Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-04

obliged to walk instead of ride, and the
occasional musical tones of Lillian, an
swering my questions or encouraging her
aunt. Over a quarter of an hour was
passed in this way, which would have been
longer had not Lillian, knowing that I
had Glenn in the other room waiting for
me hurried Miss Megrims away.
''Who is that, Doc?" said Glen. eagerly
as he rushed back into the room as
soon as the Office door had closed on the
ladies.
"Thatis the rich Miss Megrims,o I
said. "She's got more money than she's
got time to spend it in, and so plays
sick"
"Oh, pshaw!" he said petulantly, Il don't
mean the old one"
''Ah! that's her niece and supposable
heiress, Miss Lillian Brown" Ireplied.
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 exis
tence,"
Gomez" thought to myself. Ellis
brain has given way" and took poor
Glenn by the hand felt his pulse.
"Oh! I'm all right, Doc,'' ne said laugh
ing, and then resuming his seat upon the
lounge and becoming quite calm. "But
really she is very handsome, and I 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 a very sensible and practical
girl"
ooh! brother the megatheriums and
prehistorics. I'm not thinking of them
just now. | want an introduction to Miss
Brown" said Glenn, earnestly.
''lll give it to you tomorrow" 7 an
swered, eff youn promise to do just what
tell you until then"
"Certainly, WILL" he exclaimed Gag
erly.
Every well. am to call on Miss Me
grims tomorrow at 3 p. N. Promise me
that you won't open a book, touch pen,
or think of megatheriums or prehistorics
until then, and that you will go to the
theatre with ne tonight, and [ will take
you with me tomorrow"
"DOne!" he said, enthusiastically.
"Then We'll go and take a walk in the
park" and [ shook hands with Glenn on
the bargain, and we marched away for a
smoke and talk all about Lillian Brown.
That night took Glenn to see an ex-
eeed1ngly funny burlesque, and was graft
fed at his appreciation of it in hearty
bursts Of laughter, and tho 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 possible he was the same
man. Of course, carried out my prom
Use, and Of course Miss Megrims looked
surprised at my bringing Glenn, but did
not care for that, for at the same time I
saw that Miss Lillian was gratifed.
For tho first time within my memory
Miss Megrims seemed to forget her all
ments, and devoted herself to Glen, who
had corraled Lillian 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
fifteen minutes. She eyed him with
look that amounted almost to glare, and
poured in broadside after broaaside of
questions about him that would have
taken the skill of diplomat to answer,
though, of course, l did it as favOrably
as [ could for Glenn, but I came out of
the encounter strongly impressed with
the idea that Miss Megrims did not want
her niece to marry at all, or have gentle
men friends, and that she considered her
too young-she was twenty-to think of
such a thing at all. When Glenn got into
the street he was in raptures. Lillian
was an angel, her beauty was almost be-
yond the earth, and her voice music it.
self. He was in love, and Lillian had
asked him to call again-Which. by the
way, had noticed, was more than Miss
Megrims did.
Well, time sped on, and [ saw plainly
that Glenn hap dropped everything but
Lillian. I 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 finally denied him the honor of
an opportunity of seeing Lillian. Then
l stepped in and carried a formal pro-
pOsal to Miss Megrims, which [ backed
up with my best efforts, but received
formal refusal. Miss Megrims did not
intend that her niece should marry
for some years to como.
My reply to this selfshness was by be-
coming letter bearer between the lovers,
anu d 1e" udyS dIGeFWdfu bn0y Iu6G Ill
Central Park, although it must have been
a hard job for Lillian to have got the
chance. From the meeting Glenn rushed
into the Office, exclaiming:
cts all right Doc. We're engaged.
Lilies going to try and soften the old
hippogriff, and if she can't We'll get mar
ried anyhow"
Glenn had carried the war into Africa,
and meant to stay their all the time, he
said He had forgotten all about mega
theriums and prehistorics, and had no
more symptoms and tendencies to sui
eide. In fact, ne was completely cured,
and stranger still, Miss Megrims had be-
come as robust as prize fighter, and
not word ever came out of her mouth
about pains or aches, though she would
not give up daily calls, but always filled
them up with denunciations of Glenn.
Doctor" she said one day, II never
knew a runaway marriage to turn out
well in my life"
ooh! that's a mistake, Miss Megrims,"
[ said. II have known many. Mr.. Al
bertis' own parents were runaway match.