The Penn's Grove record., 1885-11-28
FIVE YEARS AFTER

uYau are sure to like him, George;
he is the best fellow / eve knew"
Bob and George jeffrey were saun.
tering arm in arm up and down the
straight gravelled path in their garden,
between the neat borders of ten-week
stocks. 1t was q dear old garden, the
very pride and delight of Georges
heart, Strangers in Morpe were always
surprised to learn that Doctor Jeffrey's
snabby.fronted house, with the yellow
plaster crumbling off In all directions,
the dusty green ratings, the two fu-
neral-looking shrubs standing upagainst
the front windows, possessed such q
garden. A great hoary old apple-tree
stood in the centre Of the grass-plot;
and 1t was here that George took tea
on festive occasions such as this even
ing. when her brothers. great friend
VIII Dymock, whose name had beer a
household word in her ears for many a
day, was expected to arrive.
George had donned her pretty new
gown for the occasion-a dainty buff
cambria with pale blue spots. Surely
she was the sweetest little thing the
June sun shone on that Afternoons
girl with a slim round figure, with soft
dimpled cheeks tinted with the peach
bloom of her seventeen years, golden
brown innocent eyes, clouds OF bronze.
brown hair.
Bob looked at her approvingly. He
was d big s~olid-looking young fellow
three years older than his sister.
"Why, George, you are a great swell
this EVENING"" he said, putting his arm
affectionately round her. lis that all
for WHIP"
George tossed her dainty head a
little.
sYou think SO much of him" she
replied, II thought l ought to have
everything nice for him. Do you like
my DIRE 81"
"It's awfully pretty; but you might
have saved yourself the trouble, l think
for Will never notices such things"
s'How stupid he must bel" George
thought; but she wisely held her
tongue.
sOf course L like everything nice for
him." Bob added. II want you and
him to be great friends"
81 thought you said he would not
notice me-" said she with a little pout.
"Oh. he'll notice you, of course, but
not your dressl He would have liked
YOU Just as well in that old blue thing
you wear every morning
with the sleeves all but thread.
bare Thank you, Bob; but l don't want
him to think we are quite ~paupers."
.slhreadbare, are they? l thought
the dress looked all right this morning"
"What on earth will he do all day
long, Bob?" George asked, ignoring
her brothers. remark. "We have no
t~eanis.court, no'amusements."
sob, he will be right enoughr' her
brother consoled her. "HeH do The
same as l do"
sis he not very cleverp" asked Geor-
gle, stopping to picka bunch of dewy
pink roses.
..Very,n answered Bob, with empha-
sis.
md very we'll off2o
"Yes; that is just what / admire him
for. He has gone into the medical pro-
fession SIMPLY for love of it; there was
no need for him to take up any profess
sion." /.
ssHow nice that must bel" observed
the girl, with a little envious sigh.
Look at fatherl / am sure he is as fond
of his profession as any n could
possibly be; but think how he has to
slavel It's all very well for your Mr..
Dymock-he has everything he wants. .
'.The governor ought to make bis
patjepts pay him. ,, responded Bob; tits
absurd the way he attends them for
nothing.n
Bob was a very matter-of-fact young
man; he was at that time walking the
hospitals. All the Jeffreys were doc
tors; but, to his fathers great disap.
pointment, Bob showed not a spark OF
enthusiasm for his profession. Hejust
plodded along. passing his examination
but showing none of the genius he so
admired in his friend.
George had often pictured to herself
what Will Dymock would be like, he
would bea tall, fair, handsome man,
concerted of c~ourse-all clever people
were, the girl g~encralized in her igno-
rance-looking with contempt on the
country Doctors shabby house, bored
with the dizziness of village society.
"Do You know, Georgia. went on
Bob. there is nothing in the world !
should like so much as to see you two
married. / could give you to old Will
with a happy heart"
Married. Give mern George fairly
gasped NATURALIZATION, hor soft cheeks
flushing holly. a.
Eyes; why not2 ] suppose you will
marry some day; and viii is the best
fellow in the world
, Il would not marry him for anything
Bobin George declared emphatically.
"Wait until you r asked. You
would be the luckiest girl in the world
TO get him. Bob said teaslngly lie
was very fond and proud of his sister;
but, brother-like, be enjoyed tormen-
ting her a little.
; George stamped her foot with pas
sion.
81 don't know how you a talk like
that, Bob; I think It is horrid OF you. l
wish you had not invited him; know !
shall hate him."
~ hope you will do nothing OF the
kind"
But Bob saw he had gone too far,
ana devoted himself to restoring the
oirl's good humor; and very sOon she