Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-05

masculine hearts caught at the rebound
By this time DR.. Blake knew that his case
was hopeless with the chit of girl he had
been temporarily infatuated. Should she
strike while the iron was hot?
when Miss Doris and your nephew are
married, you and 1 Doctor will be left quite
alone!" said Mrs Mack, with tender look,
which was entirely lost on the D octor. who
had subsidized into his waking slnmber As
in a vision he again saw Doris deep eyes
look ng into his own with the strange in
tensity which once before had thrilled him
through and through And, extending his
arms, DR.. Blake said, aloud:
MY darling-cOme.
Mrs Mack saw no vision The outstretched
arms were joyful reality So also was
the tender invitation; and without an in
slant of delay she literally fell on the
Doctors neck, about which her arms
clasped themselves with considerable te-
nac,ty.
sP-Paul, she sobbed, Historically. @now
shall never leave you-never!" and chung
the tighter to the scarcely awakened doc
tor Us Bob thinking matters had gone quite
far enough, suddenly turned up the gas!
Nov Doris had chosen that evening to tell
her guardian of her future plans Perhaps,
too, she might learn from his own lips that
there was some mistake as to his matri-
monial intentions
Her foot was on the library threshold rs
Bob threw the glow of gaslight on the in
teresting tableau l have Just mentioned.
And casting one glance thereat, Doris fed
upstairs to her room. But had she fingered
n moment. Doris would have heard Dr..
Blake utter something akin to mild profan-
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as to nearly precipitate the clinging widow
over q hassOck!
Mrs Mack." he sternly exclaimed, but the
lady, forcibly overcome by . sense Of maid
emily modesty, had fled.
And Miss Doris see it ALL" said Bob, in
audible soliloquy. as he stood staring in q
dazed sort of way Mt the open door
Go to bed, Bob" sharply commanded Dr.
Blake, in great perturbation of spirit What
could he have said or done in his dreamy
abstraction that Mrs Mack, who was the
pink of propriety, should have thrown her
self into his arms? Good Heavens, what u
terrible situation! Come what might he
would see Doris the first thing in the morn
ing and explain it
When q couple Of hours after sunrise Dr.
Blake opened his heavy eyes on New Years
morn, they rested at once on framed por-
trait hanging against the opposite wall
Where had 1t come from Who was it in
tended for?
For q closer view showed the Doctor that
the general contour of the features were his
own So also was the blonde mustache. but
here to his own mind the resemblance
ceased The likeness between himself and
his nephew Paul had often been comment
ed on This picture might have been Paul
with twenty years added to his age. or him.
self with ten subtracted
With sad smile Doctor Blake read the
inscription on a card pinned on the frame
A New Years gift for my (@dear" erased,
guardian from his ranectionate' erased)
ward
st Is plain that Doris forte is not por-
trait painting he said, with a very audible
sigh And then wondering how he should
introduce the awkward explanation he was
meaning to make. the doctor went down to
breakfast
Replying rather curtly to Ma Mack's If
fectionate New Years greeting. DE- Blake
looked about the room
sNss Doris not down yeti" he said, with
Affected caTelessnesA
Ma Mack drew herself mp primly.
Sarah tells me, Doctor. that at sunrise
this morning she let Aiss Doris ont ut the
front door fully dressed for travelling and
Carrying q large hand sachal She gave No
explanation, but simply said she wa going
away for good and In due time would write
M And from the fact that our miIkmax
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