Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-07-25

II should rather she would love me,
il were you archly, "But wasn't it n
joke? My drawing master use TO say 10
me, You are dc most great big lover OF
de nature. Mess Felicte, she do have !;
you do show of it IN dc every touch y"
"llc was Il flattcrcr." said DR.. Gray.
81 thank you. Nobody can make
such IN accusation against YOU
No one spoke for n full minute.
81 think we better 90 back to your
mothers" said Felicia then. somewhat
cresliallcn. ut must bc almost time
for MIR Jones to come for me-"
"Oh, not so bad rs that, hope.
should give myself tho pleasure of taking
you home. but have an engagement"
"What a pity !" said Felicia, quite lor-
getting herself, Where are you going?"
ITO see Miss Atherton."
"Oh :" cried Felicia, sharply. involun-
tarily, as if some one had struck her
blow, and biting hen lips hard to keep
the paiu in
Miss Athcrton had been college flame
of DR. Gray's, which his mother had
succeeded in qucnching; and here she
was Mt Shell Beach, and here he was
making engagements with her.
"Is she-is she as beautiful "A ever?
Felicia managed to ask.
Quite rs beautiful"
Oh. how horrid il 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 happi.
er ut home with her dream. though it
were nothing hut the dream nl II d,cam
Il am quite anxious about her." DR..
Gray pursued.
Was he going to make her the conf.
dante OF his love? II WAS more than
flesh and blood c. uld bear.
81 thought che ialtcred-"l thought
that was MI over" referring 10 his
youthful fancy.
mo, there has been relapse" said
the doctor. gravcly, "and that, you
know, often proves fatal"
What was the matter with Felicia {?
She could not see the way before her.
Dr. Gray was far off in mist; he was
speaking, but his voice WAS inaudible
! to her. Presently the mist cleared away (;
the setting snn was Illuminating the
sails of apleasuru boat, till they looked
like two pink wings of the spoonbill; II
wave WAS idly breaking abolt the horses
feet, II little beach bird skipped along the
sand some gnlls were screaming and
fly Ing low. a little while ago it had all
been so beautiful, and she had wished
THAT life might at a stand remain eternaly"
Now she rcd Tor nothing but to 90
away and hide herself from this mau
who loved another.
She went home broken hearted. Aunt
Sophy declared it didn't do her any good
To 90 iunkciing Ocer 10 the beaches.
! She lclt her. bnnks unread her sketching
untuuchel Aunt Sophy's daintics I'M
tasted; she even forgot The fonr .lcavcd
clover She began To wonder If she
should he nm old maid. like Aunt Sophy,
and find her happiness in looking after
the parish poor, and sending butter and
eggs to market.
"rhe child'o sick" thought her aunt.
Like rs not her liver's out OF order;
folks livers is the peskiest things to
keep a-runnlng. | don't like to have no.
body's life on my mind so I'll just
send round for Dr. Arnold, and hell do
the right thing for her"
Felicia had II headache. alias heart
ache. and was lying on the lounge, with
her Tcnnyson in her hand, open at
"Locksley Hail." and
80 the dreary, drcary moorlandi the bar
ron, barn en- shoreln
was beginning to find an echo in her
soul, when some one opened the door,
and Aunt Sophy flew in from The kitchen,
crying,
There DR.. Arnold, I'm right glad
TO see your face and eyes. I've been
worried out OF my nights sleep along
of this child, anil her folks hundred
miles away. I've given her herb tea and
peppermint, and they didn't do her no
more good than so much water. Law bless
you, il she was love- sick she couldn't be
worse off, with no relish for victuals.
Ever since she went to the beach to see
them Ameses, whoever they may be-"
Aunt Sophy might have run on forever.
like Tennyson's Brook, but that Felicia.
thinking 20 escape DR.. Arnold by boiling
through n side door while her aunt de.
tanned him in the hall, was skimming a.
cross the room like piece Of thistle
down, when she felt herself suddenly de-
tanned by n firm grasp on her shoulder.
and turning about, she found herself con-
fronting DR.. Gray.
~ hilher away, Miss Felicia" said
he, "before I've SO much rs felt your
pulse ? Come. how do you like DIR. Ar
mold, at your service What do you
think of green goggles How does
your wig fit, think you?"
"Dr. Gray" cried the amazed Felicia !;
"Dr. Arnold! Which How ! don't
understand. thought
"Dr. Arnold Gray, you little goose" "
Aunt Sophy said; Il thought every
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