Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-29
DIIlY POST HfgLLlGEHOER,
FLEURETTE.
CHAPTER /.


CHAPTER I.
had scent some year, in the colonies
dootorinQ dicpers and the like rough
ma ready folks. The novelty Of tbs
TRANCE scenes and free-end-easy lift
had AZ last worn OF, and found myself
aiehina for the responsibility ct broad
cloth and q settled position in my pro
fesaion. Aided somevhAt By thrift, apc
moro by fortunate land speculation.
had money enough TO supply my wants
for few years to come; 20 returned ]
England, resolved to beat out practices
somewhere.
OF course. the first person went t6
e. vas John. He was my brotner-ms
only brother; indeed, the ons tie had
70 ENGLAND. We were q couple OF OF,
phans but pretty sturdy ones wifnai, ano
veII Able 70 vsestIe With the world
Fortunately our father lived until bis
eldset con vas OF an age 10 carry on his
snuo country practice; so John stu 90
cnpied the old red brick house IN she
main street Of the little town OF Dale
bury, the same brass plate on the door
doing duty for him az for his father be
fore him.
found old John (so his closest friends
ever called HIM little changed; rather
Rraver in mien, perhaps, but with the
same honest eyes aud kindly smile, WIN
ming at once the confidence and soon the
lore 81 men and women. Aswe ciasped
hands and looked in each others faces,
We knew shat the years which had made
men of Us had only deepened our boyish
love.
After q while asked:
"Who lives nov in the old house at
the corner - where the Tanners lived
oncer
"a widow lady and her daughter
named DorvauX." 90,
French, I suppose, from the nameF'
"No. I believe not. Her late bus
band was French; but, as far az have
learned, Mrs. Dorvaux is an English
woman"
"New corners. They must be quite an
soquisition to Dalebury. Are they pleas
ant peoplsT' ,,,.. on,, .now
the daughter. She Is very beautiful
added John, with something very much
like . sigh.
Nv quick ears caught the suspicious
sound. Could l Be on the eve of an In.
teresting discovery?
Every beautiful, is she2 And what
may her Christian name bel"
"Fleurette-Flsurette," replied John,
repestinQ the soft French name and lin
gering upon IL AZ though 1t were sweet
70 his lips, like wine. :,
spent the next day in looking up old
friends and nsighbors. had brought
money back with me-not very much, It
Ia true, bat rumor had been kind enough
to magnify the amount, 90. every one
vas Glad 70 see me. Mind, / don't say
this cynically; only mean that, leaving
the nuisance Of appeals to the pocket,
for the sake of old times, out Of the
question, all must feel greater pleasure
at seeing n rolling stone come back
fairy coated with moss than scraped
bare. So all Of my old friends made
much Of me, and / wondered why the
world in general should be accused OF
forRetfulness.
While was at one house another Wis
itor entered, and l WAS introduced to
Miss Dorvaux. As / heard her name the
recollection Of my grave brothers mid
night sigh made me look at her intently
and ouriously--more 80, fear, than 20
litsneas allowed.
Now you most decide for yourself al
TO whether Fleuretts Dorvaux was beau
tiful. When say, candidly, only one
person in the world admires her more
than ] do, only one person il her more
devoted slave than l am, confess my
self partial witness, whose testimony
carries little weight. But 10 my eyes
~ Ia Tto~s va1 Ahsa. at,<rvSt
twenty years OF age; scarcely middle
hight. bat with dainty, rounded figure;
brunette, with dark drown eyes, long
black laahes, making those eyes look
darker; such black eyebrows and such
black hair! nose, mouth and chin az per-
feet - could DO; such bright, bonny,
lively little woman! Not, decided at
first, she wife for hard working, sober
doctor like John Penn.
Stays the girl 90 bright, 30 lively,
after allf On her entry she had greeted
my friends with q gay laugh and merry
words, emphasized with vivacious little
French gestures, and for few minutes
che was all life and sunshine. She
seemed interested when she heard my
name, and with easy grace began talk.
Ing TO me thoughtfully and sensibly. An
che talked, something In her manner
told me that life was not all sweetness
20 her. At times her bright brown eyes
lookod sven grave and serious, and the
smile, ever on her lips al she spoke, seft-
eued 10 Q pensive smile. However,
grave or gay, wise or foolish, saw In
fleurette Dorvaux beautiful girl, and
pictured woe for many . youth in Dale
bury.
After John had seen the last of his
patients that night, he joined me in the
old room, and with q bottle Of good wine
bstvesu - ! said:
today"
John started a. he heard her name.
cut made NO reply; 90 determined TO
learn al that was TO DO learned.
y was . very easy task. Old John
had newer yet been able TO keep secret
Iron met may be, he never meant 10
keep this. Anyway. In q short time I
na0 the whole history Of his love.
ftoureete and her mother oame toDale-
bury twelve months before, and John.
Whose heart had boen proof against All
local charms, had at once surrendered.
There vas something In the Girl 20 diff.
1eeent from all others. Her beauty. her
e!eoefulneees even her pretty little for
etRn vayA had taken him by storm;
and, = tar - / can Judge from the symt,.
toms b deeoribed, his case vas vcry
coon - desperate N that Of boy Of
lsweney. - may b, the very strenRth Of
w constitution which had 10 long de.
eed love made ths fever rage more aercs-
~. YEA, severe ~ the attack xas, the
cure seemed easy enough. He had 4
comfortable hosns and good income q
- eoaTed. % he ~ 10 work seriously "a
yin fleurette's love. All seemed coins
On - Well a. could be wishsd; the CIR
eppearsd happy In his sociesy, and, Il
n showed him mo- tangible mArks OF
preferenoo. pleased and flattersd by hi
steenstons. Yet at last, when he asked
hee % b HE wife, she refused him
leooy and sadly, Il ID true, but never
she3co ormly refused him.
MtApogh John told me all about Il II
3 cyntoal eoTt Of way, which sat upos
him ~ badly a. another mAn's Goa
might, he could not conceal from m,
bow deeply wounded he was--hov dis
eppotntsd. and how intense had hesl
hts love f0F the giri. Az be finished III
recital ! Rraspod his hand. saying, viii
ne asuranoe Of one who has seen mucl
Hard work ID the best autidots. An,
yo1 soem 70 have plenty Of that. 70,
vM torRse al about Il In time, old fel
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