But
sou might telephone 20 the steward NJ
the club" Mayor Todd interrupted
rolly's musings Il live az the club.
and be- takes a sort Of interest IN me-"
Polly gave her brother Instructions
for this telephone message Then she
approached the PROSTATE mayor with
another suggestion.
"rossihly you would like 10 have
your own d0ctorT she said.
II am with my own doctor" be said
This a the hrst time that have
had n doctor well. since was twelve
and had the measles I've never nced.
81 one I am perfectly satisfied"
When Polly saw her brother after
the patient was asleep on the recep.
ton room lounge she could no longer
conceal her own anxiety. "lle slipped
on our front walk. You said you
wanted 20 shovel Il. Il was an nay
fault-and amer what We said about
getting patients. Oh. Il was dreadful
even 10 Joke about anything ~ scrl.
ous."
when n was decided that the young
mayor could be- moved via motorcar
90 bis club the next afternoon be said
/ frankly that he Wns sorry 10 ~.
Doctor" b. said. you'll look after
the case won't youi Perhaps you'd
better drop IN tomorrow. In the
meantime IA feel better n settled
my account Tor rs flr rs Il has Fone.
You have had 20 devote your entire
time % this case"
"nui. of course. there are % b. no
charges" said Dr. Polly AN. turning
rather pale. n was our fault that
you slipped We hadn't shoyeled our
walk. We should az least stand al
the doctors fees. You might ask dam.
agcs. besides
The mayor smiled. ~who ever
heard % such a thlngi You might
think that you had deliberately made
that walk slippery 81 as 20 ST pa.
tlenis" lie looked Into rollys blue
eyes and laughed again. and Polly
looked very much distressed and the
mayor was sorry that be bad tcased
her.
80 that was the beginning % ths
chain % events that bed 10 the mar.
riage that spring of nlllshoros young
mayor and her youngest doctor Ths
little white cuttagc somewhat en.
iarEcd became the mayors residence
, and the mayor conscnici % bis wife.
. request o. continue her work "a 4
ehiidrcn's specialist. providing that shs
would dntor the poor Of the town
. without charee.
Il was the day before their weiiInl
that they rccallcd together che event,
u TIE day 81 their meeting 4 VA
distressed hccuuse u REALLY was oui
fault that you slipped and ouly a.
hour before bob and I were iosinsil
saying that We would have % 81
patients iusi that way"
"And !. cuufessed the mayor. "wal
walking not far behind you a. th,
time. u was a sileni. snowy night
You didn't hear ne. but heard uha
you said so-weii I wanted o. know
you heiter-so decided ia pfsien.
o. slip On your front walk anyway. .
you'd have % take me IN. hot whci
I I vas retilng ready 20 fake a fall
I took a real one"