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LOVE AND THE PAY PATIENT
BY L. E. EBEHI.EE.
fie signed ins name Robert W. Ed
wards, M. D., and had paid several
greatly valued dollars to have it put on
a neat brass plate. But really he was
Dr. Bob, though ho never heard him
self called thus till after the very end
of the story.
It was Miss Eleanor Blake who
called him I>r. Bob. She was careful
to let none but her own ears hear the
words. When she spoke to him or of
him she was most punctilious and re
spectful.
Miss Eleanor Blake was I)r. Bob’s
office nurse. Their attitudes toward
one another were impeccably profes
sional, but by a strange coincidence Dr.
Bob also dropped the formal “Miss
Blake" when conversing to his own
inner consciousness concerning her.
She became “Nellie” on these occa
sions, which were numerous.
Miss Nurse Blake was well born.
She had perceptions. It went to her
wholesome heart to see with wdiat
smiling poise Dr. Bob waited—and
waited. He did not adopt bravado.
He never grew embarrassed or apo
logetic, nor did he flinch in meeting
her eyes day after day In the empty
rooms.
So she loved him. quite hopelessly,
she assured herself, for his quiet, pro
fessional manner never broke through
once.
Then came the first call! Eleanor
answered the telephone and kept all
the elation that was bumping up and
down in her heart out of her quiet,
businesslike voice as she reported to
Dr. Bob. She was only sorry that the
patient had not come to the office so
that she might have the glory of ush
ering him In.
Dr. Edwards hurried to the address
she gave him. He said, “1 don't think
I shall be long, Miss Blake,” and she
said, "Very well. Dr. Edwards.”
The address did not indicate a very
good part of the city. He could not
expect a rich call from that quarter.
But it was a beginning—a beginning.
It took I)r. Bob some time to reach
the address given him, for it led him
by devious ways to an old office build
ing, up many flights of rickety stairs
and to a dark room at the end of a
ball. There was no response when he
knocked, but a frowsy boy from the
next office appeared.
“You Doct’ Edwards?” he asked.
Dr. Bob admitted that he was.
"He told me t* give you this here,”
sit id the boy and handed him a folded
paper, then disappeared. I)r. Edwards
opened the paper. The words “Fooled
again” and a slangy sentence or two
greeted his eyes. He went downstairs,
wondering which of the fellows at the
Clinic had devised the subtle Joke.
Dr. Bob returned quietly to his of
fice. Eleanor as she saw him return so
soon, with his face more quietly com
posed than ever, conjectured that he
had found his patient beyond human
help. She was sorry on his account.
She tried to work off her vague feel
ing of sympathy, for she did not know
w hat, by going into the operating room
and cleaning again the often cleaned
but never used instruments. She stay
ed at her work till after hours, till
suddenly the consciousness that Bhe
was alone and lonely came over her.
She finished her task quickly,.-then
qu'etly opened the door into Dr. Bob’s
office.
Dr. Bob was sitting at his desk, his
arms across it and his head on his
arms. There was a stillness about him, |
a look of having been motionless for
ever, that brought Eleanor to his side
with one terrified dart. She seized his
hands, and he looked up at her. Ills
stillness was pain, not—what she had
feared.
That foolish joke had brought down
crushingly on his head all the burden
of all that waiting and hoping, and the
sight of it took away every conscious
thought in Eleanor save that the man
she loved was suffering.
She took his hands in hers, whisper
ing in a mechanical way: “Let me
help. Let me help. Let me help.” But
she was scarcely aware of it.
Dr. Bob looked at her with light in
his eyes. He laid his hands on her
shoulders and gazed down at her with
a face wise and loving.
“When the first patient comes,” he
said.
Eleanor decided against the new
summer suit. She was saving very
strenuously, for she had a purpose in
view.
One day she counted her money.
Then she put on her hat and went to
call on a cousin. The cousin had mar
ried poor, had a swarm of children and
was chronically 111. When Eleanor
came away the cousin said she'd go to
the doctor tomorrow and swore be
tween kisses, bugs and tearful mnun
derings that she’d never, never toll x
who had sent her.
The patient—the first patient—was
to arrive the next day! The weather
was the hot, soggy kind that enervates
a spring feverish world in May. The
saving that Eleanor had done had
meant much overwork and late hours.
