Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-22
A Country Doctors Patient.

The summer of 1891 was the first
gay season Glenham had ever known.
The picturesque little town. nestled in
one Of the most beautiful regions of
the Catskills, had been overlooked
heretofore by all but small conting-
ent of summer boarders. But last
season the old Griggs House, which
ovcrhung the village on tho mountain
side, having been thoroughly rcmod-
eled, was rcchristencd the Beau Sc
jour, and G,enham was extensively
advertised as one of the most charm
ing and hcalthful resorts about New
York.
Among the earliest arrivals at the
Beau Scjour was Mrs. Ainsleigh, a
lovely young widow, who wore the
most elegant toilettes Glcnham had
ever seen. But men were scarce at
the Beau Scjour during July, and time
hang heavy on Mrs. Ainslcigh's hands,
She was suffering from slight nerv-
attack one afternoon when She sent
for physician-young DIR. Mowbray,
wha had been graduated three years
before from the New York Polytechnic.
Tall and slender, with brilliant dark
dyes and beautiful soft voice, DR..
Mowbray would have passed any
where for a handsome man. Mrs.
Ainsleigh felt entirely relieved of her
nervousness after quarter of an
hours conversation with him, and did
not think it necessary to have the pre-,
scription he left filed. lie called the
next afternoon TO inquire for his pa.
tient, and found her suffering only
from slight headache. She was
dressed in a ravishing gown of deli
cate 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.
lie had known her fortnight, when
one morning. as his finger rested on
her pulse, she startled him by saying:
81 overheard two old tabbies talk
ing about you in the verandah yestcr-
dav."
Mowbray looked her inquiriagly.
"They said that woman with the
dolls face, who wears four gowns
day, had designs upon you. wonder
If they could have meant Inc, " she adj
ded, with n look of innocent surprise
as though the thought had just struck
her.
Mowbray blushcd like a schoolboy.
In his agitation he pressed her round,
white wrist. She gently Withdrew il,
but as her hand slid through his, her
fingers seemed TO become entangled
il Ii, own. and before he knew il hc
had bent his lips to her hand.
"Do not be angry, for love you,'
he slammercd, aghast as his own cf-
frontery. She was looking at him
with an amused smile.
Pm not angry to be loved by you
but are you not doing a foolish
thing?"
The next two weeks were idyllic
ones for Mowbray. They walked to-
gethcr, drove and danced together;
then The hotel began to fill up. Mrs.
Ainsleigh had whole train of admir-
ers, and the young doctor wa, often
miserably jealous. Sometimes he
stayed away from her whole day;
once it was two days, and she gently
reproached him
"This is my harvest and l must
work. he said, somewhat gloomily.
at is playtime with yonr other adj
mircrs, but | must prepare for the
time when / will be married." and his
eyes grew tender.
"Married-you arc going to mar
"y?" she asked in surprise-.'whom?'
"Whom? Why you. my dearest,
Of course"
"Me!-marry me? Oh, Roberto
"Why-why-what do YOU mean?'
"What would you do with me?2
Mowbray was too stupdied to an
swer.
She regarded him with compass
sionate smile. "Poor Roberts it
possible you can have been so serious?
Don't look like that or | shall think
our beautiful summer is going to be
all spoiled
She rose and went 10 her desk; then
returning bent over his shoulder with
caressing gesture and put paper
into his hand.
"Look at that"
1t was a dressmaker's bill and at
the bottom four figures danced before
Mowbray's eyes. Ho could not sec
what they were, -