Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-04-16

Uncle Scion presenVeu me Win pock-
ct Testament and a half-d0Zen Grape
bordered handkerchiefs. And so left
Milliken's Falls in triumphant pursuit
of that fortune which. like will-o-the-
wisp, always kept just little ahead of
me. We had not gone far before l
dropped the key of my travelling bag,
and my neighboI with the dreamy eyes
gallantly picked it up for me.
"Very awkward Of me-" said /.
mot in the least" said he.
This little occurrence broke the ic
and we soon became great friends. He
told me that he had been moose hunt
ing up in Maine. conlided to him
that WAS going To be the companion
Il didn't quite like to say upstairs
girl''-of Mrs. Marcati, of No. - Fifth
avenue. He seemed very much inter-
es,ed in me. He said there was some
thing so attractive in watching the ca
reer of youth and innocence-and
might he add beauty ? l said that was
all nonsense. He said he could not
help being frank, and he only hoped
that he had not offended me. And the
fruit boy came along, and he bought an
orange and some bananas for me and
next came the news agent and he pur.
chased a new novel aud some pictorial
papers, for he said he knew by my face
that was literary; so that, altogeth-
er, the journey to New York seemed
deal shorter than l had expected. l
was a little sorry that had told the
dreamy eyed gentleman all about the
Marcatis. especially with regard to the
Jewels in the etegere drawer and the ner
vous ailments of my new employer, e.
ven down to the arrival of the new ply
sician who had distinguished himself in
Paris. But of course it didn't matter.
Why should it
He wrote down my address when we
parted at the depot and said that he
should certainly avail himself of the
very first opportunity to call.
found No - Fifth avenue without
any difficulty. Helen Maria had writ
ten out the direction very carefully f,
and everything was far grander than
had any idea of. Mrs. Marcati, a
handsome lady in black velvet gown,
said had nice face, she hoped l
would do my best. Mrs. Maurice, the
widowed daughter, said she would like
to paint me as Hebe. The two sons
| and their wives were at the country
seat in Yonkers. But l wasn't so
much disappointed about them as l
should have been il had not seen the
dreamy -eyed hero of the railway train.
l did my best to learn my new du-
! ties and fulfill them to the sati sfactlon
of my new mistress. Helen Maria was
there, and the cook, a very genteel wo'
man, with a kitchen maid who did all
the dishwashing and floor scrubbing,
took quite fancy to me, although the
laundress, a sour faced Scotch woman,
said that was "a deal too giddy and
light minded" Still it was quite a
pleasant change from Milliken's Falls
The third day that was there, there
came ring at the door bell, and who
should stand there when l opened it
but my dreamy-eyed hero
'sGoodness me - said I, coloring al
over as pink as daisy, ':is it you p''
sis Mrs. Marcati at home ?'' said
be.
No" said 1 "she has just thi
minute driven away from the door.
should think you would haye met her
in dark blue landau, with black hor
ses and -"
'No matter, my good girl" said he.
s'I will come in and wait. My nam'
IS of no great Importance. Perhap
YOU don't know-I don't remembe
that mentioned it but am the gen.
} tleman from Paris"
1.-THE new doctor ?" said 1. "La
and you never told me ?'
"Our professional secrets are not ou
own property said he as solemn as al
owl.
, |
"Please 10 walk in." said I. 81 an
so sorry Mrs. Maurice Iwent out wit
her ma, bocause-'
} 1T don't matter" he SAID 81 car
avail myself of the opportunity to dag
nose some of the cases scribbled down
in my notes. l dare say she will moi
be long,"
He drew out a pocket tablet as b
spoke and put on learned -'ookin
pair of eye glasses and l tip toed ou
of the room. wondering how it woul
: seem. to be the wife OF one of these Ne'
York doctors. SO he was learne
man who had really resided in Par is
l How good it was of him to be so inter
ested in my silly chatter that day o
the railroad cars
. l did not like to interrupt his scier