The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-08

What worried me, though, was
wasting Grandmother medicine,
since / loved her like all git-out."
Go to it." said Doctor Ben.
Percy seldom pays his bills, any
way, and since there's nothing
seriously wrong with him, We
might as well have our fun" He
| picked up his old SLOUGH hat. "You
| take the car. ] can walk to see the
folks who're expecting me, or
lhave Nose hitch up the horse and
buggy"
| Warren watched the tall,
straight, white-haired figure cross
the room.
"One of these days, Doc" he
said, Il want to make my calls
with. the horse and buggy. Do you
mind?""
"Of course not!" said Doctor
Ben. But what in blazes does
young doctor like you want with
that sort of transportation"
"Oh, ! just like the horse and
buggy atmosphere" said Warren.
II used. to ride around with my
grandfather when he drove out to
see his patients. He used to let
me hoh'the reins. The horse was
white and slow. but he knew
everyone. of Grandfather's pa
tients, or where they lived, rather.
He also knew when there was an
emergency, like the time when
Mrs. Whiteside had her triplets.
He went so fast then, it was prac-
tically a runaway. Grandfather
said afterwards it was wonder
he didn't land on his head in
field someplace."
''My horse is like that, too,"
said I Doctor Ben. automobiles
are all right, l reckon. But they
don't have under their hoods
what horses have inside their
heads. He reached for his small
black bag. II won't be gone long,
boy"
What a grand old man." War
rem said under his breath. Then he
pocketed the list Doctor Ben had
given him, picked up his own
small black bag. and went out He
got into Doctor Ben's seven-year-
old car and drove off down Main
Street.
Peter came linping out OF a
grocery store.
Hi, there, Doctor Warrenl" he
called. MAY ] thumb ride?"
"SureP' said warren. He
stopped the car. Hop in. I'm 60
ing right by your house on my
way to call on Pollys Aunt SUI
SAN"
Peters Worry
DETER took his place beside
Warren. rs Aunt Susan sick?"
he asked.
ooh. she's got misery in her
tummy," Warren said.
Gee, is that allp'
"You sound disappointed. Don't
tell me you want Aunt Susan to
have something really serious?"
"Oh, no, sir-nothing like that"
said Peter. "Only-well, you see,
Doctor Warren, just as long as
Aunt Susan goes on having things
wrong with her, like her stomach
miseries, Polly won't marry Da-
vid."
II see," said Warren. "And you
want her to marry David. Is that
ito" tt6fi
well, so longs he's got to
marry somebody" Peter looked
up into Warren's face. Listen,
Doctor Warren" he went on. do
you think me coming to live with
Cousin David like did has kept
him from marrying Polly?"
mo, Peter, don't. David's got
sense enough to know it takes
money for a man to marry. All he
| and Polly are doing is waiting un-
til they have little more"
But maybe if / wasn't living
with Cousin David. maybe if he
didn't have to feed and clothe me,
he would have more money, and
he and Polly could get married
right now"
"Nonsenser' Warren said. Get
such ideas out of your head. When
David and | get the old Inn to
paying, everybody can get mar
RED" an ADS
Maybe" Warren thought of
Mango, Of her discrimination to go
away Where it was gay and color
full. Thai remains to be seen"
He stopped the car in front Of the
Wiley cottage. Here's where you
get out. youngster"
Peter climbed down. when
DOVE go swimming again?" he
asked. "You and Cousin David
and me?"
| 81 don't know" Warren told
him. Were both pretty busy
nowadays, David and /. But we'll
see. So long. Peter. I've got TO
talk tummy to Aunt Susan nowl"
Tomorrow" Said Peter. "Cou-
sin David is off after lunch. Can
we three swim them"
Perhaps. Ask David yourself"
Warren waved 20 the boy, and
drove on down to the Jenkins
cottage.
Peter did ask David, and David
said il was all right. He would
be through around one o'clock.
"You fix up some sandwiches"
| he said, 'and be all ready TO 60.
III take the car out 10 the plant
with me. and 90 by for Doctor
Warren just as soon as get of.
Well pick you up then-and of
! we'll go"
4 "Oh. gee. sweff." Peter said.
/ Lets 90 stag" said Peter.
we have fun alat way. Sides,
1 paEy IS s.iIl xxTklna diam at
that millinery shop. They don't
shut dorm Saturday afternoons
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