Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-21


uated from u school of medicine, very
agreeable in his manners. and very
anxious TO succeed in his profession.
lie smoothed down ruilled Gathers with
consummate skill, listening defcren-
TALLY to long-winded di courses, and
pointing out TO each the best features OF
his own pet theory, yet managing to be
non-committal himself. Tbs mode OF
procedure very soon began T. tell upon
the slend II practice OF bluff young to-
lett, who naturally enough had none OF
the kindest feelings toward his success
full rival, and IL soon came to be gen.
orally understood that the young doc
tors were not on friendly terms.
Porcival Recquar had been intro
duccd to Stagnantville society at gar
den party, given IN his behalf by the
widow McGorvap; and had made at the
outset an enviabe impression. The
Young ladies admired his superb figure
and mustache; the young men pro-
nounced him at once jolly good fell
low: while their elders considered his
discrimination and sound COOL sense
remarkable in so young man The
truth was he was simply an easy going
Young tactician, who found il easier
and moro profitable to smooth people
over than 10 elbow his way through the
world. He meant To do his best by his
patients, but he did not consider it nee
essary TO disturb their little halucina-
tons; so when old MIS-. Turnbull, II
rich, crotchety old widow, who had
done more than any one one else to pull
down DIR. Golett's practice, had said, in
her italcised way:
al hope, Dr. Recquar, that you are
not one of those who think they know
more than their fathers, and persist in
killing people by giving them cold water
in cases of fever"
The young doctor had been deferen-
tally attentive, and entered into eau
tious little dissertation on the Ill effects
of ice water, and had even quoted GER
tain cases of death occurring from its
use.
And Mrs. Turnbull had aftorward
told her friend, Mrs. Miller. that her
views and those of the new doctor were
quite identical.
1t was not that young Rccquar, was
hypocrite, but II was his nature to
avert argument
Lawn tennis was unheard of in Stag
nantville, but croquet sets were proyid-
ed for the young people, and Kitty Van
Meta and Recquar played against DR.,
Golett and a young lady in pink. Kit
ty looked wonderfully pretty in her
simple, white dress, with an immense
bunch of late roses at the belt, and one
great, sleepy looking rose artfully nest
tied in er dark hair, where 1t greatly
heightened her complexion
Conscious of looking her best, and of
having an admirer there to torment,
Miss Kitty assumed very coquettish
airs, and when the heavy, crimson rose
dropped from her braids to her part
ner's feet, she very obligingly consent
cd to part with it, and even pinned it
conspicuously on his lapel herself At
this Jack tried TO appear assiduously
devoted to the pink young lady; but
the great, blundering fellow had been
fond of Kitty for so long, and was so
hurt TO see her standing on tiptoc and
smiling brightly into the face of his
rival, that he made fatal misshot, and
the game passed easily into the hands
of his opponents.
The new doctor had been but n short
time in Stagnantville when he began,
in his morning rounds, to drive by Miss
Nannetta's house, and to slacken his
horses pace when he caught sight of
Kitty in her pale blue mornng-dress,
standing among the tall red hollyhocks,
her hands filled with flowers she had
gathered for the adornmcnt of the par
Tor. 1t was an exquisite bit of color, he
thought, such rs an artist might On Joy;
nj nlt Ilp Ia AZ ~
tistic pretensions, he certainly liked
looking at the bright little picture.
Then there was the smiling nod and
Good morning and perhaps an in
quiry for Mrs. Turnbull's little grand
son, who had spinal difficulty, and was
undergoing severe treatment, which of
course neccssitated his stopping the
horse for moment; and then what
more natural than that he should men
ton the pretty contrast OF morning
gown and hollyhocks, while Kitty lis
tened, and scattered rose petals in the
morning wind. What wonder either
that afterward Kitty found all her How
crs in the vicinity of the hollyhocks,
and even fastened the crisp little rullc
round her neck with deep red posy.
1t was so pleasant to be young and
pretty! And with this graceful. we'll
bred young fellow, SO different from the
Stagnantville youth, with his pol shed
manners and devotion TO her, to note
every effect, was it strange that Kitty
made far more OF study than was
profitable of her own complexion and
figure? And he WaS devoted; il soon
became apparent to all eyes that Mss
Kitty had but to stretch out her hand
and take the new doctor.
1t was in these days that DR.. Golctt
became what Miss Nannetta chose to
call suky. He kept himself aloof, and
the girl had no more plea ant drives in
the autumn twilight, with the fresh
breeze Frightening eyes and checks, and
Jack to tell her she looked rs pretty as
q peach, while he persisted in driving
with one hand, and keeping the other
along the back of the seat. Ii was on
one of these memorable drives that
Jack told Kitty how dearly he loved
her, and asked her if she could be salts
fed to be the wife ef an unpopular
country doctor.
ut Is asking great DEAL" he had
said, almost sadly, "but what love could
make up TO you you shoul have,
dear.
1nd Kitty, with uncomfortable CO.
quetry, longing all the time to put her
head down on his shoulder and cry for
Joy, had laughed instead, and bado him
wait. She was too young to think OF
engaging herself yet, she said.
When Kitty drove now, it was behind
n far handsomer horse than Jack :
heavy roam that his father had owned
before him; and her companion was
handsomcr, too, in his slim, aristocratic
style; his compliments were mole con-
else and delicately worded. and he never
put his arm on the back # the seat.
One afternoon, when Kitty went to