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she could. We volunteered to help her out 

 with her domestic duties. First of all I pre- 

 scribed for her headache; the medicine went 

 down the wrong way, which caused her to 

 vomit, after which she declared she felt bet- 

 ter. My professional pride did not permit 

 m'e to enlighten her as to the unexpected re- 

 sult of my prescription. I say professional 

 pride, because I went by the nickname of the 

 Doctor on account of an emergency case I 

 carried with me. 



I made myself useful in doing most of the 

 chores usual on such occasions, while the guide 

 held the baby, which howled incessantly. The 

 expression on his face while performing this 

 duty was as angelic as I have seen it when 

 Old Jim would lead the whole pack off on a 

 chase after a coyote against his impotent pro- 

 test. When the meal was served, two other 

 children turned up, one a little girl nine years 

 old, who was censured for not taking care of 

 the baby; the other a boy of about eleven, 

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