The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-15
THE COQUETTE CONQUERED

Granger. Il little disiaintuliv. H. i
e. be at Miss Mix's To- right. Is ne -
Very WE'LL shall sopn dispose at
him.
Geralda Granger was tail imperial
beauty, with dark. long la>hed ewes.
:: complexion cream-anl-ru-cS. ami II
soft. ianguid voice AMI al Miss Mix :
social gathering that night IA. booked
a. lovely IL dream of CircaS>i..
Bat. To- her infinite di>mav AMI smsze-
ment. Dr.. DuIany took ~ Nor.
notice ri her than he did oi' oil Mr>
Percy. who w"rr wiz and blue spec
t"c.es. He WAS co'lly priite-t!,a,
was nj ; aud Miss Granger dill not
know what I" make 81 him.
''iiut hes rather hami-nme.' she
unHi.ling'v admitted u hr:,,;t.
Miss Granger put on her prc;ti,>,
drc>se> aEd decorated her hair with
the sweetest flowers ont OF her aunt
little conservatory. and really devoted
herself tina; adtumn II the business ot
captivating DR.. Dulany.
Tue IMAM must bc male OF ca,
iron. she >:ii To herself. And onlv
;,n insignificant little country decor
ut thai. Its perfectly ridiculous, The
i,iea OF ms visiting Mss Herbert lust
because she has Il mania for charity
and poor people And he took Lucy
+ Nillars down into the woods 10 bO;a
uiAe after autumn fowerS-the hate
ful school miss, And he. going tn
join Mr.. Gracel'> Shakasp a e spcietv
| never wa- Il blue stocking and ]
never will he. Let him go"
But Geraida cDuldn't content her
,c!i' with this system of philosophy
! DIR. Dulanv WAS the first man who
lad ever resisted her destinations, anu
she WAS determined that he should b..
the last.
And she tossed her head. and frozc
up, like fair icicle. in his presence.
and the iiintv hearted fellow Eeyer
even seemed 10 know il.
a charming Young man." said
Mrs. Gracey-''so intellectual, ~ per
itc;ly well informed ON every sub
jet"
$50 truly generous and good to the
poor" said Louise Herbert.
"rhe must delightful companion II.
;he world" said little Lucy NiIiars.
ssh" Was developing into 4 danger
puS! y pre- " blonde. ''Oh. Geralda.
iiyuu could only hear MIN talk of his
home and his mother"
'pshaw," said Gcral a. so short and
sharp tia; Ley leaked up, wonder
NJ what Was the matter.
Miss Granger WAS rather penSive
that evening. She had always re-
yarded Lucy Nillars a> child; but.
after all, she was nearly IL. and uu-
icniably pretty. Bat what fool
DIR. Dulany would be- To fling his rich
nature and rare capacities away on a
thoughtless elf like Lucy, just out of
noarding school
Aunt Susie, said she. suddenly.
Il think | should like to join sister
hood, or go into a convent, or some
thing of that sort
"What :" said Aunt Susie, in dis
may.
I'm tired Of all these senseless
nalls and parties, said Geralda, burst
ing into tears.
MY love- said Aunt Susie. .'vou
are not well. Your nervous system l.
all run down. Wen send for the doe
; tor
/ Doctor Dulany came just exactlv
like u ''human machine" aS Geralda
declared in her anger. felt her pulse.
asked half Il dozen conventional que>
tons, and advised early hours and II
! tonic.
: Il can't bear that man." said tie
r;,l,la, and she burst ou, CRYING.
The poor darlin. is quite hysteri
CAL said Aunt Susie. Never mimi
. good obi old Doctor Holden Is com
. III" back next month, and he will un-
derStand Your constitution
And then Geralla cried more bit
terly than ever, and Aunt Susie was
hopelessly puzz ed.
. Doctor Dulany was at the hospital
next day. just at twilight, and us he
came into the fever ward soft gray
shadow glided out at the other door
way.
WHO is that?" he asked quickly.
Not old Kate, nor vet Alice Evans"
Its Miss Granger, sir" said the
head nurse. "Alice has the neural
gia in her face and Miss Granger
would take her place.
She must not do it again" said
Doctor Dulany, with quiet authority.
81 am not sure Of the non-contagious-
ness of some of these cases"