The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-10-01

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e the early shadow of evening found hiE
at the door of the Norris mansion
:, Mary was at the piano. He could dis
!. tinguish her voice in some peeulia
5 strain. No doubt this was only q rus
to cover her natural confusion. A sci
want showed him in, and he instantl
discovered that Mary was not alone
a masculine friend from a neighborin
E village was devotedly leaning owe
her and turning the music. The clos
ing Of the door announced him. Mar
started up from the instrument, and
without the slightest deepening of tn
roses upon her cheeks, and as simpl,
and naturally as ever, came forward
greeted him, and Introducing che
friend, Mr.. Cummings" -Ea a
; The hot blood surged into the cheek
of the doctor, and he attsmpted to ex
press his disappointment and ardo
with one eloquent glance, but it fel
entirely short of its mark. No answer
ing expression came back to him. A
if unconscious of their new and nea
relation to each other, Mary Norris RAJ
on in merry Jest and raillery, until b.
became thoroughly out Of humor, ant
espoused the contrary side of every
question, and at an early hour tool
his departure. When in the hal
where the girl accompanied him, hG
turned upon her with words OF re
proach.
HHow could you admit that fellow
tonight when you expected me?D
II beg your pardon, DR., Collins, "she
replied, with her saucy black eyes
dancing. "You are very much mista.
ken. 1 did not expect you tonight
that fellow is one of my dearest
friends"
"Msry, you are trifling with me
Have you forgotten what transpired
in the verandah only last night ?"
"What verandah ?"
'FThat of Mrs. Goodwin, to be sure
"You must be insane, doctor, or are
laboring under some hallucination. ]
was not in Mrs. Goodwin's verandah
with you for q single moment last
night; and if you made any engage
ments with any young lady at that
time and place, it was not with yOuI
humble servant.n ~ Z
mot with you r' he gasped pale to
the lips. "Who the deuce was it, then
/ should like to know? ?'
'I can't say. You should not be 80
careless, doctor. No doubt some fair
Brownsville girl is this moment look
ing her eyes out while you are vast
| ing your time with me. But / must
go back, or Charley will be jealous.
Yet stay. have one trifling bit OF
confidence for you. We are engaged" !"
Certainly. Don't / know It'll" he
exclaimed, seizing her hand, with a
suddenly radiant face.
"KneW it, and had the audacity to
call my Charley "a fellow and to be
angry because did not deny myself to
him on account of your stupidity in
thinking that under Mrs. Goodwin's
porch you had informed me of your
intended visit? o, goodness! what a
coquette you must believe me to be. "
His hands fell away from hers sud-
denly, and his voice was husky, as he
answered:
81 congratulate you. Goodnight"
Out in the silent and dull village
street he ground his teeth, and used
some very intricate and harsh words
against himself, the worst OF which
perhaps was that he might be consid-
cred ian ass.7 He went directly to
his office, and DR.. Peters noticed the
change in his manners, and kindly in
quired what was the matter. q. IaL
"Any bad news my boy ?" he asked,
loosely. ''You look as though you
had been having case Of double con-
niptions, and did not know what to do
with them"
sI am an unmitigRted fool, that's
all. I've gone and engaged myself"
ITO be married? Not that, hey ?n
"Yes, just that, old fellow" and he
sank into chair with most disgust
ed air.
DIR. Peters looked at him for a mo-
ment, and then burst into an uncon-
trollable fit Of laughter. 1851
"Why, the deuce take it !' he said,
as soon as he could get his breath.
tone would think you were doomed
to be hung. [ give you my word that
if l had gone so far as you say you
have 1 should try to look more cheer
full"
"Good heavens! how canI? Listen
for few moments. As / said before,
am engaged TO be married, but l
swear to you 1 don't know to whom" I"
The old physician sat up, his face
suddenly elongated, and he stared at
his partner in pills with open-eyed as
toDishment. Presently he said, as if
to himself:
"The boy is as mad as March
hare. -9 al ~
mo, am not-wish to thunder 1
was" He related infinitely every
thing that had occurred under the
porch and screening vines at Mrs.
! Goodwin's and continued, "Whoever
1 mistook for Marry Norris evidently
believes in and loves me. She
solemnly yielded herself to my
caresses as my bethrothed wife,
thinking that 1 worshiped her
and her only" DR.. Collins groaned
and ran his fingers through his hair I'M
til each particular fiber stood on end.
His partner vsinly attempted to con-
/ troll his risibles. One glance at the dis
consulate visage of his friend was too
much. and Ito use an Hibernianism)
he let off roar that shook the very
foundations of Brownsville, and it was
a good half hour before he could suffi.
ciently control himself to give his
friend the comfort and advice he need
ed"
'No doubt" was the reply, sit is q
laughable matter, and its ridiculous
side exceedingly funny; but for the
life of me, Doc, / can't see it. And
now, as a gentleman and man Of
honor, what am I to do p
DIR. Peters wiped his eyes, settled
himself to considering for q time be-
fore replying, and then replied:
"If were in your place, / should
first find out to whom l am engaged,
and if she proved agreeable, or rather
desirable, should marry her, unless
my heart was firmly set on Mary Nor
rfs."
Fortunately that spell is broken.
see that l was merely infatuated. Be
sides find that she is already engag-
ed. But that does not matter. Sup
pose I find the young lady the very
reverse of my expectations and hopes.
What shall do then ?n
MAKE yourself so agreeable and ex-
acting that you drive her to the ex.
tremity Of ji.ting you"
'That advice is very sound, nc
doubt, b1t how in the name of com.
mon sense am 10 find the gIrl?u
''You would make poor detective.
Evidently her name is Mary. IfIun.
derstand you correctly, you called hel
that alone, with few pet epithetE
thrown in"
81 had not thought of that-u
I "Weil, think over all the girls IL
Brownsville by the name of Mary, anC
the one most likely to be she. Ther
visit her at once. There is Mary Car
ter" -s
'It wasn'tshe,n p interrupted DIR. Col
lins, with a gesture of disgust.
"How do you know2 Remembel
your shot in the dark.n
"Don't you think I should know I
was hugging q sawlog Didn't
tell you her form was slight and deli
cately moulded ?''
"Ob, If you had ocular demonstrA