The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-05-09
CONTINUED from last week.
Bv TOM O'FLAHERTY


After drawing d deep breath
which exercise brought on anoth-
er fit of coughing, the operator
moved toward Johnny's head. Seiz-
ing it WIN both hanus he neld Il
for a moment at rest then sudden
ly Jerked IL to one side. Oh, what
a snap!
Carmody had real fright now.
He tried to raise himself but the
operators knees were planted on
the small of his back. The Oper-
ator was happy. Fine" he ejac-
ulated. "That was one of the
snappiest cracks l had this week.
You have a splendid neck Mr.. Car
mody."
The operator boastc1 too soon.
He jerked the head towards the
other side but there was no snap
this time.
Loosen up. Relax" tie Opei
ator insisted. Johnny resisted like
a donkey at the end of halter.
81 am doing Inc best can,
johnny lied, but his neck stoutiy
resisted being broken.
Finally IN a state bordering y.
desperation the operator pressed
his knee against Johnny's shoulder
blade and pulled with all his
strength. The muscles Of his arms
stood out like wkipcords. BH+ 70
no avail He called for help and
DR.. O'Toole entered.
"Neck in pretty bad shape" the
operator said TO the doctor. Il
simply can't snap this side," DIS he
tugged again at the refractory
neck. The net result Of his at
tack was groan from Carmody.
DR.. O'Toole p&tCed CarmOdy on
the back and suggested that ne re-
lax. Forget you're living" he
laughed. Carmody wished he could
"The more you relax the easier
it will be for all of u.s." the doctor
observed as he grasped the un-
bending, unbreakable neck, digging
his fingers into tender spots be-
low the ears. Carmody shrieked.
DR.. O'Toole smiled. "DOes that
hurt ?"
"I'll tell the cock-eyed world il
does," Carmody groaned.
"Thot So" assented DR.. O'ToOle
as he gave the operator the signal
to renew the assault. The joint
efforts of the two were unavailing
against Carmody's instinct of self
preservation. His neck simply
would not snap.
Gle has a neck like a mule,
whispered the operator to DR.. o.
Toole in disgust and then in 9
louder voice. 81 am afraid we can
not do anything with it today. The
patient is too tense.
EYES," said DR.. O'Toole that
will be enough for today. You can
dress now and come back in two
days for the blood test"
After he got home, Carmody be-
gan to worry over the diet pre-
scribed for him. The more he
thot about nuts, figs and other
1IulISs JllC lllOIC llC C1dNOO AOA
fat, Juicy steak. However, h'
would carry out the doctors in
structions. After all squirrels ge
along on nuts. Then he began {,
dream that he was squirrel anC
he could see himself jumping on {
policeman's shoulder in the parl
and chasing another squirrel along
the branches of trees. Was he
getting crazy already? His. necl
began to trouble him. But ther
that was to be expected, DIR. o.
Toole advised him that the crisi;
might come anytime, but general
ly after the tenth treatment. Well
Carmody hoped the crisis would
not be any more painful than i
was now.
Two days later Carmody visite'
DIR. O'Toole to get the result o
the blood test. The doctor took
sheet of paper out of a pigeonhol
in his desk and looked it over as
he were in complete ignorance o
its contents.
He read aloud: Tuberculosis
negative Diabetes. negative
Rheumatism in the right forearm