The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-24

lNis tNp days CaupN Kicks had
been absent from bis place at the
luncheon table % tbe nlrtwater
club and nov. when ON the third day
Do ppi in a hslstrd appearance, be
was bssct with requests for an eR-
plantation
i've been thru the most ftrhiful
experiences 81 my life. bayu." he "a,
planned. ia rather die than face
the eame experience again last
Monday afternoon I awakened from
my postlpncheon nap in my office 10
find myself the proprietor 81 fright
fui esfacho. The aEony ~as almost
unbsaEabic.
II fled 20 my family doeior who
peekesi inside my car and Erayely in.
formed me that I was working up "a
nice little at@ccss In my ear TO sent
me home and 10 bed and presently
a trained nurse arrived and put my
fool head IN a hot flax seed poultlcs
From time 10 time ellie looked az
my tongue and felt my pulse and
took my temperature. but All the
siEns were normal and the poultioo
didn't ease the pain BIT 80 cot
mad and sent for another DOCTOR who
told mo ! was about 20 come down
with mastolditis. and he whisiged me
off 10 a hospital where I lay and
groaned All night, next dag and all %
last night"
This morning ! threw or an the
deianinE hands at tie hospital and
went down town 10 an oyc. car. npse
and throat specialist and be cured
me Just like The laying on Of hands.
How the nlsewaterltes queried
IN chorus.
lie put q plnesra into my listener
and drew forth a flea Just a plain.
largc, full'hloodcd. ell.nour,shcd.
active. jumping fool % California
Tea. When ho showed me his find
could scarcely believe ms eyes. HUT
the pain was gone and my sanity "a.
turned with bound
~ flsai And l would have been
willing 20 go before notary public
and awear II was an elephant ON
roller skates. And that flea cost me
moro than IS hours OF agony and
close 90 a hundred dollars.
"a flea m a business office ulys
ses Grub was skcpiical Where do
you suppose tho flea came FROM
"Hoppss or my secretary. Miss
Martin. on TO me. Of course" Cappy
replied. Strange how the California
flea viii iuhabit women and rarely
bite a man. This ono didn't bite me.
He just praeticed broad standing
jumps from ons side Of my tympa.
mum 10 the other Yes. I have
a tymPanum. never knew Il until
this morning
How did The laat doctor come 20
auspee, a flea" J, Augustus nedelI
wanted 10 know.
How does the lons proapscior 10
cate n fabulous mlno on ground that
has been proepscted for years hy his
competitors Augustus The doctor
says no suspected flea from the
character OF the pain II came liku
blows from aledrc hammer. that
meant tho landing sfter the jump
Are sou Eolng 70 dismiss your
serretsry CarryT Eddie Smith
asked.
mo. that wouldn't Re fair. But
I'm haif minded to buy her a can of
buhAck 10 make the office tafs for
Cappy ftcNs"
What are you gong 10 do 10 the
two doctors who diagnosed your case
an an abscsss7''
I'm going 20 have that flea photo
sraphed with teisphoio lena. then
I'm going 70 have the negative an.
larssd aud the print framed. Ia
white ink I'm going 10 write on tie
print; Pilot Of an Abaossa Of the Far
or rncipicnt Mas,oiditia and send
each on1 II them a copy. together
with n beautiful bunch OF American
beauty roses ana u request for their