Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-11
A FAIR PATIENT.

small contingent OF summer DOarderS
But last season the old Griggs House.
which overhung the village on the noun
tain side, having been thoroughly remod-
eled, was rechristened the Beau Sejour,
IA Glenham was extensively advertised
as one Of the most charming and healthful
resorts about New York.
Among the earliest arrivals at the Beau
Sejour was Mrs Ainsleigh, a lovely young
widow, who wore the most elegant tot
lets Glenham had ever seen. But men
were scarce at the Beau Sejour during
July, and time hung heavy on Mrs. Aims
leigh's hands. She was suffering from a
slight nervous attack one afternoon when
she sent for physician-young Dr. Now
bray, who had been graduated three years
before from the New York polytechnic
Tall and slender, with brilliant dark eyes
and beautiful voice, DR.. Mowbray would
have passed anywhere for a handsome man
Mrs Ainsleigh felt entirely relieved Of her
nervousness after a quarter of an hours
conversation with him, and did not think
it necessary to have the prescription he left
filled. He called the next afternoon to in
quire for his patient, and found her suffer
ing only from a slight headache. She was
dressed in a ravishing gown of delicate
lavender, and Mowbray thought her the
most beautiful creature he had ever seen
After his third visit he felt himself to be
desperately in love. He had not known
her n fortnight, when one morning, as his
finger rested on her pulse, she startled him
by saying:
II overheard two old tabbies talking
about you on the veranda yesterday"
Mowbray looked at her inquiringly.
They said that woman with the dolls
face, who wears four gowns a day, had de
signs upon you. | wonder If they could
have meant me, f." she added, with look Of
innocent surprise as though the thought
had just struck her
Mowbray blushed like a schoolboy. In
his agitation he pressed her round, white
wrist. She gently withdrew it, but as her
hand slid through his her fingers seemed
TO become entangled in his own, and be
fore he knew it he had bent his lips to her
hand.
do not be angry, for | love you" he
stammered, aghast at his own eifrontery
She was looking at him with an amused
smile.
Il am not angry to be loved by you-but
are you not doing foolish thingf"
The next two weeks were idyllic ones for
Mowbray Theywalked together, drove and
danced together, then the hotel began TO
Ill up Mrs. Ainsleigh had a whole train
of admirers and the young doctor was often
miserably jealous. Sometimes he staid
away from her whole day; once it was
two days, and she gently reproachad him.
This is my harvest and l must work. F"
he said, somewhat gloomily. ut is play
time with your other admirers, but | must
prepare for the time when | will be mar
ried, and his eyes grew tender.
"Married-you are going to marryi" she
asked in surprise-"whom"
Whom Why you, my dearest, Of
course"
"Mei-marry mei Oh, Robertw
"Why-why-whatd do you mean"
what would you do with meS"
Mowbray was too stupefed 10 answer.
She regarded him with compassionate
smile. Poor Roberts it possible you
can have been 80 seriousp Don't look like
that or shall think our beautiful summer
is going to be all spoiled"
She rose and went to her desk; then re
turning bent over his shoulder with a
caressing gesture and put paper into his
hand.
Look at that"
It was dressmaker's bill, and at the
bottom four figures danced before Now
bray's eyes. He could not see what they
were.
Think of you marrying woman with
such tastes at the outset Of your career,
Robert, she said regretfully. There are
more Of these, but this woman is becoming
troublesome. / shall have TO refer her bill
to Mr.. Ainsleigh, and then | suppose there
will be trouble; there generally is in such
cases, butt
"Mr. kinsleighP gasped Mowbray, al
most reeling from this second blow, but
butt
Have / never spoken to you Of Mr.
Ainsleigh, Robert" she asked innocently.
you are-you are not a widow, thenY
ooh, dear, yes" she replied, laughing
softly. "Mr. Ainsleigh is my late hus-
band 8 elder brother, and acts az a sort Of
guardian to me He is very rich and he
thinks he wants 10 marry me-"
"And you-are going-to marry himr'
asked Mowbray family.
II cannot tell do not know. Oh,
Robert why did you speak of this hateful
subject of marriage2 don't want 10 think
Of it. | was 50 happy just TO know that
you loved me. ! find it so pleasant TO be
loved. Why must men begin To talk Of
marriage right away"
Mowbray was SICK at heart and miser-
able. He went away persuaded that his
happiness had been wrecked by heart
less woman He resolved never to see her
again. Two days later she had another
nervous attack and sent for him.
"Mr. Ainsleigh is coming next week, +"
she said "and we shall probably leave for
Bar Harbor soon afterward Let us make
the most Of our time, Robert; we may
never meet again, and we are too fond Of
each other to quarrel"
Poor Mowbray was TO far gone to pro
test he was very unhappy, but he came to
see her every day.
Then Mr. Ainsleigh arrived. He was a
tall, silent man, Of about fifty. He met
Robert pleasantly enough, and to the sur
prise Of the young physician there was not
the least change in the relations between
himself and Mrs. Ainsleigh. They walked
and rode together as before, and Mowbray
was almost happy again. He felt as
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