The evening world., 1888-01-04

for me to describe my disease; I came to
hands for a perfect cure"
Bless my soul! Indeed. miss?"
Yes, sIr.n And as she spoke. she removed
her glove, displaying a charming band and
towards me. As ! delicately clasped it with
thumb and finger l felt all sorts OF emotions.
l never experienced such sensations in touch
ing q patients hand before. In order not to
let her arm fall to the ground l was under the
necessity of supporting the warm, soft little
hand in my own. 1t felt like a young. warm
robin -redbreast, and it palpi,ated Tor all the
world just like a little. timid tuI tie dove. To
times her Pulse beat n minute. l had lost my
presence of mind SO completely that forgot
to take out my wa.ch to time l.. l think,
though. l must have held that little hand full
the while revealing in the delightful posses
sion. | only wish il hal been her little TO It !
But doctors don't usually feel for pu SEES ina
lady's foot. however beautiful and small.
Slowly she withdrew her, hand, seeing ! re-
tanned II longer than was necessary, but not
as / displeased.
:" know of no cure" j said smiling, but
to prescribe The young gentleman"
Iheard a merry laugh behind the veil, and
it set me quite Of my ease.
Then, SIR, | must take you"
Take me =" exclaim, d.
'Yes. doctor. ! am in love with you, and
have been for q long time"
Imp ssible, madam 7"
1t Is true"
"Why. | do not know you ?"
Yet | have often seen YOU. My heart is
yours. Yon a one can heal the wound you
have caused ="
| was COMPOUNDED. l feared I was the vic.
tim OF q gu z. / was perplexed what to say
or how to act. The mvs, cry of il all piqued
my curiosity. while my heart and %inlagina-
ton were both ensnared and made cal tive
by the invisible beauty. for beautiful i'll fnce
| KIN " she must be. And i'll love with me Z
Who could she be? And l rose many de.
grees in my own self-esteem ut the idea of be-
ing fallen IN love with and by the owner of
such pretty feet.
Will you tell me who you are, or remove
your veil 7"
Not now l have heard that you have re.
peatedly sud you would marry me for the
beautiful smallnoss of my feet, and not ask
to see my fnce :"
| vas confounded. What she said was true,
| had said so to hamilton and half II dozen
others. Had they sent her hither to chnl.
lenge me to keep my word? j could not be
that one so lovely and lady.like could be n
know ] had said so? Perhaps some one ]
have told knows her and told her, and she is
really i'll love with me.
These and other thoughts ran rapidly
decision. Suddenly l clasped her hand and
said earnestly:
"Wlll you marry me"
But YOU don't know me :"
Well enough to know you would make
me happy"
The very words of Mrs. ~Bracegirdle," ]
sad to myself. Now, if i comm I myself,
she proves as ugly ms sin! But hat is impos.
slble. She must be beautiful! ] have 1ull
faith in her pretty feet. What / have SAID
since she has come to me on filth of it, ! will
abide by. l shall be sure to have a beautiful
wife. But
Am l to hope that you will redeem your
promise, sir p aid the sweet voice, the tones
of vii. CHI thrilled through aud through my
heart. l was captiva,ed by the voice and
feet, too.
Yes" i said. boldly, " on one condi
ton"
Name it, sir" she said, quietly.
:" hat you unyeil."
No. l mean you shall take me on youl
own theory OF beauty. II you will run the
risk, there is my hand !"
And she extended the bewitching LITTLE
hand, which | h, Id in my palm like a palpi
tat.ng and futteIing bird. ] graspeG it