Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-02-02

Cousin Walter had been very attentive.
Am right?n
Her patient nodded assent.
..0n Christmas night. after having
been all day very merry. facetious. and
devoted, you found yourselves alone in
the-the conservatory
No, it was the library"
''Ah, the library. Yes, well?"
had been reading The Newccmes,
and asked him if he had ever read it.
And he said he had just finished it.
Wasn't it odd?"
1T was. So he asked you how you
liked Ethel Newcomer"
Yes he did. How strangely you hit
upon things"
And he compared you to Ethel (only
you were much prettier), and said: If
you could only love him as Ethel did
Give, he would be the happiest fellow
in the world"
"Why, DR.. Glade, how could you
know that?'
Mere conjecture, my dear. But that
dear old 'Newcomes' is responsible for
many an ill-starred romance in rea
life. And so you said you could, and
you were engaged"
No" Connie shook her head sadly
"Then, what happened-a quarrel?"
''Oh, no. When Walter spoke to
Uncle Roger, he was in great rage,
land-and said he should never consen
to it. Walter left the next day-and"
with a sob-''we have never seen
each other since. And uncle won't let
me mention his name'
DR.. Glade regarded her moment re-
fiectively, and then said:
''What is your cousin?'
"a medical student at Kings college,
London"
"His name is Walter-er-?"
walter Plyne. His mother was
poor mammals sister. Mammals rela-
tions are all poor"
Thank you, my dear, for your con-
fdence. l can now prescribe for you,
hope, with more success"
The next day when she called, DR..
Glade said to Aunt Ruth: II should
like Miss Connie to drive with me this
afternoon. | find she wants rousing,
and her mind diverting from the sub
ject which believe you know is de-
pressing her."
Eyes, know what you mean," said
Aunt Ruth; Il wish she could forget
it,
Il am comparatively at leisure from
two until four in the afternoon, and
shall be glad of her company then"
That afternoon DR.. Glade and her
charming patient drove along the sea
front in her victoria. For some time
the girl did not spontaneously respond
to her companlon's cheerful converse
ton; but as they were turning they
met old DR.. Wrench driving with his
new assistant. As they passed both
gentlemen raised their hats.
Connie eagerly grasped DR.. Glade's
hand, and asked: "Who was that gen
tleman?''
"Old DR.. Wrench and his assistant"
"But tie other--it is Walter" her
cheeks suddenly aglow with warm pink
tints.
"Your Cousin Walter?"
"Yes. Do you think he noticed me'"
"Oh, che must have done so, for he
didn't notice me-"
''He looked pale, didn't he?"
81 don't think so," said DR.. Glade, re-
flectively.
'And his mustache has grown
longer"
Has he got one? didn't notice it. !"
''Oh yes, dark and curly. How long
has he been with DIR. Wrench?"
only short time, believe
"He must have obtained his degree"
Certainly, or DR.. Wrench would not
have engaged him"
"Oh, I'm so glad! For poor Walter
has had such a struggle-it is SO ex-
pensive-and the examinations so diff
cult"
For the remainder of the drive Miss
Comics animation was in marked con-
trast with her lassitude earlier in the
day. The following afternoon, when
DR.. Glade called, Aunt Ruth timorous-
ly said:
"Will you come into the library. DR..
Glade? My brother wished to speak
with you about Connie"
Yes" said Uncle Roger, when they
were all three closeted together. Il
l wished to ask, Miss Glade, if you