The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17

as soan as the Office door had closed on
the ladies.
That's the rich Miss Megrims, " 1 said.
sizes got more money han she's got
time to spend it in, aud so plays sick"
"Oh, pshaw!" he said petulantly, 81
don't mean the old one.
An! that's her niece and supposable
hc'ress, Miss Lillian Brown" 1 replied,
carelessly. She's rather pretty!
RATHER pretty" he almost shouted
by the great ichthyosaurus, sir, she's
lovely: simply lovely. 1 never saw any.
thing more beautiful in my entire exist
enCe."
Gone" thought to myself. "His
brain has given way" and | took poor
Glenn by the hand and felt his pulse.
ION, Pm all right, Doc,' he said,
laughing, and then resuming his seat
upon the lounge and becoming quite
calm. But really she is very handsome.
and / don't know that rvc ever seen any
one that has made such an impression on
me. Can't you introduce me, do tor"
Oh, you're too much mixed up with
Negatheriums and Prehistoric Power to
even talk sensibly to n lady, and Miss
brown is a very sensible and practical
girl"
ooh. bother the mcgatheriums and
prchistorics. Pm not thinking Of them
Just now. | want an Introduction to Miss
Brown" said Glen, earnestly.
"Ill give it to you tomorrow" l an
swercd, 'if you'll promise to do Just
what | tell you until then"
"lcrtainly, I WILL" he exclaimed
eagerly.
Very well. | am to call on Miss Me-
grims tomorrow at 3 y. NJ. Promise me
that You won't open q book, touch a pen,
or think Of mc3atheriums or prchistorics
until then, and that you will go TO the
theatre with me tonight, and | will take
you with me tomorrow"
Done" he said, enthusiastically.
Then we'll go and take u walk in the
Park and shook hands with Glenn on
he bargain, ana VIC marched away for Il
smoke and talk ali about Lillian Brown.
That night took Glenn to sec an cx-
cccdingly funny burlcsque, and was graf
lncd at his appreciation Of it in hearty
bursts of laughter, and the following day
he made his appearance ut tho office
iaultleSsly dressed, something l had not
known him to be stree he embraced
science, and looking so much handsomer
and better than the dav before that it
hardly seemed he S the same man. or
cou sc l carried out my promise, and Of
course Miss Megrims looked surrriscd at
my bringing Glenn, but I did not care for
that. for Mt the same time I saw Miss
Lillian was grItiticl.
For nc first time within my memoir
Miss Mcgrims seemed to for ct her al
mcnts, and devoted herself to elem. who
had corralledLillian on thcoppositc side of
the room and appeal cd to he making the
best use POSSIBLE ofhis time, which,, had
warned him, could not be more than ff-
teen minutes. She eyed him with n look
that amounted almost to q glare, and
poured in bryalsidc after brDadsidc Of
GU stions about him that would
have taken tic skill of n diplo.
mat to answer. though Of course
| did it ms favo ably as l could for Glenn,
but ! came out of the encounter strongly
imnre sod with the idea that Miss Me-
grims did not want her niece to marry at
all, or have gentlemen friends, and that
she consider d her too young-shc was
twenty = to think Of such n thing at all.
When Glenn got in'o the street he was in
rapturcs. Lillian was an angel; her
beauty was almost beyond the earth,
love, and Lillian had asked him to call
NEhi'- j It, ~ h Viz way, L ~ AIOI'SCi
was more than Miss Megrims did.
Well. time sped on, and | saw plainly
that Glen had dropped everything but
Lillian. I saw him every day, and heard
all about it lie had called again anil
had been rebnHcd by Miss Mcorim<. lie
had called several times more, but Mis-,
Mcgrims never left the room. Glenn did
not intend 10 be rcbutfCd. but Miss Me-
grims finally dcnic him the house or an
opportunity Of seeing Lillian. Then I
stepped il and carried n formal proposal
to Mis- Mcgrims, which ] backed up
with my best efforts. but received a for
nal refusal. Miss Ncgrims did not in.
tend that her niece should marry for
some years to conc.
Ny reply to this scliishness was my be.
coming letter bearer between the lovers,
and n few days after ward they M t i
Central Park, although it must have
been a hard Job for Lillian t. Rave GOT.
ten the chance. From the meeting
Glenn rushed into the Office, cxclaimiug;
ITS all right, Doc. We're engaged.
Lilies going to try and soften the old
hippoerin, and, if she can't, we'll ge,
married ANYHOW and go abroad"
Glenn had carried the war into Africa,
and meant t. stay there all the time, he
said. H. had forgotten oil about mega.
theriums and prehistorIcs. and had no
more symptoms and tendencies tc
suicide. In fact he was completely
cured, and, stranger still, Miss Megrims
had become as robust as q prize-fghtcr,
ard not a word ever came out Of hel
mouth about pains or aches, though she
would not give up daily calls. but al.
ways filled them up with dcnunciation.
Of Glenn and declarations that if Lillian
married him, she should never touch a
cent OF her money.
''Doctor,' she said one day, ~ never
knew a runaway marriage to turn out well
in my life"
''Oh. that's q mistake, Miss Megrims, >
/ said. 81 have known many, Mr.. Al
bcrti IS own parents we're n runaway
match. She was o great belle, a Miss
Ellis Clark, and ---'
''N hat y screamed Miss Megrims, "
Jumping to her feet. 'His mother my
Ellicc, my darling Ellice! 1t can't be!
Why didn't you say 50 before, doctori