Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-11-19

AlQ 10 nerSeH. anu on
~ an lnslg ,nificant little country doc
Tor at To; At ! It's perfectly ridicu-
loas The idea of his visiting Miss
herD .rt just because she has ma
ma for charity and poor people.
a nd he took Lucy Villars down into
Vhe woods to botanic after autumn
/ fowers-the hateful school-miss |!
And he's going to join Mrs. Gracy's
Shakespeare Society. never was
blue-stocking, and: never will be.
Let him go F!
But Geralda couldn't content her
self with this system Of philosophy.
Doctor Dulany was the first man
who had ever resisted her fascina-
tions, and she was determined that
he should be the last.
And she tossed her head and froze
up, like fair icicle,i i'm his presence,
and the flinty-hearted fellow never
even seemed to know it.
GA charming young man. said
Mrs. Gracy-''so intellectual, so per-
fectly well informed on every sub
ject."
$50 truely generous and good to
the poor !" said Louisa Herbert.
"The most delightful companion
in the world" said little Lucy Viii
lars, who was developing into dan
gerous pretty blonde. ooh, Geral-
da, if you could only hear him talk
about his home and mother"
"Pshaw - said Geralda, so short
and sharp, that Lucy looked up Won
dering what was the matter
Miss Granger was somewhat pen
siye that evening. She had re-
regarded Lucy Villars as a child;
but after all, she was nearly seven
teen, and undeniably pretty. But
what fool Doctor Dulany would
be, to fling away his rich nature and
rare capacities on a thoughtless elf
like Lucy, just out of boarding
school
Aunt SUSIE" said she suddenly,
81 think l should like to join a Sis
terhood, or go into a convent, or
something of that sort"
"What ?" said Aunt Susie, in dis
may.
Pm tired of all these senseless
balls and parties" SAID Geralda,
bursting into tears.
"My love-" said Aunt Susie, "you
are not we'll. Your nervous system
is all run down. Wen send for the
Doctor"
| Doctor Dulany came just exactly
like "human machine" as Geralda
declared in her anger, felt her pulse,
asked half a dozen conventional
questions, and advised early hours
and tonic.
81 can't bear that man ~ said
| Geralda; and she burst out crying.
1.-The poor darling is quite hyster-
ical," said Aunt Susie. "Never
mind-good old Doctor Holden is
coming back next month, and he
will understand your constitution.
And then Geralda cried more bit
terly than ever, and Aunt Susie was
hopelessly puzzled.
Doctor Dulany was at the hospital
next day, just at twilight, and as he
came into the feverish ward, soft,
| gray shadow glided out at the other
| doorway.
"Who is that ?" he asked quickly.
mot old Kate, nor yet Alice Evan
son."
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 authori-
ty. "I'm not quite sure of the non
contagious character of some Of our
cases."
"She says sir" continued the old
nurse, "that she wants to do some
good in the world. But we was to
be sure and not tell you, sir"
Doctor Dulany smiled.
'There are more ways of doing
good than one," said he. "And
Miss Granger must come here no
more"
He hurried through the various
wards and made such good speed