Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-11-24

incurable diseases, gratis-patients and
out-d door relief were Jumped together
as they often are in the country towns
and as they walked they talked with
the careless abandon Of College
friends. .....
"But You haven't told me anything
about the ladies', said Dulsny care
lesslv.
/ I'm coming to that" aail kirke.
1--WE have dozen pretty girls, at the
least, but only one beauty. And |
tell YOU what, Du1any, you had better
beware of Geralda Granger.
"And why ?" Dulany asked.
Because" Kirke laughiugly made
answer, "she is mercless beauty
sIaughterer Of human hearts-in hne'
first-class coqnette."
And you think I shall become one
of her victims ?" said Doctor Dulany.
"Think ?" echoed Kirke, ~ don
think at ALL M quite sure Of it +
"But m only poor. young, eoun-
try doctor. Why should she trou BILE
her head about me, if she is, as you
say, such d peerless beauty?'
because" said Klrke, she'd dirt
with chimney sweep, if there was
no one else or hand upon whom she
might whet her powers. It's IN her,
She's born to rule human hearts, and
trample on them afterward.'
"And how have you escaped this
common doom o: all mankind2" asked
Dulany.
Il have mt" Kirke answered with
comlcal grimace. MY scalp hangs
a, her belt with half a hundred 9TH
ers. She refused me year ago. She
don't meau to marry in Mossbrdge.
She has announced her determination
to become the bride Of some city mil
lionare, and think she'll DO it too
ror, by George, she's handsome enough
to be q crown princess.
Doctor Dulany thought over all
these things afterward, when be was
by himseIfiu his little Office.
II don t mean to become the prey
Of this rural Cleopatra. ne said tc
himself, land rather think that my
obscurity IS my security"
"Tne young doctor who has taken
old Holden's practice, eh ?" said Miss
Granger d little disdainfully. HE
is to be at Miss Mix's tonight, is he
Very WE'LL shall soon dispose Of
him
Ge,alda Granger was a tall, impe-
rial beauty, with dark, long lashe!
eyes, complexion like cream and ro'
ses, and a soft, langud voice, and, at
Miss Mix's social gathering that night
she looked as lovely as dream ot
Circassia. But, to her infinite dlsmay
and amazemeut, Doctor Dnlany took
no more notice Of her than he did Of
old Mrs. Percy, who wole a wig and
blue spectacles. He waa coolIy po-
lite-that was all and Miss Granger
did not know what to make Of him.
But he's rather handsome, she
unwill:ngly admitted to herself.
Miss Granger put on her pret'lest
dresses and decorated her hair with
the sweetest flowers out of her aunt
little conservatory, and really deVo
ted herself that autumn to the busl
ness of captivating Dr.. Dulany.
The man must be made Of cas'
IRON" she said to herself. And onI!
an insignificant little country doctor
at that It's perfectly ridiculous
The idea of him visiting Miss Herbert
inst because she has mania for char
ty and poor people And he took Lu'
cv Villaes down into the woods tc
botanize after autumn howers-the
hateful school-miss And he's going
to ioin Mrs. Gracey's Shakespeare So
cietv. | never was q blue stocking
and | never will be. Let him 60
But Geralda could not content her
self with this system of philosophy
Doctor Dulany was the first man who
had ever resisted her destinations, and
she was determined that he should be
the last.
And she tossed her head and froze
ND. like a fair icicle, in his presence,
and the hinty- hearted fellow never
even seemed to know it.