The Blyth Standard, 1930-03-06, Page 6The Wrong Dose
Surely the Doctor Had Made
a Mistake—or Was it
Deliberate?
By Virginia James
Anne Caruworth walked brlsit1'
along the pavement, thawing her furs
closely round her throat as the bitter
whites wind carte Bowling round the
corner of the street. The lteew air
whipped the color to her cheeks so
that the doctor, arm:taking her in ills
little two.sealer, thought elle looked
01000 attractive than usual,
"Like a. lift, Miss Carnworth?" he
called out, his eyes resting aporecia-
tively on her glowing face.
hope! The door opened and Mr. Mof-
fatt mato fu, a paper in his hand.
"Another prescription, Miss Cern-
worth, 1 an afraid I shall have to let
you carry on as best you can toeday, for
my son has had a bad motor accident
and they have telegraphed for nie. I
ani leaving for London immediately."
The old man's face looked White and
strained. Anne rose to her feet, all
her tiredness vanishing in a quick
rash of sympathy,
"Don't yon worry. The shop will be
all right in my care," she said. "And
I do hope you will get good news
when you reach London;'
Ai', Moffatt put the prescription 00
the table and stumbled blindly out of
the room.
.Anne picked it up, stilling the pang
that the sight of John Armstrong's
"Bathes!" she smiled, and got to .ihrnt writing aroused. Pencil in hand,
she worked out. the formula, Ball -
way him. "You are out early this way through the second, time—each
prescription. has to be worked out
three tines for accuracy -- Anne
paused, pencil in mid-air, while a puz-
zled expression e•ept over her pretty
face. She continued her calculations,
did the whole thing a third time, and
then stared at the prescription reflec-
tively. It was a tonic far James .Par -
row. But surely --
Anne was thoroughly conversant
with the properties of the ingredients
she compounded, and it was with 0
curious sinking feeling that she real-
ized the doctor had made a mistake.
Ills prescription contained what was
normally a fatal dose of arsenic.
But—was it a mistake? Jame5 Far-
row -was a rich man without friar re-
latives, and he had taken 00 1181)10 to
hide his liking and adulralion for
John Armstrong. Ilad—could John
Armsirong have anything to gain by
his will? Was that prescription a
mistake?
There was no one in the shop she
could consult, She racked her braius
morning.•.
"Why, yes. 1 think you and I aro
the busiest people in I-iimbledeu just
now. This moment I have just conte
from visiting James Farrow. Ile has
had 'fru badly aand It has affected his
110001."
Ana 11/111104 attentively. She was
the Drily child of a doctor who, being
more Mud than wise, hail filed p00c-
ticall3• penniless. But Anne, huiviue
learned something of medicine from
her father, had qualified as a clispen-
stu•, and was installed in that capacity
at Moffatt's, the old family chemists
of ilimhledoi.
At first old Mr. Moffatt had regard-
ed the Innovation of a woman dis-
penser with distrust, but soon he had
every confidence ;in las capable assist-
ant.
The little lawn was now in the
throes of a severe influenza eptd00111
and Anne was finding her job an sine
cure. Tl1e sbop was filled from morn-
ing 10
oning10 night With anxious people de -
mantling that their preseripliousfor a solution to her problem as she
should be made up instantly. (hurried lo the telephone in ilI1. 1110f..
"Do you thiol you've got the upper Ifatt's private'office. 'When she came
hand of this 'ffte business yet?" elle i out her lace was white; the (lector
8810011 the doctor.
"J can scarcely say. 'it's pretty bad
at the moment. 1 have not heat to
bed for three nights." --Ann noted that
John Armstrong's face bore signs of
strain; there were little fine-drawn
litres round his eyes and mouth --"end
with Snllthe's crocking up 1 have his
practice to look afte0, too. I eau bare-
ly find time to snatch a meal just
new."
"You mast tale care of yourself,"
she returned sympathetically, 'But
here we are, Thank you so much, doe-
tor."
oe•to " IIe slopped the car and she
alighted. John Armstrong gazed after
her as she disappeared into the shop.
