News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-06-25

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small and thoroughbred to the finger
tips"
"Well, well, we must see about it. "
And. accompanied by his anxious
nephew, the doctor hustled into the
room with an apOlogetic goodwill
that somewhat disarmed the hauteur
Dorothy was trying to assume.
'"There has been a great mistake
my dear young lady, and one about
which my nephew is deeply annoyed,
but you mustn't blame him because
he was only following out my instruc-
tions, although mistaken in the per-
son. And now if you will tell me to
what | owe the honor of this visit /
shall be very glad to retrieve in any
way the discomfort you have under
gone"
Thus brought to bay nothing was
left for Dorothy but to make a full
confession.
81 am Miss Dempsey of No. - Fifth
avenue" she began but was uncere-
moniously interrupted by the doctor.
Not Julien Dempsey's daughter?
| knew he left a widow and child.
Bless me, what coincidence! We
were chums, old chums at Yale, years
ago-but go on, my child"
And then followed the whole ridicu-
lous, mortifying tale, to which the
doctor listened with open interest.
Il am glad you happened to come
here" he said, not quite approvingly,
when she had finished.
"And hope you are going to part
ly exonerate me-" entreated Sawtelle,
who had been preparing his line of
defense during the recital.
You can't fancy how humiliated /
am or how tempted | was to believe
you. If you hadn't acknowledged
your acquaintance with poor Van
TwillerI should have weakened at the
end"
"I do know Mr.. Van Twiller, but
the acquaintance is only a superficial
one. | saw him last at Mrs. Lyle's
ball Wednesday evening and sat with
him some time in the conservatory.
| was upset because what you told
me seemed so terrible"
"But Mrs. Lyle herself mentioned
to me that he was not in the house
ten minutes" interposed the doctor.
81 think she was miffed. She fancied
him for one of her girls, and now he
has thrown himself away-poor Al
bertl'
"Oh | know how that happened.
He told me all about it. He was go
ing home with a Mr.. Green, and after
he had made his adeauX, Mr.. Green
decided to remain, so he sat ont
dance with me and finally went off
without waiting for him."
"And do you know what time that
was?' inquired the doctor eagerly.
About quarter or half after one,
when my partner for the cOtillion
came up. We began to dance it
about that time"
Gould you swear to it on paper? -
''Why yes. certainly"
Then shouted the doctor tri-
umphantly, che is indicated, whether
he explains or not. This will satisfy
the directors so that they will drop
proceedings where he is concerned
They know alread that he is not gull
ty. 1t is as plain as daylight to me
now. He didn't remember the exact
time he left the Lyle's, and thinking
he was with this woman he has mar
ried, didn't want to attract our at
tention to her."
"And now, if you please, L should
! like to go home," remarked Miss
Dempsey in a pathetic tone.
"Of course, my poor child, imme-
diately. Nell, call a carriage. | will
90 with you myself and see your
mother. also get your signature, il
YOU will be so kind. 1t will straight
en- the affair out wonderfully. Verify
truth is stranger than fiction!
AS Dorothy swept from the room,
Sawtelle made a brave if Intellectual
attempt to attract her attention, but
as she steadily refused to be aware OF
his presence, his conscience permitted
him to retain a small-soaked wad
which was easily concealed In the
palm of his hand. Subsequent events
have led us to believe-so tender wert
his ministrations and pressures be-
tween the volumes of a new set O
Ruskin-that in course of time II
became less like a rag and more like
respectable handkerchief.
1t is now over year since these
events occurred, and l hear the article
in question, together with a number
of other worldly goods, is to be de
livered to it's rightful owner. How i
all came about those who have no
) begun their love affairs with lit
tie animosity will never be able tt
conjecture, but / have it direct iron
lips of the round and ever rubicunC
Carey himself
"The latest engagement, my dea
fellah, is Miss Dempsey's to a perso1
named Sawtelle. Why, they say h
has never been to a Patriarch's in III
life l"-Mary Goldlng Lanman in tn
l EDOch.