The Lamar register., 1892-10-15
THE CIIILDRRN's wOoING.

Dr. Brook was q widower. and Mrs.
Enderby a widow-and neither was
Old and both were handsome. Mrs.
EndsTby certainly never was hand
somer IN her lie than when, alter
bearing with Mrs. Forsythe's inuen-
Goes as long ~ she could. she marched
mp her own garden path into her own
house, with her head very well up. and
beautiful angry blush upcn her clear
cheek, aud then. going to nsr own
room, locked the door, and burst into
a passion oi tears from vexation pure
and simple.
Alter almost driving Mrs. Enderby to
madness Mrs. F'orsyrhe went next
into Dr. Brooks house His pleasant
, shhded grounds adioined those of Mrs
Enferbp,' Mrs, Forsythe was good
bohL yet sensitive people fled from
nsr As rom a pestilence- We'll girlz. /"
sbc sad 10 the doctors twin dRueh-
t-rs, ns they received ner IN the draw
ing-room with all the formaiity OF
their . years. $50 you 'vegot neigh
Dor IN yournev home. III be bound
your father n be over to call soon"
= he two girls were ns alike a. twins
usually arr. They had soft. gray eyes,
Ike their father, and flowing com
rleTious in which the color came and
vent Jane; looked at Dolly. and
Dolly looked at Janet. Their lips
trrmulei
"PHpa-dors not consult us-wher-
De- wishes to call" said poor Dolly,
vHiEly trying 70 show some spirit on
tie oec1 sion.
I've have perfect confidence in pa
m. spoke up Janet, boldly.
"Ah my children, you don't know
wii0w--nEd widowrrs"
Mrs. Forsythe did not drive the two
Young girls To their bedrooms to cry
iuriUusly. hut when Dr. Brooke came
home 20 his midday dinner from his
round Of visits. Dolly flew at him and
ki--rd him with a strange passion.
Something was the matter with his
ci-i the Doctor saw.
w What u it2' he asked tenderly,
pressing her soft cheek TO his
''N-nothing said Dolly, while
tears rushcd 10 hcreycs.
I'm tell you what It Is, father, said
Jnck Brooke, aged rs. big. ungainly,
raid Of nothing on earth. and always
ti-hting. but who never has gwen his
father cause for nuSiety in his life.
~iI's that old FOrsythe woman. She's
been here telling the girls you'rs-'
Jack h-=ithtei; he wished to put It
r--pectiuiiy-'t you're spooniug
all over the widow next door and
what q dance she will lead us
Dr. Brooke was he soul oicourtesy,
bu; az this he roared:
"Coniouud that Forsythc woman,
II rc. you fellow, 90 and tell the house
mAiI- and Thomas she's not allowed
to set her foot IN this house again.
I'Il not have her worrying and teas
ing you Aud I-H-hhve no intention
-os-er-oh hash it all'
That was much substantial comfort
TO the girls Their pretty faces cleared
up and a; dinner they squabbled for
the privilege OF sitting next to their
iHthrr, il being the duty OF one to sit
~ the head OF the table.
The Doctor had good way todrive
ia the country that afternoon, to see
a patient; and 30 be had leisure 10
cos.tats over the Forsythe incident.
Il was a shame, the Doctor thought
bitterly. that the old woman would
not let him be in peace. II he were
what is yuicArly called marrying
man. il might be excusable, but he
had bvcn the most prudent and CIR
Gums pect OF widowers. albeit he was
not vet 4O-uHs the leading doctor IN
COMPTON, and was uncOmmonly well
OF. The Doctor had n dim and un-
ACKNOWLEDGED feeling that liberty was
TOO sweet to be trilied with. He had
never really been free nrnn IN his
life until Amelia's death. He had
married Immediately uponhis gradu-
alton. Tie dead and gone Amelia. 1t
must. be- confessed. had been. n nag
ring sort of woman. She was
clever in her way, and by wheedliuG
and whining had accomplished things
she never could have done by openly
and boldly fighting for them. Amelia
was always protesting her willingness
to give up her own way. Only she
never cave il up. The Doctor was a
victim to that petty tyranny which Is
exercised by n SMALL weak, petty
woman. subject to headaches, over n
bic-hearted. big-brained man. When
Amelia died the doctor honestly
fnncied himself heart broken.
pr Brooke drove two good horses
TO his buggy, and this particular alter
noon he preferred to handle the reins
himself. He tickled the flanks OF his
trotters with the whip in q way that
made them fly over the road, while he
.rroaned in spirit. Nobody could say
that his girls lacked care. An elder
ly woman, much above the grade ot n
s~rvant. was house-keeper and attend
ed the girls as kind OF dnenna. The
Doctors married sister. who lived IN
Compton, selected their clothes and
was ready to take them to lectures and
concerts whenever their father bought
the tickets. DIR. Brooke thought he
had successfully solved the problem
of how to bring up his motherless girls.
BESIDES there was SO much intimacy
between them and their handsome
father. and the girls themselves had
such sweet natures and so much ma
tive good sense. that they grew in the
right direc ion as naturally ms hardy
young saplings grow into tall, straight
trees. srs.s "a
The Doctor paid his visit and came
home and spent the evening with nus
daughters in tn, cozy drawins-room'
Dolly ard Janet sang duets to him,
while jack sprawled over the back oil
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