Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-07-17

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its regular beat-iust a second. Inc next
his arm was round the sufferer, her head
thrown back, and every professional nerve
in order for service.
"Keep quiet, Mrs. Marston. Give me
the case from my overcoat. Now-hoid
her hands.
June | won't hurt you any more thah
can help, but it will almost choke you
for an Instant" then. bending over her.
he whispered swiftly:
Il can remove it safely, my darling !.
trust me ~
Through the look of agony to the brown
ewes were flashed for a second light that
lent fresh nerve to the practiced hand
The bright steel instrument glided to Its
task: then. rs he withdrew it the Doctor
shuddered a little, but the danger was
over.
Can't YOU fancy how that instrument
was flung aside-anywhere-an how the
graceful head rested, for an instant. where
never woman's head had lain before i?
The mothers tears flowed fast now, for
with all her icy rebukings June's mother
loved her child, and she could fnd no
words to tell her gratitude.
Once more the doctor bending over his
patient. message was given ana re-
ceived, though no syllable was uttered.
81 will come again before evening,
said the Doctor to Mrs. Marston. "Mean-
time, please keep all pins at a sale dis
tance."
They were happy thoughts that kept
him company till he sprang up the steps
of his own residence, with the brightness
in his heart shining in his face, and he en-
tered his sanctum singing gayly:
Mia, Juanita, let me linger by thy
Aunt Rachel never disturbed him till
the dinner hour, and then she met him
with lofty air of displeasure that was
comical. considering the culprit's six feet
of manhood. Utterly ignoring her dis
pleasure, Reginald slipped his soup, re-
marking pleasantly, "Mr. Niles can walk
on clutches now, aunty. / shall take him
to ride tomorrow"
''Indeedp should imagine you pre-
ferred daintier company with little
sneer. ......
Sometimes do, and then take it; as
for instance, this afternoon. En- Aunty F!
is that what you mean?"
You were sufficiently conspicuous in
your devotion. and she was evidently in
high spirits. Ugh! can hear that loud
laugh now
There was dangerous flash in Dr..
Deane's eyes, but he only answered quiet
pardon me, Aunt Rachel June never
laughs coarsely or boisterously. Her
laugh is like music ITSELF
.'June, indeed!'' retorted the irate
maiden. "You treat her-and she seems
to like it, too-just as if she were little
girl. No young lady with particle Of
self respect would allow herself to be
spoken Of In that way. You are making
marks"
Not word from the Doctor, and Miss
Deane was much too eager to notice how
the brows were bent together.
"Reginald What do you mean? You
have never paid any lady the slightest at
tention, though you have met the most
elegant girls, and now this saucy chit
seems to. absorb all your thoughts. 1t
"That will do'' came in clear, even
tones from across the table yet there was
a ring in them Aunt Rachel had never
heard before
Il believe l am old enough to choose
my own way. have chosen it, Aunt
Rachel, and you may as well know it now
as at any time. June"-ah how tenderly
he spoke the name-"June Marston will
be my wife when the May roses bloom. !"
Poor Aunt Rachel speeches. for once.
All the Doctors anger vanished as he saw
her utter dismay; and the old spirit of fun
returned, and this is what he said rs he
left the room:
"You told me, Aunt, that zone swallow
didn't make summer Well, perhaps
it hasn't; but swallow has fastened the
promise of mine In this case it was the
swallow of PIN
Then he went to his pets, the flowers
and whispered to them his new delight.
1t came to our hero with the dazzeling
splendor OF II revelation. For weeks
there has been about him les arants cour-
iers of the willy Cupid. They had whis-
pered sweetest hints of The Joy that might
come, and now our lover thought no other
heart had ever known such supreme hap
piness.
Meantime June quite forgot her pain
as she lay with closed eyes reading the
look and tone she had met in the moment
of peril. Her cheek grew bright-so
bright with the leaping blood that Mrs
Marston was anxious lest fever was i'm
minent.
"June, dear, dosn't your head ache
Your face is flushed
The brown eyes opened with merry
laugh shining through them.
''Don't be worried. mamma The Dr.
said there was no danger now. He will
tell you all about it this afternoon. Nam
ma I'm glad swallowed that pin !" Mrsa
Marston shuddered.
''June how dare you 1t was horrible.
II the the Doctor had not been here you
would have strangled."
Yes-but-mamma" the ewes
danced again-''The Doctor was here
that's just it. In ever was so glad in all
my liie-but it hurts me to talk"
For once, true love ran smoothly The
Doctor asked mamma" in his own frank
way. The assent was given, but con-
yiction of dug required Mrs Marston to
give him at length catalogue of June's
peccadilloes and faults to all of which
the Doctor listened with polite Impotence.
Fred nearly crushed his hand with
wraging grasp Of congratulaton.
''Ah. Rex old fellow SO you propose to
have June all the year round ? Well she
IL a dariinu Anvhaw ana nrovorb il die