Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1885-05-01
DR.. Mif1iin hal not been the parent

DR.. Mifliin hal not been the parent
of IA young lady with hazel eyes and
a turn-up nose for eighteen years with
out learning something. He wrote at
once, us req qpested.
! When next Mrs. Blondine "moved
in society" she was alone.
''Dear Mollie could not come this
evening"" she explained sweetly. in a
tone elevated TO reach DR.. STAG VS.
ear. "She sent her regrets to yon al
and begged he to say she was too ia
! tlgned. Her papa sent n positive COM
mand for her to return home immedi-
atelv. Her train leaves at six in the
morning, so Of course she was obliged
to do her packing this AFTERNOON"
/ No doubt it was Il feeling of relief
that made Dr. Graham &. Stacey
gnaw his mustache so fercelv, and
embrace the first opportunity to slip
out under the bright, unseeing eyes of
the night. Possibly any Middletown
apartment was too narrow bounds for
his relief. Mrddletown would have
risen as one woman and declared so
had it been questioned
| 1t looked reasonable, but how can
YOU explain the following convcrsa-
tion which took place in Mrs. Blon-
dimes flower garden?
is that YOU, Miss Miffiin?"
"Oh-ah heg YOUR pardon, DR..
Stacey. In the starlight did not at
first recognize you. Ny aunt is not
at home
Hang your-I mean saw her at
Miss W:ntergreen few moments
ago. ] came here to have it out with
YOU. will not stand any more of
your enlgmatical behavior"
Il do not understand YOU" began
Miss Mif1in, drawing herself up as
haughtily as lady of her limited
number of inches was capable of.
Yes Won do, Molle, and you shall
not withhold an explanation any long
er. The merest stranger might claim
that much.
Miss Molie tiled to pass him, but
he threw out OBTAINING hand.
answer me- b. commanded.
~ on know murmured Miss Mol
lie, finally, at the same time making
wild dash for liberty through the mig
nonette bed.
Il beg your pardon. do not. By
the memory Of those happy DAYS at
Cressnn. tell me why you sent me my
ring back and ran away without let
ting he know where to find you. No,
I'm not going to let YOU escape until
You explain why You treat HE so very
cruelly."
Miss Mollie's temper gave way un-
"IIow dare you ask?' she exclaimed
Indignantly. silly creature that |
was, lived in fools paradise last
summer, until that morning | saw
you"
Saw me what" he askel with un-
grammatical eagerness.
saw YOU in the little reception
room with a ladv's head on your
shoulder. | was too happy to sleep,
and had risen and gone early to the
spring. As came back | saw you.'
DIR. Stacey looked puzzled for mo
ment, then laughed uproariously.
is that all - he grasped. Ha. ha j..
no. no, To think what a year I've
had for that. Iou didn't see the
ladv's face"
Ne" snapped Miss Moliie, fairly
incandescent with rage.
at was the hotel proprietor's wife.
| remember how early she called me
up to have tooth extracted. This is
the way you hold people during that
interesting ceremony"
Two months later. Middletown an
uonnced that its confidence had been
abused. DR.. Stacey took unto him,
self wife. and gave no one an oppor-
tunify 10 snub her as she deserved.
Rightly Judging that Middletownites
had had all the dentistry they would
need in wears, he moved to Fogg Cen
tre and became the junior in the part
rership Of Mitflin X Stacy.
Il made the match.' announced
the widow BIondine, forgetting all a
bout Ananias and Sapphira.
Il knew Mollie would just suit you,
DIR. Stacev."
To the latter part of her remark the