Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-09-21

ton on both sides of the rippling little
Tonaway. ...... -
"Isabel," said Aunt Lee to her niece,
before old DR.. Nugent had been gone
an hour, Isabel, do you know this ere
young Doctor that's come to the vii
lage?" .. ..
Yes; I've met him number of
times" said Isabel, quickly.
Well, now, what do you seem to
think he amounts to?" 1i
"Cant tell exactly. He's tall,
queer, silent sort of fellow. Got o
sort of twist in his left eye" H
"Well, now, Isabel, I've been think
in this long time that DR.. Nugent don't
understand my case. I allus did kind
o take to squint-eyed men. Now, Isabel,
don't precisely want to break off with
Dr.. Nugent-he'd be awful mad, you
know; but if You could get this ere
new young Doctor, say to call on you,
like, and give me chance to take a
look at him and ask some questions.
Here Aunt Lee paused, for she was
little afraid of her strong -willed, clear
headed niece; but Isabel answered, cas-
lily enough;
"Well, Auntie, I'll bring him in for
you. If he don't know any more than
old Nugent don't enough to hurt HIM
self, or you either"
Isabel Lees mind was good deal
pre-occupied that day, and when, lit
tie before sunset, she put on her hat
for a walk-although she very naturally
rnetud down the gentle slope toward the
Tonaway-she never noticed that there
was anybody loun3ing on the bridge.
A rough sort of bridge it was, an
cient and rickety, but not unpictur-
esque, aided by the tall elm trees on the
shore and the rich lands on either side
above and below.
just little earlier-as if all current
events were in sort of conspiracy as
we'll as old DR.. Nugent-Dorr Martin
had made his appearance in front of his
own ample doorway, with more evidence
of care in his dress than was at all COM
mon with him, albeit he was at no time
sloven. An air of thoughtful gravity,
moreover, that was hardly common with
Dorr, sat on his manly features not un-
becomingly, and keen observer would
have decided at once that he had bust
ness Of importance on hand.
AS he strobe leisurely down the tam
bark walk to the gate, Dorr became
aware that somebody else was coming
down the road, and he was just in time
to join his steps with those of young
lady.
"Good-evening, Mr.. Martin"
"Ah! good-evening, Miss HERMAN.
Out for walk? So am l."
And Dorr strolled on by the side of
the village schoolma am, as if he had
come on purpose. Ir
Not beauty was Carrie Herman,
though good pair of hazel eyes, and
clear, fair complexion, went with her
clustering, auburn curls-the. same
which DR.. Nugent had wickedly stig-
matized as red. No, not q beauty, but
a very honest-faced, merry-mouthed,
frank, and smiling sort of person, and
the idol of the little folks Of the village
Dorr had met her often enough be-
fore, and felt altogether at home in her
company; but every now and then, as
they neared the bridge over the Tona-
way, his eyes wandered from his COM
panion to rest on the broad, high
grassed meadow-lands beyond the riv-
ulet. 49, s.a }a d..
Carrie Herman owned no meadow
land. DORIS sweeping glances had in
formed him, however, that the bridge
which they were now approaching was
not unoccupied, and, as he had noted
by whom, he had experienced feeling
of almost satisfaction that he was not
alone. ..,.....g E7.,.A t'na~er
"Squint-eyed Doctor, " he had men
tally quoted from his morning sugges-
tons. a ea,
=" Red-headed schoolma am, flashed
at the same instant through the mind
of Isabel Lee. DR.. Nugent would have
chuckled aloud if he could have known
how splendidly his plot was working
And yet, when all four of them met on
the bridge, it was q. matter of course
that they should group together for a
few moments of neighborly converse
ton. -t-
Such O meeting could hardly be one