Fhe was physically at her limpest and
nervously at her most uneven. She
was ha-yard with. ausiety &U. 4 war
made IT coward by each footstep
sounding near the door.
The hour c-ame for Rhoda—but no
Rhoda came with the hour. Eleanor
watched eagerly from the window.
And then she saw Rhoda at last.
Rhoda was stealing swiftly along
the opposite side of the street, In her
hand a box containing the chiefest
treasure from the window of a b!g
milliner’s store, the purse that had
contained Eleanor’s savings clutched
as tightly In her hand as if it still had
in it the money that had been tempted
from her.
Eleanor obeyed a blind impulse.
With one reckless rush she left the of
fice door and plunged into the stream
of passing vehicles and across the
street.
A moment later she was lyiug white
on the pavement, blood trickling from
her shoulder, and a crowd gathering
about her and the panic stricken
chauffeur whose machine had run her
down. Then Dr. Boh was bending
over her and raising her tenderly, lov
ingly, in loving, strong arms.
When she came to again she was ly
ing on a couch in an operating room
that was very familiar to her, with
implements about her that she had
cleaned herself day afier day for the
patients that never came.
She lay still and white till Dr. Ed
wards began to wonder at her slow re
covery. lie did not know what won
drous dreams had suddenly turned to
ice that weighted and froze and broke
her. But he did know that the pulse
was gaining no strength, the cheeks
were bloodless and the eyes listless
and dull, and he did know that he
would like to fling aside his remedies
and try how kisses would redden the
pale lips.
Then miraculously there was a wave
of crimson over her face, her lips
parted with the very breath of inspira
tion, her eyes burned victoriously, and
Eleanor turned to him. She stretched
up her arms to him Irresistibly.
“Your first patient! Your first pa
tieut! You have one now! Your prom
ise, your promise!”
“But,” said Dr. Bob when he was
capable of recollecting anything, “it
was to be my first pay patient.”
Before be could prevent, Eleanor
lifted herself, bandaged shoulder and
all, from the operating couch and stood
before him more like Diana triumphant
than the pale creature who had lain
there. She was counting the money in
the purse at her girdle, but as she
counted her face fell and despair again
overcame her. Then—inspiration!
“With my professional percentage de
ducted!” she exclaimed and fell to
counting again. But even now—must
she lose? Then—inspiration again!
“Will you take stamps?” she asked,
laughing, embarrassed, holding out in
a wondrously mixed handful the
amount of the fee to Dr. Bob, helpless
between love and laughter.
“Nellie, Nellie!” said Dr. Bob.
Maggie in her excitement popped her
head in without knocking.
“It’s from Mrs. Martin’s—the rich
Mrs. Martin’s,” she said breathlessly,
“and she wants you immediate, sir.”
An Abrupt Proposal.
The reported fashion of the famous
Dr. Abernethv’s courtship and mar
riage is very characteristic. It is told
that while attending a lady for several
weeks he observed those admirable
qualifications In her daughter which
he truly esteemed to render the mar
ried state happy. Accordingly on a
Saturday, taking leave of his patient,
he addressed her to the following pur
port :
“You are now so well that I need not
see you after Monday next, when I
shall come and pay you a farewell vis
it. But In the meantime I wish you
and your daughter to seriously consid
er the proposal i am about to make.
It is abrupt and unceremonious, 1 am
aware, but the excessive occupation of
my time by my professional duties af
fords me no leisure to accomplish
what 1 desire by the more ordinary
course of attention and solicitation.
My annual receipts amount to £ .
and 1 can settle £ on my wife. My
character is generally known to the
public, so that you may readily ascer
tain what it is. I have seen in your
daughter a tender and affectionate
child, an assiduous and careful nurse
and a gentle and ladylike member of
a family. Such a person must be all
that a husband could covet, and I of
fer my band and fortune for her ac
ceptance. On Monday when I call I
shall expect your determination, for I
really have not time for the routine of
courtship.”
In this manner the lady was wooed
and won, and it may be added the
union was felicitous in every respect.
Burns and Tam Samson.
Tam Samson was a gray haired vet
eran sportsman who on one occasion
when out moor fowl shooting and, feel
ing the weight of years begin to press
upon him, expressed the belief that the
expedition was to be—his last and de
sired. in somewhat tragic style, that he
might die and beTur(e<nn'the'moors.
