I never could understand
why Dr. Hendrix settled there. But there he is, and if we want him he
will have to come from there. The worst of it is that there are few
trains, and only a single railroad line from there to Shopton."
"Then I'll telegraph," decided Tom. "I'll offer him his own price, and
ask him to rush here as soon as he can."
"You had better let Dr. Kurtz and me attend to that part of it,"
suggested the physician. "Dr. Hendrix would hardly come on the request
of some one whom he did not know. I'll prepare a telegram, briefly
explaining the case. It is the sort of an operation Dr. Hendrix is much
interested in, and I think he will come on that account, if for no other
reason. I'll write out the message, and you can have Eradicate take it
to the telegraph office."
"I'll take it myself!" exclaimed Tom, as he got ready to go out into the
night with the urgent request. "Is there any immediate danger for my
father?" he asked.
"No; not any immediate danger," replied Dr. Gladby. "But the operation
is imperative if he is to live.
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