Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-02-18

NO, Su, came IN q TFT'F7hUDty SUO!lJ COtCe
from the bed.
not satisfied with trying to take from me
my practice, but that you must now rob
me Of my child? will never consent to
give her to you"
but, sir" said Edmund Rand, turn
ing to May, II have your daughters
permission to make this request. / told
her my intentions last night and she
authorized me to say that she quite APP
proves Of them"
May" exclaimed her father In u
stern voice, sis this true?"
my dear papa, l am in no hurry to
get married, and will never marry against
your wish but will never marry anyone
else than Edmund"
Ungrateful grill" muttered Or.
Wood, and the next moment he sank
back in his chair with an attack Of disease
of tho heart, to which he had long been
subject.
"Open the window" said the young
man, preparing with promptitudo and
earncstness to administer the necessary
remedies. BE not alarmed, dear May
it is not dangerous attack"
In half an hour DR.. Wood was lying I'm
large airy bedroom, and the young man
had left, at the request of May, to attend
patient Of her fathers. 1t was late at
night ere he had finished his double
rounds and was able to be at tho bedside
of the father of May, who, with his sister
by her side, sat watching.
"He sleeps soundly," said she.
"Yes, and is doing WELL" replied
Edmund. "Ill answer for his being up
and stirring tomorrow, II he desires it,"
"But will it not be better for. him TO
rest some days?"
Better. perhaps; but what will his
patients do without himf"
"You can attend to them as you have
done to-day" said May pleadingly.
MY dear girl, you, who know me,
can trust me with your fathers patients;
you know that when he Is able to be
about would relinquish them unhesitat-
ingly. But you must be aware that your
father entertains q different opinion of
me, and for him to discover that was
attending his patients would be to retard
his recovery"
'No, SIR" came In remarkably strong
voice from the bed Il shall not be about
for month, and after making me take to
my bed, the least you can do Is to attend
to my patients"
If you wish 1t, sir"
- insist upon it," said the old doctor;
land to prevent any opposition, you can
say we are going into partnership"
but"
"Ifyou want my daughter" continued
the old doctor gruftiy, "you must do as
tell you. If you wish to be my son-in-
law, you must be my partner, work like n
horse, slave night and day, while smoke
my, pipo, drink my grog, and enjoy my
self generally"
My dear sir, you overwhelm me-"
Dear papa !" said May.
"Yes, dear papaw muttered old DR..
Wood. "A pretty girl you are; give a
party to crush the interloper; cry when
he gets his first patient; watch him from
the window like cat watches a mouse
and then want to marry him."
But, papa is not this the surest way
to end the opposition?" ~
Yes because we cannot crush him,
we take him as a partner; never heard of
such a thing" grumbled the old gentle.
man. 1T is nice return for the rearing
Of children, to have them take part with
your enemies"
The old doctor then fell asleep.
My first call upon my arrival last week
at N, was at DIR. Woods house, and
the first thing to attract my attention
was May in the bay-window.