The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-10-14

BY ELLIOT WALKER
The man who was SO attached to an
aching tooth that he carried it away
with him after extraction.
DR.. Sharley's Office bell tinkled softly
as the door opened. The dentist
glanced up from his examination Of
broken nerve-broach, which had
snapped under his careful testing;
then arose with professional smile.
you have about four minutes to
straighten me out; I've train to
make"
The stranger removed his hat, hoist
ed his stout body into the operating
chair, yawned as If in anticipation
of coming relief, lay back. bracing
for the necessary shock, and observed
cody: Second upper molar, left
jaw. Go ahead"
He placed think f1nger-tip on the
offending tooth, half closing his eyes,
as his mouth stretched widely.
'.One moment, sir" Sharley never
hurried. His mild gray eye peered
In. past the sound, white incisors and
CANNES to where the finger fingered
noting marked absence of the grind
ers.
"A hasty, temporary filling, see,"
he observed. Poor work! Poor
work! Nerve insuf1ciently treated.
probably. With time could save that
tooth, sir. It's pity to lose 1t. Pain
ful?"
"Tm bothered half to death with
it. Take the thing outl Come. my
time is more important than a piece
of bone"
''As you say, Of course 1t is a
large tooth, and solidly set in the
jaw. These three-fngered fellows
hate to say goodbye A little gas.
eh?"
mo. / don't mind pain. l never
take anything Grip 1t carefully, doc
tor; don't break the rascal /, hate
these second yanks."
Sharley smiled. Il rarely do that"
he said, selecting pair Of forceps
"Ready?"
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We'll donel How much?" said the
cool patient, sitting up for the neces-
sary aftermath.
Fifty cents. ThanksI Few men
have your nerve. my friend
instrument and tooth lay on the
adjustable stand affixed to the den
lists chair.
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observed the old dentist Il hated to
extract it."
Another glass of water, doctor.
Pm bit faint"
II Sharley ran into his small back
room. turned the faucet. and opened
cupboard for the handy whisky
flask.
long, however, for his impatient Wis
itor. The doctor heard a hasty, II
can't watt" the clang of his door bell,
then hurried, departing footballs.
Ell look at the TOOTH" thought Shar-
ley, returning: sits a-why, GER
tainly laid it herei Could it have
rolled of the standS remember TAX
Ing it from the forceps. Welll Well"
He searched in vain. The big mo-
lar had disappeared.
my friend must have taken his
property along for souvenir" the
dentist smiled disconsolately. ct was
his to take. of course, but would have
liked it."
The incident passed from his mind,
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question of strange caller, who came
In hurriedly. The sun was setting,
and the dentist, resting from his days
work. sat in his tidy reception-room,
digesting supper. with the aid Of a
cigar, and glancing over the evening
paper In the dimming light.
He threw 1t down, rather irritated
by the interruption.
my Office hours" he began.
EDO not affect my business" inter.
rupted the other gruffly, "Pve traced
a man to this block, have been to
every shop and Office in the building:
1t Is hardly possible he could have
come In here, but you may have seen
him, sir-a thick@et, swarthy man.
short black hair, heavy black mus
tache, dark gray suit. Didn't stick
q head in. did hef"
"And who may you be7' Sharley
felt no disposition to render informa-
ton to this brusk parsonage.
The other grinned broadly. "Your
pardon, sir, forgot. It's blooming
hard chase. I'm on Chelton. SIR, OF
Addington's Agency, Liverpool man.
formerly sergeant on the London
force; John William Cheiton. at your
service. sir. and on fox hunt"
"Ah! detective"
''Of course. What else7 Across the
water i've travelled, sure Of my game,
and he's slipped me nicely. At the
customs they searched him to the skin,