New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-11-03

ing slowly across the Office, bowling to
the two ladies as he went, but not
shutting the door after him on his dis
appearance, SO that he could hear all
that might be said This was not
much that could entertain or instruct
him, consisting only of the old wom-
ans usual recounting of the maladies
which she could not have possibly had
if she had been poor and obliged to
walk instead of ride, and the &C.
casional musical tones OF Lillian,
answering my questions, or en-
couraging her aunt. Over a quarter
of an hour was passed in this way,
which would have been longer had not
Lillian, knowing that Ihad Glenn in the
other room waiting for me, hurried
Miss Megrims away.
s'Who is that, Doc?" said Glenn,
eagerly, as he rushed back into the
room as soon as the Office door had
closed on the ladies.
That's the rich Miss Megrims," I
said. "She's got more money than
she's got time to spend it in, and so
plays sick
"oh, pshaw!:' he said, petulantly, 81
don't mean the old one"
3'Ah! that s her niece and suppose
BILE heiress, Miss Lillian Brown" Ire
piled, carelessly. "She's rather pref
ty?"
"Rather pretty!" he almost shout
ed. "By the great ichthosaurus, sir,
she's lovely; simply lovely. I never
saw anything more beautiful in my
entire existence"
"Gone!!" l thought to myself. "H;s
brain has given way" and | took
poor Glenn by the hand and felt his
pulse.
ooh! I'm all right, Doc" he said
laughing, and then resuming his seat
upon the lounge and becoming quite
calm. "But really she is very hand
some, and | don't know that I've eyer
seen anyone that has made such an
impression on me. Can't you intro
duce me, doctor?"
ooh, you're too mnch mixed no
with Megatheriums and Prehistoric
Power to even talk sensibly to alady,
and Miss Brown is a very sensible and
practical girl"
ooh! bother the megatheriums and
prehistorics. Pm not thinking OF
them just now. / want an introduce
ton to Miss Brown" said Glenn, earn
estly.
"I'll give it to you tomorrow" Ian
swered, "if you'll promise to do just
what ! tell you until then"
Certainly, 1 WILL he exclaimed
eagerly.
every well. I am to call on Miss
Megrims tomorrow at 3 p. M. Prom
Use me that you won't open a. book,
touch a pen, or think OF megatheri-
ums or prehistorics until then, and
that you will go to the theatre to-
night, and l will take you with me to-
morrow"
''Done!' he said, enthusiastically.
"Then we'll go and take a walk in
the park" and l shook hands with
Glenn on the bargain, and we marched
away for a smoke and a talk all about
Lillian Brown.
That night took Glenn to see an ex-
ceedingly funny burlesque, and was
,gratifed at his appreciation OF it in
hearty bursts OF laughter, and the fol-
lowing day he made his appearance at
the Office faultlessly dressed, some
thing ! 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 pos
sible he was the same man. OF course
/ carried out my promise, and Of
course Miss Megrims looked surprised
at my bringing Glenn, but Ibid not
care for that, for at the same time /
saw that Miss Lillian was gratiied.
For the first time within my mem
DRY Miss Megrims seemed to forget
her ailments, and devoted herself to
Glenn, who had corai]ed Lillian on the
opposite side of the room and APP
peared to- be making the best use
possible OF his time, which, I had
warned him, could not be more than
fifteen minutes. She eyed him with
a look that amounted almost to a
glare, and poured in broadside after
broadside ofquestions about him that
would have taken the skill OF a diplo-
mat to answer, though, of course, I
did it as favorably as I could for
Glenn, but came out Of the encounter
strongly impressed with the idea that
Miss Megrims did not want her ne1ce
to marry at all, or have gentlemen
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 beyond the earth, and her
voice music itself. He was in love,
and Lillian had asked him to call
again-which, by the way,I had motto
ed, was more than Miss Megrims did.
Well time sped on, and I saw plain
ly that Glenn had dropped everything
but Lillian. / saw, him every day,
and heard all about it. He had called
again, and had been rebuffed by Miss
Megrims. He had called several times
more, but Miss Megrims never left the
room. Glenn did not intend to be re-
buffed, but Miss Megrims finally de-
MED him the house or an opportunity
OF seeing Lillian. Then Istepped in
and carried formal proposal to Miss