Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-25

his chair with an attack of disease of the
heart to which he had long been subject.
"Open the window" SAID the young
man, preparing with promphtude and
earnestness to administer the necessary
remedies; ''be not alarmed-it is not
dangerous attack"
Belle obeyed her lover promptly and
quietly, quite aware CT the necessity of
self possession in case like the present.
In half an hour DR.. Wood was lying in
large, airy bedroom, and the young man
had left, at the request of Belle, to at
tend to patient of her fathers. 1t was
late at night ere he had finished his
double rounds, and was able to be at
the bedside of the father of Belle, who,
with his sister by her side, sat watching
him.
"He sleeps soundly," said she, in a low
tone, as he entered.
"Yes, and is doing well. I will an
swer for his being up and stirring to-
morrow, if he desires it.
: "sBut will it not be better for him to
rest some days?" asked Belle.
''Better, perhaps, but what will his pa
tients do2"
"You can attend to the as you have
done to-day, can you notg'
MY dear girl, you know me, can
trust me with your fathers patients; you
know that when he is able to be about [
would relinquish them unhesitatingly.
But you must be aware that your father
entertains different opinion Of me, and
that for him to discover that I was at
tending mis- patients would be to retard
his recovery"
"No, sir" came IN a remarkably strong
voice from the bed; 81 shall not be about
for month, and after making me take to
my bed, the least you can do is to attend
to my patients"
"If you wish it, SIR"
~ insist upon it; and to prevent any
opposition you can say that we are going
into partnership"
eBut-" said the young man.
eff you want my 6rughter, continued
the old doctor, grufHy, ''you must do as
I tell you. II you wish to be my son-in-
law, you must be my partner, work Like
horse, slave night and day, while smoke
my pipe, drink my grog and enjoy my
self generally.
"My dear sir" exclaimed the young
man, ''you overwhelm me-"
ADear papa" said Belle.
"Yes, dear papa!'' muttered old DR..
Wood. Pretty irl,you are; give party to
crush the interloper, cry when he gets
his first patient; watch him from the
window like cat watches mouse, and
| fhop- nf RI marrv HIM -
"But, my dear papa, is no. this the
surest way to destroy the oppressions"
said happy Belle.
'.Yes; because we cannot crush him,we
take him as partner; never heard of
such a thing" grumbled the
old gentleman. 1T is a nice re-
payment for the rearing of children, to
have them take part with your enc
miles,"
Nobody made any reply, and after a
| few more faint attempts at fault-fnding
the old doctor fell asleep.
My first call upon my arrival, last
week, at N, was at DR., Woods house,
and the first thing to attract my atten-
ton as came in sight of it was Belle
in the bay window.
cat your old place" / said,as we warm
ly shook hands.
~ am very seldom here now," she said.
"Why?'
because I live over the way" she re-
Piled, with happy smile.
lover the way?" said !, with strange
obtuseness.
eyes. But, of course, you know 1 am
Belle Rand now, and here are the new
flowers in the bay-window, she added,
pulling out from their retreat behind the
fower-boxes three young, fresh faces that
were staring eagerly down the street at
grandpa, who had just doomed into
| view.
I left N. the day following, very hap
py over the delightful announcement
of the romance that had been begotten
by rivalry.