Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19


Mrs. Fargo, as alphabetically as
she heard this complaint for the first
time.
Il don't know" and oh, that it were
possible to print her soft drawl. I've
hunted all through the doctors books,
and don't find any symptoms thai
resemble mine SO much as those laid
down for consumption.
"Do you cough"
mo. but [ have all the other symp,
toms, and I'm so languid and have nc
appetite; l don't know what can make
me So"
Have you had advice" asked Mrs.
Fargo, anxiously.
WHO, no. You know L have ali
the doctors books and his prescrip-
tions and formulas, and-and every
thing. l don't need to consult any
BODY"
But, my dear child. you are surely
not trying to treat yourself Ia SO
grave a case, a thing the wisest and
most skiIlful physicians never, at,
tempt. You'll poison yourself, that S
what you'll do"
Mrs. Pullyn looked at her with
mildly pityin superiority.
Nobody could posslbl ~ know more
about it than he did" she said, land
nobody could understand my constl'
tuition so well. If the medicines he
prescribed do no good, nothing could
do good"
Really, you ought to have been
horn in India" said Ella
Amelia turned her large, languid
eyes toward the speaker. and her
resigned smile provoked Ella to go
on.
81 think the Indian plan much bet
ter than yours. l should.greatly pre-
fer being burned at once to slowly
sacrificing myself by swallowing my
husbands medicines"
At this moment a lovely little girl
bounded into the room, and ran to
embrace her mother. Mrs. Pullyn
kissed her with affusion, then took
her upon her lap, and, looking over
her brown curly head at Mrs. Talbot,
said gently: .,
"You can't suppose / want TO die y
why, certainly not, responded
Mrs. Fargo, again taking up the
words, land wedon't intend to let,
you either. So. to prevent it shall
take you in hands myself, Come here,
Pet" holding out her hands to the
little girl, Come tell grandma you
pity name, sweet"
"Go to the lady, Oracle, said her
mother, "go kiss the lady"
Oracle went shyly holding on to
her mothers hand. and only staying
long enough to plant a hasty kiss on
Mrs. Fargo's chin, then ran to her
refuge to her mothers lap.
eyes, indeed" resumed Mrs. Fargo.
II shall take you in hand myself,
Your mother and | were schoolmAtes,
and I was always very fond Of her,
which gives me sort of right over
her daughter. You shall come down
to the city with me next week. My
own house is all in disarray with the
painters and paperars, but will stop
with my sister, and you shall see a
physician"
Amelia did not reply, save by her
melancholy smile. She seemed to be
rejecting, however, and presently
she said:
Are you going to the city next
week."
Eyes, for a few days. | want to sec
what the people are doing in my
house, and get measured for dress
or two before my dressmaker is crowd
ed. Won't you come with meg
II have been thinking of going
down. l have tooth that troubles
me. | ought to have it attended to, |
suppose"
Eyes, indeed, you never can be too
prompt about matter of that kind.
Well, where shall we meetT
Il don't know; perhaps l won't
go"
ooh, yes, you must; Elias is near
est the raj lroad. | shall drive over
Sunday evening, and take you back to
stay over night with me, and we'll
start Monday morning"
Really, l don't know, my health is
so uncertain" objected the widow.
But Mrs. Fargo was not to be put
off
81 shall come for you" she said, as
she kissed her good by at the front
door land mind you're ready. Oracle
will come, too"
oh, yes, if go" sighed the widow.
81 never leave Oracle behind"
Ill.
So, down to the city came Mrs. Far
60 and Mrs. Pullyn, an amiable
dragoness flying peaceably away with
her victim by steam train.
Mrs. Trims house stood in a quiet
uptown street, across which the tall
trees met in friendly conference. Mrs.
Trim met them in the hall, an elderly
woman whose once blond hair had
faded to yellowish white, and whose
corpulency bordered upon the miracu-
lous She kissed Amelia atfectionate-
ly, though she had never seen her be
fore, and leading her into the parlor
left her there while she withdrew to
the sitting room with her sister.
You have ben very prompt" she
said, seating herself in her own especi
ally wide armed chair. Il was sur
prised to find you had one already on
hand, as it were"
Il had never thought about her
until your letter came, returned Mrs.
Fargo, and don't know now wheth-
er it will amount to anything. They
are both so dull, it seems like trying
to strike fire with two wet sticks.
Meantime in the parlor, Amelia had
taken off Grdcie's hat, aud was hold
ing the hals sleeping child upon her
lap, and looking abstractedly out
through the blinds into the quiet
street 1t was char acteristic of Mrs.
Fargo that she had not mentioned her
SISTERS name, and Amelia Was wonder
ing in her own mind how she should
address her hostess upon their next
meeting, when a gentleman entered
by door at the end of the room, and
came directly toward the sofa near
which she sat. He was tall, fair
man, with little professional stoos
in the shoulders. DR.. Albert Trim,
in fact, coming, according to his habit,
20 rest few moments before dinner
in the shaded parlor
He was close upon Amelia before
he saw her, and she slowly rising, and
letting Oracle slip to the floor, con
fronted him with a suppressed scream
What, you!" exclaimed the doc
tor, coming TO q sudden stand.
Your repeated Amelia, echo like
In my house" continued the doc
tor.
II never knew it was your house,