The Van Buren press., 1872-08-20

the thousandth part OF unit-any '''ne
and under any circumstances. ana the
lady glanced around to see IL the Gener
al had heard her remarks. Ana h""
| /. nv husband this afternoon = contin-
ucd she. advancing TO the lolling chair
and pressing kiss on his forehead
Don't mind her. whispered Grace
hastily; she has quarreled of ever,
physicisn I have ever had. DO not you
desert me.
After writing a prescription and prom
isiny to call again the mex, dav. left
those dark. mournful eyes followed me
all the way out The General went win
me TO the carriage. aud so vexed was
with the singular difficulty OF the daugh'
ter. and the insulting language of the
wife. that fear did not give the en-
cournycment to the poor man which ~
so needed and expected There ~
something wrong there, something dread
fully amiss: but what is it3 aud how
shall proceed to find out1 ! a'ked
myself hundred times on my way home
S.y~ral visits followed. but witil no more
success. The Young lady seemed desir.
Gus of OF giving me all the Information
In her power, bu, still there was no i'm
provement. itwas Impossible, how ver'
to obtain an interview with my patient
unless the s,sp.mother was present. New
or after the frat meeting WAS she caught
from her post | called morning. noon
and night, but it was useless Her vigil
lance was untrng, aud wondern! Mt
her strange pertinacty, determined to
adopt sGme means To ilnd the Object OF
my professional attentions alone To
make such request would he to procure
my instant dismissal; for the General.
noble, manly and straightforward in ev
erv other respect, was nevertheless under
the influence and dominion Of his wife,
and he seemed TO look upon her as Il
1 piece of wolnanly perfection. IT wonld
have been difficult. matter to prejudice
the General against me; for the few
months of hospital life had eementcd q
friendship pure and aisincrested but
believe she could have accomplished u
any time she saw that my visits forebod
ed evil or unpleasantness to herself.
One morning, while riding along on
the way to my patients. my practice hav-
ing rapidly increased-l was met by
messenger from the hotel. with note
IL was a delicate little affair, and the
DR. A. W. Caldwell was written plain.
" aud gracefully. l Ireaa;-
Dear DocToR--Fa;hcr md Mrs
Waite have been suddenly summoned to
c.. and will not return until afternoon
and as YOU have not called recently until
almos, evening. was fearful you nigh,
not to dav. Please come to me rs soon
as possible. Yours, very truly.
GRACE"
/ was quite surprised that she should
have rallied sufficiently To have written as
all and more surprised ut the elegance
and accuracy of the chlrography. Grace
looked very swecily. ms ! entered aud
there was actually little crimson to the
lin, and the least shade VI rosrplnk to
the check. AS she apoloaized (forthc first
time during our acqusin,ancc) for her
deshGbiie
Miss Wai'e, you ale bette" T" ex'
clnmcd, rap,urously, as taking her tiny
wrist. discovered that her pulse was
stronger anu InpTe ftpHlh's
"Yes, doctor. | am; but please call
me Grace 1t is high, time that formal
ties ceased betwe n you aud me'-and
the clear brown eyes looked kindly in,o
mine, while ], up to this time heart
whole, surrendered, foolish as 1t may
seem. my much boasted fort 10 the inya-
lid maiden.
"Well a." said I. "Grace, 1t shall be
now and forever. If you desire 1t and
my eyes have told their precious secret
for, before was aware. the darling's
head. with its wealth Of wavy hair. was
reclining on my shoulier--and-wel
the mischief WAS donc--and ! know that
Grace loved me and loved Grace.
Now, said she. retaining my hand
and pat,ing it unconscionsly, lyon see
that / have improved. let me tell YOU
For the last week. all the medicine which
Mrs Waite has prepared for mo have
managed not to swallow. | have not
eaten an article she has brought me. and
this j. the result.
"But what do YOU mean. Graccf"
asked in bcwldcrment
DRAW your own conclusions
4" Has she any motive for desiring your
removal ! asked in horror
"Ycs. think so. +" was her reply.
What can 1t he y
I" Money Then. too. she has. ever
since her entrance into our family. sys'
temaiicallx hated and abused me. "
Bat, your father. Grace. How has
he been able To submit to such conduct 2
Deaf, dumb and blind. doctor. to ev-
ervtling hut her virtues, which she Is
cunning enough to keep constantly be-
fore him. | never complained to him,
trusting that he might sometime shake
1T the spell which she has thrown around
him hut that he has never been able to
do. This will be a terrible blow to him,
doctor. to discover the wife Of his bosom
a murlcrcss
"Oh. Grace" was all could saw
1t is so, doctar and ! now desire
that you should make q critical analysis
Of this mixture. which she has prepared
far me. and supposes ! have taken for
the last five days. Although / have
fel, better. and almost able to walk, yet
have been shrewd enough to show no
Improvement
After talking the matter over. and de
cidinY as to tae best course to pursue
after pressing the little darling repeated
ly to nv heart, and assuring her OF my
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