The Indianapolis times., 1936-03-11
CHAPTER FOURTEEN

"nF course, Mary, it's really
~ none of my business" re-
hected the doctor, rubbing his
chin. But, by George! A fine
lad like Tony, too! After all, he's
my nephewl I know the kind of
blood that's in that boy!" His tone
softened. Now, Mary" he went
on, suppose were to get letter
now and then from Tony, and
that letter was marked with lit
tie sign, and I didn't read it, but
just left it here on the table. And
suppose you were to come in
some evening and pick it up.
I really wouldn't be having any,
thing to do with it at all, would
~"
Mary leaned forward, a little
nervous laugh just beating out a
tendency to tears. Would you,
Doctor?" she asked, eagerly.
We'll, now something like that
might happen. OF course you un-
derstand that if it did, I wouldn't
have had thing to do with it,"
said the doctor, his eyes twinkling.
Come around as often as you
can. And when you do, always
take look at the table over
there. You hever can TELL"
Impulsively, Mary threw her
arms around the little doctors
shoulders, gave him a resounding
kiss, and then fled.
We'll Well Well!" said the
little doctor, and smiled.
And so it was arranged. Tony,
hard at work as his medical stud
les neared their end, wrote often,
and his letters, instead of being
intercepted by the still embittered
Mackenzie, came to rest on the
doctors table. Mary's calls be-
came more and more frequent,
and DR.. LukeS sly smile matched
them in frequency.
Nov the stream of reporters
IN and photographers began to
swell into a flood of promoters,
theatrical agents, advertising
men, and whole horde of people
who were curious, little awed,
and anxious to help.
BY plane, by automobile, by
carriage. they came. Every boat
brought a larger contingent, un-
til the North Star" was crowded
to the rails on every trip. The
tiny hotel at Moosetowr. and the
larger one at North Bay were
crowded.
Moosetown began to take on
holiday appearance with almost
the atmosphere of a small-town
county fair.
Barkers and novelty statesmen
appeared on the street, and the
corner drug store sold more SOU
venirs than it did pain-killer
Balloons, squawkers guaranteed
to emit a sound just like the
quintupletS, lemonade. peanuts.
popcorn, postcards, booklets con-
tanning THE Only Actual. and
Factual Account of the Amazing
Birth of the Wyatt Quintuplets.
The streets had a carnival aspect.
II VERY brokendown automobile
~ in Moosetown and vicinity
was pressed into service as a taxi.
The road out to the Wyatt place
was improved, partly for the con-
Vemence OF DR.. Luke in his con-
slant calls, and partly to accom-
modate the increasing traffic of
people who thronged to the
birthplace in the hope of getting
Just glimpse of the miraculous
babies.
Self-constituted guides" took
the curious in droves out over the
road to the Wyatts'. there to point
with an almost personal pride to
the long rows of diapers hanging
behind the house, with improb-
able statistics thereon.
~SS Noo III IllS element.
Now that It had at last become
possible fer him to get out of
Moosetown, he found it profitable
to stay, and he stayed. With a
placard stuck in the visor of his
cap. a short megaphone, and a
package of postcards. Greasy was
easily first among the guides"
He had unequaled nerve and a
glib tongue, and he quickly ran
sales into pretty figure. Thus
he was able to placateNthe girl he
had left behind him In Montreal
with glowing and almost accurate
accounts of the money he was
making.