The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-23


The wedding day came and Theresa became
/ Mrs. Bowler, and the mother of the Doctors
| seven year-old daughter. She soon loved the
! child as if il was her own.
About a year after her marriage was spend
] ing Easter with her. One evening we were
sitting n the twilight before huge wood fire,
waiting for the Doctor to return.
Robert" said Therese Il want You to listen
to me. 1t is two years now since you left col
| lego, and in few weeks you will be "a years
! old
"In another Two years you will be too old to
| begin either any business or profession. You
surely have recovered from your disappoint.
ment of two years ago. / cannot believe you
still care for girl so shallow as TO prefer that
creature merely because he had little more
money"
I'VE will not discuss her, IL you please.
| Therese. j no longer care for her; we would
have been uncongenial and unhappy, and she
saw farther ahead than ]. that is ALL"
Very well. Robert, put it that way. And
now be q man give up this useless, shilly-
shallying life, adopt profession, and make
| your mark In the world"
But Therese, there arc SO many profes-
sions"
well, perhaps can help you there. /
remember your telling me once that IL you
were a doctor. as you called 1t. you would see
/ your case as IL IL were a picture, and Felix
4
/ physician. You could live with us, Robert
/ The University OF Pennsylvania Is right here,
! and its diploma is recognized abroad. Say you
| will study medicine, do, hob, dear"
%, what's the use?' ! exclaimed.
Robert Harrington. you are too provoking
| for anything. Do you think you will never
| love anybody elsel Some day you will want
to marry. and you will be "a nobody, man
who is content merely to exist ON a beggarly
| pittance, and the woman you love went have
! you. BE reasonable Rob III make bargain
! with you. You shall have Isolde when she
grows up; by that time you will have good
practice"
| tWenty-thTee, and Isolde but eight"
As spoke the child came Ia.
Bon soir mon oncle."
No. no. yOn must not call me that little
| girl. Bon soir, Robert sounds better"
! saw Therese smile, and my face flushed
] unfastened Isolde's coat, and pulled of the
little gloves and boots, that she might toast
herself by the fire.
She sat comfortably on my lap and looked
up at me in sweet. coquettish way, and with
a smile suddenly began TO sing Robert, Rob-
ert, TOT que Jaime" stopped her with kiss
That's the result Of my practicng near the
nursery" said Therese. door opened.
There's Felix" and she darted from the
room. How I enyied happy husband I'm
consciously sighed.
what is 1t, mon R0bert2 am so sorry"
| The little arms were ciasped around my neck
and the soft, baby face laid against mine The
past, the Old love, all that might have been
came up before me, and in those childish arms
i wept. j do not think my tears were un-
manly. Unconsciousiy was bnrying forever
| my past life beginning again. aud those few
tears were requiem.
Next day talked with my br0ther-In- law
! about Therese's plan Of study, and in week
] was at work. / studied hard. and was well
rewarded; was graduated with honors and
/ my diploma ia my band, there was only the
question Of where ! should pursue my career
Iheresc aud Felix said Philadelphia. Uncle
ArmltaRe said Baltimore even Offering to let
me hang my shingle on his house in the sacred
precincts Of Nit Vernon Place But / wished
10 90 TO a strange land. aud picked out Boston
! soon found that the many friends ! had
made while a student at Harvard had not
forgotten me- aud my grave appearance helped
me wonderfully. j BOON was prosperous, and
in Uncle Armiages hands my earnings doubled
and quadrupled fast. Christmas / always
passed with Therese, our uncle joining u.s.
! kept on steadily in this way until my for.
tieth year. Every Summer Theresa spent in
BrO0klinc, little town near Boston where she
rented roOmy house. Here Felix came for
his annual vacation Of one mOnth-gemeTally
August aud here i spent every night; IL was
50 convenient 10 the city. Isolde was always
there, growing yearly more wolnauly. She
was devoted 10 me, and in return grew more
and more fond Of her. We walked and rode
aud drove together till IL was marvel that
did not know i loved her. When che went
away in October at once began TO live on the
anticipation Of seeing her again at Christmas
time, which ] spent with Therese, aud still
did not know my heart. j might never have
spoken but for little incident that occurred
one Christmas Eve. was sitting in the library
smoking, when Robert, the youngest Of The
rese's three boys, came running into the library
! crying: Don't let him have her, Uncle Rob
o, don't"
What ig il, little mann"
: "Ihat horfid Mr.. Barton ia in there with
Isolde, and wants 10 take her away and marry
her. Please don't let him"
: "D-nation!o ] got up in a rage aud wen
into tho drawing room. IL was empty.
passed into the ball, and caught a glimpse O
! Isolde at the head Of the stairs, and OF Barton
going out Of the door looking very glum
That evening i took Isolde 20 the theater
; Iherese excnsing herself at the last moment
because Of headache. As we drove home
wanted 10 ask about Barton, but dared not. Al
; last summoned up courage. Isolde, If yor
} are ever engaged, who shall know il lrst2"
You, DoctoT"-she had always called M,
, Rob.
, . Yon are not engaged now, Isoldef"
mo, Doctor"
'And there is no immediate prospect of your
being cnRagedf"
No" Sue sighed.
Why do you sigh, Isolde. Tell me if yoI