The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-26
NORA FLEMING.

self not little over her religious views
knew from sundry remarks had
heard her make that she was not quite
orthodox. and she sometimes said things
which startled me just little but l SAID
To- my husband long ago that l wlsneo
there were more of Elizabeth Glen's KIND
Of sChristianity in this world. and some
absnes say so still. She is not woman
from whom ycu can get direct express
sion OF opinion at the very moment you
may happen to want it: in fact she taxes
q little delight at times in keeping you
angling after her views. just as l have
seen her ang3e herself for the brown
trout in the peat streams of Amuiree.
One day I went to her puzzled ana Ill
tie doynosst over one OF the proo's1ns
that often exercised NE: Why the pest
people whose daily life is a gracious ben
sd!ction to all it touches should be SO
often called upon to bear such unheard
of and almost Unbcarafie trials or ga
thence and faith. / had a particular case
In my mind that afternoon, fine ycunG
fellow. full OF premise. whose robust
Elailhood was & thing to rejoice In and
Thank God for. yet who in his venture
matrimonial had drawn mt q blank,
but wiiat was worse, genuine cross.
II / were ever tempted to make copy
out OF the sad family histories t!iss have
come under my observation, that young
man would serve as an exempliocation
OF the Old saw: Marry in haste. repent
q. leisure.
ha,c1 xryha Il a
had got to that stage in her profession
when you always found two or three
people In her waiting room during her
consulting hours which she HAD fixed
from till 4. Margaret took me to the
drawing room, and fingered to have a
little talk over things In general. She
always csl,@d me the mistress" and
took the lfyliest interest in my affairs
even to the extant CO cr:t!cising the
Scotch in my novels" Many skir-
xr1ish we had over the meaning and SPELL
ing Of certain words. and lofty was her
sccrn Of DIR. Jameson, my authority and
standby.
HE disna ken a thing" she would say
"Div I no mind it frae my mithers
knee?" Dear old Margaret! In her late
years she took the matrimonial fever
badly and married a wastrel, so that he1
last days were worse than her first. DR.
Glen, being by nature the most womanly
of women, was always making the most
delightful alterations and additions tc
her drawing room. Do you know draw.
Ing rooms that are as unalterable as the
laws OF the Modes and Persians. rooms
you go into month after month and year
after year, knowing you will never see
anything to relieve the monotony of per-
petual order? 1t is the room Of the con-
ventional woman, who sternly represses
any original idea which may by some
strange chance occasionally occur tc
her. DR.. Glen was not conventional
and though l am fond Of moving furni
ture about myself, and of introducing
variety in my home, 1 do not rival her
Entering DR.. Glen's drawing room, you
always have a fresh delightful feeling
like recognizing old friends with new
faces The artistic arrangement and
the interesting items which contribute
to 1t make half an hours waiting there
seem less irksome than anywhere else
But lest it be thought that this article
might more appropriately appear under
the heading Of household furnishing,
must hasten on.
Elizabeth came in about $3.50. She
looked a little tired, thought, but fresh
and dainty in her dress as usual. Shall
tell you what she wore that day, my
most unorthordox of lady doctors?-a
brown serge skirt and blue cambria
OlOuSc, Will SldICuoO CullS anu lUIIOVcl
collar. both fastened by her magnificent
yellow cairngorms in the settings OF
gold the only ornaments which she pos.
eessed which I really coveted. They haG
been found on her fathers estate, and
were heirlooms in the Glen family, but
don't think anybody who ever wore
them was more stately than my Eliza
both. She had a quaint silver belt round
her waist, which was very slender fol
her height, and she looked every inch
what she was, a simple, well-dressed
well-bred gentlewoman. She threw her
self on the couch and folded her hands
behind her head.
isn't it hot? We have not many
Aprils like this in London, and what will
August be like? Are you going to Am
ulree this year?'
IT don't know whether I can afford Il
90 anywhere"
"Oh. Is that it? Well, I'll take you Il
you can't. I made five pounds this af
ternoon. This thing is going to pay. I've
! seen nothing but Amulree before m,
eyes all day. oh. my dear, do you re
member that view from the old road be
tween Corrymuck loch and Achnafauld
] shall always love you for making
Eheila happy there. Don't I wish 1 saw
1t with my own eyes this very minute?'
elizabeth, don't make me homesick
It's bad enough to have man at hons
always Taving about Amulrea."
who introduced me to its loveiinesS
It is favOrite remark of yours tina. a.
things are by comparison. aiid when oa,
tramps the streets baking under trop
ical sun, then must the soul that Es.
seen Amu!rse be faint for it. I Tvs. f.
that If had a blash, as Margaret wot;!.
say. a genuine b'ash CT Amuliee rail-
sweep clean up fTo.. tce srla' glen int;
my face l shculd get rid OF the Londo!
smuts hope, my dear, you have n,
evil designs on roe today. l.n positive
It vras only the day before yesterday
gave yea Mrs. P;a:&'s husband
''Taree weeks rga. f.iizs!;ath," said
a. your in for !. a-ajn.'
Amt Teu Un;1f;sHg E;nre then you
o.. a&t 90 me. s.d making sirraptitiou
use Of it?'' sac asked. whi.nsica.sly. th.i
we both isushed.
az called On TIE Harriscns as I CAM
through Bedford street, Elizabeth, and
am mere than usually depressed ebou
them. Can you tell NE why good peopl
have such a poor time OF 1t, some o
them, at least. in this world?"
Eyes. because somebody must have
poor time of it, and the good show UP t
the ksst advantage under difficulties
That's the conclusion I have corse to
The Lord is a great deal wiser than w
who believe in hin, know"
didn't say anything, for I was look
ing at my friend as s;ie spoke. Her eye
were shut, but her face were a steadfas
and lovely lock. which almost made m
feel that she was conversirg with tn
unseen. Presently she opened her eye
wide.
"Your question makes me think O
something ycu might like for the mag
azine, but it's sal. and it's about mar
ried people too. You said, remembe,
referring to Mrs. Plat, that you ha
had isnoiga OF married people. ian,