"Dreaming, ming, John?" a mocking voice
brokein on lila thoughts. A pretty
gig stood watching him, her rather
hard mouth painted a scarlet that
010101led the beret billed over her
black curls. Ile raised his slat 1110•
chanieolly. "paving the little dis-
penser?"
is-
pense?" asked Aimee ilePhoe.
"I was giving Miss Carnwm•th
lift," he replied stiffly.
"Don't he ala;; 31, John—I was only
teasing. Miss C r )orfu is
a peach,
and jolly clever too, M'r. Moffatt 10111
be sort;)' to lose her when she gels
married."
"Married! he cried. "Wily, what
do you menu? Is Anne.—hiss Corn -
worth engaged'?" Ills eyes betrayed
his anxiety.
Ainlee's faee replai ted impassive as
she laughed carelessly, but the rea11-
zatioe that he did really care for Aare
„hurt her as marl as her news had
hurt him.
"I don't know the man's name. Any-
way, ti's no concern of ours. 1—I
hope it's someone as charming lead --
as rich as she deserves."
"1 hope 00, too," he agreed quietly,
and/01011011 her good-bye. The two.
seater sprang forward.
'" 0 , *
Amro teas puzzled and not a little
hurt. Since the clay I.hat John Arm-
strong had glveu her a lift, he had
altered he seemed to be avoiding her,
and when they did meet face to face
be merely gave her a gruff good -morn-
ing, and hurried on.
Although it was not yet nine a pile
of prescriptions lay on her desk wait-
ing to be made up. The laboratory
was silent save for the clink of mea-
sures and glasses, the sound of steady
Miring, and Anne's brief orders to the
gawky lad who acted Its her assistant,
For several limos she worked 1110080•
lugly until the flow of prescriptions
stepped, 'Then site sat down 10 make
entries In the ledger,
She sighed with sheer weariness,
and Unshed back a lock of wavy brown
hair that had fallen into her eyes.
Perhaps the rash was over. Vain
10110 oat—hail been for some time --
and w•as not expected in for hours,
Anne paused, hopelessly irresolute.
Her assistant 10oted at her curiously.
"'Atha we better got 00 with this
one?" he asked.
Then Anne made her decision.
"Fetch ale down the arsenic, Char-
lie," she said. And with lingers that
trembled slightly, she measured it out
and carefully mane up the preseslp-
I ion.
x * 0 *
John Armstrong sat in his armchair,
itis feet on 1110 fender. Iis whole
figure denoted extreme weariness,
from the dark rings under his eyes to
the droop of his broad shoulders.
Thank goodness, Snilthers was return-
ing to duty to -morrow.
Ile brought out his pocketbook and
reviewed the day's cases. lie was a
methodical man, and It was his habit
to duplicate his prescriptions. Pre.
se1lly lie came to James I'arrow's
cafe. With all evclomatiou he leapt
to his feet and held the book nearer
the light.
There was no mistake; he had writ-
ten 1.00 grains arsenic, sufficient to
hill his„uatiel11. With a groan he rush-
ed blindly lo the telephone. it seen -
ed sot eternity before 1a reply came.
In anxious tones he tusked the 1house-
keeper:
"How's the patient?"
'Sleeping like a child, (loctor. Ile
seems ever so much better,"
"How many eoses of the touio hes
lie hal?"
"Three,"
"'Well, don't give hill any More till
1 coan0 In the 18010100. You use sure
that he is all right?"
"Ile has not been so cheerful for n
long time."
"Clad to hear it, But if he shows
any symptoms of sickness, send for
me at once."
Ile hung up the receiver, his heart
ponndiag with relief and perplexity.
]low was it 111a1 the medicine had had
no ill effects?
"There's a young lady In the waft-
ing -room, sir," announced his house-
keeper.
Ile hurried into the surgery and
10iuw1 himself looking into the troub-
led grey eyes of Anne Carnwortll.
"Anne --you!" he breathed.
"Yes," she said quietly. "I have a
coufey0io1 to Maize:'
Ills face hardened.
"I suppose that means you are wait-
ing for urine. Well, I admit every-
thing.
verything. That. prescription wee criminal
carelessness. What are you going to
do?"
