Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-10-11

one who invites to some mournEul cere-
mony. Are you welll' and she looked
prepared for the worst.
"Oh, yes, We are always well, : said
hrs. Fargo.
you are fortunate, drawled the
widow. Il am never well. =
What is the matterf- asked Mrs.
Fargo, as sympathetically as if she heard
this complaint for the first time
II don't know. . and oh, that It were
possible to print her soft drawI. I've
hunted all through the doctors books.
and don't find any symptoms that
resemble mine so much as those laid
down for consumption.
DO you coughan
mo. but / have all the other symp-
toms. and | am so languid and have no
appetite; / don't know what can make
me so.
''Have you had advice7'' asked Mrs.
Fargo, anxiously.
Why, no. You know have all the
doctors books and his prescriptions and
formulas. and and everything. / don't
need to consult anybody"
But, my dear child, you are surely
not trying to treat yourself in so grave a
case, thing the wisest and most skill
full physicians never attempt. You'll
poison yourself, that's what you'll do
Mrs. Pullyn looked at her with mildly
plying superiority.
Nobody could possibly know more
about it than he did, - she said, 'sand
nobody could understand my constitu-
ton so we'll. If the medicines he pre-
scribed do no good, nothing could do
good
Really, you ought to have been born
IN India. said Ella.
Amelia turned her large languid eyes
toward the speaker, and her resigned
smile provoked Ella to go on.
= think the Indian plan much better
than yours. / should greatly prefer
being burned at once to slowly sacrificing
myself by swallowing my husband's
medicines
At this moment a lovely little girl
bounded into the room, and ran to en-
brace her mother Mrs. Pullyn kissed
her with effusion, then took her upon her
lap, and, looking over her brown curly
head at Mrs Talbot, said gently:
= You can't suppose want to die9"
why, certainly not, responded Mrs
Fargo, again taking up the word, "and
we don't intend to let you, either. So to
prevent it / shall just take you in hand
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, 60 kiss the lady,
Oracle went shyly, holding on to her
mothers hanl, and only staying long
enough to plant hasty kiss on Mrs
Fargo's chin, then ran back to her refuge
in her mothers lap.
es, indeed, resumed Mrs. Fargo
Il shall just take you in hand myself
Your mother and / were schoolmates. and
/ was always very fond of her, which
gives me sort of right over her daugh-
ter. You shall come down to the city
with me next week My own house is
all in disarray with the painters and pa
perers, but we will stop with my sister,
and You shall see q physician
Amelia did not reply, save by her mel
ancholy smile. She seemed to be reflect
ing. however and presently she said:
Are you going to the city next
weekg'
"Yes, for few days. I want to see
what the people are doing in my house,
and get measured for dress or two be-
fore my dressmaker is crowded Won't
you come with me2"
II have been thinking of going down.
have tooth that troubles me. fought
to have it attended to, / suppose"
Eyes, indeed, you can never be too
prompt about matter of that kind y
Really, don't know, my health is so
uncertain objected the widow. But
Mrs. Fargo was not to be put off.
II shall come for you. she said, as
she kissed her good by at the front door,
''and mind you're ready Oracle will
come, too
''Oh. yes, if go, sighed the widow
81 never leave Oracle behind"
III.
So, down to the city came Mr.. Fargo
and Mrs. Pullyn, an amlable dragoness
flying peaceably away with her victim By
steam train.
Mrs. Trims house stood in quiet ups
town street, across which the tall trees
met in friendly conference. Mrs. Trim
met them IN the hall, an elderly woman
whose once blonde hair had faded to a
yellowish white, and whose corpulency
bordered upon the miraculous. She
kissed Amelia affectionaiely, though she
had never seen her before. and leading
her into The rarlor left her there while
she withdrew to the sitting-room with
her sister
You have been very prompt" she
said. seating herself in her own especial