The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-02-10

list ~ Pkscissiy what desire, SAID
Mrs. Barrow. with satisfaction.
Her next visit was to bair-dresser,
where she suited herself with an iron-gray
wig, which, as the eoiftur declared, was
SO material one could almost see the roots
a-growin' straight ont of the skim
But, miss, added the woman, I" it amt
exactly what I'd call becoming, the grizzly
gray color. If you was to try one of our
real aax-gold fronts now, or even chest
nut-brown--n
1t is necessary. said Mrs. Barrow, eye
ing herself in the glass with complacency
This suits me precisely. 1t makes me old
and ugly enough for anything or any
body"
And armed with unexceptionable refer.
snces, the young widow went to the 9. Hos
pital for Nervous Diseases" and entered nm
application for the vacant situation of ma
tron therein
An application which proved successful.
Inc wig and the spectacles took away all
appearance OF unsesmly youth
Mrs. Barrow made an excellent and effi-
cisnt natron. She liked the duties of the
plaee-and she made the patients like her.
Even Doctor Dayerney, the Oldest physi.
elan, who was notorious for never being
suited with anybody or anything, expressed
his appreciation of the newcomer
She's the best matron we ever had,"
said he. The best by all Odds
And one day when there was an import
ant operation on the tapis, and two or three
surgeons from other and larger hospitals
were present, Mrs. Barrow was in attend
ance on the patient She was very self
possessed NIL quiet, only starting once
when coaps rolled up to the door, and
Doctor. Severn came in, and her courage
md fortitude won golden opinions fromihe
doctors.
Nice woman that new matron of yours"
said the learned Doctor Foybridge
But fearfully plain,o observed DIR.
Severn.
Handsome is that handsome Does said
Doctor Daverney, briskly. And we've
never had woman to do her work like this
one.n
Halo - cried Foybridge, as the door
OF the adjoining room was gently closed at
This juncture, :. do you suppose she could
nave heard US ?"
What If she did ?" said Severn, care
essly Facts are facts I"
But as Doctor-Seyern hurried out, glanc.
ing at his watch to make sure that ho woulG
be in time for his next engagement Mrs.
Barrow CHANGED to be standing at the VIM
dow OF the anteroom. Severn stopped ab-
ruptly. Her hack was toward him, buzz
there was an intangible, not.to-be-described
something in the shape, the attitude, that
seemed to strike whole chain of associa.
lions IN his mind. She turned around with
slow, awaying grace, and looked him full in
the face.
/" Pardon me, said Doctor Severn, some
what discounted, !" but T."
At that moment tricky sprite of par.
rot, who belonged to one of the lady pa.
tents, swung himself down from the gilded
ring in the window overhead, and planted
his claws in the iron-gray wig of the ma
iron. His weight dragged 1t off from Mrs.
locks beneath, at the same second the
spectacles fell off-the blue eyes shone in
all their native light.
know now who it isl said Doctor
Severn, who had Witnessed this little ta5leaa
with some surprise. q. It is Ellen Smith
The widow of old Colonel Barrow! Nelly
Nelly !" he added, with sudden flash oil
bis dark, magnetic eyes, what il the
meaning of this disguise Whom are you
striving to hide away from ?"
:" From my own YOUTH" said Mrs. Bar
row. with little hysteric laugh.
"Tell me all about it," said he, sitting
down in the window-seat and reckoning her
10 occupy the nearest chat, -and the young
widow obeyed
Doctor Severn was late for his next en-
gagement as matter of course. But the
other consulting physicians waggsd their
heads and opined that they could hardly
expect such busy and overworked person.
age to be punctual to the second hand OF
the clock And when he did come in, there
was brightness and energy in his manner
that fairly astounded the Others
For how were these sacaats to know that
he had just engaged himself to marry his
old sweetheart, Nelly Smith, who was
sweeter and prettier than ever?
OF course there was the usual sequence
Of events. The Hospital for Nervous Dis
eases lost its matron, and has no end Of
time suiting itself again. Ellen engaged
moor Misa Trayera tn Gonna and ha har