She hopped into a chair, twisting
her gloves nervously between her fin-
gers.
Royal Honeymooner Loves Out of Doors
ENJOYING THE SPORT NOW SO POPULAR IN CANADA
Croton nines, Dumbest of Italy of skis at ('ournlayeur, Italy, 3311000 he
is honeymooning with lits bride former Princess Marie Jose of Belgium.
"You " are angry before L start." she Dr. Nicholasas Butler
said, nutlnutttoll yol:' Thera was L!'
an awkward silence while John blared
at her m1000(11113,
"1" — she hesitated—"1--I altered — -
your prescription." Columbia Head Outline His
"You what?" he cried, filled with
wonder, incredulity, and relief. View on " Democracys
"1 altered the prescription," she re- Aristocracy
110010)1, "01), 1 knew you'd be tut r3-,
bel---" ller eyes tilled with'teara "NO AVERAGE MAN"
and her face flushed. She was re-
membering the moment in the labora-
tory when she had doubted hinr—hat•
ing herself for doibling ,John, whom
she -loved and knew better even than
she knew herself,
"Angry' You 111000ed angel—you
wonderful girl! If you knew the
agony- I've been through since I dis-
enre•ed lt' Ifo„seized hos hands, "1)0
you know you have probably saved
Farrow's life and my career? Ante,
I want to kiss 3ou,a thousand times!
But I forgot”—the elation faded out
1)1 his face and he dropped her bands
—'111131 privilege is another's. Still, I
must congratulate you, my dear"
"Why, What do 3'u mean?" It was
Anne's turn to be surprised.
"Your engagement, of eonrs1."
"M3' engagement?.' she echoed'
"Who told you I was engaged?"
"Miss McPhee."
"But it's not true."
"Not true? 011, Anne darling, Is
there a chance for 1ue, then? I know
I'm a poor sort of fellow, 1101 half
good enough for you, but have loved
you for ages, little Anne, tloifl11 you
possibly care for a fellow who presses
up his prescriptions?"
Anne's face grow radiant.
"Why, John, that was a mistake, You
old 0111y, and everyone is liable to
make mistakes at tines, Her eyes
00e1'0 shining line stars. "Besides—d
love you, tool" she whispered. He
caught her in his anus and hissed her
i•lumphalUy.—Ausw'er0.
eedure—mea= may attempt to leve 'Carving a Character
I hemseh'es up or they may 1ltlempl to
level themselves down. If they choose SE—ARLES
to attempt to level themselves down, By HELEN EMARSH
democracy will sooner or later dlsalt- "I do not know what to do with my
peer into ochlocracy, 1mu1 thls is eltvoys two boys," tt wealthy woman 'feeler
tate forerunner of 1a new despotism. ed. 'They are very destructive, al.
The more serious and seductive of the ways scratching the woodWOrk and
two powerful attacks which are just marring, yes, actually destroying, the
now 11eing made upon the foundations furniture,"
of 110010tlaey finds its strength in then "We are in deshair over their 111011
conviction that democracy as it has of appreciation of the beautiful in tl;e
pre1euted itself int iho Western world home," added the father.
cannot escape (11110cracy, which 1s I Air. and 11Irs, Jordan had an toms
merely mob rule, ;1 sunny elegant home, '1'110 two boys,
"Ilenrnm•acy's aristocracy is not ones eight and ton, had been brought ftp
of birth, of inherited privilege, 00 of, in an artistic environment, but 1104
wealth, but It is one of character, of 110011 sadly restricted wills regard le
high intelligence, of large knowledge, freedom of movetnent and outdoor no-
tivittes, They were told continually
not to Iniicli, 01' 1)01 to do this or that
until they found indoor life, includ•
ing gallica, books and study, irksome.
They were normal boys and wanted
real work and 111113'.
or zeal for service, recruited from, the
Imola of democracy itself. Under 411e
operation or the low of liberty, true
dimocracy will open the way In the
upinlilding of an aristocracy that is
all its olcn a ; well 00 its chiel'0st or-
❑an(0111, A noted wood-carver heard the eons.
