Glacier County chief., 1940-04-05


seasoned cOncertgoers were amazed at
the ability of this 9-year old soprano
to sing difficult operate arias Donna s
chief ambition is "to sing like Kristen
Flagstad." Experts predict brilliant
future for her.
whlle-its' going to be tedious. If its
drug case, Id want to know: they
go funny on you sometimes And if
she's got any, er, decisions or anything
want her to bring some one with her
when she comes. had few of those
at the County hospital and they weren't
so hot"
"Fail enough" says he. We'll, to be-
gin with. she's got a perfectly good
heart and she doesn't drug And she
has no decisions whatever-if she had
we wouldn't take her. She's one of
those sinus babies. though in her case
it's probably sphenoid and she's as bad
a case as you'd want to see She's got
Miner stymied for fair
Why don't she go to Arizona?"
says
Because she won't" said he She
hates all those sun parlor joints. Her
particular trouble is a little more than
the ordinary respiratory condition"
What is her particular trouble?''
says;
darned bad setup. if you ask me. The
girls as strong as a horse and very
sensible. Not hysterical at all No in
dicationS of paronia. Not much appe-
title and losing weight Sleeps well
enough, but wakes up at 4 or with
the horrors. Complains that she'd just
as soon die-and doesn't like to feel
that way. that's all Funny layout al
together"
ITS lot too funny for me-" l said.
Il wonder you let her out in the auto
mobile alone. You send an attendant
down with her or I won't take her.
Just as soon die. would she? Not in
this officel"
oh. forget it, Frosch," he says
What do you think we are up on the
hill? No suicidal maniacS need apply,
thank you. You could put a revolver
and pint Of prusSic acid and razor
in that girls lap and she'd laugh at
you"
Il never heard that a set of gold
inlays cured sinus-nor melancholia
either" I said.
Maybe not but it's the first thing
that's interested her." said Criley and
we figure it will keep her busy and
take her mind off. She might as well
put in her free time that way
"Oh, all right" I said you're the
doctor. III bet when I get drilling all
those old Filings out it'll take her
mind off, all right
That's the stuff" he says. go to it
So she came, and after a couple of
weeks we got to be like old friends
She was more patient than you'd think
she would be. And she knew how to
relax in the chair. She had system
she told me. Something about concen-
trating on the palms of her hands
C1ltta =
percha molds, used to talk to her
to sort of interest her little while
it was setting. Shed string along with
me just about so far. and then I could
tell by the fixed look in her eyes that
she'd practically passed out, as far as
me. She didn't seem to have any in
terest in the big things going on
Would you believe it. she never heard
of the Louis-Schmelling fight?
Aren't you anywhere near radlo?'
1 says to her. why folks were listen
ing to that knockout from Alaska tc
Brazil"
II don't care much for the radio,
she says.
And yet she was intelligent. But un-
less it was her affairs. she didn't care
She was kind of like those mush-
rooms in the swell restaurants-all
steaming and sizzling away in her own
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Criley when he came In for his new
partial. He chuckled and said. you
ought to be up with us as psychlat-
riSt, Frosch. you've got her perfect"
1t was right after that that she
came in late. for the first time. She
more absent-minded than ever. ]
couldn't get a rise out of her any old
way Suddenly she says to me, while
I was taking off the excess gold with
burr.
what makes a mirror reflect, DR.
Frosch?"
why. the silver on the back, OF
course" I says.
That's what I always thought" she
goes on, scowling. but there must be
something else"
II don't know what" I told her
why? Is your mirror on the BUMP
mot mine" she says. lone of DR.
Miners It's not in my room at all
and it was my own idea, going ur
there"
"Up where?" I asked.
up in the garrett" she says.
I pretended to be, fussing over the
inlay. She had something on her mind
all right. It seems that she has ar
hour or so to herself every day after
lunch and she likes to get away from
the rest of them, she says.
Well, she goes housing around, ano
she finds a little door that has he1
attic, that is a general storeroom, the
way they are in old rambling joints
like Miners So she gets some ole
cushions and makes nice little place
for herself where she can sit ano
crouch without anyone disturbing her
We'll, where theh ceiling was higher
; she notices an old, dusty mirror with
one Of those carved gilt frames. IT.:
Just about opposite her, but the hgh,