Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-10
Lefty Leigh.
Continued.

thought TT must De tue Hidnucot ti7
n liza 70 be d doctor IL only to nave
a chance Of tasting all the sweet
svr,lns that went out from his fathers
little room. that was study and surg
ery and consulting-room, all III one
This friendship descended 70 Paui
MS soon as he became OF MT age 10
inherit, and today Mr. Needham ana
no were as trm friends as ever mat
gentleman and his father had peen.
win Mrs. Needham, too, he was
fayorite; and as for the three MISSES
Needham. they fairly worshlped Ghe
ground he trod on. Today they were
decked out in honor Of his coming az
cidental as 1t was The elder sisters
wore their best pale-blue giace Silks
with the newest and most elegant lace
berthas. and the youngest, being OF
sentimental turn. and holding az
firm tenet or faith that men OF lne
doctors age were most attracted by
simplicity wore a PLAN white muslin
dress. and hair la Greque.
Three prettler sweeter maidens y
wonId be hard to find in all England;
and when the doctor sat taking 10
their father In the dining-room, IN
stead of going into the wing-room
after them, his great want Of taste
was evident, not their lack Of beauty.
When he did come up, he only stayed
70 drink one cup Of coffee, which he
did so hastily that II scalde1, and
went very near choking him, and
then. with few polite words, he left,
and the pale blue robes gave little
angry rustic, and the white one a half
tmid sweep as he passed, each ana
all expressive Of reproach. y he could
have known It: but he did not, because
he was not needing. There was a
soft. glad song in his heart that
drowned. with it's low monotone, all
outer sounds "A bright and tender
light shining about him, that blinded
his eyes to all outer sights
Going out, he met Mr., Grimshaw,
the young medical man who was al
tending the most Of his old patients
and living a bachelor life In his oT1
house on the hill,
The doctor took the path to the
shore, and Mr.. Grimshaw went into
the house and ZIP to Mr.. Needham's
drawing room. He had not been long
there before he found a seat on the
low couch by the window, over which
Miss Amy's muslin skirts were spread
the poor white skirts that she had
hoped would have fluttered into DR.
Lennard's heart. But they we're not
quite useless, after ALL for Mr.. Grim
shaw evidently admired her In white,
he was SO unusually attentive. She
had thought II was her sister Laura
he admired, and Laura had thought
so too. and still sat by her mother
feeling not little aggrieved. while
ANY highly plcased talked and
smiled. and flushed and wondered as
the yonng doctor did his best to he
gallant.
Dr, Tennard did not go on to the
shore though he went toward III; ne
turned Into the lane that led to Lefty
Leghs cottage, and walked slowly up
IT, thoughtfullv smoothing his thick
heard, and switching the hedges with
his stick as he stalked nv them As
he walked his head was bent. and his
face. at first calm and bright, grew
more and more trounled with every
step he took
There was q boiling calm all about
"A Stiffness as of something yet to
come-that struck chill to DR. Len
nard's heart strong man though he
was, md little given to dreaming 1t
seemed rs &c the Still evening with us
drowsy sounds and half-veiled haZv
lights was picture Of his own life,
dim. and misty. and underlined, going
on In darkness and the pitiless sky
over AL II was with an effort OF
win that no cast such fnncles from
him and. opening The gate Of The cot
tagc walked boldly up 10 the door and
knocked
"NllSS leigh have gone out, sir, as
She often de Of an evening, hut she
viii he In Cor certain, she seldom stays
out SO late as this ere" said the serv-
ant
peated d. I.cnuard, under his breath
as It were. and pulling away nj that
thick black heard Of his more teroriy
than ever. III though Iii some WY Il
had angerrd him
YES. sir Since maStcr died she
have been lonesome aud restlesS-lilye;
and she often goes on 10 The shore,
happen Al nth TITO Land toward tho
church Mcrcy on ns. miss, how yau
fright ane'@ cried out the sirl la the
same breath hinglng the door wide
open With Il Jerk rs she spoke
The Doctor turned quickly, mud saw
}.cttv standing within 4 ward ~ Urn,
her fale 3elth'y white MS IL showed
In the Hslt OF the lamp her ewes
hrish, Al e with fever, and one I'M
gloved Aal nesting III tne porch for
support iD, actSelp III nut ont his