"These Is no such person as the plaints of the parents, and was iu-
;u'C•age mutt. That phrase is a figure, forested at once in the so-called tin
of speech which deludes both hint who 11.113', ntichiecogs and destructive boys,
uses it and him to whole itis address• o"f1'hoy agroood10111a101itstono ool,"d
ed. It reflects that statistical method 111
0o 6agd0.
which 111100010 t ollghleuilrg, 'iWChrn - 1high
because 1t pate inwithouChe hnehgroiisil 111
IOknoryver, just'send whattothesetos youagot000me, t
those extremes, particularly lu human 110011 in rite "113' of discipline."
relationships, concerning which it is
most important of all to have know-
ledge and, to take account Every
real Waal is some particular roan.
"'To say that there are many like
him ought to excite not admiration
but suspicion. Those ingenious and
untiring persons who play upon Pomo
lar iguerauee and Deluder passion in
order to gain for themselves popular
favor are not in the least removed
lie took than to his wotitshop•
studio, They were given tools and
were taught to sharpen and care for
them. flo showed them what could
be done with these instruments 111
creating something worth while and
autistic front a piece of ealc or mahog-
any.
Slowly, patiently and 4;11)1)113' the
(toys worked with this artist, who
was leaching then lessons in char -
from that sovereign tenpin whom actor -building as well Its in wood cart' -
Juvenal saw fraying for hat two lug.
lhing14, oys
1'0)1001 -et Clreciisos. So long 11 was not 0001lon1 before hotb 010
as the stomach is Drovidcd for and began to feel respect for the efforts
atiulsemeut is anp10 sol 01(051), what in craftsmanship, represented In the
Road 1001100 1 h 'wogs of the'
le 811)1)1, hand -carved furniture and beautiful
the delights of scholarship, and the woodwork 10 their Home.
"flow much hard work and shill It
equaiied pleasure of moving in the n oust have taken to make just one
upper ether of the spiritual experience design on 11111 chair," the older boy.
of the race? It is little wonder that said to his father nue day, gazing at
FaSCIS10 Rads earnest and highly Intel' a familia' piece of furnlhu•o with new
agent expounders when the antics of egos. And a week or so toter, "ft
false denoe'aey 11re. to be seen on 11- � must have taken a long li0le to build
lliDOC every baud. this library table of mahogany. How
"'rhe cure for false democracy is
true, democracy. 1t 1s not, and cannot
be the retool to despotism ruder any
forst, however attractive that may ap-
pear to be. Privileged Individuals rind
privileged classes sooner or later be -
On Democracy come preying Individual and preying Maimed, "Tiro boys were taught to
classes. In 1:ue democracy1110 path he responsible for their tools, and to
must lie open from the bottom to the design and creole simple, useful
top, and the absurd notion that all
Wren can be made alike and all put on
one and the same level of competence,
authority, and possession, be aband•
Duel its tine hopeless folly which it
*Individual Rights and Majority
One of the events Of the year in Privileges
America is the annual report of Dr, "Still another hallucination of false
P10011as Sutler President of Collins- democracy is that a majority' has
bra University, 01, Sutler, like the rights and that by the voice of a nta-
stlttosinen and the Rnaneier0, believes jorlty matters of principle are finally and so see the ❑cod for it"
that the Universities should give more determined, This is utter 1101100110e.
Chau a prosaic account of their activl- No majority has may rights whatever.
ties and aspirations, and for some The individual 11110 rights 'ami a ma -
years INV Ills statement has been 3orily has privileges, It has the privi-
lege of determining who shall be
c1)00er to serve It in 11i1blic place, and
it has the privilege of determining
what policy or course of conduct shall
next bo mitered 11p011, but it 11110 and
can have absolutely nothing to do whit
the determioaton of true or false,
right or wrong, moral or immoral,
beautiful or ugly.
