Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-03-05
4 Country Doctors Patient.

9 5S'sss5o esQue little town, nestled 10
one of he most beautiful regions of
the Catskills, had been overlooked
heretofore by all but small con-
tingent of summer boarders. But
last season the old Griggs House,
which overhung the village on the
side. having been thorough
ly remodeled, was rechristened the
Beau Sejour, and Glenham was ex
tensively advertised as one of the
most charming and healthful resorl s
about New York.
Among the earliest arrivals at the
Beau Sejour was Mrs. Ainsleigh, a
lovely young widow, who wore the
most elegant toilettes Glennam had
ever seen. But men were scarce at
the Beau Sejour during July, and
time hung heavy ON Mrs. ,Ainsleigh s
hands. She was suffering from a
slight nervous attack one afternoon
when she sent for a physician
young DR.. Mowbray, who had been
graduated hree years before from
the New York Polytechnic.
Tall and slender, with brilliant
dark ewes and beautiful soft voice,
DR.. Mowbray would have passed
anywhere for 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
bave the prescription he left filled.
He called the next afternoon to in
quire for his patient, and found her
suffering only from slight head
ache. She was dressed in ravish.
ing gown of delicate lavendar and
Mowbray thought her her the most
beautiful creature he had ever seen.
After his third visit lie felt himselfto
be desperately in love. He had
known her a fortnight, when one
morning, as his finger rested on hel
pulse, she startled him by saying:
81 overheard two old tabbies talk
ing about you on the veranda yester.
day."
Mowbray looked at her inquiring
ly.
"They SAID that woman with the
dolls face, who wears four gowns 8
day, had designs upon you. | won.
der if they could have meant me,
she added, with a look of innocent
surprise as though the thought had
just struck her.
Mowbray blushed like a school
boy. In his itation he pressed
her round, white wrist. She gently
withdrew it, but as her hand slid
through his, her fingers seemed to
become enGangled in his own, anG
before he knew it he had bent his
head and pressed his lips to hel
hand.
"Do not be angry, for l love you,'
he stammered, aghast at his own eE
fronte-y. She was looking at HIN
with an amused smile.
{" I'm not angry to be loved by
you-but are you not doing a fool
ish thing?"
The next two weeks were idylliC
ones for Mowbray. They walked to
gether, drove and danced together
then the hotel began to fill up. Mrs.
Ainsleigh had a whole train of adj
mirers, and the young doctor was OF
ten mlserably jealous. Sometimes
he stayed away from her a whole
day; once it was two days. and she
gently reproached him.
This is my harvest and l must
work" he said, somewhat gloomily.
is playtime with your other ad-
mirers, but | must prepare for the
time when l will be married." and
his eyes grew tender.
"Married-you are going to mar
ry?' she asked in surprise-'whom?
"Whom? Why you, my dearest,
of course"
Me ?-marry me2Oh. Robert u
"Why-why-what do you mean?n
"What would you do with me 2"
Mowbray was 100 stupefed to an
swer.
She regarded him with a compass
sionate smile. Poor Roberts it
possible you can have been so seri-
BUS? Don't 10 k like that or | shall
think our beautiful summer is going
to be all spoiled !"
She arose and went TO her desk !;
then returning bent over his should
er with caressing gesture and put
a paper into his hand.
"Look at that"
1t was a dressmaker's bill and at
The bottom four figures danced be-
fore Mowhray eyes. He could not
see what they were.
"Think of you marrying a woman
with such tastes, at the outset of
your career, Robert" she said re-
grelfully. There are more of these,
but this woman is becoming trouble
some. | stall have to refer her bill