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Show PHYSICIANS KNEW EACH OTHER "Good Thing" to De Allowed to Ro-main Ro-main Undisturbed. "Listeners," said H. Clay Pierce, tho oil magnate. In New York, "seldom "sel-dom hear good of themselves.. This .8 especially true If the listeners happen hap-pen to be rich. "Thoro was n rich old lady In SL Louis who had been ailing n long time. Sho liked and trusted her physician, phy-sician, but, becoming alarmed finally, sho asked him to call In a famous specialist for consultation, "The specialist came. Ho charged 1500. Ho oxnmlned tho rich old lady carefully nnd gently. Then he wont downstairs to partake with tho fam- lly doctor of a sumptuous luncheon that the patient had provided. "Now tho patient, a bravo woman, wishing not to bo deceived about her health, wishing to know tho worst nt all costs, Induced her maid to hide in a closot In tho dining room so as to overhear and report to her tho physicians' discussion ot her ail ments. " "The maid's report was that during ( the luncheon tho specialist and tho family doctor had talked of nothing but the Panama canal. Finally, draining drain-ing his last glass ot champagne, the specialist said as he looked at his watch : "'But I must be off. My train goes in twenty minutes.' "Then tho family doctor said: " 'Hut how about the old woman upstairs? You must remember ah Is a good source of Income to me "'In that case,' said tho specialist, as he slipped on his overcoat, 'I won't interfere. The present treatment treat-ment Is an excellent protracting ono ' " |
