Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-11

sustained any injuries beyond few bruises" said Dorison. She was struck by the shoulder of the horse nearest her. I am certain nothing else touched her. not even horses hoof."
 "Then," said the physician, q am thankful to be able to say that slight stimulant is all that will be required to enable her to return home"
 This was administered, and the dirt and dust having been brushed from her clothes, the physician said:
 "l hope, Miss Eustace you will per init me to make slight reparation for my blundering carelessness, by driving you home? My excuse for rapid driving is that was hastily summoned to very sick man."
 "Then do not let me detain you an- other moment, doctor" hastily replied the young lady. "I am wholly recov- cred, and l think was silly to faint"
 "I will accompany Miss Eustace home" said the young man, perceiving an opportunity and striving to utilize it. "No, sir, it is unnecessary" replied the young lady, with such coldness and haughtiness as to make repetition of the proffer impossible. To the officer she said, "Will you do me the favor to call cabP' To the physician: Doctor, you must go to your patient. 1 insist upon it. will forgive you for knocking me | down if you will go at once, and never will if you don't. Go. I am not in- | jured at all"
 The doctor departed with apologies as the officer entered, having caught a cab | at the door.
 The young lady, rising, turned to | DorSson, and with color again flushing her cheeks said:
 "Sir, if have not expressed gratitude | to you for your service, it is not because 1 am insensible of it's value. Indeed, thank you very much"
 With this, to which Dorison responded with 8 low bow, she walked off with the officer, who returned a moment later saying:
 "The young lady desires to know your name and address, so that her father may call upon you"
 | Dorison had regained hisself possession fully, and he replied:
 "Say to the young lady, with my com pliments, please, that while I shall es- teem it as an honor to be visited by her father, his thanks are unnecessary, since am grateful for having been able to render service to his daughter. My name is James Dudley; my address is number - Twenty ninth street."
 It is doubtful whether the officer re- peated any more of this rather grandilo- quent speech than the address. Dorison, turning, saw the young stranger regard ing him with an insolent sheer. It made him angry and all the more so because he was conscious that his speech, little too pompous to be in good taste, had given reason for the sheer.
 So he rushed forthwith into another error.
 "My name is James Dudley What is
 yours?"
 Really" said the young man, with
 studied insolence, "your information is
 highly important, but am not barter
 ing on such terms"
 An angry reply leaped to Dorison's
 tongue, but perceiving the absurdity of
 quarrel upon such insufficient grounds. he walked out of the store.
 It was some time before he cooled, for
 he felt he had made himself ridic-
 ulous Indeed it was not until he recog-
 nized the humor of the situation-that he desired to punish the young man for having himself been absurd--that he could laugh it off. By this time he
 found he had passed the store he wished : to call at, and retraced his steps. Al
 though he endeavored to bend his mind
 to the business he had in hand, he was not able to banish that charming face
 especially those upturned eyes. Per , haps his failure to elicit any informa 3 tion, and he visited the whole list, wal
 due to that haunting face and to the memory of the pressure of that soft 3 yielding form in his arms as he bore i : to the sidewalk.
 Tired out at the end, disgusted witt l his failure and blaming himself for hay
 ing done his work badly, he returned tC , his apartments to prepare himself fo his evenings work. Indeed, he had bare
 ly completed his dressing when car( S was presented bearing the words, "Her J. bert Clavering Eustace." r As he directed his caller to be show d up, he was conscious of a feeling of ella @ tion, reason for which he could not sat g isfactorily give to himself However @ little time was given for self examina # tion, for in a moment MT. Eustace wa e ushered into the room.
 @ His caller was tall, slim gentleman ); whose sixty winters bore lightly upo l. him; gentleman of elegant and courtl n bearing, whose head was covered wit d snow white hair, while 8 mustache 8 d white swept across his face and lost il le self in soft, silken white whiskers. Wit of perfect breeding he stated the purpos le of his call to be wholly that of thankin
 MT. Dudley for the inestimable servic
 rendered his daughter, and not only, | ot said, did he convey the thanks of tt
 other members of the family, but of th n: young lady herself, who, she was quit 1e certain, at the time of the accident ha ,u not shown proper appreciation of whs Id she had been saved from by MT. Duo y- leys quick wit and ready hand. i- All of this overwhelmed Dorison, wh d, was really modest fellow, and he fe Id that shamefacedness at being so muc l thanked Yoon1u Iooan auar do RV