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The Record Newspaper 05 August 1899

Page 1

STO

R Y

"

THE

.

"

(tJANT

STJEEL

ALL

hand

my

sort

some

at

quack

|of

at very strongly this but I fought time, against it, and and per thus saved my professional sonal self-respect.

to

came

remedy

me

.

OUR

CULTIVATOR

& SEEDER

One

WE

DOCTOR.

QUACK

This

be the

to

PROVE

BEST

of

Implement

kind

its

the

on

Market.

Concluded

(

Machine

CAN

an

.)

It was a shrewd, unscrupulous seen scheme easily through by any trained but physician, wonderfully calculated to the well upon play and ailing, person average indisposed and especially who had upon a.person shown about his anxiety already health medi by sending for patent

You

the

want

Best

write

us,

;

KICHD.

PURSER

128

& Co..

ST HE 1ST,

WlLUAM

PtiKTH.

the

by

Young

Jarvis

told

and

partly

imposture. nearly

that

me

COOMBE, TIMBER

could

the

result.

powder

&

Head

Office

see was

what

would

be

aware

that

the

would

undoubtedly

produce even the on the stated, symptoms soundest human body in the world ; and yet how natural that a person, the directions, should try the reading be startled, and should experiment, and frightened by the result

CO.,

CEDAR, DOOR

MERCHANTS,

JOINERY

WORKS.

LORD

STREET, and

FREMANTLE

KAURI,

SASHES,

IRON

:

Branches:

readily I

&

WOOD,

STEAM

troubles." I

fellow-men, happened which

the

with

was

satisfied

lad

and I Jarvis, sympathised in his at the indignation

with

him

He said that some imposture. which came in reply, letters the bottle of medicine, requesting were and almost heartrend touching of anxiety and ing in their revelation even mentioned Fathers despair. were children who upon dependent mothers ones them spoke of little die if uncared for and who would as came the letters, in, they grew more a pain and a torture, and more he felt he must not until that remain an to in such an longer accessory famous scheme. pitiless of the

;

;

"But hasn't the ? ledge of medicine I asked. ing ?"

BALTIC

MOULDINGS,

ORDERS

The

ARCHITRAVES,

IN

ALL

etc.,

etc.

.

clare

to

I I

know have a few

you that and he

smatter

W.

A.

little

enough

my

read

a

few and

books

was passed, served and cautious, to make statements

days less

little

a

I

SIZES

ATTENDED

TO.

CUP, 5,000 at 5, run Boulder, August 5. CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Kalgoorlie, August COOLGARDIE CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Coolgardie, August MENZIES

CUP, 10,000

GREAT

I

boy

soon

felt

in

to

his

5,

METROPOLITAN

:

STAKES,

25,000 at

CUP, 25,000

at

5,

run

Caulfield,

MELBOURNE

CUP, 5,000

at

5,

run

Flemington,

10,000 at 5,

run

CANNING

CUP,

50,000

CUP,

at

5,

25,000 at

run

7th

Boxing

26th,

26th,

1899.

1900.

1900.

Wales.

faithful

at

and to the

by no

less faithful application in my well-equipped library.

&

for

KNAPP, MAKERS,

Perth.

Arcade,

as much went, on, weeks. My patients were no numerous than before, more ! was almost on. tha and sometimes of giving point up my cherised .chosen to The profession. temptation try

National Library of Australia

&

DRAKE and

Ironmongers &

BUILDERS'

for

Merryweather

351

GENERAL

IRONMONGERY,

REQUISITES,

GALVANISED

ROLLED

Agents

STUBBS,

Importers,

John &

Danks Sons'.

STEEL

&

TUBES

GIRDERS

Son,

London,

Fire

Hay

BRASS

(All

Street, &

FITTINGS &

Then,

thin,

the

man's and he

darker,

picked me?

astonish my dark face grew back and drew " So you know

betrayed

for

his

up

hat.

he said

angrily.

once at got the indignation of my surprise, and even of my I an decorum and ; professional swered him and with some sharply " Indeed I do know scorn, you, and I wonder, naturally, why the famous King of Pain brings his sick child to a humble like myself." practitioner '

Sight-Testing

SPECTACLE

AND

8 Royal

books

matters Thus usual, for several

his

'

the confi

justified

him, by few duties,

before.

better

re

I

symptoms

My

1st,

South

Free

dehad

September.

