Arizona republican., 1892-07-06
DIR. WEDM0RE.

The provincial young man has never
 ,,..s,.rd any attractions for me, and it
 cartain that if had not gone up north
 {, ,-ay with Daisy Drysdale, 1 should
 ,.rar have known so well such a strik-
 o, specimen of the type as Dr. We'd
 rS-a He was not a bad fellow, but oh,
 I, WAS s1 pleased with himselfl Your
 r0yipcial. indeed, is rarely modest; in
 Ra limited circle of country town society yo1ng man is pursued with too much
 rsrrqacity and ardor to have any doubts r his own mind as to his personal desir- ,1Ij,v and manifold charms.
 Dr. Wedmore was stoutish young man of thirty-twO, with nondescript fea- --p, and Q slow, portentous manner. He had a large and increasing practice in inc suburb of Northaw, where his 1 medical skill was in constant request among tue sIsnsters and widows of that
 amewhat damp and chilly neighbor- Mnl. So highly esteemed were his ser vices in the sickroom that these ladies v81d send for mm at all hours of the ly or night, until the good doctor in ~f defense took to sending his red haired assistant to some of his more Arlnt malades imaginaires.
 Daisy Drysdale's husband was manu- htuyer in Winchester, and, like other manufacturers, he lived us far away rn the factory chimneys of that thriv- aecty as possible. So his brand new rl brick mansion lay on the other side .. the suburb of Northaw, and the so- a.,y of Northaw supplied nearly all Nr Drysdale's intellectual recreation. Poor Daisy! How she missed London lll the Upper Bohemia! She had a nai1s for giving little dinners, but of yI4t use Was that, seeing the component
 clements Of which her parties were to Glucef9rth composed? Still she was
 nto be baflod, and Mrs. Drysdale con
 raa.iy entertained The night after
 arrived one of these dinners was given
 lwy honor, and l was sent down to
 Le dining room with Dr, Wedmore.
 Isaal not easily forget that night.
 Accustomed to the manifestly insincere
 .l,hings of London young men, was
 g'Oaishcd at the naive manner in which
 ais country ESculapius tried in vain to hle his sudden admiration. It came ogt in every word and look. It was a ase of "lOvc at first sight" on the part dDr Weimore. Before left the din lT table he had offered to lend me a a1Se, proposed that he should drive me Uamcet ten miles off and expressed a wish that l should know his three sis tn.
 But the next time l saw him my head vas tied up in q flannel shawl and my throat wHs so swollen l could hardly .3eak The doctor had been called in l0iessionally. The climate 4f Mud chester had been too much for me, and | was down with a malignant sore throat.
 Tue doctor came every day, and once be came twice, to work patent in- na.er and paint my throat with some mysterious compound. He constantly changed the treatment: it was as if he could never do enough. He even used b bring me howers--and who ever learl of q doctor taking his patient Lowers: Daisy was cOnvulsed with muscment. She said that when she was III she sometimes used to have to send for Dr. Wedmore two or three ,anos before he appeared, he was so busy.
 At the end of week l was better, and in ten days 1 was quite well. 1 really felt very grateful, for l knew 1at the doctor had saved me by his
 VD'iant care from a dangerous illness. wonder if he took my gratitude for something stronger? Anyway, as l Wa Christina when she scolded me for ,le whole affair, it was not my fault. hadn't fallen in love with Dr. We'd uo'e-that'5 all.
 r Ihe thing came quickly to crisis. we Were all invited to spend an evening " 4e doctors house. In the north they sNe a mysterious meal called high g.', g', which is apparently source of no 1.'9 comfort and even of self righteous -,s@. 1t enables the partakers thereof ", D "DHoe witheringly to the habit of
 '.o 0mners" indulged in by the inhab- "'+8 of thesOuth- And so. if you are ,0''ed out in Northaw, be sure you will ~ 'esaiod on tea and cold chicken (fear- '" MiAture), on hot cakes, jam, mar I4.d'e and currant buns. To this even- TE U. meal, then, We were bidden by Dr. "edmoro.
 ue lived alone with his sisters, who .''o ,curOusly like him. They were all II.o,'isl, with nondoscript features and -'' slow and somewhat pompous man. -,@ To see all four of them together ss'hod one to indecent mirth. It was - l"'a''Ie to be more worthy, more dull er' g. moro self satisfied. The Misses .. .l0inore were considered to have a gg.''! A.. taste for art; they painted every -DuS within reach with sprawling red 5,. ,'s' or startling white daisies, and the ~ ro.''F Was of opinion that his sisters ar- ,,,''c ,5 talent was of the first order. Miss ,', ','' too, sang songs by Pinsuti and Mil A.. Neiiings, The doctor liked Miss ,"@ ,. vocal efforts; while Miss Emily r,S rI literary, she assiduously read Miss t. ,.''' LyaiI and Rider Haggard, and of ,,S9 n,.% authors we discoursed so!emnly '',C" T, '"a" was announced.
 Tb '"e ar was full of ominous portents. ,o' % Qnclors manner, wheB he invited .1I, 'v' lhe seoo.A time to partehe of wy lRlOken nr ptcgeNd rnaE hlf NitA