Mower County transcript., 1871-08-17
II am quite anxious about h.r," Dr.

IL am quite anxious about hr, Dr
Gray pursued.
Was he going to make her the conf
dante of his love? 1t Was more than flesh
and blood could bear. "I thought" SHE
faltercd-"I thought that was Ill ov.r,"
referring to his youthful fancy.
"No, there has been a relapse" said
the doctor, graveIy, land that, You know,
often proves fatal "
What was the matter with Felicia
She could not See the way before her.
DR.. Gray'S face was far of in IL mist; he
was speaking, but his voice WAS inandib}e
to her Presently the mist cear1 away;
the setting sun was illuminating the sails
Of d pleasure boat, tib they looked like the
two pink wings of tn: sroonbi'ls; a wave
was idly breaking about tn: horses feet
a little beach skipped along the sani;
some gulls were screaming add flying low
A little while ago it Aati all Teen So beau
>iful and she had wished
THAT life might at a stand remain ctcrnally."
Now she cared for nothing but to 60
away and hide herself from this nlan who
loved another.
She weut home broken hearted. Aunt
Sophy declar. d it didn't dc her any good
to 40 junkcting over to the beaches. She
touched Aunt Sophys daintics untastcd;
she even forgot the four.icavtd clover
She began to wonder il she would be al
old maid, like Aunt Sophy, and find her
happiness in looking after the parish
poor, and sending butter and eggs to mar
ket
"1'he child's sick," thought her aunt.
"Like as not her liver's out Of order;
folks livers il the peskiest things to keep
running. don't like to have nobodys
life on my mind; 80 I'll Just send round
for DR.. Arnold, and he'll do the right
thing for her"
Fclicia had headache, olius heart ache
and was lying on the lounge, with her
Tennyson il her hands, open at Locks
ley Hall" and.
so the dreary, dreary moorlandl O the barren
bar en- shore!
was beginning to find an echo in her soul,
wheu some one opened the door, and Auht
Sophy flew in from the kitchen crying:
There! DR.. Arnold I'm right clad to
see your face ami eyes. I've been wnr-
ried 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 didn'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
no relish for her victuals. Ever since she
went over to the beach to see them
Aneses, whoever they may be- And
Aunt sophy might have run on forever
like Tennyson's brook, but that Felicia,
thinking to escape DR.. Arnold by boiling
through side door while her aunt de-
tanned him in the hall, was skimming
across the room like piece Of thistle
down, when she felt herself suddenly
detained by a firm grasp on her shoulder,
and turning about, she found herself con-
fronting Dr.. Gray.
"Whither away, Miss Felicia" said he.
before I've 50 much as felt your pulse !?
Come, how do YOU like DR.. Arnold, at
your service? What do you think Of bis
green goggles? How does his wig nit,
think your"
"Dr. Gray |" cried the amazed Felicia
CDR. Arnold! Which! How! I don't
understand, thought"
"Dr. Arnold Gray, you little goose, "
Aunt Sophy said; II thought everyb ,dy
knew that You see, there's an old DR..
Gray over to Shell Beach, and he is no
sort Of Gavorite, and so we've got into
the way of calling this one DR.. Arnold to
distin guish, so when we send for the doc
tor they shan't get the wrong one. There,
l DelleVe 30 my learC smell my sass
burning just like Mary Jane to oe talk.
ing to the men folks out of the window
and letting everything go to ruin! You'll
prescribe all right for her without me, doc
| tor?"
Yes, if she'll take my prescription"
'Wha, is it," asked Felicia, coloring un:
der his eye, and wondering if lie guessed
her trouble.
cit is myself You see, shouldn't dare
to prescribe so boldly, but that I am con
vilced I'm your Fate. came in under
the four leaved clover"
80 you did," laughed Felicia. Has
Miss Atherton," remembering herself
aud 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 ?"
after getting over fever she had a
relapse. I believe told you before i'm
patiently.
(" believe you did; but thought that
it was you who had a relapse. Thank you
Dr. Arnold, | will take your prescription y