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THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE
was all the time in the world and one hour would do as well as another.
"What's the trouble, Ralph?" asked the good old doctor, who called all his patients by their first names. "Nothing serious, I hope."
"I don't know, Doctor, my wife's been acting very strangely, and — "
"There was a wild laugh, a burst of song, out of key, a sound as of dancing, and a thump on the floor.
"Dear me ! What's that ?" ejaculated the doctor.
"That's my wife," said Kalph.
"Emotional insanity, Doc," put in Bob. "Better see her. Governor must go to business, things have got to be run, you know. Guess you can dope up something that will be a winner. How are you on dippy cases, Doc ? All to the merry, I guess. Come on, I'll show you the way."
Bob seemed to be bossing things just then, and Ralph had nothing to say.
Bob and the doctor led the way, "Ralph and Mae following, the procession riling into a room where the young wife had thrown herself upon the bed.
Suddenly, Nan sat up in bed and began to scream and pull her hair. The doctor looked benevolent, Ralph anxious, and Mae scared, but Bob, who was behind the bed and out of sight of the rest, had a broad grin on his face.
Nan presently grew quiet and the doctor felt of her pulse, looked at her tongue, and made other examinations, such as doctors always make, whether they know what the trouble is or not. Finally he said, slowly :
"It will be all right, Ralph. You can go to business; things can run on as before; all she needs is rest and quiet. There's nothing at all to alarm you. Just rest and quiet, that's all. You see she is quiet now and will soon he asleep. Don't worry Ralph, go on to the city."
"Yes, but our cook has left."
"This young lady?" suggested the old gentleman.
"Sure, she's a cracker jack," declared Bob. "She can do anything in the housework line, you can depend on her to the limit. Why, she has graduated from three cooking schools, got
SUDDENLY, NAN SAT UP IN BED AND BEGAN TO SCREAM