The White Crystals: Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY BERTHA CORSON DAY
BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1904
Copyright, 1904 , By Little, Brown, and Company.
All rights reserved
Published October, 1904
TO MY SON ROGER THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED


Dr. Glasby looked over the rims of his spectacles at the boy before him. Then he glanced at Mr. Anderson, cleared his throat with a loud ahem that made Roger start, and said, very ponderously:
Um!
Well? asked Mr. Anderson, a little anxious tone coming into his voice, what's the verdict, doctor?
Um! said the physician again. Nothing very serious, Mr. Anderson. Roger, here, is a little run down, that's all. He's been studying too hard, his eyes are a trifle weak, muscles flabby, and his blood hasn't enough of the good red stuff in it. In short, he must live out of doors for a year or so, and then I'll guarantee he will come back with red cheeks and a pair of arms that will make you proud of him. Eh, Roger? and Dr. Glasby pinched the rather small and soft biceps of the boy, smiling the while, good naturedly.