Burns, bearing of this, immediately
composed his famous elegy, in which
he related at length the exploits and
■kill of his hero, ending each verse
with the plaintive line, “Tam Samson’s
dead.”
Someone having told Samson that
Burns had written a poem, “a gey
queer ane.” about him, he sent for the
poet and in something like wrath ask
ed him to read what he had written.
On hearing the recital of his exploits
he smiled grimly and seemed by no
means displeased. “But,” he exclaim
ed, “I’m no’ dead yet. Robin. Where
fore should ye say that I’m dead?”
Burns retired for a few minutes; then
he returned and recited to Tam the
following verse, which he had com
posed in the interval:
„ PER CONTRA.
Cos, Fame, an* canter like a filly
Through a’ the streets an' neuks of Killie.
Veil ev'ry social, honest billie
To cease his grievin’.
For vet. unskaith'd by Death-’s gleg gui
de,
Tam Samson’s livin’!
Samson laughed gleefully and ex
claimed. “That’s no’ bad, Robin; that’ll
And the poet was received once
more into his good graces.—Chambers’
Journal.
Gitting Ready to Proptse.
A train stopped abruptly a few miles
outside the little station of Hergatz. in
Bohemia, and the passengers alighted
to ascertain what had happened. They
found the guard engaged in shaving
the engine driver, who apologized for
the delay and explained that he was
about to propose to the young woman
in the refreshment room at the next
station, and he had no time to com
plete his toilet before starting.—Lon
don Standard.
Seeing is Believing.
Mrs. Brown (to the new maid)—Well,
Nora, I hope we shall get along very
niee’y. I’m not at all difficult to
please Nora—No. mum. That’s just
what I thought the very minute I set
eyes on the master.—London Sketch.
Pioneer Days In Missouri.
In 1851 there was in Huntsville a
man who pulled teeth for 25 cents and
a photographer who made daguerro
types at $1.50 each. The first was
called “doctor” and the second “pro
fessor.” They moved in the highest
circles, as being the representatives of
the sciences and arts. With deer, birds
and all manner of game In the woods
and fine fish in the streams so cheap
that the poorest larders were stocked
with it. the grocers did a big business
In mackerel, herring and sardines. The
latter were real dainties, because the
better food was so plentiful the pio
neers got tired of it.—Macon Repub
lican.
THE AMERICAN WON.
Hobbs Picked All the Locks In the
Bank of England.
The first world’s fair, the Crystal
palace at London, was held in 1851.
It was at the Crystal palace that the
American mechanic showed that he
stood second to none in the world.
Hobbs challenged Chubb, and Hobbs,
the American mechanic, carried off the
first prize as a lockiuaker. Hobbs rep
resented an American manufacturer
of iron bank safes. He placed his safe
on exhibition and tied the key to the
combination lock on the outside. In
side the safe was placed £250, or $1,250,
and the free offer was made to the
mechanics of the world that if they
opened the safe the money contained
therein could be takeu for their suc
cess. The safe was never opened. At
that time Chubb was famous all over
England and in Europe as a lock
maker. The Bank of England indors
ed Chubb and used his locks exclu
sively. Hobbs examined the work
manship of the locks and offered to
not only enter the outer doors of the
Bank of England, but to open also the
seven doors leading to the treasure
safes, inside of two hours if permission
was given. This was too much for
the Britishers to stand, and they gave
the necessary consent.
Hobbs was on hand two hours be
fore the time for opening the doors of
the bank arrived and announced him
self ready to go to work. All the tools
he had he carried in his vest pocket,
consisting of about twenty picks. He
opened the front door in seven min
utes and entered the bank triumphant
ly. He next approached the outer
door of the treasure safe. In six
minutes the door opened, and before
one hour had passed, half of the time
he asked for, he had his hands in the
treasure of the bank, much to the
amazement of the directors of the bank
and to the intense disgust of Chubb,
a man of influence and wealth. He
took his defeat gamely, however, and
soon set to work to improve his locks.
This he did by taking Hobbs iuto his
employ as an adviser.
Noted for Two Things.
“What is your member of con
gress noted for ?
“Well,” answered Farmer Corn
tossel, “around here he’s mostly
, noted for arguments that won’t go
i down and seeds that won’t coins
i up.” —Washington Star.
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POLITE TREATMENT. .
