The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-16

lulled her OH-and perhaps tney Olun T..
At any rate, she soon gave audible tes-
timony to being asleep; and went into
the back parlor, where mamma was
playing whist with Kate and two dunn
mies-for En- and Fred MallOws were
so taken up with each other as to be no
better than dummies. II declare, :"
said mamma, as EN- trumpedoke own
trick and Fred placidly revre- d, l
had as lief play with two figu heads.
Pray, Mr.. Mallows, do you follow Pole,
or Cavendish, or De Vautre, or
az follow my partners lead," said
Mr.. Mallows. ,s ... .,-s
Invent and looked on at the play;
and as they grew merry and forgetful,
l glanced into the little mirror that re-
flected a corner of the other room, /
being the only one in the range Of its
picture, and ! saw Arnold's hand pause
in moving the peg, and close round
Sarah's half-suspended one-and there
was no more cribbage played in the
front parlor that night. And, by-and.
by, when Sarah came to bed, pretend.
ed to be asleep, but for all that 1 saw
her cheeks the color of two carnations,
and her eyes shining with such sweet
light in them as she put down the lamp
and stood leaning her arms on the
bureau and looking in the glass. ..Ohr'
she murmured to herself. "And it will
be an old, old woman's firstr' And
heard her crying softly to herself when
ever 1 woke up ih the night, as l was
never heard her do before. '.''
But the next morning there was no
time for sentiment. Miss Dehone was
ill. And after no end Of running with
hot flannels and foot-baths, she declared
it was a case for a doctor, and Unjust
send for one.
"Why not have Arnold?'' said l.
"Arnold!" she cried, with contempt.
"Do you suppose 1 want to make a
clinical lecture of myself for that boy?
Do l want to be subject for young
mans experiments? No. l heard
Ems chattering Mallows there last
night, after you went up, telling of Ar
nold's taking that Irish baby up to his
own rooms to get well; and of his
transfusing blood from his right arm
for that dying womah-but you see she
died-and he hadn't any right to do it.
And can't say when 1 have felt more
indignant than when he told of Arnold s
taking out crew in the life-boat in
that September gale to rescue the peo-
pie on the wreck Of the Sariana. Sup
pose I'd been one of his patients, and
he'd risked his life so in the very middle
of my case -
81 How did you hear all that, Miss
Dehone? thought you We're asleep"
Il woke up.''
Perhaps you heard something
else?'
II heard a great deal else,' said she.
with some emphatic mods, and her lit
tie black eyes sparkling like diamonds.
s'And saw, too"
Il don't see what there was to see.''
"Just as good as a novel, my dear,
just as good as Il novel; real live
novel, too"
lido you mean Sarah and Arnold?''
She nodded again.
81 don't think you had any right
began.
NOW you stop just therer' she
cried. "That's my affair, and not
yours. If l can square it with my con-
science, I'm not obliged to square it by
yours Then the little sprite looked
up at me with the oldest, eeriest laugh.
"DO you want to know how | saw
them?' she said. ''Then you put on
my glasses. I'm about done with them. -
And she thrust the blue spectacles on
my nose, tilted at an Obtuse angle, and
l saw the whole room behind me re-
tfected in miniature in the blue glasses,
as if they were a Psyche mirror.
"Oh, how meant l exclaimed.
"Pshaw! Why should they mind me
any more than an old tree? l am an
old tree. l saw him kiss her hand and
and should have seen him kiss her
lips, l guess-her beautiful sweet lips
if 1 hadn't shut my eyes just then. Oh,
yes, l have little conscience. You are
going to warn them about me? You'd
better not. The motto on one of our
first coins was, Mind your own business.
I'll give you one of them for your col
lection if you'll hold your tongue. And
I'm glad you think it's mean, too but
then it isn't wise or respectful for you
to say so,' said the midget. "Arnold?
No, / want a practical man. He's
handsome enough-oh, he's very we'll
looking; handsome as Sarah hand
some like King Saul. But / like an ugly
doctor. And my threats all filling up.
l wish you'd hurry. Who is the best
doctor here-I mean the oldest? Who
has the widest practice? / want ham,
So sent for DR.. Burns; and the little
creature insisted ON seeing him alone,
and sweet time, we thought, he had OF
it with her.
"He's an old man, a. very old man.
altogether too old to practice, and told
him so. If like an old doctor, dom
mean Methuselah,' said she. But
he's done me good. l feel better al
ready. I shouldn't wonder if l coult
go downstairs $685..
s'Do you think you'd best?''
"Well, if Sarah'l come and read tt
me, I'll sit up here till nightfall. al
ways like to leave my room and change
the air anyway, when l can" And a!
Sarah read interminable page after page
of Pollock's g Course of time,' her sac
sweet face a little turned away, the
mouth slightly dropping, and the lovely
lids cast down, saw the little creature
Cy Will q u1OoU ulstl CdtSU VI
cOuntenance. "Just think" said tt
myself, "her life is almost done with
and their lives-my dear magnificent
Sarah's ife-just beginning, and just
going to ruin. And if they only hat
her money, only had half of it,
"You just go awayr' said Miss De
hone to me, sharply. know exactly
what you're thinking of. Your face il
just like a jack-o' -lantern--the ligh
shines through. It's no use at all.
She came downstairs before tea, OF
Sarah's arm. 1t was blowing up quit,
u gale, and the rain was sweeping b.
the freight of the windows lik'
sparks. She didn't look much a
though she had had the doctor in tn,
morning; Sarah looked a great dea
more like it. The little eyes Of the OLE
lady fairly danced; she kept lookins
toward the windows, and wouldn't hav'
the lamps lit; and as Arnold suddenl,
opened the door and came in, shakin:
off the storm, and bringing a. gale witt
him, she laughed like a girl. 81 de
| clare" I said to myself, II don't know