Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-13
The Doctor Finds
His Suit
Ry JANE OSBORN

affect ionIfelS known in ItltOn as Doc
for Godfrey, was counted among the
men in that town who really needed q
wife. His sister, Priscilla, lived with
him under protest. 1t was onIy he
,nuse she usually happened to select
good servants that the doctor fared ms
vel rs he did.
she was always showing signs OF
cnreIessness and heetlleSSness of his
requests. For instance, one morniur
nj breakfast he spoke of the fact that
as spring WAS well spent and summer
was coming 1t would be d good idea If
Priscilla would see to it that Mvro
the second maid. would brush his win.
ter overcOat and suit and put them
away in the cedar chest.
"rhey are hanging in NV large
closet" he said to Priscilla, who was
deep in the morning paper. And by
the way" he added. Il stopped at the
Duirhinses last night. had ON nv
new gray suit. think the Dubhnses
have scarlet fever. SO I hung it on the
balcony OF my room. Get James to
take it to the hospital to be fumicated
when he's finished cutting the lawn"
That night Priscilla pounced upon
her brother when he came in the liy.
Ing room from the wing of the house
where he had his Office. We've had
cards to the Blodgets for tea tomor-
row afternoon" she said. "You know
that very charming Hilda, their cousin
from the South, is to be here. You re-
member how you admired her last
autumn. I shouldn't in the least won
der II this tea party is being given for
the express purpose of giving you a
chance to meet Hilda again. You were
very foolish not to have rushed her
harder when she was here before. It's
a seidoM yoY see q girl that in any
I can't say that she especially ap-
pealed to me-" said Doctor Godfrey.
he did not say, as he might had he
been in the mood for confessions. that
.tbe only woman who did appeal to
him was young Mrs. Blodget herself.
She was mo older than Doctor God
frey bpt, following her husbands
death thF1s y&ars before, She had I'd
50 secluded fxistence that few pco-
pie In Tilton had thought of her as in
any mood for marrying. Besides. she
had two sons and n fortune-both OF
which might have stood in the way
OF Doctor Godfrey if he had not been
80 devoted an admirer.
BE sure to look your best" went
on Priscilla, thinking Of the gushing
cousin from the South rs a possible
sister-in-law, while Doctor Godfrey
thought only Of Mrs. Blodget, reserved
and tantalizing.
Doctor Godfrey was sufficiently
eager to follow out his sisters iniunc-
tons to look his best to go to the hos
pital early the next afternoon to get
the gray suit. 1t had disappeared
from the clothes bars on the veranda
Of his bedroom. so he assumed that Il
was mt the hospital. But no one in the
hospital had heard OF it.. well. II
doesn't matter" smiled Doctor God
frey, because the DobbinS children
didn't have scarlet fever after all. But
had asked my sister to have my man
bring 1t over, so l thought maybe it
was here"
When Doctor Godfrey returned
home his sister had already left the
house for round OF calls to be paid
before she arrived at the Blodget tea
party.
"Do you know anything about TINT
snit!' Doctor Godfrey asked the maid,
with his usual patience.
Indeed, ] do" said the maid. Miss
Priscilla and I looked the things over.
The overcOat and one Of the suits we
packed in cedar, but n couple of the
suits Miss Priscilla had me take to
the new secondhand store"
The secondhand store?" said Doc
tor Godfrey in Amusement.
p"n't get disturbed" assured the
'mid. "All the best people in Tilton
are doing it. There Is new store
Just opened. It's q secondhand de-
Par'mrnt store-shoes, suits. books,
furniture. pans. everything The rich
sell their things to make few dol
HrS how and then, and the poor folks
pf"Ht by il. Miss Priscilla said she'd
oe'h dying to sell some things there
al Fer friends We're doing it as a
HrN. :" she sold that old black suit
and the gray
RE gray suit out on the bnrs?"
me maid nodded. she said YOU
"'o something about putting that
AWAY IN the cedar chest. but as she
""n remember the suit, she sup
posed it must be awfully old, and If
you weren't wearing 1t she might rs
well sell it,"
Doctor Godfrey did not wait for fur
'her explanation. "Where's that
""ref lie called, and while the maid
was Sill calling out directions he was
"hk'ng tracks for the front door.
IT seemed imperative to Doctor
'"N1feS now th0I he should wpnr the