Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
FICKLENEsS CURED.

October morning where dIlftlng down on
the walk the distant woods were glowing
like giant kaleidoscope, aud The sweet
pine-scented air was blue with the intense
blueness of an American autumn, rs DR..
Dulany sauntered dawn the village street.
my lines have fallen in very pleasant
places" said he to himself. "When Old
Dr. Holden asked me to come here and
take charge of his practice three months
while he went to Europe | had no idea
that / was stepping into an earthly para
disc like this, and --'
But AT this moment a tall, squareshOul-
dercd young man stepped directly IN
front of him, holding out welcoming
hand
"Now cried he sure my sense can't be
playing me false! 1t is Frank Dulany!
And what in the name of all the heather
gods has baought you here?'
Dulany laughed.
~ knew You lived somewhere in this
vicinity" said he. II am here in charge
of old Holdens patients for three months
before go south for the rest of my life.
Tell me something about Mossbridge ana
the Mossbridgians.'
Mr.. Kirke linked his arm IN that of his
friend, and together they walked down
toward the little hospital an the shore of
the river. where incurable diseases, gratis
patients, and out-of-door relief were
Jumped together as they often are in
country towns, and as they walked they
talked with the careless abandon of col
lege friends.
But you haven't told me anything
about the ladies'" said Dulany, careless
ly.
Pm coming TO that" said Kirkc. 1--WE
have dozen pretty girls at the very least
but only one beauty, And tell you what,
Dulany You had better beware OF Geralda
Granger
And why?'
Because" Kirke laughiugly answered,
she is merciless beauty slaughtered
of human hearts in fine, a tirst-elass CO.
quette.'
And you thinl, l shall become ono of
yictimsI'
think y echoed Kirko; "rm quito sure
of it,"
"And how have you escaped the com
mon doom of all mankind asked Du-
'auy.
II haven't" Kirke answerc, with a com
lcal grin. My scalp hangs at her belt
with hundred others. She refused me
year ago. She don't mean 60 marry in
Mossbrldgc She has announced her de-
termination to become the bride of some
city millionaire, and / think she'll do it,
too for by George! she's handsome
enough to be a crown princess
Or. Dulany thought over these things
afterward.
II don't mean to become the prey Of
this rural Cleopatra" he said TO himself;
and | rather think that my obscurity is
my secret
The young doctor who has taken old
Holdcn's practice, chr said Miss Gran
ger, little disdanfully. He is to be at
Miss Mix's tonight, is her Very we'll;
shall very soon dispose of himw
But Geraldu couldn't content herself
with this system of philosophy. DR., Du-
lany was the first man who had ever re-
sisted her Vaccinations, and she was de
termined that he should be the last.
a charming young man, said Mrs.
GrUcy $50 intelligent so perfectly we'll
informed ON every subject
Miss Granger put on her pretuest
dresses and decorated her hair with the
sweetest flowers out OF her auuts little
A'hNAh 'tAhNl tt}tNA hNtAtf Wy NN'Nh 'A'l 4
that autumn to the business of captivating
DIR. Duluuy.
The man must bo nude of cast-irou,
she said 10 herself And only an lnsig-
nifcaut country doctor AZ that It's per
fccuy ridiculousl The dca of his visit
ing Miss Herbert Just because she has a
mania for charity and poor people, And
he took Lucy Nillars down into thewoods
to botanizs after autumn flowers the
hateful school miss And he's going to
join Mrs Gracy's SHAKESPEARE society. /
never was n blue-stockiug, and never will
he Let him GO
I'm tired of all these seuselcss balls
and PARTIES said Geralda, bursting into
tears.
My love, said Aunt Susie. You are
not well. Your nervous system is all rur
down. Wen send for the doctor"
DR.. pulauy came just exactly like a
"humau machine" as Geralt declared il
her anger. felt her pulse. asked half
dozen conventional questions. and adyis
ed carly hours and a tonic,
Il can't bear that MANI SAID Geralda