Show I I The Case of Baffling Butler By DOROTHY DOUGLAS II Copyright BUTLERS BUTLER'S case certainly battled baffled Doctor Johnston In the beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning there had been nothing save a severe chill chili and the doctor had soon got him on the time discharged list But the time very day that he was making making makIng mak mak- ing his final call and Butler was silting sitting sit sil- ting up in hi the time sunny bay window his young patient suddenly took on a n languid weakness which caused the doctor to put down his bag and remain for lor another fifteen minutes Ill be here bere again ng-aln tomorrow young oung man and If It y youre you're Ure not a a- lot Jot better well we'll send you oft off to the seaside When the doctor had got outside the time door and st started his little roadster roadster road rand ster Butler sat down by the window to await the next day when the small car would again come Into view Johnston Baffling case Doctor chatted to his young daughter who drove droye the car for tor him that young chap was vas as ns fit as a fiddle yesterday and I got him liim up to sit in the window lie He hadn't been there five flye minutes when he complained of or any number of symptoms and not a n sign of anything anything anything any any- thing wrong Funn Funny Mn Maybe be lies he's just one of those silly men who are always alwa's thinking themselves themselves them them- selves ill iII suggested Molly l and dashed past a cyclist who evidently thought he owned the entire road and I was hoping we wouldn't have to take this vicious bit of lane lanc again Your young patient has cost me a n tire already by living In that fierce road ro road d. d Looks as If wed we'd have to do it every day for awhile honey The doctor gazed hazed fondly at his lovely daughter But hes he's not in the least the mollycoddle type type fact fact I was only wishing yesterday that any one of the many swains that hand you ou out proposals pro proposals proposals pro pro- were half balf so manly I like the boy Under her tiny hat haf Molly pricked up her ears On the morrow she would try to steal a look at the the bay bay window In which this paragon with the many symptoms was propped And on the following day Molly selected selected se se- a wide-brimmed wide hat before startIng starting starting start start- ing out with her father It would be much more easy to steal a glance from beneath a shady brim should the young oung man appear in the window Butler was certainly a n sight when the time car turned the rocky corner He dropped down into chair and wondered wondered wondered won won- dered if he was really in for a heart attack attach When the doctor knocked at nt the thedoor thedoor door there was no doubt a decided thumping of that organ and his hand handas as he held beld it out auf in to gi- gi greeting was wa a abit bit shaky Humph grunted the doctor a anice anice nice kind of patient you ou are That's the worst bit of road In the entire county and you ou Intend to keep me coming here until every bolt Is knocked out of the car and all my tires cut to pieces He had been feeling pulse and looking at tongue and taking temperature the time while he rattled on and I dont don't think theres there's an anything g more than than than- Butlers Butler's e eyes es were gazing down at atthe atthe atthe the top of a shady hat In the roadster and when the time hat lifted itself cautiously cautiously cau cau- and casually casual casual- Molly's 1 e eyes es swept ly the time upper windows of the house the doctor felt his patients patient's heart give a great leap Doctor Johnston said Butler suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly am I a perfectly healthy cub You have bave every very earmark laughed the the the- doctor is And And is there anything p particular you OU have against me I say you say you must be worse than 1 I think said the time doctor It looks like a n mental case But no I cant can't say that you jou OU seem any worse than the average of our om sex And orAnd now what symptoms are you you- going to find for yourself Butler looked straight into the doc doe doctors doctors doctor's tors tor's eyes and grinned I want to know who that angel angelIs Is who drives the car for you That angel is my daughter young man and a finer flyer one never lived He picked up his case to go And if you want to know what she thinks of you for wearing all nil her tires out over a silly s symptom or two two just just just ask me The doctor made as ns if to go Hey Dont Don't go like that quickly shouted Butler I 1 shall fall downstairs downstairs down downstairs stairs and break bleak some part of me or develop develop- Hang it all said the doctor Im Tin no Cupid but if you want to make a fool of yourself I suppose Ill I'll have have to to help you rou He went to the window and called down to the time top of or the shady hat I say Molly Molly come come up here a n minute This Timis young man wants you to present your bill for tires in person Baffling Butler held out a n now steady hand to his doctor Im firm going to win her hem said Butler ButIer and Its It's not going to take talce me long either Soft steps were sounding on the stal stairs rs Doctor Johnston laughed nd wouldn't have picked out any oth other r for his pet daughter If he had been asked but all he be said was She wont won't stand for any mollycoddle Ill Ill I'll tell you that right now I had to do it As soon ns as I saw her I knew I was in for forYes for tor- Yes and you have every symptom laughed the time doctor Ah Alm here you are Honey He noted with Inward Joy the tho added color to his daughters daughter's cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes and realized that OB as he Introduced her to Baffling Butler he be would be bea a n son eon In the very verI near future |