Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-12-17

Il hope did, came wearily from the
long-suffering girl. ''If you ever find it,
don't let me know about it"
The weary lids had closed over her
eyes and Mrs. Cribbins, concluding that
further information from that quarter
was not to be extracted, wisely took her
leave.
During the long night the pain in the
injured wrist effectually banished sleep
and Jeannie thought over the events Of the
evening, viewing them in many lights.
| She eventually exclaimed 'tWhat spec
tacle must have presented. | solemnly
believe every teaspoon and soiled napkin
rolled out of that horrible lunch basket
l wonder what he thought. Pshawl |
don't care what he thought;" and then
| she found the next minute that she did
care. "Why, suppose by this time he
| has forgotten all about it. He evidently
moves in a circle that | shall never pene-
trate. He must have laughed though; he
couldn't be human and not have done
that; but didn't see him. No. don't
believe he did laugh; he had the kindest
voice / ever heard. and there was some
thing so strong and self-reliant about him,
you unconsciously did as he told you"
Then she spent the remainder of the
night in being intensely disguised with
herself for having thought about him at
ALL
Ralph Thorndyke, M. d., walked into
his handsomely furnished apartments In
Vine street, after leaving his charge. He
took off his damp outer garments, dOnned
dressing gown, and stretched himself
before the open coal fire.
Frha door nnarad a,,I a ,,,a,1 of ,1o,l,o 80
thirty-five entered. "Hallo, Thorn, he
said, approaching the fire, $50 you've
turned up? had just thought of going
to the morgue to look for YOU
Cheerful thought Did you suppose
l had taken up my residence there per
manently?'' ts, rfv
Not willingly; but as it was past office
hours when | was here before, and there
was such a hurricane outside, | didn't
know but what you'd been struck with a
flying sign and been borne off on a shut
ter, zg
No, it was not a sign; it was something
vastly different
''Then you were struck - coming
nearer, and taking a survey ofthe doctors
features-"w where!
Nothing serious-fguratively speak
"Ahl in that undiscovered region from
whence mean under your vest pocket
ISM t that about the placer
"Avaunt, you bungler! wouldn't en-
ploy you for an office boy, if you'd work
for a postage stamp week. No. indeed;
its higher up, somewhere in the region of
the brain, | think =
"a bungler, forsoothl If I cannot read
l..
carrier or-an M. ID. Why, my poor
boy, that's one of the most alarming symp-
toms of the whole disease. 1t always
works that way, in its worst stages. In
affairs of the heart, the deluded victim in
variably imagines it's his head, and all
the time his brains have nothing to do
with it. -
"Very well, since you're certain of it,
perhaps you might prescribe, - remarked
the patient resignedly with half closed
eyes.
''Do You have fiuttering, uneasy sen
satlon, little to the left of that middle
shirt stud? All, your head is cooll''
''Give DER! Unhand me, villainp'
thundered the doctor in basso- -profundo,
striking a stage attitude, and kissing
through his teeth, Beware, frail man,
lest in my frenzy administer one of my
own prescriptions, and the place Of your
habitation henceforth know you no more
But, seriously, he said, sinking back into
his lounging attitude, I've had little ad-
venture"
Il suppose with your keen scent at un-
earthing remarkable characters, you We
brought to light the Charley Ross ab-
ductor. Remember poor but deserving
young man when you go for the reward,
won't your
"It wasn't in that line, and if there ever
should be reward it won't be divided
with the deserving young man, he can
bet his bank account on that"
''Great smoke!" said the other, between
Intellectual attempts at getting a cigar
under way. Must be something of a
bonanza; but why don't you go on? |
burst with impatience
80 did | little while ago, when was
trying to tell my story, but 1 IN perfectly
willing to wait now until you get through.
That's a mi ghty good cigar"
After while, through the floating rings
and wreathes of smoke, the evenings
occurrence took shape and form, and the
friend was made acquainted with it all
exceptinga few details, which Thorndyke
kept to himself. .r-~e4
Poor little thing, he said, chow did
pity her. Ii she had only been a child
instead of a woman, would have picked
her up and brought her right here where
it is warm and comfortable. Jovel I'll
wager she's up in the topofthat cherries
old boarding house, where everything
that you touch is damp and there hasn't
been fire for twenty four hours But
wasn't she as proud as Luciferl Why, |
had to thrust my attentions upon her in
order not to leave her to fall in the street
and become the center ofa curious crowd.
She didn't honor me with her name
though; I'm afraid as a knight errant I'm
not a success. There evidently is some
thing against me-
Personal appearance is everything
coolly observed the other gentleman. =
True" he answered; very likely
then l give people the impression of
Mephistopheleso or Lord Yerisopht. Which
is it?''
Hard to tell, my boy; there is such a
subdued but fine mingling of the two that