The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-22
A DUTIFUL GIRL.

lowance that kept him IN neoktles anu cig-
arettes, together with bedroom and
"the run of his teeth" at the family man
sion In Grosvenor square.
Lord Broadmoor had put down his gout-
fest foot as heavily as no dared and thun-
dered "Nol" And a., in addition to his
lordship, Lady Broadmoor claimed DIR.
Pillingham's attendance for five minutes
every morning at a guinea visit, they
were not patients to be offended rashly.
So Miss Dorothy Pillingham and the
Hon. Guy do Woking had one meeting 70
say "Goodby," after which they were TO
meet as strangers. No one quite knew
how they had ever met at all.
"You will neither write TO him nor hear
from him." said DIR. Pillingham sternly.
Father, / cannot promise, said Doro-
thy. sobbing.
~ don't care whether you do or not.
I'll sec to thatl' said DIR. Pillingham, and
from that day every letter into and out OF
the house was scrutinized, and every walk
poor Dorothy took was in the company OF
some one stern and severe.
"If hear of you communicating with
that girl, you go with "a shilling" said
the Earl of BroadmOor TO his son.
"All right, governor; keep your hair on.
You've got 70 hear of it first" said Guy
do Woking under his breath, but his IA
ther fortunately did not hear and soon
after sounded DIR. Pillingham as to how
parental discipline worked in the case of
Dorothy.
"A charming nature, Lord Broadmoor," !"
said tho old doctor, ga charming nature.
Our affectionate intercourse Is uninter-
rupted. Every morning she helps me on
with my overcoat, just as usual, brushes
my hat, sees that my stethoscope Is in its
place. used To be continually forgetting
it-and though I'll be bound she knows
where I'm going says not a word. y
II am delighted to hear IL, !" said Lord
Broadmoor. He had not watched his sons
correspondence, trusting rather TO the
watching on the other side, and also 10
the fact that he had never seen Guy read
anything but a sporting paper or write at
all, except under compulsion.
VERY satisfactory" said Lord Broad
moor, recurring to the Subject ten months
later. "All blown over and ended"
He had been telling DR.. Pillingham OF
an excellent appointment In government
Office which he had obtained fo& Guy.
"I should not have got him billet In
London, continued his lordship, If they
had not forgotten one another"
Il hope he likes his work." said DIR. Pill
lIngham.
"It's the first thing be has ever perse-
vered with. There he goes TO his office, ="
said Lord Broadmoor as the front door
banged loudly. "But he ought TO be earlier
all the same. How late IL isl You, too,
must be lator than usual, doctor, think. T"
II fancy l am" said DIR. Pillingham.
"Is her ladyship ready to see met" And
l. 81 Too .,ttto of tho
room. When he came down stairs, Lord
Broadmoor was standing in the hall. II
should be obliged, DIR. Pillingham," he
said, "if you would take hurriedly writ
ten line from me TO Lady Honoria Shau-
crotha to condole with her on Sir Pat
ricks accident"
Certainly" said DIR. Pillingham, slip
ping the little three cornered note into the
lining of his hat. Il will put it here, with
one corner projecting. i cannot forget II
then"
by the way" said his lordsbip, II
hope Miss Dorothy does not regard mo as
a terrible ogre"
Tut, tut" said DIR. Pillingham. "She
has forgotten everything, and we have re-
stored her liberty. She has been quite
civil lately TO young DIR. McGregor. She
never would speak TO him before. In fact,
I really hope
quite So very suitable connection.
Thank you,' said Lord Broadmoor as
he reached his study, while the footman
closed the door on the doctor.
"My dear Lady Honoria," said Dr. Pill
lingham, "a note of coincidence from Lord
Broadmoor--the sympathetic outpouring
of n kindly heart"
Dear Lord Broadmoorl" said Lady
Honoria, smiling at the old doctor gra-
ciously as she opened 1t. ''How different
the courtly grace and dignifled style of
our day from the slangy familiarity of the
present time" She gave n sudden gasp
and sank back upon the sofa This from
Lord Broadmoorl'' she moaned.
The note fell to the floor. The COM
mencemont, written large, caught his eye
at once.
my own little Dolly Daddlecums."
ITO me Of all peoplep' gasped her lady
ship.
Certainly not" said the doctor. She
would have turned the scale at 10 stone,
so little Dolly Daddlecums" was obvi-
ously inadequate
Written in foreign hand and meant
for whom l know not" she groaned.
Poor Lady Broadmoor, but stay, you
must not read it.
~ have read it." he said, putting IL in
his pocket "and you may take it from
me, Lady HonCria. lt was not meant for
you, and IL was not from Lord Broad
moor, +" and he bowed hurriedly and left
the room.
Take this TO your mistress, F" he said to
the butler IN the hall, putting on his hat,
"and say that it Is the note | should have
given her, " and to his coaohman he said
sharply, "Homel"
Ten minutes later Dorothy stood before
her father I'm his consulting room, plant
and submissive, her hands folded together.
And how long, miss" he exclaimed,
"has this attachment been rovivedY How
many of these infamous missives have /
borne in my hat To and from my patients S
housef"
Its year since you said we must
break it off, father, "a year yesterday. You
must have carried--cxactly, and she
made montal calculation, "subtraotlng
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