The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

it was the perfection of fine breeding, |
Lulv thought, with which DR.. Voullaire |
performed the simple courtesy of hand |
inc her a chair, as it was certainly the |
ideal of agreeableness with which, hay
ing placed himself opposite, he pro-
ceeded to speak of the weather and the
topics of the times in English charm
ingly corrupt.
Then. would Madam be pleased
to look about his den a little?
And he showed to one side a small yell
low jar, encircled by an artistically
ugly green lizard and holding a big
bunch of freshly-cut Jacqueminot roses,
the better to display the design of a
rare mosaic that formed the top of the
stand on which his arm was resting.
Here was curious bit in antique
bronze; here a whimsey in wood carv-
ing; this painting had a good point or
two. ....;..
Luly became so swallowed up in de-
light and admiration as to quite lose
sight of the purpose of her visit, and it
was not until there happened to flash
into her mind sudden recollection of
the memorable train for home that she
remembered to say wherefore it was
she had come.
Dr.. Voullaire had her seated at once.
"Ahl re rheumatism in re soulder.
Ma tois, it is one terrible 'urt."
He took her hand lightly, and made
few swift passes from the shoulder
downward.
MADAM is cured" he said, inn
pressively; and it no more occurred to
Luly to gainsay the statement than it
would have done had he asserted that
the sun was shining.
Behind the tall screen in corner he
disappeared, to return moment later
with tiny vial, half full of a colorless
and an odorless liquid. ''
"T'ree drop everee tree morning
Madame veel so stay one cured he
smilingly explained; land zis day two
week come" 'rF.
Jack rushed into the station in the
mere nick of time.
"Well?" he said, interrogatively,
when he had settled himself beside Luly
and the train was moving out.
"Oh, feel like new creature, Jack!
And such a lovely place! No dusty old
bottles and no smelly old medicines;
not one bit like doctors office any
way-more. like an art museum! And
the pictures! Oh, my! Such lots and
lots of them-cherubs and cupids and
dear little Kate Greenawayish figures,
land l don't know what. And such a
lovely gentleman. tool Tall and SPLEEN
| did" .-,W
"A big Frenchman, ehP" laughed
Jack. -
"And strong and brave and grand and
noble, like true knight come forth to
battle physical suffering and deliver the
oppressed. just imagine him ac-
coutred all in glittering armor, Jack,
with helmet and plume atop those raven
! locks" ..f
! So Luly babbled on with her pref
| ty fancies, and laughed her gay,
soft laugh and Jack laughed, too, and
seemed amused beyond measure.
! The days that followed were of the
rarest. Never serener skies. Never q
more genial sunshine. The orchards Of
Applicable flushed rosy pink. paled to
white, and flecked the green turf with a
drives "over the hills and far away
reioiced in her escape from the fell pow
ers of disease, and swallowed her drops
religiously.
The interval expired, she dutifully
set her face cityward. Jack happened
again to bear her company, and as be-
fore, arrived, they took their separate
ways.
In process of time it came about that
the grinning young Ethiop once more
had drawn the hanging, and Luly once
more had been ushered into the august
presence of the courtly Sir Esculapius
Beside his fair patients chair he stood
at last, holding her hand in his-hold
ing it, too, little closer and little
longer than professional neces
sity would seem to require
it vaguely occurred to Luly, as she sa
regarding, with profound intentness
the neatly turned toe of her dainty boot
Then, as she lifted her eyes, 10! ;
marvel. In place of the ebon ringlets 6
close-cropped thatch of yellow hair
Supplanting the olive-tinted complex
ion, countenance of ruddy hue. Wa
the man a wizard?
Upon her pitiable bewilderment there
broke straightway a familiar laugh, anC
a voice every intonation of which sh'
knew
"Allow me to introduce myself"
said-"John Roslyn, junior partner o
the firm of Prescott a. Roslyn, cottol
manufacturers at Applicable; among IN.
friends Familiarity and atlectionatel,
known as Jack At your service
. madame"
But Jack saw the hurt look creepin.
into Luly's face the looS that he woul'
never let stay there for long without al
attempt to Danish it..
He gathered the little figure into hi
arms, and bent his head low over tn
tlower-o' -the-wild-rose bonnet.
MY precious wife, forgive me-" h
pleaded, gently; sit was an abominabl