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Strong Board of Directors that direct Stock
holders worth over a million dollars.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
Your business will be appreciated.
The First National Bank of Winder^'
Capital Stock Paid in $50,000.00.
A FAR SIGHTED AN,
Knowing the uncertainties of the future and
realizing the responsibilities of life, does not let
the fire which may consume his property find**
him without Insurance. Furthermore, he pro
tects his estate and those dependent on him by
insuring his own life.
For reliable Insurance, life and fire, see
KILGORE & RADFORD, Insurancec Agents,
at The Winder Banking Company.
CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Services on the Ist and 3d Sun
days at 1130 a. m. and 8:30 p. m.
Rev Fritz Rauschenberg, pastor.
Sunday School every Sunday at
10:30 a. m. W. H. Quarterman
superintendent.
METHODIST
Rev. W. T. Hunnicutt, Pastor.
Preaching at 11:30 a. m. and 7:45
p. in. Sunday school at 10:15 a.
m., W. H. Toole, superintendent.
Pravermeeting Wednesday at 7; 45
p. m.
BAPTIST
Rev. J. W. Perry, Pastor. Preach
ing every Sunday except first at
11:30 a. m. and Bp. m. Sunday
school 10:30. a. in., W. L. Bias*
ingame, superintendent. Prayer
ineeting every Wednesday evening
at usual hour.
CHRISTIAN.
Rev. J. H. Wood Pastor. Preach
ing every Sundays at 11:30 a. m.
and Bp. m. Sunday School at
10:30 a- m. Claud Mayne superin
tendent. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at usual hour.
To The Public.
I have a fine Spanish
Jack
For public service. Season,
$7.00. I live 234 miles South
of Hoschton, Ga., and 134
miles of County Line school
house, 6 miles North of Win
der, on plantation known as
Lott place.
W. H BREWER.
Schedule Gainesville Midland Railway.
SOUTH BOUND
No. 11 —Lv 8:45 a. m.
No. 13 —Lv. 8:10 p. m.
No. 15 —Lv. 10:20a m; Sun. only.
NORTH BOUND
No. 12 —At. 11:25am.
No. 14 —A i. 6:05 pm.
No. 16—A... 5:15 pm ; Sun.onlv.
All trains going through Winder
yard must be under full control.
ALLEN’S ART STUDIO.
All kinds of Photographs made
by latest methods. All work done
promptly. Office on Candler St.,
Winder Ga
Gainesville Midland New Week-End Schedule.
Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, the Gainesville Midland Railway
will put on Week-End Schedule, Saturday May 15th. Leaving Gaines
virleat 4:00 o’clock p. in., arriving at Monroe 7:15p m. Returning
Monday morning, leaving Monroe at G:CO o’clock a. m., arriving at
Gainesville at 10:00 a. m. The train on Sunday will leave Monroe
at 7:30 a. m , connecting with trains for Gainesville and Athens,
both morning and evening, making two round trips to Belmoflt.
You oan eat breakfast at Monroe or Winder spend the day in either
Gainesville or Atnens and return home in time for supper.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
E. R. HARRIS, M. D.
Physician andSuri eon.
Bethlehem, " Georgia.
LEWIS C. RUSSFLL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Winder, Ga.
Offices over First National Bank.
G. A. JOHNS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Winder,, Ga.
Office over Smirh & Carithera’
Bank. Practice in State and U.
S. Courts.
J. F. HOLMES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Slat ham, Ga.
Criminal and Commercial Law 1r
Specialty.
W. H. QUARTERMAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Winder, Ga.
Practice in all the courts
Commercial law a specialty.
W. L. DeLaPERRIERK *
DENTAL SURGERY.
Winder - - Geor^jjjjg*'
Fillings, Bridge and PI ate-work
done in most scientific and satis
factory way.
Offices on Broad St.
SPURGEON WILLIAMS
DENTIST,
Winder - - - Georgia
Offices over Smith & Carithers
bank. All work done satisfac
torily,
Phone 81. ”
DR. S. T. ROSS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ’
Winder, Ga.
Offices over First National Bank.
EDMOND F. SAXON, M. D.
WINDER, GA.
Office over Turner’s Pharmacy.
Residence on Broad St. ’Phone
110. Attend all calls day or night.
DR. R. P, ADAMS,
BETHLEHEM, GA.
General Practice. Telephone.