A CRACKED HEART 



not abrogated, and man, like a fatherless Ish- 

 maelite, wandering about in the desert of his own 

 desires.&quot; He called in the door to Charlie : 

 &quot; Don t forget the cold pork and molasses.&quot; Then 

 he resumed his walk in the grass. &quot; It will not 

 do, old fellow,&quot; he said ; &quot; we must have orbits, 

 and gravitation to keep us in them, or there would 

 be universal high jinks. If you don t mind, I m 

 going to take these suspenders off.&quot; 



&quot; Look here, Doctor,&quot; I said, &quot;if you will take 

 off your philosophy with your other duds and 

 come back to your proper business and tell me 

 what you think of my condition, you will do me a 



favour. Perhaps I am cured and can go back with 





 you. 



&quot; You want to begin all over and get another 

 warning.&quot; 



&quot;Then I m not cured.&quot; 



&quot;You re convalescent that s* all. You must 

 keep this jig up for one year. I do not propose 

 to let up on my prescription, if you expect me to 

 carry you through to a good old age. You see, 

 I ve got a good deal at stake in this matter. If 

 I succeed in remaking you, I intend to start in 

 on a new line of practice and open an office in the 

 Yellowstone Park. You ve been a pretty good 

 boy so far. I did not believe you could do it. 

 In fact, you re the first man I ever met who could 

 give up female society entirely and take to the 

 woods on sanitary principles, and you will make 

 a shining example when you go back to Broadway 

 and Wall Street.&quot; 



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