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"Say,  you  certainly  are  looking  better,  ain't  you?
^ow's  the  pain,  disappearing,  eh  ?  I  thought  we  could
)ring  you  around.  Yesterday  I  was  in  a  trance  four
lours  on  your  case  and  it  took  the  life  out  o'  me
jomething  terrible.  I  knew  then  that  I  was  drawing
:he  disease  out  o'  you.  You  just  go  to  work  and  walk
icrost  the  room,  and  see  if  you  ain't  improved.  We
a^ot  you  started  now,  and  all  we  got  to  do  is  to  keep
it  up  till  you're  absolutely  well."

Blanchard  Cayley  also  seemed  interested  when  Mr.
Payson  told  him  of  the  improvement.
"You  certainly  are  growing  younger  every  day,"
said  Cayley.  "I  don't  know  how  you  manage  it  at
your  age,  in  this  vile  weather,  too,  but  I  notice  youVe
got  more  color  and  more  spring  in  you.  You're  a
wonder !"

One  afternoon,  during  the  third  week  of  his  treat-
ment, as  Mr.  Payson  was  seated  in  his  own  office,  the
door  opened  and  a  chubby,  roly-poly  figure  of  a
woman,  with  soft  brown  eyes  and  hair,  came  in  timidly
and  looked  about,  seemingly  perplexed  and  embar-
rassed.   She  walked  up  to  his  desk.
