Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-06-22

piled May in . triumphant tone, vhils
1 was speeehless from astonishment
The bail took place 10 the sdmira-
ton Of ell NJ, It was q splendid
affair-in fact, it was . splendid affair
jim fact, Il was the greatest Of the
kind which N-had ever known
Mr.. and Mis- Rand came, and were re.
ceived with cold politeness by both
father and daughter. The young man
was good looking, intelligent, and pos.
sessed of that kind of manner which
betokens familiarity with refined and
cultivated society. Miss Rand, his
sister, was q charming girl of some
twenty summers, who seemed rather
amused at the manner OF, DR., Wood
and his daughter, but said nothing
Young Rand only revenge for the
GOODNESS manifested by May was ask.
ing her to dance, which was certainly
yexations, for his tone was so pleas
ing and his manner so courteous thai
she could not but ieel pleased when
she wanted 10 be irate, distant and
stately. so
They danced together several times,
and to the astonishment of many
friends of the young lady, Of myself in
particular, they went down to supper
the best Of friends, laughing and io-
king like old acquaintances. Next
day however, she resumed her origl'
nal coldness of manner when the broth
er and sister called to pay their res
poets. She was simply polite, and no
more, and after two or three words
they retired. Miss Rand becoming as
stiff and formal ss her new acquain-
tance. From that, day May became
rertless and discontented, seating her
salt constantly in the bay window, and
watching the opposite house to see if
patients came or If Edmund Rand
made any attempt to call aboutln the
neighborhood and introduce himself,
One day DR.. Wood had been called
to o adistance to SEQ q, patient seriously
i'll, and May sat at the window enjoy
ing her usual occupation, when sud-.
denly she discovered a boy running
toward the house. She recognized
him as a boy employed by one Of the
principal families of the town--a fam
ily with o host of children one of whom
al least was constantly in bea from
fits Of indigestion. ai'.'
The boy, rang violently at the bell,
and hastily inquired upon the door
being opened by the servant, for Doc
tor, Wood ito 9i
nIIe is not at home
4 aHe will be home directly said
Nav advancing quickly. I
! .Ob. but we can't wait There's
little Peter been and swallowed a mar.
blel" and away he rushed across the
street evidently under instructions.
Il tha hated r,vars house ,tls a'
Nav retreated 10 the sitting room
and cried with yexation; the enemy
M Gained an entrance into the cannp;
for' if'this family became his patients
others would be sure to follow, and she
Ioakad out. 81 the window again last
Il time to see Edmund Rand hurrying
down the,street. w
Bnt more was to come.
Mavshelonoed 70 \ THURSDAY, even
ino whist narfv where whist was the
axcention and dancing the rule. On
the Thursday evening following Dr..
Rand,s first call she attended one,
when horror Of Ihorrorsl there was that
gentleman and his sister; and worse
than that when ouadrille was being
forpad h. w ali others came to invite
her to da,,ce Nav was a lady. and as
snch could not refnse 30 she took her
olace IN the set.
Desn;ta herself that evening she
uas varv much pleased with him He
was we'll informed. and travelled ex-
tensiyely. was full, Of taste and origin
ality. lie sought every opportunity
Of addressing himself to her and found
these opportunities without much diff
fculty. For several Thursdays the
same thing occurred. for he was be-
coming yery popular. and was being
invited everywhere. !.
One morning the father and daugh.
ter we're at breakfast. May began to
like her BAY window better than ever,
and when the young doctor came out
she always returned his bow with q
heiehtening color that may have been