The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-10-15

/ anxious ~ But before she could say any moro hct
father called her impatlcny and She was gcnc With
| Just one sweet smile and THANK You much ~
Tor WI the world II had Just cured her father Of
/ sons obstinate disease.
And now, clasping my first fec I returned to my
room. There unclasped my hands and In the middle
OF my palm lay bright hard, yellow, ginger lozonge'
The expectation had becn great ana the realization
was small that burst out laughing at my own bad
luck and my discontinue. Yet not Tor moment dli
take. felt sure II dld tho vision Of golden hair
| would blush with confusion, even though dd not
500 her aud tho blue truthful eyes would look
No my FIRST feo was not worth guinea, but such
| as II was, did not hato ~ bccause-ah, Won,
Arthur Mcrrincld, pcnniless aud unknown, should
for moment dream that had fallen In love AZ nrst
I nut tho Iozenge away In a box, and that night
again slcpt the sleep If fcclcss physician.
CHAPTER
Tho next day found myself thinking NJ . vision NJ
fair hair, Instead of taking In tho sense OF clever
treatise on the anatomy Of the hand which certainly
could In way 10 connected with the events VI tho
day before Cutlously enough however, about eleven
O'Clock cab drove M to tile door, and what was my
astoulslimentI need hardly say pleasure when Miss
Dillon, followed by an elderly mad made her arpear-
There abe stood, fair and soft and beautiful
rs the day before, but II possible, more SHY and em
b1ilasscd The hand she held out to me trcmbcd
ION, Or. Mcrrncld, can you forgive mo Tor dis
| turbng you this mornlng2 don't know how made
up my mind 10 come but felt must, even II, II
Sho rascd aud teara almost came into her blue eyes
while could think Of words suitable enough to set
her mind ut rcst belug Ignorant OF what shc wanted
"indced, Miss Dillon. II thcro is anything can
Ito for You shall I've delighted, so beg You VIII not
apnliglze FOR troubling mo-
at isn't that exactly - abe answered, more
| looking at me In most distressed manner,
90 Perhaps yuu require further particulars as to
YOU fathers health must repeat what said yes
| tcrday--"
ION thank Won, It was SO kind OF YOU; he was
much better last night; know you win do him
| good; but that was not what wanted to ask YOU
oh, dear you win think mo so rude, or else an I'm
"Impossible, - said more vehcmcntly than this
| case requlred.
81 don't know how tn begin; I mean, perhaps
You don't know thepecui,r way papa Keeps his ac-
Counts.'
was startled ut this question. Remembering tho
yellow loaenge box thought could say did know
one of Nj. Dun's peculiar ways Of paying fees but
not for the world would tell this blushing, shy be-
witchng glrl boforem ma tho truth.
80 don't prcaumc-'' began.
''oh, no, am YOU omit was going Ia ten
you about it, Papa always makes his confidential
man. Baker, put tho same change every morning
into his pockets, aud IN the evening. when Baker
turns ont tho pockets, he Just puts down Ina book
what " missing, aud makes up the number VI the
| colns the next morning lilo does II lust the same
every morning.
| could think VI nothing more original to say than
known about IT, dIore the fair vision blushod
still moro.) "IIaket puts In u sovereign half
| cult to get scmctlmes-halr- a-crown shilling, u
| sISrcucc Iourpcnny piece, tlirccpennY piece,
| pcnny, u halfpcnny, and n farthlng. "
"a very complicated way Of keeping ones money
isn't itY perhaps complicated FOR Baker, ~ said,
feeling II perfectly impossible 10 rcprcss smile,
| though Miss pon's sweet, earnest mouth kent so
mo, quite simple when one understands, he
cause baker knows exactly what u sovereign n half
suvereEn-aud all the rest comes toI forget what 1t
| s--hut, oh, pr. Mcrrlncld i'aker knew we had
been to consult new physician, and IN the evening
| there only threepenny bit AMI iarthng mis-
sing, and so-and 10 kuew--l mean Bnker knew
and no told mo that papa must have given you SOME
thing Ivy mistake. IL wasn't tho farthng, can &C
count FOR that, and-hu was II tho threepenny piece
| or--?H
| "pray. dear Miss DILLON, don't distress yourself
| about such n little mattcr.' said hastily. ANY
time WILL
''oh, no, hut papa thinks he paid you, because he
said to he gave fee with 80 much pleasure,
| 50 now begin to think he must have-hnvc givcn
| you-' Miss Dillon quite gasped, 80 that FASTENED
to M in hor pause, this time feeling quite distressed
| at her trouble.
father gaze VERY good E'"sG r HSS"E ,
occur now and then. Fray don't mako yourself tho
| least uneasy about It,"
GLOW very kind you are, she said, again holding
she had dono speaking. ~ felt sure must be That,
| aud thon Thought perhaps You would think ms Inn
pos tors and knew you would be too much OF gen
| tloman TO mention 1t, and so--dO you think was
wrong ?--I came OF with Mrs. Brown this morning.
