The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-10
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SHORT ST !RY,

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s 33s8aA'yyhenSLaurence Montresor com
Spleted his hospital apprenticeship
and became fu11-fedged doctor
) he selected Yateston, not because
he had any friends there or knew
Very much about the city. But
after Investigation, Yateston, APP
tpeared to be one OF the fast grow
ing communities in the hundred
mile circle around the medical
college where he had trained and
within which he wished to estab-
5lish himself Moreover there did
not seem to be plethora Of doc
tors there. In fact, the number
Sofs doctors per inhabitant was. con-
!. siderably below the number that
prevailed In other towns OF its
size.
And Laurence Montresor, chose
I the Arcade for his office because
gttswas the best of the second rate
office buildings that Tateston az
#forded He could establish him.
self in more pretentious quarters
later when he was better known.
So one June day there appear
ed sfn5the corridor of the Arcade a
bright and shining sign that said
SeeDr. Laurence Lid1ey Montresor,
room 2O1, office hours $40 a. M,
S1z2 and rs p. m. This sign was
sposted directly beside that other
Sign that read Headquarters for
the Laura Belle Mayonnaise, room
s.ssSome NAME, said the maker.
'SofS the mayonnaise, as she came to
Shersoffice and workroom the morn
ing when the doctors sign was
8neWest-Laurence Lidley Mont
@resor. I'll bet he's a perfect lady
with name like that
And Laurence Lidley Montre-
ssor, who was anything in the
IsRor1d but lady, being above
Average size, broad and brawny
andqsometimes little burly, look
ed at the sign beneath his own;
Belle-that's poor name
for mayonnaise, he reflected.
aHard luck having to start in
spracticing next to mayonnaise
He WAS still boxing
when he collided with a little
young woman hurryinS down the.
fstarts. 1t was Laura Belle Jones
Sherself-sole proprietor of the
smayonnaise factory She was
,hurrying Quito post an important
SAtter and was in special haste
sas she had left some mayonnaise
8ings the electric mixer. This she
as the doctor begged
gher,pardon for causing the col
aslision and then offered to post her
letter for her.
That was sufficient introduce
ton. Laura Belle seemed such a
nice sensible sort of girl that the
young doctor welcomed her So
Eiety. Patients We're slow in com
zH1gand sometimes DR.. MontreSor,
ssweary of waiting in during office
4hours, would leave his own door
open. and then call on Laura
Belle, watching out from a crack
Sin Laura's door for patients who
I mi ght5 and sometimes did come
MEAN time Laura Belle, clad in an
ssimm a cuIate white work frock and.
Zap. would continue measuring in
Kgredients for. the mayonnaise, set
Sihc mixer stirring, or fill innum-
i&rable jars with the golden emul-
esion-
Is our business is thriving bet
Ter than mine" said DR.. Montre-
sE6r one day as he he watched
With considerable interest the deft
Glands OF Laura Belle fitting tops
sons the filled jars. Apparently
sYateston has more need of mayon-
snaise than Medicine
Belle laughed little.
sts'Wel1, I figured it out that there
would be fair demand" she
said st had tried so many things
g. tut oring little children. sewing
Sby the day, raising garden bowers
hi was about time I hit on some