The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-07

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i but II wa-want you or no-ne
body, said john. ''No-now. jus-jus
; tell me one thin-thing. Wo--wou-
would mar-mar-ry me if III did no
stam-stam-mer-mcr?"
"Yes John; for / think you hav
many excellent qualities, and woul
be capable of making your wife YER
happy" ss
'Tha-thank you for you--you
good o-o-pin-pin-ion. You give m
ho-hope. I'm tell you wh-why
There is an in -in-sti-tute wher
stam-stam-mer-mer-ing is tre-
treated SO as to be less-less -ene,
and of-of-ten coo-cured. IL vii
go to it Per-per-haps II can get S,
that | can re-re-peat yo-your ch,
-church service as we'll as you can.
A great look of relief came intt
Mary's face.
| Just the thing" she cried. 20
John, it you only could overcome your
stammering and we could be married
in church by the Episcopal service, il
would be delightful"
80 it wo-wou-would."
Il am SO happy, / am almost willing
to let you kiss me-"
"Do; can do that with-with-out
stam = STAN = mer mer - ing, YOU
know"
Mary laughed.
wait till we are regularly en-
gagged" she said
"Per-per-haps cannot be cured
and we sha-shall never be reg-reg-u
-larly en-en-gaged," said John,
dolefully.
I'VE will not think of that"
II sha- shall"
A few days later John, with a big
valise in his hand stood at the railway
station waiting for the train that was
to carry him to Philadelphia, where
the institute for the treatment of stam-
merers was Mary was present to bid
him good-by.
"Now you'll give me ti-time to find
out whar-wheth--er IL can be co-cu
cured, will you not?" SAID John.
land not gi-give Bill Ia
Taylor en-coo = cour -age-ment
during my ab-ab-sence.
''Do not worry. about Mr.. Taylor.
said Mary, laughing. "He can be no
more than a friend to me, and shall
not fall in love with him while you are |
gone"
IL am glad to he-hear you saw it.
I'll do my bc-best to get coo-cured.
n-in-deed will" added the poor fell
ow, pathetically.
Il know you will,n said Mary. deeplv
ouched. II feel certain that you win
eturn cured"
''Tha-thank you"
The train rolled in front Of the sta
ion, and in moment the young man
vas gone.
Mary's words concerning .his rival for
er affections had given John much
omfort, for he believed, that she was
truthful girl, and during his journey
1ind.
After his throat'had been thoroughly
at the institute, he learned to
is great delight that he could probably
e cured. the chief drawback being ,
nat he must undergo long and tedious /
'eatment- The expense, he was told.
'ould be from eight hundred to one
'ousand dollars. It was heavy for a
Dung man in his circumstances, but he
d not begrudge it Fortunately he (! I
ad been careful and saving. and he S
I'd deposit of two thousand dollars a
the savings bank at home He had {
lfiicient means for his present pur- s
use, although it would be necessary (,
defer his marriage for several years. D
Buoyed up by strong hope, he applied h
mself enthusiastically to the treat "
ent, practised the prescribed vocal 2
ercises, ETC.. patiently for hours, and p
IS rewarded by steady improvements "
'erything was auspicious until he re- a.
lved letter from an acquaintance. e,
10 wrote that Bill Taylor was escort
Miss Beverly here and there, and
s evidently finding much favor in q,
eyes. Filled with imprudent ieal-
sy' John angered his sweetheart
tn q letter in which he expressed his Of
r that she had not been faithful to hs
promise. Her reply was spirited. su
! contained the statement that she er
not want q lover who could not an
st her out of his sight. John was an
n sorry that he had SO foolishly ev
lded to the promptings of his ieai- of
y, and became possessed with the In
adful idea that although she might !
have encouraged Bill Taylor, She -
lld now probably transfer her affec- h.
IS to that detested individual While ar,
stammerer was in this wretched -,
dition of mind, he received a second ~,
almost crushing blow. He learned W. ~.
the savings bank to which his lit fr;.
fortune had been intrusted had o.,
ID on account of reckless and nm oth
lpuious management OF the two e.
lsand dollars he had only two hun wo M
dollars left. and he had not vet v;, %
half cured of stammering. -
he poor fellow was, of course. filed sa;,
anguish. For time it seemed ca :
ess to attempt to overcome the OBJ sla,
les that had been so unexpectedly ma,
ed In his way. But soon his cour- son