Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04

aunt. over quarter of an hour was
passed in this way, which would have been
longer had not Lillian. knowing that
had Glenn in the other room waiting for
me hurried Miss Megrims away.
who is that, Doc:" said Glen, eagerly,
as he rushed back into the room as
soon as the Office door had closed on the
ladies.
..That is the rich Miss Megrims,"
said SHE'S got more money than she's
got time TO spend il IN, and so plays
sick
"Oh, pshaw!" hesaid petuIantly, Il don't
mean the old one"
"Ahi that's her niece and supposable
heiress. Miss Lillian Brown" Ireplied,
carelessly. She's rather pretty"
Rather pretty" he almost shouted.
by the great ichthyosaurus, sir, she's
lovely-simply lovely. l never saw any
thing more beautiful in my entire exis
tence."
Gone thought 10 myself. His
brain has given way and took poor
Glenn by the hand felt his pulse
con- I'm all right, Doc. he said laugh
ing, and then resum.ug his seat upon the
lounge and becoming quite calm. "But
really she is very handsome, and ! don't
| know that I've ever seen any one that has
made such an impression on me. Can't
you introduce me, doctor:'
"Oh, you're too much mixed up with
megatheriums and prehistoric power to
even talk sensibly to n lady, and Miss
Brown is very sensible and practical
| girl
"Oh! brother the megatheriums and
/ prehistorics. I'm not thinking OF them
1 just now. ] want an introduction to Miss
/ Brown" said Glen, earnestly
IN give it to you tomorrow ] an
swered, IF youll promise to do just what
/ / tell you until then
Certainly, 1 Will, he exclaimed Gag
erly.
Very well. am Co call on Miss Me
grims tomorrow at . p. IN. Promise me
that you won't open a book, touch pen,
or think of megatheriums or prehistorics
until then, and that you will 60 to the
theatre with me tonight, and | will take
you with me tomorrow
Done he SAID, enthusiastically.
"Then we'll go and take a walk in the
park, and | shook hands with Glenn on
the bargain and we marched away for
smoke and talk all about Lillian Brown.
That night | took Glenn to see an ex-
eeedingly funny burlesque, and was graft
fed at his appreciation of it in hearty
bursts OF laughter, aud tho following day
he made his appearance at the office
faUltlessly dressed, something ! had not
known him to be since he embraced
science, and looking so much handsomer
and better than the day before that it
hardly seemed possible he was the same
man, OF course / carried ont my prom
ise, and of course Miss Megrims looked
surprised AZ my bringing Glenn, but ! did
not care for that, for at the same time
saw that Miss Lillian was gratihed.
For the first time within my memory
Miss Megrims seemed to forget her all.
meuts, and devoted herself to Glenn, who
had corraled Lillian ON the opposite side
of the room and appeared to be making
the best use possible of his time which.
! had warned hlm could not be more than
fifteen minutes. She eyed him with
look that amounted almost 20 a glare, and
| poured in broadside after broaaside Of
4 questions about him Chat would have
taken the skill OF q diplomat to answer,
though, of course, | did il a fayorably
as l could for Glenn, but | came out of
the encounter strongly impressed with
the idea that Miss Megrims did not want
her niece 10 marry at all, or have gentle
men friends, and that she considered her
too young she was twenty TO think of
such "a thing at all. When Glenn got into
the street he was In raptures. Lillian
was an angel, her beauty was almost be
yond the earth, and her voice music it.
self He was in love, and Lillian had
asked him to call again Which. by the
Way ] had noticed was n1UTc than Mss