Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-04-15
FIVE YEARS AFTER. p"

"You are sure to like him, George;
he Ia the best fellow | ever knew"
Rob and George Jeffrey were saun-
tsring arm in arm up and down the
straight sravellsd path in their garden,
between the neat borders of ten week
stocks. II was a dear old garden, the
very pride and delight of Georgie's
heart, Strangers in MorDe were always
surprised to learn that Doctor Jeffrey's
sbsbby.frouted house, with the yellow
plaster crumbling off In all directions,
the dusty green ratings, the two fu-
eral.lOOking shrubs standing up against
the front windows, possessed such a
garden. A great hoary old apple tree
stood in the centre of the grass-pIot;
and II was here that George took tea
On festive occasions such as this even
Ing, when her brothers. great friend
VIII DymOck, whose name had been a
household word in her ears for many a
dsy, was expected to arrive.
George had dOnned her pretty new
Gown for the occasional dainty buff
cambria with pale blue spots. Surely
she was the sweetest little thing the
June sun shOne on that afternoons
girl with a slim round agure, with soft
dimpled cheeks tinted with the peach
bloom of her seventeen years, golden
brown innocent eyes, clouds of bronze
brown hair.
Bob looked at her approvingly. He
was big sOlid-looking young fellow
three years older than his sister.
"Why, George, you are great swell
this eveningl' he said, putting his arm
sffectiOnately round her. lis that all
for WHIP"
George tossed her dainty head a
little.
you think so much of him. she
replied, 81 thought ought to have
everything nice for him. Do you like
my dress?"
"It's awfully pretty; but you might
have saved yourself the trouble, think
for WIN never notices such things"
How stupid he must bel" George
thought; but she wisely held her
tongue.
"Of course like everything nice for
him, " Bob added. 81 want you and
him to be great friends"
~ thought you said he would not
y.
"Oh, he'll notice you, of course, but
not your dressl He would have liked
you Just as well in that old blue thing
you wear every morning.
with the sleeves all but thread
bare Thank you, Bob; but ! don't want
him to think we rs quite paupers."
"Threadbare, are they? 1 thought
the dress looked all right this morning. {"
"What on earth will he do all day
long, BobP" George asked, ignoring
her bIother's remark. I'VE have no
tennis-court, no amusements.
''Oh, he will be right enoughl" hel
brother cOnsoled her. "He'll do the
same as l do"
SIS he not very clever?" asked Geor
gle, STOPPING to pick bunch of dewy
pink roses.
Very" answered Bob, with empha-
ns.
md very well off?"
Wy es; that is Just what l admire him
.or. He has gone into the medical pro-
IesslOn simply for love of it; there was
90 need for him to take up any profess
hon.n
"HOw nice that must bel" observed
ne girl, with little envious sigh.
LOOK at fatherl | am sure he is as fond
1 his profession as any one could
possibly be; but think how he has to
aave! It's all very well for your Mr..
Dymock-he has everything he wants. !"
The governor ought to make his
patients pay him, =" responded Bob; "it's
ABSURD the way he attends them for
nothing"
Bob was very matter-of-fact young
man; he was at that time walking the
hospitals. All the Jeffreys were doc
TOTS; but, TO his fathers great disap-
pointment, Bob showed not spark Of
enthusiasm for his profession. He just
piodoed along, passing his examination
out showing none of the genius he SO
admired In his friend.
Georgie had often pictured to herself
what Will DymOck would be like, he
would bea tall, fair, handsome man,
concerted of cOurse-all clever people
were, the girl generalized in her ignO-
rshce-looklng with contempt on the
country doctors shabby house, bored
with the dullness of village society.
DO YOU know, Georgie," went on
Doo, there Is nothing in the world
should like so much as to see you two
married. l could give you to old Will
with happy heart"
Married. Give mer' George fairly
gssped with Indignation, hor soft cheeks
flushing hOtly.
Yes; why not? ! suppose you will
msrry some day; and Will is the best
fellow in the world -
would not marry him for anything
booI George declared emphatically.
Wait until you are asked. You
would be the luckiest girl in the world
10 get him." Bob said teasingly He
was very fond and proud of his sister;
out, orother-like, he enjoyed tormen-
ting her little.
Georgie stamped her foot with pas
sion.
1 don't know how you can talk like
mat, Bob; think it is horrid of you. l
Sish you had not invited him; know 1
shall hate him."
l hope you will do nothing of the
but Bob saw he had gone too far,
ano devoted himself to restoring the
sirl's good humOr; and very soon she
was busy over the arrangement of her
.ea-tacie: chattering blithly all the
lime.