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Great Pains

What you don't?

Well, he seems pretty bad." A long wait, then "All right. Good-bye.”

"Burt," said, his mother, "I'll have to drive you to Dr. Bradley's office. He's going to meet us there. He say? it might be serious. How does it feel now?’

TOR all his trouble, it began to look Fo

as though Burt's freshly cleaned and pressed suit wouldn't do him much good. You see, it happened this way: On Thursday, Burt made a date with Hester Robbins. It wasn't an ordin- ary date.

Hester Robbins wasn't an ordinary girl. She had golden hair and blue eyes and the loveliest smile "Worse. What'll I do about Hes- you could imagine.

She was new in Beachwood. The "Never mind Hester. This is more family had moved in two weeks ago. serious. Come along." Burt had watched Hester from a dia- tance, wistfully, praying for the cour- age to boldly approach and introduce himself. She seemed so delicate and frail. So much in need of a man's strong arm.

ter?".

Burt suffered on the drive to Dr. Bradley's. The pain was terrific. The physician hadn't arrived when they got there. They sat in his office waiting. while the clock ticked off the seconds, and Burt thought of Hester, and won- dered if he would die.

It took ten days for Burt to muster his courage. Then he was awkward Dr. Bradley presently arrived, wear- and blundering. He felt silly. Hes ing a serious face and ordering-Burt ter said: "Oh, are you Burt Andrews, to stretch out on an operating table. who lives next door? I'm awfully glad Burt did, removing his coat, vest and to know you.” When she said that, he pants. Dr. Bradley began tapping him. gaped. Why, she sounded as though "Where is it, the worst?" he asked. she were glad. Actually.

"I can't feel a thing now, Doc. Hon-

So they made a date for Thursday>est." night, an on Wednesday Burt remem Dr. Bradley bent over and peered at bered that his best blue suit needed something on Burt's stomach. Then cleansing and pressing. In a sort of he looked on the inside of Burt's pants. panic he rushed down town with it and "Well, I'll be damned!" he éjaculated. into Abe Goldman's dry cleaning shop. Burt sat up. Dr. Bradley was point- Abe said he couldn't get the suit ready ing at Abe Goldman's cleaning label, before Friday, Burt begged him, fastened on the inside of his pants at pleaded with him, implored him. But the belt line by a couple of little prong.

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Abe was adamant. Business was busi ed gadgets. One of the prongs was ness. There were other and better cus- bent forward and had been pressing tomers than Burt who wanted their into Burt's stomach, leaving a red suits by Thursday. So Burt finally -welt.

resorted to bribery, relinquishing one Burt hitched up his pants and glan- of the three dollars he had taken from ced at his watch. Nine o'clock. His his savings to spend on Hester, Abe date had been for 7.80. Well, that end- beamed and nodded when he saw the ed it. A lovely girl like Hester would dollar.

never forgive. He couldn't explain Even then, it was

late Thursday what had delayed him. It would sound when Burt got his suit. He had to silly. He couldn't do a thing but make dress in a hurry. Then, descending the a weak apology,

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stairs with only ten minutes to spare, He called her number on the doc's he became aware of the pain in his phone. A man answered. "Eh? Who? side. His right side. A sharp, twingy Oh, young Robbins, the boy Heater had pain. He slowed his pace. When be the date with. Well, it wouldn't have entered the living-room his mother made any difference anyhow. Hester stared at him.

"Whatever, in the world is wrong? "Mom," said Burt quietly, "I think I've got appendicitis."

-"Bosh"-edaid his mother. "You had your appendix removed when you were a tot."

"I did!” cried Burt eagerly. "Then it can't be appendicitis, can it?” Tra- gedy, conded to stare him in the face. ⠀⠀ "Wait a minute," said his mother thoughtfully. "I declare, I can't re- call whether it was you or Harry."

“You can't? Gosh, mom, suppose I have got it? Suppose my appendix should burat or something? Gosh, mom, It's dangerous. What'll I do? I got. a date, and everything."

“Let me think,” said Mrs. Andrews "Romeim, "No, it was Harry. No, it was you. No, it was Harry, no-Burt does it hurt muqh ?”

Burt took a step, and fairly doubled up as a sharp, intense pain shot through to his spine. “Grumphy!", "he gurgled. "There's just one thing to do, 1 call Dr. Bradley and find out ft it was your appendix or "Harry'"'he took out. You

it here and be still.? de D

Burt sat, but the pain was so great he had to stand again.. He heard his mother's voice on the phone.. Ho gathered that Dr. Bradley wasn't in Lord, he thought, I might die, What'll I do 1. What?! I do about Haster?

He heard his mother calling anothei: number. After a walt, he knew she had enntacted Dr. Bradley,

she said."

yes, no.

was taken to the hospital an hour ago with an acute attack of appendicitis.

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