The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-29

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sBellel' exclaimed the father, els this
truce" lssi !. i..s
"My dear papa, am in no hurry to
get married, and will never marry
against your wish; but I will never mar
~ any one else than Edward.
"Ungrateful girl! !" muttered Dr.. Wood,
ana the next moment he sank back in
his chair with an attack of disease Of the
heart to which he had long been subject.
''Open the windows" said the young
man, preparing with promphtude and
earnestness to administer the necessary
remedies; 'sbe not alarmed-it is not q
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 a
large, airy bedroom, and the young man
had left, at the request of Belle, to at
tend to a patient of her fathers. It 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.
sYes, and is doing we'll. I will an
swer for his being up and stirring to.
morrow, if he desires it.
'But will it not be better for him to
rest some dayss" asked Belle.
"Better, perhaps, but what will his pa
tents do?''
s'You can attend to the as you have
done to-day, can you nota''
"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 was at
tending mis- patients would be to retard
his recovery
"No, sir" came IN remarkably strong
voice from the bed II 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.'
II insist upon it; and to prevent any
opposition you can say that we are going
into partnership
SdAN LAC yOuAE, AoAs -
IF you want my drughter, continued
the old doctor, grufiy, ''you must do as
tell you. If you wish to be my son-in-
law, you must be my partner, work like a
horse, slave night and day, while I smoke
my pipe, drink my grog and enjoy my
self generally.
i ssMy dear sir" exclaimed the young
man, "you overwhelm me-"
ttDear papa,'' said Belle.
eyes, dear papa!' muttered old DR..
Wood. Pretty CIR, you are; give party to
crush the interloper, cry when he gets
| his first patient; watch him from the
window like a cat watches a mouse, and
then-Want to marry him.
, "But, my dear papa, is not this the
surest way to destroy the oppressions'
said happy Belle. ..sr. .ss.
Eyes; because we cannot crush him. we
take him as a partner; never heard OF
such thing" grumbled the
3 payment for the rearing Of children, t
have them. take part with your enc.
t miles," Z, .as
Nobody made any reply, and after I
e few more faint attempts at fault-fndine
the old doctor fell asleep.
My first call upon my arrival, las
, week, at n, was at DR., Woods house
: and the first thing to sttract my .atten
t ton as came in sight of it was Bell
t in the bay window.
f "AtKour old place." said AS we warm
ly sho 4 hands. 6
a 81 am very seldom here now," she said
Il "Whyg''
because I live over the way she re
/ Piled, with happy smile.
d lover the way?" said /, with strang
ebtuseness. ~
IS eyes. But, of course, you know I an
IS Belle Rand now, and here are the ne,
7, flowers in the bay-window," she added
l. pulling out from their retreat behind tn
7. fower-boxes three young, fresh faces tbs
J. were staring eagerly down the street 8
} grandpa, who had just loomed int
7. view.
; left N. the day following, very hal
J. ply over the delightful denounemer
e. of the romance that had been begotte
er by rivalry.
ID A Schoolgirls Folly.
l. 1t is the old story. But the alarm-be
n. repeats again and again its note Of war;
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