The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-07-19

OCTOR ANTHONY MORROW
turned over in his bed that
- June morning and looked at
the clock. Just 1880. He
could hear the rattle of dishes in the
kitchen below. Myra always arose
early and sharply at eight she would
come to the foot of the. stairs and call
just as she had called every MORN
ing for the past several years
"An-th0-nee. breakfast Is on
the table. An-tho-neel"
The sun was streaming across the
gray rug like a golden shaft and
gentle breeze ruffled the soft null cur
tains. 1t was day for youth. for
bright cOlOrs. laughter.
beauty. He looked up toward the
ceiling and closed his eyes with
groan. Gray! Gray everywhere
Even the furniture and the rug were
gray! Dull-drabl Gray was color
for old folks. Doctor Morrow sat
up and looked in the mirror Of the
gray enameled dresser. Slightly bald
rotund, rosy checked. not so bad
for f1fty-six. He wasn't ready for
gray yet! Myra was seemingly quite
content to settle down in the bunga-
low on the edge of town with sewing
and church duties-and gray room, but
not him! He would move his belong
ings to the room at the end of the
hall and make real mans room of it.
He jumped out of bed and while the
water ran in his bath he stood before
the open window and did the daily
dozen, the last four not so spryly as
the first four. He shivered as the ice
spray struck his back-but that would
bring back the vitality! Cold show.
ers-exercise-yOuth!
He even touched Myra's powder puff
to his round face after shaving and
dressed carefully. Doctor Morrow was
particular about his clothes and this
morning be chose an unusually color
full tie-one his niece Ethelwyn had
sent from Hollywood at Christmas
saying they were all the "rage:" a
background of old blue with dashes Of
orange. He view the effect with sat.
isfaction. tt@'. :,
"Not bad-for fifty-six-many years.
to go yet. -. >"
y "An-thO-nee .. :. breakfast Is on
the table e. An-thO-nee"
In his Office, sharply ut nine, he
donned his long white linen coat and
looked through his appointment book.
His Office girl was ON her vacation.
The list of patients was small. Rosa
monde Leahy at $50. There was
q gifll Nice little thing lots of pep
and 4 classy little drcSser. Drove q
green roadster; Just recently come to
SEairmont; whispered around she hads
been on the stage old Mr.. Lawrence
at 1O:45 and Mrs. Dibble, city libra
rian. on her noon hour; then. little
Jackie Adams at 3 80. after school.
Miss Leahy came in promptly at
0:3O, dressed in an orange colored
knit suit. tight-fitting white hat and
white golf shoes.
"Oh, Doctor Morrow, what stunning
tie! Lookl It just matches my sport
dress, doesn't It? Nearly Cancelled my
appointment. Would you have been
sorry? I'm going out to play golf
all by my little lonely this morning
need the practice, and knew If that
nasty old drill of yours hurt me it
would just spoil my day. You won't
hurt me now will you. Doctor Mo-
row.
Doctor Morrow carefully adjusted a
towel about his patients chin and
smiled down at her. "Hurt you? Hurt
such little ray of sunshine as you?
You look just like a summer rose In
bloom, all color and loneliness. Now
open wide and maybe, maybe /.
If you are so lonely this morning, all
by your lonesome, what do you think
of me when the ray Of sunshine leaves
this gloomy old Office all dark and we
just won't use the old drill today"
II just dread going out there all
alone" she said petulantly as she ad-
justed her hat over her carefully mar
celled hair and patted her already
overpOwdered nose with feathery puff,
81 get so lonesome"
''PL lonesome right now. and for
two cents I'd 60 to :"
Miss Leahy opened her purse and as
she placed two copper pennies in his
outstretched palm his fingers closed
over hers and he reached for the tele-
phone to cancel his other appoint
ments. Colorl Youth No grays or
drabs about Rosamonde. They stopped
and bought some golf shoes, and fur.
Their on they purchased a set of clubs.
Next week he would have his tailor
measure him for golf suit. A sporty
looking tweed-tan or brown-any-
thing but gray! Gray was meant for
age. Colors for youth.
Doctor Morrow prepared to drive
from the first tee with gusto. 1t
looked easy, but ne dug into the
ground behind his ball and Rosa
monde took his club and instructed him
how to hold it and to swing clear
through. BY noon they were in the
sand bunker between the third and