Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
4 FAIR PATIENT.

4 iits most beautiful regions of the Catskills,
4 Id I.ap overlooked heretofore by all but
sr,U contingent of summer boarders.
4 d. last season the old Griggs House.
,,Efrb oy.rhttug the village on the noun
,,;r sid. having been thoroughly reInod-
.rI WAS rechristencd the Beau Seiour.
and GI,rham was extensively advertised
as one NJ the most charming and healthful
rg.,r.- about New York.
Among the earliest arrivals ut the Beau
S.irpr W.T., Mrs Aiusleigh. IA lovely Young
. ,rf49q,. who wore the most elegant tot
r.ts Glauham had ever seen But men
nom scarce ut the Beau Sejour during
Univ and time hung heavy on Mrs. Aims
ri,i.- hands She was suffering from :,
sight nervous attack one afternoon when
She sent for Il physician-young DR.. Now
bray. who had been graduated three years
before from the New York polyclinic.
Tail and slender, with brilliant dark eyes
ppi a beautiful voice, DR.. Mowbray would
hive passed anywhere for IL handsome man.
Nrs. Aiu~righ felt entirely relieved OF her
nervousness after Il quarter oil an hours
conversation with him, and did not think
Unnecessary to have the prescription he left
filed He called the next afternoon to i'll
uuiru for his patient and found her suffer-
ing only from IA slight headache She was
dressed in a rayishing gown of delicate
lavender. and Alowbray 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 a fortnight, when one morning, as his
finger rested on her pulse, she startled him
by saying
Il 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 day, had de-
signs upon you. | wonder if they could
have meant me, She added. with look of
Innocent surprise rs though the thought
Lld jus. struck her.
Mowbnly bIushcd like IA schoolboy. In
Lisa-iJutioa he pressed her round, white
wrist. She gently withdrew it. but as her
hand slid through his her fingers seemed
to become curauged in his own, and be-
fore he knew it he had bent his lips to her
hand
edo not be- angry. for | love YOU" he
>'immyrri. aghast at his own eilrontery
She wa- .ooEiug ut him with an amused
smile
lam not angry to be loved by you-but
are you not doing IL foolish thing"
The next two weeks were idyllic ones for
NowArv They walked together droveand
danced together, then the hotel began 10
hAup. Mrs. Ainsleigh had Il whole train
OF admirers and the young doctor was often
miS"UDy jealous. Sometimes he staid
away from her II whole day; once it WAS
two days, and she gently reproachad him.
This Is my harvest and must work"
be said, somewhat gloomily. at is play
time with your other admirers, but must
prepare for the time when | Will be mar
red, and his eyes grew tender
Aarr.ed-yOu are going to marry" she
asked iu "whom;"
""homs Why You, my dearest. of
course"
"Me.-marry me9 Oh. Robert"
"Why-wLy-wh do you meanY"
What would You do with me?"
NoWhray was too stupefied to answer.
She regarded him with compassionate
smile. Poor Roberts it possible you
can have been 50 serious? 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 u
G'Ffs'in- gesture and put II paper into his
hand
Look at that"
twas "a drrsSmakcr's bill, and at the
bottom four figures danced before Now
pray eyes. lie could not see what they
Were
4muk nt You marrying Il woman with
sI"H tastes at the outset of your career,
Robert. -Nn said rrgretfully There are
Wo..". THESE, hut this woman is becoming
1alhI mle. / shall have to refer her bill
'' DIT. AIu-lrigh, and then suppose there
VIII Doe trouble, there generally is in such
caros hut'--
MIR. Aiu-!cigLr' gaspcd Mowbray, al
mos. i"'I'HE from this second blow, but
"Ilnrr ! never spoken to You of Mr..
a.H-.m-H. Eobrrts" she asked innocentIy.
'rou.re-you are not widow, them"
n., dear ycS,' she replied, laughing
softly Mr.. Aius!eigh is my late hus-
'tH- 7et.er brother and acts as II sort of
guardian to me. He is very rich, and he
'4iuA- he wants to marry me-"
And you-are soing-tu marry him?"
ara.u Mpwbray family.
0aunot tell do not know. Oh
robert why did you speak Of this hateful
-lglert of murriagc2 don't want to think
DIG. was 50 happy just to know that
,"' loved me, find it 50 pleasant to be
owed Why must men begin to talk of
marriage right away?"
lowbray was sick Mt heart and miser-
"''r lie went away persuaded that his
lAppincss had been wrecked by heart
less woman. lie resolved never to see her
"|ah. Two days later she had another
nervous attack and sent for him.
Mr. AnsIeigh IS coming next week, F"
sue SAID, and we shall probably leave for
Oar Harbor soon aftcrward. Let us make
'". most Of our time, Robert; we may
never meet again, and we are too fond of
N'eL other to quarrel
Foor Muwhray was to far gone to pro
Test, TIC Was very unhappy, but he came to
see her every day.
Then Mr. Ainsleigh arrived He was a
al silent man, Of about fifty. He met
robert pleasantly enough, and to the sur
PRISE oil the young physician there was not
tAe least change in the relations between
L'hseit and Mrs Ainsleigh. They walked
1I'u rode together as before, and Mowbray
was almost happy again. He felt as
.AouEh he might win Helen yet, when one
morning Mr.. Ainsleigh followed him from,