Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-04-04
tried TO fiirt with the Sphinx.

There is twinge on the other side, il
that eye tooth. Must be something wrong
there"
The impcrturhable doctor examined tn,
healthy mouth, and shook her head No
once had She seemed conscious of his Alb
| mirinc glance, or more curious concerning
| his handsome identity than If he had beer
| some ancient grand>rc. There was moth
! Ing left for him to do but slip down and
/ ont from behind that screen. As he d,
50. the dentist handed him small vial
Bath Your face with this lotion occasion
ally. and the trouble will be cured
Her tone was very quiet. but Hugh fan
cied the bright eyes tSnkled
Thank You. Now, please 10 tell m,
your charge"
Nothing. of course.
That i scarcely business like"
"oh. under the circumstances quite so
! The value of the lniment is as trifliug
4 a the service you required" Again thai
1 twinkling eyclash
4 She glanced careles>ly at a card he offer
4 ed her. introducing him as upon the stat
4 Of the Gotham High fyer
I II am on tramp-trip through this section
I writing II up for our paper Excuse me
4 you are the frs woman have ever met IL
+ your profession. DO YOU object to be in
I teTyiewed:"
No, in the least should consider /, {
good advertisement
4 ''Cool and shrcwd" thought Scrbner
/ but II doesn't seem unwomaniy"
4 He looked at chair longingly then duh
4 onely al hi >oilcd garments,
She smiled, and rolled it toward him
taking another herself
Well, then" Hugh propoundcd. pad il
hand. how did you choose your yoca
tom
Prom the necessity Of earning nv OWE
living. Nearly everything Is o,cr-crowd d
cd-dcntis,ry j. not. at least by women.
did YOU study regularly
Certainly. was graduated from the
f-- Dental College. There i my dipio
ma over Your head
Numbcrle>~ questions he put and -,
answered patiently
Allow me one more and will end this
cto>S-tNaminatinn Does he hc~itatcd
eiancing about the appointed room.
he finished the question Docs il
PAY lr>. thank God." and her smile
uade her beautiful at docs pay" Hell
thought seemed To wander ~ into some
unknown. happy Land and she arose 10 TER
m.nate tAr Interview There was nothing
more thr young fellow dared to AK
though volumes more hc would have likcc!
to know
An inspiration came 10 him.
4 am going to do Mill~burch and It's
manufactures thoroughly. shalt he here
some time hope We may meet again
VIII you allow me to CALI"
Should YOU need my professional ser
vices. certainly otherwise IL viii not be
necessary"
Nv I'll >nubhcd for that Nh LYING j. in
this air. and I've caught Il, only III make
ii the truth | VIII do Mll~hnrgh '
thought Hugh, getting himself ont Of the
ro"fn a> gracefully as he could. aud wcnd-
ed his WAY loinewar,i. What suscept-
ble idiot am I've had a doz..n attacks
before, Bui Hugh Scribner II can dIag
nose those prrmouitory symptoms correct
Is lhi, oncll be worse than the tooth
ache ="
ltwa>
The Journalist fingered in the busy town,
and farcd better than his desc =. His land
lord gave him st-cla>- room and every
attention with some dissertations upon the
community at lar-r. gratis. Fortune IA
vor> the valiant, The landlords daugh-
ter was a fat friend OF Dr. ormoshy. and
described the woman- devotion To her
bankrupt father and little sisters. told HIM
that She had been the idol OF Nas~ar, and
had a>t ni~hcd that famous feminine fra
ternity hy her new departures and how,
reco,eriu. their breath. they had applaud
ed her independence and houorcd her hlial
affection.
But She will never marry. concluded
/ Lucic Garrett, positively
What are the doctors objections:
thought matrimony entered >omew hat
I largely into every woman, prospective"
1T doesn't That j. where men are mis-
taken II used 10. suppose; but now,
why with bur palctt,> and easelS, our little
typc-writcrs, our titles of NJ, ID, our cdi-
tor!al chars we are too widc-awake with
/ me Of course. it, different. Paul and be
came engaged when we were too young to
J know any better
Fair Lucie hcaved a comjcal sigh.
Confess. now. you like it," adjured the
young writer. He was long since her own
a. her fathers young friend.
We'll. maybe :"
Then if it, sweet for YOU to be cared
for it must be for every woman Lis
ten" said Hugh boldly; II love Georg
/ ette Ormc>by. You have found that out.
/ Now. help me to win her; tell me her lnsu
perablc objections to men, and aid me tc
overcome them
J.ucie was touched; she was q natura
Z matchmaker.
We'll. YOU see" shaking her small fore
finger emphatically at him, "Georgette ha.
not any use for Your kind, except III the
abstract in the dental chair, to torture
their mouths and their pockets. She is the
bread winner for her family. | nevel
heard her say, but know how she'd feel
She couldn't ask any man to support hel
a nd II shi
wouldn't if she could. And when sh'
wants directoire gown or pansy bonnet
she don't have to ask some grumOling maj
for it, She sits down to her desk, ATT
sends her order and her check. That
better than matrimony, isn't itf'
MAYBE; maybe not"
Hugh laid his plans more wisely afte
that little talk. Georgette Ormesby shoul'
be his wife that was foregone conclu
sion; hut his besiegemeDt of her heart tool
a new form.
In the privacy of her own sanctum sh
acknowle ledged to herself that she felt tha
invulnerable fortress giving way befor
his resolute attacks, SO long continued
For all the winter had sped away, broke
up BY Scribners weekly visits to Mills
burgh, by numerous sleighing and tobog
gan parties, by all the impromptn gave
ties which youth and love make possible
The greatest breach was made, of course
in an unexpected quarter
The doctor returned to her fathers hous
one evening at an unaccustomed hour, to in
the old gentleman playing dominoes Wi.
the audacious scribbler who had so lon
disturbed her peace. Was nothing sacre
from this fellow, who would not under
stand her avoidance Of him. Her Office
her friends houses, her festivities, thes
were free to everybody; but, her home!
We'll, daughter, I'm glad you happene
home. Mr.. Scribner comes in every tim
he is in Millsburgh, to have bit of
game and bring me news of the town.
am pleased to have you meet him at last, h
: has been so very kind"
| Gesrgette stopped short. her lips partin
. to utter an indignant protest; hut the un
blushing newsmonger arose and bowe
; with the obsequious gravity of stranger
, This was too much effrontery. and the al
gry woman fed to work off her vexation
a walk.
She did not heed the soft beauty a
J about her-the bursting buds and spring
ing grass, the gentle trckling of little ril
in the outlying felds-till the town wa
: well behind her, and she stood upon foo
bridge above the Moodna with the peepin
, moon to watch her.
'.The springtme. the springtime!
The only pretty ring-time."