The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1886-11-25

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 I had Clem in another
room waiting for me, hurried Miss
Megrims away.
"Who is that, Doc2" said Glenn, ea-
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, said.
"She's got more money than. she's got
time to spend it in, and so plays sick. I"
"Oh, pshaw!" he said petulantly, II
don't mean the old one.
'Ah. that's her niece and supposable
hciress, Miss Lillian Brown!" I replied,
carelessly. "She's rather pretty!"
"Rather pretty!" he almost shouted.
'By the great ichthyosaurus, sir, she's
lovely; simply lovely. never saw any
thing more beautiful in my entire exist
ence"
"Gone!m I thought to myself. "His
brain has given way" and 1 took poor
Clem by the hand and felt his pulse;
"Oh, 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 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, doctorw
"Ch, you're too much mixed up with
Megatheriums and Prehistoric Power to
even talk sensibly to lady, and Miss
Brown is very sensible and practical
girl"
ooh! bother the megatheriums and
prehistorics. Pm not thinking of them
Just now. I want an introduction to Miss
Brown" said Clem, earnestly.
''I'll give it to you tomorrow" an
swered, ''if you'll promise to do just
what tell you until then"
Certainly, I will" he exclaimed
eagerly.
every well. am to call on Miss Me-
grims tomorrow at 3 =. NJ. Promise me
that you won't open book, touch pen,
or think of megathcriums or prehistorics
until then, and that you will 60 to the
theatre with me tonight. and will take
you with me tomorrow"
"Done!" he said, enthusiastically.
"Then we'll go and take walk in the
Park" and [ shook hands with Glenn on
the bargain, and we marched away for q
smoke and talk all about Lillian Brown.
That nj ght I took Glenn to see an ex-
ceedingly funny burlesquc, and was graf
itied at his appreciation of it in hearty
bursts of laughter, and the following day
he made his appearance Mt 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 dld not care for
that. for at the same time saw Miss
Lillian was gratifiel.
For the first time within my memory
Miss Mcgrims seemed to forget her all
mcnts, and devoted herself to Glenn, who
had corrnlledLillian on the opposite side of
the room and appeared to be making the
best use possible ofhis time, which, had
warned him, could not be more than ff-
teen minutes. She eyed him with look
that amounted almost to q glare, and
poured in brra1side after broadsidc of
QUESTIONS about him that would
have taken tie skill of diplo-
mat to answer, though of course
I did it as favo-ably as could for Clem,
but I came out of the encounter strongly
impressed with the idea that Miss Nc
grims did not want her niece to marry at
all, or have gentlemen friends, and that
she considered her too young-she was
twcnty-to think of such thing at all.
When Glenn got into the street he was in
rapturcs. 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, bv the way, Ihad noticed
was more than Miss Megrilns did.
Well, time sped on, and saw plainly
that Glenn had dropped everything but
Lillian. I saw him every day, and heard
all about it. He had called again and
had been rebuffed by Miss Megrins. He
had called several times more, but Miss
Mcgrims never left the room. Glen did
not intend to be rebuffed, but Miss Me-
grims finally denied him the house or an
opportunity of seeing Lillian. Then !
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
tend that her niece should marry for
some years to come.
My reply to this scl6shness was my be-
coming letter bearer between the lovers,
and few days afterward they met in
Central Park, although it must have
been hard job for Lillian to have got
ten the chance. From the meeting
Glenn rushed into the. Office, exclaiming:
"It's all right, Doc. We're engaged.
Lilies going to try and soften the old
hippogriff, and, if she can't, we'll get
married anyhow and go abroad."
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