The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-06-17
Miss Anterior had

keep in the pain Miss Anterior had
been a college flame Of DIR. Gray s.,
which his mother had succeeded IN
quenching; and here she was at Shell
Beach, and here he was making en-
gagements with her.
lis she-is she as beautiful as
ever2" Felicia managed to ask.
"Quite as beautiful )"
Oh, how horrible is was How she
wished that she had not come to Shell
Beach to spend the day, and to be
made miserable She would have
been happier at home with her dream,
though it were nothing but the dream
of dream.
81 am quite anxious about her," Dr.
Gray pursued.
Was he going to make her the con
fidant of his love? 1t was more than
flesh and blood could bear. 81 thought
she faltered-sI thought that was all
over, referring to his youthful fancy.
"No, there has been relapse,
said the doctor, gravely, "and that
you, know, often proves fatal. y
What was the matter with Felicia
She conld not see the way before her.
DIR. Gray's face was far off in mist: he
was preaching but his voice was in
audible to her Presently the mist
cleared away; the setting sun was
Illuminating the sails of a pleasure
boat, till they looked like the two pink
wings of the spoonbill; wave wasidly
breaking about the horses feet; 6
little beach bird skipped along tbs
sand; some gulls were screaming ano
flying low. Now she cared for nothing
but to go and hide herself from the
man who loved another.
She went home broken-hearted.
Aunt Sophy declared it didn't do hel
any good to go junketing over to the
beaches She left her books unread,
her ing,untouched, Aunt Sophy's
dainties untasted /; she forgot the four
| leaved clover She began to wonder il
she should be an old maid, like Aunt
Sophy, and find her happiness look
ing after the parish poor, and sending
butter and eggs to market.
The child's sick, thought her aunt,
'Iike as not her liver's out of order
folks livers is the peskiest things to
keep a-running. [ don't like to have
nobody's life on my mind; SO I'll just
send round for Dr. Arnold, and he'll do
the right thing for her"
Felicia had a headache, alias heart
ache, and was lying on the lounge, when
some one opened the door and Aunt
Sophy flew in from the kitchen, crying
''There! DIR. Arnold, I'm right glad
to see your face and eyes. I've been
worried out of my nights sleep along
of this child, and her folks hundred
miles away. I've given her herb tea
and peppermint, and they don't do her
no more good than so much water. Law
| bless you, if she was love-sick she
couldn't be worse off, with norelish for
her victuals Ever since she went over
to the beach to see them Amese's who
ever they may be-'And Aunt Sophy
might have run ON forever, but that
Felicia, thinking to escape DIR. Arnold
| by boiling through side door while hel
aunt detained him in tie hall, was skim
ming across the room like piece OF
thistle down, when she felt herself sud,
denly detained by firm grasp on hen
shoulder, and turning about, she found
herself confronting Dr. Gray.
Whittier away, Miss Felicia" said
he, "before I've so much as felt YOU
mold, at your service? What do you
think of his green goggles How does
his Wig fit, think you?"
"Dr. Gray!" cried the amazed Fe
licia, CDR. Arnold Which How
l don't understand. thought"
"Dr. Arnold Gray, you little goose,
Aunt Sophy said q thought every
body knew that You see. there's an
old DR.. Gray over to Shell Beach, and
he isn't no sort of favorite, and SC
we've got into the WY of calling this
one Dr. Arnold to distinguish, so wheI
we send for the doctor they sha'n't get
the wrong one. There, l believe to my
| heart [ smell my sass a-burning; just
like Mary Jane to be talking to the
men folks out of the window and let
ting everything go to ruin. You'll
prescribe all right for her without me,
! doctor?"
Eyes, if she'll take my prescription ,
"What is IT ?" asked Felicia, color
ing under his eye, and wondering if he
guessed her trouble
cit is myself Yoy see, [ shouldn't
dare to prescribe SO boldly, but that !
am convinced I'm your Fate. [ came
i'll under the tour-leaved clover"
$50 you did," laughed Felicia.
"Has Miss Anterior" remembering
herself, and drawing away from the
doctors arms.
eyes, she has quite recovered she
rode out to-day for the first time"
"Then she has been i'll 20
-" After getting over fever she had {
relapse. believe told you before,
impatiently.
81 believe you dld; but thought
[ thought that it was you who had {
relapse Thank you, Dr. Arnold,
will take your prescription"