Show i BY f R r THE QUACK DOCTOR DOCTO Send for or tho the doctor at once said sald the bantam It will 1111 surely surch have haver to bo attended at attended at- at tended to b by ono one who Is In the lino of 01 medicine m and the tho bantam strutted about In a manner plainly sold said I I always think of or the right thins thing to do tl t. t Off scampered the brown hen heat and the tho speckled hen as fast as their their two two JC legs would carry them to the oft cn o of Dr Drake down b by tho the pond pond Now had hod happened was this tills When the barn a rd fowl Cowl went to drink from their man of or water that morning tho they found Cound that It hall had ha a a. queer taste and in the bottom bot bet Itom tom tont of ot the pan was something white The pray gray hen discovered It first for tor she took tooka a a. deep drink and almost chok choked Her fa throat smarted and nd she sho ho stretched her neck and ran about the yard cackling cackling- at atIt n It fa great rate Then Them tho the brown hen v very ry cautiously took a sip flip and stepped away the thA pan It Is Js s salt saIt she said has filled tilled our pan with vUlt salt saIto What j. shall tc we e a do dor Elul AU tho the hens and the theand thero ro rooster had gathered around by this time and land and tho the rooster added his opinion to that of or the tho brown hen It Is salt he ho said paid now no now how 10 shall we get ct It out Then It was waft that tho the bantam spoke and said laid it tt was a a. case for loT the doctor dodOt 1 Dr Drake Drako waddled as l fast lIst as aM he could to It Fite he e scene of or the trouble and adjusted his glasses S and looked very wise Now Nosy tell itell mo me all aU about how It happened and andou when you ou lIr first t discovered ered 11 it Il he hc said All tho the hens began belan at once to tell how howy gray Cray y h hen n went to tho pan anti and how she sho nearly died from being being- poisoned but the they talked t fo so o fast and mado made such a a. no noise se that thal the doctor could not understand a word Gently Gandy oO gently my dear madams ho hp said sald at nt last With such a n. cackling 1 I cannot collect t my m- thoughts and shall not bo he able to give you OU my b best t advice Let Lot Ion tone onn A of them speak at a time J T f think r I should 1 be tho sho one to tell It ft paid said gray hen rem as I was vas tho the one who first discovered the Ule dreadful thin thing But I Iwas was IS tho the one onn who told you OU all what to do said the bantam I r I am tho the one oneto oneto to t tell 11 the doctor about the trou trouble lc I I will will 1 t tell t.-II ll him myself said alti the tho renter i strutting up to Dr Drake It was Ilk like he be- be began ben n gray hen tasted a. a pc pc- cullar culiar flavor to tho the water In drinking pan this morning morning- and took on In tho the mos most i dreadful manner no so I thought It my duty to investigate ate and arid found someone ha had I Iut put ut salt In our pan Now w ww WA have o called callec you jou ou to see teo what can can bo done dono to take away tho the dreadful taste Yes yes quite Quito right ht said tho the doctor looking ver very wise and opening his medicine medi- medi cine cn case e. e I I think I have tho very cry thing right here he went wont on as ho took ou oua out outa a bottle and dropped Into into tho pan a a. few tew drops of liquid There Thero ho lie said stirring stirring stir sUr- ring It now now taste it It St Mr lr Rooster and andI andI I am sure you will find tho the water al alright all allright right on once co more morl The hens ran to th the pan and dipped clipped In their bills but they tho stepped hack bade and shook themselves as through though to get rid riel of the taste It Is 19 worse than ever said gray hen Just Jus awful said brown lien hen Strange strange strange said Dr Drake shaking his head That medicine was 38 never known to rail fall before Ill I'll tr try this It is Ss a a. cure cure- all aU But Hut the tIle hens hem said the water tasted worse than at tl first I t and while Dr Drake trl tried one thing after another they could I see seo no Improvement What is all nIl this fuss us about said cold tho the do dog who had bad suddenly dl discovered ered tho the group groUT and amI ran to find out the cause That li la easy enough to remedy lY ho said salt after hearing the story If It you ou are such a wise doctor ho he said to tho the drake I I should have ha thought you yon would have ha known Jenon what to do at once Well Veil what is to be done ask asked d al althe nIT alt the tho hens In chorus Why pour pout out the salt alt and water that thatIs Is In the dish an and fill It with clear fresh freshwater freshwater water replied the dog dOh walking away with a look Jool of disgust st as he passed Dr Drake These n new doctors ho I said raid to himself himself himself him him- self nc think of or simple remedies th they y think them too old ld fashioned to be worth tr trying ln Cop Copyright rI ht UH 1911 b by the McClure McClurr Newspaper News News- paper New r York h 1 |