Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-21
THE DOCTORS YARN.


Dartmoor. | don't suppose that betweed
the four seas there exists woman who is
prouder and fonder of her husband and her
children, and she has very sufficient excuss
for her pride and her fondness. Dartmoor
is a distinctly handsome mamie is also q
distinctly clever man-and when the Duke
of Westcountry said that Dartmoor, who
was his son and heir, should marry and
settle he was of course the great prize, tho
catch" of the season and he fell to for
tunate Linda Werner.
The most striking popularity about Lord
Dartmoor is his thoroughness. When be
goes in for thing he does go in for it; he
is the sort of man who feels, as the vulgar
old song said, that che is bound to 90 tina
whole hog or none" OF course he is O
genius, because he has the capacity for tax
ing an infinite amount of trouble. He dis-
tinguished himself at the university net
merely in the schools, but also on the river
and in the cricket fields. Then he travelled
through Central Asia with that very ec-
centric parsonage, Captain Brittles, gen
orally known as Hadji Brittles, the great
orientalist. And then he became private
secretary to Lord Grindstone. Lord Grind
stone was reported to have killed several
was too severe for young Dartmoor. He
knew perfectly well that his career as tbs
future head of the great house of West
country was necessarily politics.
Lord Dartmoor was n fluent speaker ana
hard worker, and he quite understoos;
that as Lord Grindstone's private secretary
he would be initiated into the business Of &
practical politician, and learn all the tricks
of the trade. He had two years with LORD
Grindstone. Then he entered the house aa
member for ClOdworthy. He had attended
far too often, both in the house of com.
mons and in another place, as Lord Grind
stones private secretary, not to under
stand all about the forms of the house; and
he was a glutton for work, and members
were continually proposing to add the
name" of the member for Clodw0rthY to
this committee and that committee.
Linda Werner was one of the bellies Of
the London season when she became en-
gagged TO Lord Dartmoor. That was moth
ing more than her right, because Miss
Werner was really very beautiful. Shs
was only eighteen, but she was straight ~
dart, her figure well developed, and Der
complexion clear; her hair, which was tn,
color of the ripened wheat, was genuine
and plentiful; and as for those tender blue
eyes of hers, as we say in my profession,
"they accelerated the cardiac action" ]
am not going to describe her in detail; ic is
perfectly unnecessary, because you always
see Lady Dartmoor's photographs in the
shop windows, and her portrait by Paris
r. A., was the picture at the academy
seven years ago. was her family doctor
When she married Lord Dartmoor
think that the poor child was a little dis
appointed, because, though it was an ahsV-
lutte love marriage on both sides, yet Dart.
moor had so many irons in the political fire
that he could not give proper amount Of
attention to his beautiful wife. You see
he was member for Clodworthy; he had
Just been made an under secretary of state;
and what with the affairs of his constitn-
ents, and the affairs of the nation, and bis
determination to be great political sue
cess, the man, though he loved and hon
ored his young and beautiful wife, really
had not time to cherish her or make a fuss
his business engagements were so very nu-
merous. OF course, the beautiful Lady
Dartmoor went a great deal into society,
and she was even more admired as Lady
Dartmoor than she had been as Linda Yer
ner.
Captain the Honorable Reginald BLACK
adder, generally known as AdOnis Black
adder, was a professional ladykiller
Young Blackadder had lots Of money, and
when / say that he was sort Of Lovelace
with a dash Of Casanova, you can under
stand the sort Of man he was. He was re
ceived everywhere because he was eH
ceedingly well connected, but he was
distinctly dangerous man and a libertin,
by choice His complexion was of an ivory
like pallor. Women always admire that
they forget that it is usually produced, a
in Captain Blackadder's case, by dissipa
ton and late hours. Women said that "h,
waltzed like an angel" men looked upoI
him as a conceted numskull. He die
waltz like an angel, and he was conceiteC
numskull, and thorough good kicking
would have done Captain the Honorable
Reginald Blackadder IA world of good
But it is difficult for an injured father, o
even an injured hush nd, to administer
thorough good kicking to an officer in tn
Guards who stands six foot onein his socks
For a year before her marriage Captain
Blackadder had paid Linda Werner marked
attention, but Miss Werner gave him NJ
announcement; after her marriage tn
captains attentions became still NOR
strongly marked. He danced with her a
often as possible, and women liked to dane
with Reggie Blackadder. He would tai
to her IN Whispers ABOUT mourning, an
most women felt profound satisfactio
in monopolizing the attentions of so hand
some a man as Captain Backadder III
played the very strongest card that can b
played in the game of fascination, an
posed as Lady Dartmoor's friend.
Lord Dartmoor did not trouble himse
one lot about the destinations of Capital
Blackadder; he merely looked upon him q
An ass-an ass who talked well, who dance
well. If he could only have pretended
have been little bit jealous all might ha'
been well; but Dartmoor had not time fC
jealousy, much less for shamming l
When he could escape from the house,
he had time, which he very seldom had, /
would drop in at the ball or carpet dane
at which his wife might be engaged, al
dutifully drive home with her, as hu
band should; but he was generally so tire
poor fellow, that he dropped off to sle'
before they got to the house.
TWAS at this time that | was called
professionally to see Lady Dartmoor.
had known her all her life, you see, and
was supposed to understand her constit
ton. She complained of loss of appetit
there was considerable mental depressio
prescribed tones and change Of air. 81
took the tonics, but Lady Dartmoor d
clined to leave London till the season wi
over At his lordship's desire | saw Lao
Dartmoor every day. At first she was NJ
inclined to be confidential. / suspecte
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