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Poor Maggie paid for her good nature On Sunday , to the disgust of his Martha, was

summoned from his breakfast-table

"Women who can't look after a si

their doctors are pretty inefficient creatures," she said coldly

Williaht of women ere so efficient that they did not

hesitate to advise their doctors; but he only agreed with proper

seriousness to Martha's declaration that it was too bad, for he would

be late for church--"unless you hurry, William!" she called after hiie, but certainly he displayed

no haste when giving his directions to Mrs Richie, nor even later

when just as he was about to drive off, Mr Pryor hailed hiarden

"How's your patient, doctor?"

"Pretty sick She didn't obey your sister's orders and keep in bed

yesterday So, of course, she's worse to-day"

Mr Pryor leaned a coate "That's a nice

prospect! What aood-huood hu's mind that this felloould not spare his sister his