| and made up my mind would explain the mistake,
only 1t was so dreadful. hut don't mind now that
you look so kind about II. And thon would you do
mo great favor, pr, Mortified? Would you nina
| came, or anything because papa doesn't know am
| out; he Ia not down yet; and he would he so dis
tresscd he might never come again, ana should be
| no sorry, az you suit him exactly"
"rray don't call this favor, - said, as grovey
| as could ~ think you will believe mo when say
that, without even knowing your wishes on the sub
| lect, l should never have mentioned the-thc
| lozenEcn
gc.n Aud thon Miss Dillon put that small glovcd
hand In her nun and drew u out again, holding IT. ont
| toward mo once MORE and this time felt \ little
| square bit OF paper In my hand Somehow our eyes
met, aud in spite of tho gravity of the occasion we
| both laughed feeling, am sure, We should never
again be afraid OF each other, az she said.
80 Please. DR.. Merrifeld, don't laugh at me. Is
this the right way to give fee, because must ,cl
you this Is tho first time In my ifo have over had to
give one. suppose semo day shall be III and want
doctor, but never never have wanted to 80 to ono
before. Aud 1t WASH FOR myself this time, was 1t
| you viii bear wtncss-I mcan hope You won't ever
| mention 1t; goodbye. Now, brown, | am ready
And lust rs q ray OF sunshine sometimes comes Into
| ones room gmmcrs, dances, and iliuminates the
place for time, and then suddenly disappears, ~
lucia Dillon mad come and gone, ana ,.'at noisy
| me with u golden sovereign and u new shilling
wrapped In small hafshec of paper, on tho ton OF
| which stamped the address of their London
house. folded that piece of paper and put 1t away
| in a pocket book among my treasures, such MS my
dear mothers first letter Ia at school. and tho
Hover that littlo girl OF seven years OLD id dropped
when |, nine ycar-Old urcin, had fallen dcspc-
| ratcly In love with her. There was nothing there
unworthy TO lie next TO tho paper which Lucia III
| Ion fingers had touched.
Later in the day received note from Mr.. Dillon.
begging me, If not too much engaged, ocon'e
and see him, as lie felt very unwcll. And " would
do him tho great favor of dining and spending the
evening with them he would be very grateful, for he
SAW so few people account of his wieched constliu-
| ton.
| We'll / went, and spent a very happy evening. 1t
was only tho FIRST Of many more, ut least during this
first season. But Mr.. Dillon was good rs his word;
from the day Of his first visit my practice slowly but
surely Increased, and though there years OF up
hill work. yet II is perfectly true that see N est quo
10 premier pas qui coute" had AT last got chance,
and seized It, | worked with double energy because
at the bottom of my soul had another object besides
the one Of making the five girls at home proud of me-
wanted small, fair. bue-eyed Lucia to be proud
Of me; AMI wanted TO he able TO lay ut her feet all
that Is best AMI grandcst in this life. But she n
rich mans daughter, aud was struggling ply
stefan.
1t was not til had freed myself OF all debt--and
though siill poor man was comparatively rich. for
/ had good and Increasing practice-that at last /
made ~ my mind to ask Lucia TO bo my wife. should
not have had the face TO do II then, only young
nothing aristocrat was porpealIy coming to
the house, and knew that II Lucia, young, simple,
and Innocent, became the wife OF that man. her life
would he miserable. The fear of this, and some
amount Of jealousy. perhaps, made me speak ont one
day. shall never forget Ilcia's face when had
said some strong, earnest, passionate words She put
with her beautiful truthful eyes, US she half sobbed'
"oh-do You really mean ~ Because somehow,
mink havc-lOvcd you ever since
- Ever since You gave me my nrst fec, my dar-
ling I said as drew her beautiful head on my
shoulder and-welI, never mind tho rest ''wcll,
Lucia, ~ added, 81 loved you tho FIRST moment |
You. So You Sca | loved you long before yOl
cared FOR me-" Here Lucia, who is just u tIle
matter Of Tact shook her head decidedly aud said
that II was all nonsense.
There was still tho question as io what MIR. Dillon
would say about H. hut our true love- which had
To walt so long this time ran smoothly. Mr.. DlllOn,
who sI suffered from his wreiclcd constitution, was
, delighted 1T Luca's choice, aud said all kinds al
| complimentary things about my rising fame aud my
other qualities. And SO We were married aud
| the ave girls from home were bridesmaids,
| though they som afterwards married from on
house under Lucia's care, And though often tell
Lucia that the last person she should have married
WAS u popular physician, considering She h never l
yet she always shakes her pretty golden head and say
, | grayely:
Iut, Perhaps Arthur, somo Of tno children ma,
, | inherit papa's wTotched constitutions
Ana To the story Of the ginger lOzeugc, Lucia an,
| kept that secret until Mr. DlllOn died. Ito lief
4 Lucia all hiB mOney-and so ends this true story q
, my FIRST fce.-The IrgOSy.
G'Rnst (Ial