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Show ODD CALL FOR DOCTOR. Routed Out of Bed to Take Supper With Patient 'Yes wo doctors hnvo all sorts of queer calls," said n South Twelfth street physician to a Philadelphia Hocord reporter, "and wo get sort of schooled to tnko everything as a matter mat-ter of course Sometimes, though, It's hard. For Instance, one night last week, after I had been In bed and asleep for about thrco hours, my night bell rnng, ami thero was a mes-sago mes-sago from a rich patient of mlno who wanted to sco mo nt once, it was then 2 o'clock In tho morning. When I reached his apartments In the fash-lonatilo fash-lonatilo hotel whero ho lives, 1 found him sitting in his dressing gown, smoking a cigar. 'Whnt'B tho matter?' mat-ter?' I asked. 'Aro you sick7' 'No, I'm nil right,' he said. 'I'm just lonely; lone-ly; that's all.' Well, thnt mado mo mad. 'What tho deuco do you mean by gottlng mo out of bed nt this hourT I demanded. 'Don't you know my chargo for a night cnll Is $10?' 'Tutl Tut!' ho said, 'don't talk nbout that. I Just got back fro'm Now York at midnight, nnd I'm hungry. I don't want to eat alone, nnd I sent for you to tnko supper with me. I want somo ono to tnlkjto and I Just happened to think of you. Thero's tho menu. Order up n good, squnro meal. I'm hungry.' I looked at him to mako sure that ho wob In his sobor senses. Ho didn't seem llko a. man who had beon drinking. Thero was nothing for mo to do but order the, supper, which I did. I nto my Bharo,-too, but fco'll get a good Btlff bill for It." |
