The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-12-15

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This turned on him to do when saw
that he had risen from the lounge, and
was standing as one entranced, gazing
on Miss Lillian Brown with a most un-
mistakabIe look of admiration, which
fancied was returned shyly by the young
lady.
'Clem, you'll oblige me if you'll step
into the next room for a few minutes, "
said, 'I'll soon be disengaged."
Certainly certainly" he said, NOV
ing slowly across the Office, bowing to
the two ladies as he went but mot shut
ting the door after him on his disappear
ance, so that he could hear all that
might be said. This was not much that
could entertain or instruct him, consist
ing only of the old woman's usual re-
counting of the maladies which she could
not have possibly had if she had been
poor and obliged to walk instead of ride,
and the occasional musical tones of Ill
lian, answering my questions, or encour-
aging her aunt. Over quarter of an
hour was passed in this way, which
would have been longer had not Lillian.
knowing that l had Glen in another
room waiting for me, hurried Miss
Megrims away.
'Who is that, Docl" said Glen, ca
gerly, as he rushed back into the room
as soon as the Office door had closed on
the ladies.
That's the rich Miss Megrims, l said.
'She's got more money than she's got
time to spend it in, and so plays sick"
"Oh, pshaw!" he said petulantly, ~
don't mean the old one.
"Ah! that's her niece and supposabe
heiress, Miss Lillian Brown " replied,
carelessly. ''She's rather pretty!"
''Rather prettyl" 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."
Gomez I thought to myself. "His
brain has given way" and took poor
Glen by the hand d-felt his pulse,
ooh, Pm all right, Doc" hessaid,
laughing, and then resuming 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 a lady, and Miss
Brown is very sensible and practical
girl"
"Oh! bother the megatheriums and
prehistorics. Pm not thinking of them
just now. / want an introduction to Miss
Brown" said Glen, earnestly
'pll give it to you to morrow" l an
swered, ''if you'll promise to do Just
what fell Won until than -
Certainly, I will," he exclaimed
eagerly.
''Very well. / am to call on Miss Me-
grims tomorrow at 3 p. NJ. Promise me
that you won't open book, touch pen,
or think of megatheriums or prehistorics
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 well go and take walk in the
Park, and shook hands with Glen on
the bargain, and we marched away for a
smoke and talk all about Lillian Brown.
That night took Glen to see an ex-
ceedingly funny burlesque, and was graf
fled at his appreciation of it in hearty
bursts of laughter, and the 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 he was the same man. OF
course carried out my promise, and of
course Miss Megrims looked surprised at
my bringing Glenn, but did not care for
that, for at the same time / saw Miss |
Lillian was grati6ed.
For the first time within my memory
Miss Megrims seemed to forget her all
ments, and devoted herself to Glen, who |
had dcorralledLillian on the opposite side of
the room and appeared to be making the |
best use possible of his time, which, had |
warned him, could not be more than fif- |
teen minutes. She eyed him with look |
that amounted almost to a glare, and |
poured in broadside after broadside of |
quf stions about him that would |
have taken the skill of a diplo- |
mat to answer, though of course |
did it as favorably as l could for Glenn, |
but came out of the encounter strongly |
impressed with the idea that Miss Me |
grims did not want her niece to marry at |
all, or have gentlemen friends, and that |
she considered her too young-she was |
twenty-to think of such 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, 1 had noticed
was more than Miss Megrims did.
Well, time sped on, and | saw plainly
that Glen 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 rebuffcd, but Miss Me
grims finally denied him the house OF an
opportunity Of seeing Lillian. Then I
stepped in and carried formal proposal
to Miss Megrims, which | backed up
with my best efforts, but received for
NAL refusal. Miss Megrims did not in-