Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-05-17
The Young DR..
Claud
BY DOROTHY WHITcoMB

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copyright "s2' Wsstern Newspaper Union.
Claud Arthur SherwIn might be an
NJ. u. Of Johns Hopkins and the leader
OF his class In the medical schools,
but so long as he lived In Lowell he
would never be known as anything
more than DR.. Claud. The elder DR..
Claud, his father, had ushered three
fourths Of Lowell Into the world, and
no other doctor would have any
chance to hang out his shngle within
the radius Of old Dr.. Claud's buggy
and housekeeping horses. So young
DR.. Claud came home to take over his
fathers practice without having to
fight his way to on income.
It was Oh the hurth or fifth day
after young DR.. Claud's arrival that
the telephone rang furlously. Young
DR.. Claud was alone IN the office. He
took down the receiver.
''Is that DR.. Claud2" inquired a
woman's voice in agitation. "Oh,
young DR.. Claud. Well, I'm Miss Mary
Denton, and Mrs. Quinn Is In great
trouble. Her maid has swallowed sui
phate Of antimony, by mistake for a
prescription. Yes, she's here and has
asked me to telephone for her. You
know Mrs Quinn's house-the third
house across the brook. Goodbye"
Hastily he threw II few things into
his bag, mixed n draught Of mustard
and milk, and set or rs fast as he
could to walk along the road Once
over the brook he soon saw Mrs.
QHlnn's house standing in little
grove Of trees. He urried up tho
drive.
There vas nobody In the kitchen,
but in the dining room he saw q wom-
an stretched out upon lounge, ap-
parently insensible. He opened his
bag, uncorked the liquid. and, forcing
the girls mouth open, tried to pour
the noxious draught down her throat.
She sat up splutterlng.
"What-whnt-" she began to stam-
mer, and then suddenly a smile broke
through the tears Of laughter that
came into her eyes.
"Oh my dear doctor" she exclaimed,
''what dreadful mistake. You are
looking for Mrs. Quinn's maid. She
lives across the road. You came to
the wrong house. You'd better hurry"
"But the mustard Is all gone," STAN
mered young DR.. Claud.
"Then I'll mix some more" volun-
teered the young woman. Come into
the Kitchen"
But as he arose young DR.. Caud
saw the family buggy draw up across
the street and his father descend, to-
gether with very agltated middle
aged woman. The young lady saw it,
too.
"That's Mrs. QUINN" she said. II
guess she found your father and has
brought him there"
"Then I'd better co." stammered
young DR.. Claud. He took his hat.
"You are Miss Denton, aren't your
he hazarded.
Eyes, Of course am. I'll wager you
have never thought Of me since you
went to Baltimore"
"Indeed have" replied young DR..
Claud warmly. His hand went into
his pocket and he pulled out broken
coin. 10 you TelllelnUcr lLlsp ITO
asked. "You said you were going to
keep the other half until"
Miss Mary Denton's hand had gone
up involuntarily to her throat. She
tried to stop the action, but 1t was
too late. There hanging UPON n
chain, young DR.. Claud saw the other
half Of the coin. And for the second
time within five minutes Miss Dem
toms cheeks turned scarlet.
"Now you CO." she said, pushing
him toward the door. II don't think
our meeting has been very happy
one, Dr.-Dr. Claud."
But although he found himself al
most violently excluded from the
house young DR.. Claud was singularly
happy-s0 much so that his fnther
commented upon his appearance when
he came out @. the house.
"You ccrpinly don't look like man
who has just been beaten in the race
for his first patient" he said. "Its
lucky ]. was on the spot. Claud. Just