Nevada County picayune., 1886-10-27
vating Dr. Dulany.

And only an insignificant coun- try doctor at that. It's perfectly ridiculous! The idea of his visit ing Miss Herbert just because she has mania for charity and good people! And he took Lucy Vii. lars down into the woods to bota- nize after autumn tiowers-the hateful school miss! And he's go- ing to- join Mrs. Gracy's Shake. speake Society. l never was a blue-stocking, and never will be. Let him gow
 But Geralda couldn't content herself with this system of phil osophy. Dr. Dulany was the first man who had ever resisted her Vaccinations, and she was de- termined that he should be last.
 And she tossed her head and froze up like fair icicle in his presence, and the tiinty-hearted fel- low never seemed To kuow it.
 "A charming young man," said Mrs. Gracy-"so intelligent, so perfectly well informed on every subject"
 'So truly generous and good to the poor!" said Louisa Herbert.
 "The most delightful companion in the world," said little Lucy Will lars, who was developing into dangerously pretty blonde.
 "Oh, Geralda, if you could only hear him talk about his own home and his mother"
 "Pshaw" said Geralda, so short and sharp that Lucy looked up, wondering what was the matter.
 Miss Granger was somewhat pensive that evening. She had al- ways regarded Lucy Villars as a child; but, after all, she was near ly seventeen, and undeniably pret- ty. But what a fool Dr Dulany would be to fling away his rich na. ture and rare capacities on a thoughtless girl like Lucy, just out of boarding school!
 Aunt Susie" she said, sudden ly, "I think 1 should like to join sisterhood, or go into convent, or something of that sort"
 "Whati" said Aunt Susan in dis may.
 "Tm tired of all these senseless balls and parties," said Geralda, bursting into tears.
 "My love-" said Aunt Susie, you are not well. "Your nervous system is all run down. We'll send for the doctor"
 Dr. Dulany came just exactly like ''human machine" as Geralda declared in her anger, felt her pulse, asked half a dozen conven- tional questions, and advised early hours and tonic.
 "I can't bear that man." said Geralda, and she burst out crying. 'The poor darling is quite hys. terlcal,n said Aunt Susie. "Never mind-good old pr. Holden is coming back next month, and he will understand your constitu. tion."
 And then Geralda cried more bitterly than ever, and Aunt Susie was hopelessly puzzled.
 Dr, Dulany was at the hospital next day, just at twilight, and as he came into the feverish ward a soft gray shadow ghded out at the door. way.
 "What is that?" he asked, quick ly. "Not old Kate, nor yet Alice Evans?'
 "Its Miss Granger, sir" said the head nurse. "Alice has the neu. ralgia in her face, and Miss Gran ger would take her place."
 'She must not do it again." said Dr. Dulany, with quiet authority. II am not quite sure about the non contagious character ot some of these cases"
 "She says, sir" declared the old nurse, "that she wants to do some good in the world. But we was to be sure ard not tell you, sir"
 Doctor Dulany smiled.
 There are more ways of doing good in the world than one," said he, "and Miss Granger must cone here no mOre."
 He hurried through the various wards and made such good speed back along the lonely road that he
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