Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-09-05
Almost the first question OF Mr.
Leigh had been:
where's Doctor Lennard?'

Mr.. Leigh had left for London there
seemed to be no attraction for the doc
tor at their quiet little cottage, and iei
had ceased to call altogether OF late.
She looked up under her lashes att
Lefty as she spoke, and Lefty meet
ing the glance, flushed crimson.
II wanted to see him." continued
! Mr.. Leigh II must get him and Cap
tain Hanker, and Wilkinson, and
Dodd. to meet my friends when they
come"
These mysterious friends, whose
coming made such a connection in the
village, proved to be two exquisites
OF the first water London water, be
il understood. That they were very
great gentlemen, indeed, no one could
doubt, seeing their sparkling rings and
fashionable clothes
The curious ones who watched these
gentlemen walking arm in arm
through the village in company with
Mr.. Leigh. were completely dazzled
by such fashionable excellence. Lefty
herself, standing in the little porch,
her straw hat in one hand, her trail
ing dress and the folds of her lace
shawl caught up in the other, felt ut
terly abashed and shamefaced, as she
knew herself under the observation Of
pair of gold-rimmed eyeglasses,
ostensibly surveying the flowers, but
in reality leveled at her; and her heart
palpitated stormily as she submitted
to two soft butterfly pressures from
pale, straw-colored kids and felt a
nameless odor of distilled waters float
ing about her as the gentlemen passed.
Lefty knew her father was angry
with her by the cold. measured way
he spoke as the little party turned in
doors, apologizing for her daughters
appearance in delicate. half-tinted
words. she had known all along that
they were coming that afternoon: she
had known. too, that her father ex-
pected her to dress her best and look
her best. and she had intended to do
so purely to please but a trivial thing
served to change the whole current Of
her thoughts. and prevented her doing
4 either one or the other
That morning, standing in the gar
den looking over her flowers. Lefty
had raised her head suddenly to find
DR. Iennard watching her short way
off up the lane. He was riding slowly
when she first saw him, but, urging
his horse into a canter. he came
straight on and stopped at the gate.
Letty's face flushed rosily. and her
small hands, not brown now, but like
sunburned lily leaves II such could be
imagined, flung down the flowers she
had gathered, and began eagerly to
unfasten the gate.
y "Yon need not trouble to undo the
fastening, Miss Leigh, for l have not
time to come In this morning.
should scarcely have ventured on
stopping If | had not seen you in the
garden as ! rode by"
The young face darkened at once,
the clear eyes grew troubled as you
may have seen the depths of a tiny
lakelet change under the shadow of a
storm-cloud.
Your visitors have not arrived vet"
he remarked, as he saw she would
not or could not speak.
NO." replied Lefty; but they are
coming today, and papa expects YOU
! will dine with u.s.
Yes, | know he does" said the doc
tor, looking away from her off toward
the sea; land l am not sure yet If
can come or not"
He win be very dsappo. nted If
you can not" said Lefty; she might
have added the truth, and too, shall
be cruelty disappointed If you do not
well, tell him l will do my best to
get here said ne; ''but a doctors
time is not his own, you know that
he should use 1t for his pleasure.
He spoke lightly enough and pleas
antly, but he did not smile, and Lefty
did not.
Il shall be still more pressed for
time next month" he continued. DIR.
!; Green thinks of going over to Paris
for his autumn trip, and | shall have
good number OF his patients to look
after in addition to my own while he
is away"
And when will you go awayT
asked Lefty.
when l feel to want a change he
|: replied; mot before, | am as well and
happy as | nope or wish to be in my
/, own quiet way"
Il am glad You are so content" she
said .'It is not everyone. be they
high or low, who can say, with truth,
they are as happy as they wish to be"
surely" said the doctor YOU are
among the few who can say sou
Il am not" she replied steadily;
"and don't ever expect TO be- l am
=. only woman-and women, you know,
! are always wishing for something
more than they have got"
We'll" said pr Lennard, THE next
best thing to being perfectly content
is to be wisely ambitious"
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