The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-11-14

of life. to marry romplng, .SlgglihS
girl. I,haye no. right to expect from
her extravagant affection. | must work
for, her love and earn it. In that way
shall surely gain. it at last ! at present
! it. is little too much like gratitude.
Bat time will change that--time and my
own affection for her. .' Dear little
Milly'' 49,.
/ He was himself q staid,, forbearing;
rather stately lover. In such wise he
surely recommended himself to esteem.
For her love he was content to wait, and
labor, and hope. -.----
Like most men of great mental activ-
ity, the doctor was always very busy
with his fingers. His abundant vitality
demonstrated itself in a certain restless
ness of body and limb. AS he talked
he liked to curl up a sting, or fold up
pipelight, or snip paper with pair of
scissors. He toyed with NIilly's tapes
their case, stuck pins into her pin cush
ion in curious forms and patterns One
day as he sat by her in a playful mood
captain Lance being asleep in an all
joining room) he turned her work box
lover bodily, strewing it's contents all
about the table. @
l. He took up a carved ivory card case
and examined it curiously.
1 "That was present from Hong Kong
Is it not beautifully cut p Milly asked.
There was a flush upon her cheek as
she spoke. He had opened the card
Tease, which was deemed, perhaps, too
good for use indeed A1illy had few
friends upon whom TO call and leave
cards, and her case contained none; but
a photograph fell out.
ssThat is my cousin, Mark Lance.
He twas who sent me the card case
He represents mercantile house at
Hong. Kong Her voice trembled
little as she volunteered this explana-
ton. ffc
"-Has he been ont there long - the
doctor asked, quietly. M
"He came home two years ago. He
went out first of all quite boy
"sA,very good looking young fellow"
The doctor closed the card case. He
next took up small, carefully tied
packet. se Hn ssh
/ ~ Those are Marks letters.''' said
Miily ,orather breathlessly. g II e gener-r
Il ally writes about every other mail. OF
> late, however, aie has not been SO .regu
i hay
from, him last " eek, but no letter came"
The doctor looked thoughtful. Had
not something like sigh escaped her
as she said that no letter had come -
Did1she then long so very much to have
tidings of her cousin He turned the
letters over and over, posing them in
his hand. Tia ssl qa8- s7 IS. 5}n szSsas..-..
@isI see they are addressed to you,
Milly,D he said. There was further in
quiry in the expression of his face. aa3x
e.lWould you like to read them o. she
asked, simply. .' Mark writes very
amusing letters. He gives such capi-
tai account of his life at Hong Kong.
| r think it would amuse you to read
them" "ss o. aoilo9sb sIa Yf sfaeaa eHs
:. ssNo, thank you, Milly" And he
pressed her hand tenderly, as he gave
her back the letters For few mo-
mcnts he had doubted her !; but he dis
missed his doubts Still he could not
repress feeling of jealousy in regard
to this cousin of Milly's - this Mark
Lance. 1t was comfort to reflect, how
ever, that Hong Kong was very long
way off, azs hHa .viias Ts#aa
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In the course of few days there was
another visitor calling in Calthorpe
street Mark Lance had arrived from
Hong Kong. He had written no letter, 4
il appeared, because he was coming in
/ person. .se..1 .s-'1
DR.. Dendy, attending his patient with
customary punctuality, found the young
man in the drawing room, and recogniz-
ed him at once Only, the doctor was
not especially pleased to discover that
the photograph hardly did Mr.. Mark
Lance justice. He was, in truth, far
ehandsomer than be appeared in his carte
de visite-a tall, broad, muscular gen.
i tleman, with sunburnt skin, bright, un
fiinching blue eyes, and a very white
and perfect set of teeth.
Milly seemed nervous and i'll at ease,
4 avoided her cousin gaze, answered
1 him monosyllabically. He had brought
with him all sorts of presents for her
shawls, scarfs, fans, feathers, paintings,
oriental curiosities, and valuable knick