The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-03-31
it is just what I wanted" !" she said te

.'it Is just what I wanted" she said to
herself.
One evening, when the doctor came
home, Bridget met him at the door and
said: 'Missus has gone, sir; she had to
go kind of sudden, but she said she
would and tell you.' .All right" ans
wered the doctor. Gone to her mo-
theirs. he explained to himself. ST sup
pose there is some sort of fandango going
on there" He make himself very COM
Portable. It was cool evening, and he
smoked his cigar, put his feet on the
stove, with mo one nigh to hinder.
But what the doctor really liked was to
be hindered; he enjoyed watching the
mild shadow of disapproval stealing
over Delia's face; if sne had frankly and
briskly expressed her opinion, then
taken it back prettily, he might have
fallen in love with her; but Della always
re1apsed into meekness, and all was lost.
AS the days passed the doctor began to
miss his housekeeper. sWhy does she
not write? Cold -blooded creature!'
The cold -blooded creature wrote. Her
letter was dated from Denver. It said:
DEAR SIR thought you would be
udRPICI W1bAO0b A0Oa 81 y 104nO ACAOs
am visiting Cousin Mamie. With best
wishes for your happiness. I remain sim
cerely, DELLA BRISsLEY.
"a pretty letter-and dear sir to me!
Gone to Denverl Who could have sup-
posed she had spirit enough for that?
Little goose! Gone to Denver, by Jovel"
The doctor laughed, he blessed him.
self, he was delighted. The next even
ing he was on his way to Colorado. That
same evening. in far-off, lovely Denver,
Della and Cousin Mamie were comparing
notes about their husbands. Della had
been very cautions and Mamie was en-
thusiastic about the doctor. IF he was
my husband would firt with him and
make him fall desperately in love with
me-" she declared.
'sFlirt with him. exclaimed Della.
Certainly, it would be all right, and
so interertingl Now. John is so good nat
nsed and always the same, sometimes
wish he would be a little bit cross, just
for change"
"What sadly funny world this isl
thought Della when she was alone, mo
one is really contented and happy"
Then she became very homesick; not
only did she miss the doctor, but she
also missed herself, she had always been
50 p[uuene, 90 suulisSis1' ,5 Snu uow sn9
naa oone sucn WIG, wlcAeu 1nins! nau 'u
sne not @ PROMISED Ior oet'ef anu ior
Worses !,
one morning theTe came tremenoous
ring az tue aoor. Della knew snas tInS,
sne heard u al over 1er, anu tuIhe'l
Pale. bouno 70 get IN salu Mau1,e, N as
sne hurrled 20 tne door. As MRS: Drlns-
ley I'M! asked olg voice: Mrs. Drinsley
was In. Sne came forward smlllng, rosy
cneeked, coiiected, transIormeu. one
neld out ner hand, she was giao 70 see
the DOCTOR; sne presented MN 70 COUSIN
Mamie. Ihey sat doWn; n: nele are |,
you stopping! az Tue ninusor:
And she became ss deeply lnseresseo ~
the WIndsor as II the DOCTOR haa come
expressly Ior Ine puIpose oi ehu!nE nls
ne tnere. but noctor bI1nsiey was nO' e,'
altogether de1enceiess. ! came 70 ash
you II yon would TAKE roe Win me-
Ihe carnage is at the door. come just at
You are;
-, On! salo Deiia. ana sne wehs.
Inc mountains were pe1ieetY
magnlncent as Deila rena.heu, Du'