"My husband is very sick and I came to see if you would go down and ask 'My husband is very sick and I came to see if you would go down and ask Dr. Smithson to come and see him." I swallowed my astonishment and Dr. Smithson to come and see him.' I swallowed my astonishment and sweet day you'll retire from practise. Then hully-gee! won't I be free! sweet day you'll retire from practice. Then hully-gee! won't I be free! "Then do it. Do it right away. Have the water _hot_, now. "Then do it. Do it right away. Have the water _hot_, now." If they knew what I know their little hearts would almost burst for "If they knew what I know their little hearts would almost burst for there," she continued. "A woman's intuitions are safe guides' but she there," she continued. "'A woman's intuitions are safe guides' but she table his wife, said, "John, I shouldn't think you'd say things like that table his wife said, "John, I shouldn't think you'd say things like that "Hell-_o_!" Where's the doctor?" "Hell-_o_! Where's the doctor?" "Yes. When I went in the man who was a stranger to me, said, "I'll tell "Yes. When I went in the man who was a stranger to me, said, 'I'll tell said to myself, "He's the man I want." said to myself, "He's the man I want."'" "Very well Thank you." "Very well. Thank you." The voice was icily regular, spendidly null. It nettled the doctor. The voice was icily regular, splendidly null. It nettled the doctor. "_Where do you live!_" "_Where do you live?_" "Well maybe it does. I've not got my directions here yet--then it must "Well, maybe it does. I've not got my directions here yet--then it must "My wife swallowed poison. Hurry, Doctor, for God's sake! "My wife swallowed poison. Hurry, Doctor, for God's sake!" CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII. "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat." "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat. "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes." "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes?" inauspiciously upon the world. He thought as he worked of this terribe inauspiciously upon the world. He thought as he worked of this terrible "Thanks for that gracious little speech. "Thanks for that gracious little speech." Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it." ]