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

- ttASa fMAtha \ htEt ne kUts 70 nlo
Office, !" said Lord Broadmoor. as the
front door banged loudly; "but he
ought 70 be earlier. all the same How
late Il Isl You, too. must be later than
usual, doctor Think
II fancy ! nm, said DR.. Pillingham.
Ills her ladyship ready to see ine2''
and he followed a powdered footmnn
out Of the room. When he came down
stairs Lord Broadmoor was standing
in the hall - should be obliged to
DR. Pillingham, Z he said. II he would
take hnrriedly-written line from me
70 Lady Honoria Shauerotha TO con-
dole with her on Sir Patricls acct
dent"
Certainly said DR.. Pillingham,
slipping the little three-cornered note
into the lining of his hat II viii put
1t here, with one corner projecting; /
cannot forget II them
by the way said his lordship, 4
hope Miss Dorothy does not regard me
as a terrible ogre
Tut tutii' said DR. Pillingham.
"She has forgotten everything, and
we have restored her liberty; she has,
been quite civil lately to young DR..
McGregor She never would speak to
him before In fact, ! really hope -
Quite so Avery suitable connec-
tion. Thank you,r said Lord Broad
moor, as he reached his study. while
the footman closed the door on the
doctor.
my dear Lady Honoria, Z said DR..
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 openedi 1t. How DIFF
ferent the courtly grace and dignffed
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 Broadmoreip
she moaned.
The note fell to the floor; the COM
mencement, written large, caught his
eye Mt once
My own little Dolly Daddlecums =
TO 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 not" she
! groaned. Poor Lady Broadmoor; but
stay, you must not read it,
az have read it, he said, putting IL
in his pocket, .and you may take IL
from me, Lady Honorin, II was not
meant for You, and it was not from
Lord Broad moor and he bowed hur-
riedly and left the room.
Take this to your mistress. . he said
70 the butler in the hall rutrtIR eii
4 his hat. and say that is the note /
should have given her and to his
coachman he said, sharply: 'sHomel''
/ Ten minutes later Dorothy stood be-
fore her father in his consulting room,
4 plant and submissive, her hands folded
together.
And how long, miss, $ he exclaimed,
"has this attachment been revived2
How many OF these infamous missiyes
have borne in my hat to and from my
patients house?' &
ITS a year since you said we must
break IL of, father. a year yesterday;
yon must have carried exactly, = and
she made mental calculation, Sub
tracing your months holiday and the
day you wore your white hat unex-
pectedly, and allowing for leap year,
e74"
And this" he exclaimed, was your
filial solicitude. You have disgraced
my name"
u changed it yesterday
'What?'
For the first time in twelve months
he saw her smile.
ALLOW me-" she said, ito introduce
Hon. Mrs. Guy de woislng. and at least,
dear father" she added, "for a whole
year you have never gone out without
your ste Telescope. Baltimore Tele-
gram.