"Care or. Due's person and dress,
care of one's speech and bearing, care
of one's deference and respect to age
or to real distinction, and 11101 00811111
for the preferences, the comfort, and
the satisfactions of other people which
Lord Chatham described as benevol-
ence in trifles --these are the import-
ant things, Knowledge is Rowe', to
be sure, but bow right was .Lord Ches-
terfield when be said that 'manners
Intast adorn knowledge and smooth its
way through the woi'Id: Moreover,
good manners breed good taste,
"Intolerance quickly expresses itself
is persecution, and persecution begets
fanaticism of the most dangerous type.
He who cannot hear his. beliefs anis
Convictions assailed has not comm un-
der the influence of the unlversity
spirit and is in no sense a truly edu-
cated nen, Liberty of necessity in-
volves tolerance and sboul11 beget 1t.
The spirit of inquiry itself will keep
alive and awake all those whom it aid -
mates, and will from time to time re-
sult 111 very considerable additions to
man's knowledge of himself and of the
woid in which he lives."
A scientist 'declares that many ani-
mals laugh. They could hardly help
wnnderfnlly it is carved!"
"Just how did you do it?" the de•
lighted father asked the artist the
Best time they stet.
"1 put the u110011fevo10 but loge•
Mous hands to work," the artist ex -
February: The Thrush
"Ere yet the buds their loaves unfold
On tree and bare brown bush,
Ont bursts a 001g9101' brave and bold,
The hardy ltiissol Thrush,
"Clinging to topmost twig he sways,
Defying storms and snows,
Ills song a mock of wintry Clays,
With promise of the Rose,"
--IIelen Rees.
things—a glove box for their mother,
a book -rack for your study and tool -
chests for themselves. Their original-
ity and skill 111 craft -work has 111 -
sensed ,but the lesson I really want.
ed them to get and which they cor•
thinly are learning or to its art in
decoration. I moan self-discipline,
They are lepuwieg It because they are
acquiring the habit of appreciation
eagerly anticipated, This year be
gives his views on democracy with -a
Prior word as to the treatment of the
intellectual. Dr, flutter says:
"1010)1) time inlmemorlal It has been
a general 111 to look upon scholars
as the praiseworthy and self-sacrific-
ing ser01110 of the public whose wants
were so few nazi so meagre that they
might well be supplied by the most
modest of remunerations. '1110- prac•
deal men Who were duce wittily and
I.ruatfuhy described by Disraeli ea
those who 'continue to practise the
nlis1alzes-8? 1100ir predecessors,' have
looked upon the economic rewards of
life, ars well as life's comforts amt
luxuries, as belonging exclusively to
themselves.
"The scholar los com'entiomlty
been commended, often respected,
more ofteft pitied, but rarely paid. If
a scholar is fortunate enough to write
a book which the unlettered classes
will widely read, he receives a sob•
stautial income fora time fron'voyal'
ties on its Rale,- 11f the man of science
comes upon a new factor a new prin-
ciple which can be applied in gain -
making fashion, lie, too, may receive a
more or less Inadequate reward for
the results of his research.
May Level Themselves Up
"'The fact of the mattes is that de-
mocracy, for its fullest flower, re -
mitres distinction of manner, of
speech and of dress more than does
any other form of society. In that
Popular form of impossibility which
is described as the levelling process,
there Is an alternative mode of pro- 11 if they observed people closely.
The Wheat Situation
Toronto Telegram (Ind. Cons,): The
condition may he Duly temporary. It
may be caused either b3' a shortage 0f
world nla1kote or by a prejudice of
the part of the British consume' who
has been hod to believe ho is the v1c-
e• 111(ma'111011
Um of a hold-up, Either co 3
right itself. Europe may eat itself in.
to a diligent state of mini. '1'Be IIrl.
tish consumer may get tired of eating
inferior bread. Anyway, the Pool of-
ficials are still confident they will pall
through. And whatever may he
thought of the advisability of starting
the fight everybody 111101est011 in hasi-
1te0a in Canada will be pulling for the
Pool to win.
'Here is a doctor who says that
111010 are plenty of people walking the
streets who ought to be in the asp
Ium,"
"01 course, another veiled attack on
Ptuiiamenl,"
If the Naval Conference can disarm
suspicion the rest will be eas31•
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