Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-10-26

Yes, said Bob, stolldly, and away ne
went.
Is the Doctor in demand Bob of the
Assistant at DR.. Caffery's.
No he ain t,said the Ganymede of med
icine.
When'll he be 10 :
Don't know, was the liskless reply.
| Bob wasted no more time in useless in-
quiry, but set off after some other doctor.
If is really matter Of life and death,
thought sensible Bob, it don't make any
difference what doctor they have.
So it happened that young DIR. Aymar,
who had just returned home from visiting
patient, found himself confronted by a
| small rcd-headed boy.
Please to come directly, sir, to No 10,
Dukes Court, cried cut Master Bob, ex
aggerating somewhat on his liberal orders.
1t is a case O. life and death
Mrs. Wintringham had sent Josephine
Moore away, in order that she might be
put effectively out of DR.. Aymer's path !;
Fate and Mrs. Win tringham were mar
shalled on opposite sides this time. ana
that rising young physician walked into
Josie's sick room, quite unconscious whom
he was to behold.
George Aymer stared little when he
looked into the dark brown eyes; but Josis
smiled up in his face.
1t WASH t my fault she said, innocen-
tly. | never dreamed Of offending Mrs.
Nottingham, but it was wrong. very
wrong Of her to turn me out of doors
You see, she is delirious, exclaimed
Aunt Mary.
Yes, said DR.. Aymer, in falteripg
voice, see.
So while Miss Octasia Wintringbam
! louAged in the handsome drawing-room
dressed in silk attire, watching the gid
ed hands Of the clock, and wondering
why the expected did not come. DR..
Aymer was sitting by Josephine Moore's
bedside, counting the rapid pulsing of her
slender wrist, and thinking he had new
or seen anything SO beautiful as her pure
oval face and lovely hazel eyes.
X X X X
Josephing was sitting up in Aunt
Mary's easiest chair. dressed in loose
wrapper, with her brown hair netted black
from her face.
Yes, said the handsome young physi-
clan, as We say of our hospital cases, I
tn ink l may mark you down as discharg-
ed cured. | do not think it is necessary
for me to pay any more visits here, un-
less
Josephine blushed deeply.
I am afraid doctor she faltered, sgicnc
ing at Aunt Mary. who looked equally
distressed, that THAT we shall not be
able to-to-hand you your fees just
yet
was not thinking of my fees. observ-
ed Dr.. Aymer.
But ace must think of it, said JOSE
phine
And you won't let me GENE any more
as doctor.
Josephine looked panied.
flour mcans--she began.
What nonsense laughingly interrupted
the doctor. l see l shall have to be more
explicit May l come, then, as your
sutton as your future husband. viii
that do; Josie2
The soft pink Pushes chased away the
paleness of the young girls cheeks.
DR.. Aymer
Yes, Miss Josephine Moore!
Do you really
1 do really love you exclaimed the
young doctor. fervently.
But NJ ISIS Octavia Wintringham-wha
will she say?
What has Miss Octavia Nottingham
to DO with it, l should like to know :?
She is nothing to me, nor was she ever
anything more than the merest acquain-
lance
Then. said Josie. speaking very low,
if that be the cause. you may come again!
But, as for your fees
AS for my fees. interposed the doctor,
gaily. will send the account in to your
husband after you ara married ?
But as no entry of the transaction was
ever made on the doctors books, we may
presume that this was one of his bad
debts =
And Mrs. Nottingham never called
on Mrs. Aymer.