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`` I 'm just a plain idiot , Miss Edith , '' he said . `` I was only fooling . It will mean a lot to me to have a nice girl go with me to the movies , or anywhere else . We 'll make it to-night , if that suits you , and I 'll take a look through the neighborhood at noon and see what 's worth while . '' The Eagle Pharmacy was a small one in a quiet neighborhood . During the entire day , and for three evenings a week , Mr. William Wallace Cameron ran it almost single-handed , having only the preoccupied assistance of Miss Boyd in the candy and fancy goods . At the noon and dinner hours , and four evenings a week , he was relieved by the owner , Mr. Davis , a tired little man with large projecting ears and worried , child-like eyes , who was nursing an invalid wife at home .