Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-06-14

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.
'I am quite anxious about her," Dl
Gray pursued
Was he going to make her the con
fdant of his love? It was more than
flesh and blood could bear. 'sI thought
she faltered-9I thought that was all
over, referring to his youthful fancy
"No, there has been a relapse,
said the doctor, gravely, "sand that
you, know, often proves fatal +"
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 pleasure
boat, till they looked like the two pink
wings of the spoonbill; wave was idly
breaking about the horses feet; a
little beach bird skipped along tbs
sand; some gulls were screaming and
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 her
any good to go junketing over to the
beaches. She left her books unread,
her sketching, untouched, Aunt Sophy' 8
dainties untasted she forgot the four
leaved clover. She began to wonder if
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,
''Like as not her iver's out of order !;
folks hvers 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 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-slck she
couldn't be worse off, with no relish 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 bolting through a side-door while her
aunt detained him in the hall, was skim
ming across the room like piece of
thistle-down, when she felt herself sud-
denly detained by firm grasp on her
shoulder, and turning about, she found
herself confronting DR.. Gray.
Whittier away, Miss Felicia" said
he, "before I've so much as felt your
pulse? Come, how do you like DIR. Ar
mold, at your service? What do you
think of his green goggles? How does
his wig fit, think you?"
CDR. Gray!" cried the amazed Fe-
icia, sDr. Arnold Which! How!
I don't understand. 1 thought"
CDR: Arnold Gray, you little goose"
Aunt Sophy said 81 thought every
body knew that You see. there's an
old Dr. Gray over to Shell Beach, and
he isn't no sort of a favorite, and so
we've got into the way of calling this
one DR.. Arnold to distinguish, so when
we send for the doctor they sha'n't get
the wrong one There, [ 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.
"It is myself. Yoy see, [ shouldn't
dare to prescribe SO boldly, but that [
am convinced I'm your Fate. [ came
in under the four-leaved clover"
$50 you did, laughed Felicia.
Has Miss Atherton--n 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 ill2"
CATER getting over fever she had a
relapse. [ believe ] told you before, "
impatiently.
81 believe you did but [ Thought
| thought that it was you who had [
relapse. Thank you, DIR. Arnold, a
will take your prescription.