The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-11-09

severed with. There he goes 10 his
Office, said Lord Broadmoor, as the
front door banged loudly; ebnt ne
ought to be earlier. all the same. How
late It Isl You, too. must be later than
usual. doctor, Think
II fancy l am. said DR. Pillingham.
sIs her ladyship ready to see me2'
and he followed a powdered footman
out of the room When he came down
stairs Lord Broadmoor was standing
in the .hall ~ should be obliged to
Dr.. Dillingham; he said. 81 he would
take a hurriedly-written line from me
10 Lady Honoria shaucrotha to con-
dole with her on Sir PatricR's acci-
dent"
Certainly said DR.. Pillinrham,
slipping the little three-cornered note
into the lining of his hat. ~ win put
1t here, with one corner projecting; /
cannot forget il then.
by the way said his lordship, II
hope Miss Dorothy does not regard me
as terrible ogre.
Tut tutt'' said Dir. Dillingham;.
.'She has forgotten everything, and
we have restored her liberty; size has
been quite civil lately TO young DIR.
McGregor. She never would speak TO
him before. in fact, j really hope 2
Quite so. Avery suitable connec-
tion. Thank YOU said Lord Broad
moor, as he reached his study, while
the footman closed the door on the
doctor.
My dear Lady Honoria," said DIR.
Pillingham, "a note of coincidence
from Lord, Broadmoor - the sympa-
thetic outpouring Of, a kindly heart. =
dear Lord Broadmoor.,' said Lady
Honoria, smiling ut the old doctor
graciously as she opened 1t. Howdif-'
ferent the courtly grace and dignified
style of our de- from the slangy famil-.
iarity of the present time. She gave
sudden gasp and sank back upon the
sofa. This from Lord Broadmoreln
she moaned.
The note fell TO the floor; the COM
mencement, written large, caught his:
eye at once.
My own little Dolly Daddlecums "
ITO me of all people, gasped her
ladyship.
Certainly not, said the doctor she
would have turned the scale at nine
teen stone, SO little Dolly Daddle-
Gums" was obviously inadequate.
Written in foreign hand, and
meant for whom know mott she
groaned. Poor Lady Broadmoor; but
stay, you must not read IL.
~ have read It. he said, putting il
in his pocket, and you may take il
from me, Lady Honoria, 1t was not
meant for You, and; il was not from
Lord Broadnoor,n and he bowed hur-
riedly and left the room.
Take this to your mistress. . he said
70 the bntles- IN the haH,r5nttii cir
his hat. and say that is the note /
should have given her" and to his
councilman he said. sharply: Homer
\ Ten minutes later Dorothy stood be-
fore her father in his consulting-room,
plant and Submissive, her hands folded
together.
And how. long, miss, :, he exclaimed,
"has this attachment been revived?
How many of these infamous rnissives
have ] borne in my hat TO and from my
patients house2'
IT'S year since you said we must
break 1t off, father. year yesterday;
you must have carried exactly I, and
she made a mental calculation. .sub-
tracing your months holiday and the
day you wore your white hat unex-
pectedly, and allowing for leap year,
And this" he exclaimed, was your
filial solicitude. You have disgraced
my name
y changed it yesterday"
"WhatP"
For the first time in twelve months
he saw her smile.
ALLOW me-" she said, ito introduce
Hon. Mrs. Guy de Wolsing, aud at least,
dear father" she added, '.for whole
year you have never gone ont without
your ste Telescope. Baltimore Tele-
gram.