Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-12

face resumed its former sad look. He
was mourning over the discovery he
had made last evening after he left
the train, which was that the card he
valued so highly was gone, and gone,
too, before he had had chance to
read the name or direction. His pref
erence would have been to spend the
afternoon wandering around alone,
looking. looking everywhere. For
who could tell the length of time the
giver of that card was to be in New
portP The thought that she would be
looking for him this evening, and he
wholly unable to get to her, was bad
enough; but it was positive torture to
reflect that she might leave the follow
ing day and be forever lost to him.
No wonder he was absont-minded and
sad!
The Doctors heart swelled with
pride, and his snobbish soul was en-
tlrely satisfied when the victoria and
the grays appeared at the door. There
were the footman and coachman in
fresh liveries; the victoria polished up
to the highest degree of brightness;
and the grays with silver-mounted
harnesses. He was glad he had ar
ranged matters as he had. His wife
and her friend could enjoy each others
society better in q single conveyance,
where there would be no necessity of
their feeling obliged to entertain
others. OF course they would have
stylish turnout-he had sent word for
that,
The afternoon was perfect, not even
a speck of cloud dotted the fair blue.
The warmth was sufficient to have the
fresh sea-breeze seem delightful, and
altogether the doctor was in
most enviable frame of mind as they
bowled along the smooth roads that
led to the backgrounds. He raised
his hat in salutation to one and another
OF his friends as he passed them.
When the backgrounds were reached.
the carriage was brought to stand
still by the side of a few of his most
wealthy patients, while he introduced,
with an illdisguised feeling of pride,
his, friend, Mr.. Runyon Mckenzie.
They were stopping thus, at the side
of the very elaborate turnout of the
still more deliberately arrayed Huphy-
sons, whom the doctor, in his small,
snobbish mind, imagined would be just
the people to suit his friends taste,
when happening to look across at the
entrance of the grounds, sight greet
ed his vision that fairly made his hair
rise with horror! This was high,
open, very narrow-seated buggy, only
large enough to hold one good-sized
person comfortably, but containing in
the present case, two ladies, one of
whom the doctor recognized, only too
readily, as his wife!
Pleasure vanished from his horizon
in an instant. What if theNshould APP
proach while he was talking with these
elegant people! His inmost soul would
be Inundated, even to the dust, to have
it appear that he could roll around in
luxurious state while his wife rode in
such a conveyance.
There was no time to be lost, for they
were coming his way; so, leaning over,
he hastily commanded his driver to 90
farther down the line of carriages. The
Victoria had just left it's position and
was slowly making it's way onward,
when Mr.. Mckenzie also made a dis
covery. He caught a glimpse of the
face he was so longing to see.
IF your coachman would only drive
the other way We would have a much
better view," lie said, excitedly.
''Yes, presently" the doctor replied,
trying to appear as calm as possible,
but finding it hard work as he per-
cejved the lighter vehicle gaining on
them.
II believe I'll get out if you'll only
stop a moment" returned Mckenzie,
growing desperate when he saw their
carriage going farther away all the
time. He sprang from the carriage,
bat came SO near being trampled to
death he was forced to get back to save
himself.
He wants to go back and see the
.Huphysons," the doctor said to him
self; then, aloud: II tell you what it is,
I'll take you around to see the Huphy-
sons this evening: but now suppose we
leave this miserable place and take
drive around Ocean avenue"
"Oh no, let us go home" returned
Mckenzie, with decision. II feel sick"
There was not much prevarication in
tho statement; yet he was determined,
once there, to elude the doctor, get a
vehicle of some kind, if nothing more
than an expires s-wagon, and make dill
gent search for that face. It was easy
to carry out thu first part of his plan,
for the doctor left him at the gate to
GO and see a patient; but the latter
part, the finding the face-that he was
unable to do though he looked faith
fully.
The truth was. Mrs. Gordon fonnd