"Hum! Yes. Measles, sure enough--and a smart
attack."

"I just wanted you to see her, sir, so that you
could signify."

"Could what?"

"Signify, if anything happened."

"Oh, I see--certify."

"And now that you've seen it, sir, I'll go on,
for Reuben--that's my man--is in a hurry."

"But don't you want any medicine?"

"Oh, now you've seen it, it's all right. I'll let
you know if anything happens."

"But you must have some medicine. The child is
very ill." He descended into the little room which
he had fitted as a surgery, and he made up a two-
ounce bottle of cooling medicine. In such cities as
Sutton there are few patients who can afford to pay a
fee to both doctor and chemist, so that unless the
physician is prepared to play the part of both he
will have little chance of making a living at either.