Day, December

January

of New

her

was

still,

even

November.

January

run

5,

Perth,

Bank

Reference,

at

19th.

Randwick,

run

she

ment,

October.

Canning,

HANDICAP,

5,

child

the

My manner

12th.

August.

Menzies,

run

CAULFIELD

;

The dence tention

at

led

by ask Doctor S.. forward and

once

I were

enumerate

two

BOULDER

OPTICIANS

of.

LIST

at

if

more surprising dark face I shrewd, from the rude cuts I had. identified,, " as that of the seen, Saggitaw, Indian Chief and King of Pain."

Perth.

KALGOORLIE

CLARKE

some

ALL'S

Barrack-st., MONSTER PRIZE

supposed any here in town grammar-school pupil would have known to be false. But he never blinked be stated his rub bish as if it were gospel.

that

patients

I

T EES CHARLES).

J.

to

began sharply

;

me Then it flashed over that I knew the man. His voice had seemed familiar to connected me, and I now of it with the street-vendor the to whom I phenomenal silver-polish one a month or had listened evening,

Perth.

107

him those

office

heard

TAT (C/o

PERTH

charts, after a few

280,

patient. my prospective was concerned He much evidently and as he talked, threw about the girl, with which off the reserve and secrecy and presently he had entered forgot, so himself far as to take off the green was to which he evidently goggles, not well accustomed.,.

Specialty.

PROMPTLY

Telephone

visitor

began

SHELVING,

IRON

a

I

for

FLOORING,

Timber

COUNTRY

the young why, he doesn't a thyroid gland.

"

;

a

embittered some when

altered my for the better, and nature. in human

of life

course

ing rather Then he

PERTH.

GALVANISED

SKIRTINGS,

Building

ANNIVERSARY

scornfully, an aorta from

know Of course, self but and studied

know

some

Even

growing

Jarvis, reluctantly thought me a look the doorway, gave full of intended caution or suggestion but what he wished to convey I could, hot make out.

KALGOORLIE.

DEALS,

MATCHBOARD,

exclaimed

"Knowledge!" fellow,

man

was

from

of

the honesty

I

my

con

!

I

mood,

faith gave me new As the door-bell rang very sharply I summoned my calmest professional manner and waited. Jarvis showed a man and a little in the visitors man was covered rather The girl. about the neck and face, wore closely a slouch hat that shaded his features,, and had on a pair of large green gog some As he removed his hat gles.

LIMITED,

sent circular which was out every a dollar and a for demand brought the was bottle of medicine which mentioned in the circulars and which was to be a cure for " all guaranteed

liver

that

against thing whole

in

office,

my

.

amused wicked

partly

was

especially

scious

what

.

I

in

depressed

cines.

angered

sat

I

evening

.

SECTIONAL

THE—

in

my office. He passed

little

girl's

his

eyes

them

PLUMBERS

animal,

"Windmill. Telephone 358.

Alston's

like, I'll

hand gently over the and .then lifting

face,

to

in mine, wjth an anguish that in a hunted, wounded, in a voice he exclaimed, with suppressed anxiety :

"Oh, mine

his

sweet

like

hoarse

Sizes), ;

gaze without flinching of wrath that surged so black that over his face was I halfto defend myself from physi prepared at that cal violence. But his eye moment the frail form fell be upon side and instantly the savage, him, It was vanished. expression gone like a shadow, and in its place crept a look of tenderness and anxiety was as which unexpected by me as was the presence himself of the man

Perth.

FITTINGS,

Melbourne Ltd., Brigade Appliances.

He met my and the wave

!

but

sir,

help

Call

me

bring

pay any

sum

this

hard her back

any

you

of

one

little name

to

you

health

I.

say."

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