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The constable's little eyes twinkled as he heard Throgmartin roaring with laughter and sputtering appreciative oaths. At that moment a ringing of the bell jarred the ears of both telephonists. A voice asked for Dr. Jallup. It was an ill time to interrupt two gentlemen. The flair of a jest is lost in a pause.

Our county medical association made a rule that no niggers should " With a drying mouth, Peter Siner stared at the man of medicine. "But, my God, Doctor," gasped the son, "I'll pay you " "Have you got the money there in your pocket?" asked Jallup, impassively. A sort of chill traveled deliberately over Peter's body and shook his voice. "N-no, but I can get it "

And it seemed to explain why Captain Renfrew had received Peter so graciously and was now arranging for Dr. Jallup to visit Caroline. Peter was moved to the conventional query, asking in what class the Captain had been graduated.

Presently Nan Berry opened the door. She held a half-burned paper in her hand; Dr. Jallup stood near the bed, portioning out some calomel and quinine. The prevalent disease in Hooker's Bend is malaria; Dr. Jallup always physicked for malaria. On this occasion he diagnosed it must be a very severe attack of malaria indeed, so he measured out enormous doses.

A moment later, the clutch snarled, and the machine puttered down the street. Peter clung to the standards of the auto top, peering ahead. The men remained almost silent. Once Dr. Jallup, watching the dust that lay modeled in sharp lights and shadows under the head-lights, mentioned lack of rain. Their route did not lead over the Big Hill.

"Oh, Peter Siner; Caroline Siner's sick? All right I'll have Jallup run over; I'll phone him." Peter was beginning his thanks preparatory to going, when the old man interrupted. "No, just stay here until Jallup comes by in his or He'll pick us both up. It'll save time. Come on inside. What's the matter with old Caroline?"

"Nan called me to fetch some fraish water fum de well." Peter took the water that had been brought from the semi-cesspool at the end of the street. Viny hurried across the street to home and to bed. With the habitual twinge of his sanitary conscience, Peter considered the water in the buckets. "We'll have to boil this," he said to the doctor. "Boil it?" repeated Jallup, blankly.

Peter moved along, wetting his dry lips, and stirring feebly among his dazed thoughts, hunting some other plan of action. There was a tiny burning spot on the left side of his occiput. It felt like a heated cambric needle which had been slipped into his scalp. Then he realized that he must go home, get ten dollars, and bring them back to Dr. Jallup.

She rested, then added, "Not so bad now; feels mo' lak somp'n's tearin' in de nex' room." "Like something tearing in the next room?" repeated Jallup, emptily. "Yes, suh," she whispered. "I jes can feel hit away off, lak." The doctor attempted to take her temperature, but the thermometer in her mouth immediately nauseated her, so he slipped the instrument under her arm.

Growther thought a few moments, and muttered to himself, "What a cussed old fool I've been to think that rhubob and jallup could touch his case! He's got something on his mind," and with a commendable delicacy he forbore to question and pry.