She was a devout Christian Scientist, and the way she assured the boy he must be deceiving himself, and there could not be anything the matter with him, would have convinced you or me right away.
But Teddy stubbornly refused to take comfort.
"I think I ought to know," he groaned. "I guess I've got inside information."
Speaking of these fads puts me in mind of the widow McCree, whose husband when alive was noted as a tough case, but he left her well provided for, and she tries to make people believe she mourns for him.
Once she even went to a medium, hoping to hear some message of consolation from the dear departed.
But I rather guess that same medium had been acquainted with Billy during his lifetime.
"Is there any message from my dear husband?" asked the widow, anxiously.
"Yes, there is," snapped the medium, "and it's hot stuff, too."