The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-13

sure, and the traces Of tears had dis
apperod frori her beautiful face. DR.
Watson looked up at her with much
Interest and thought how proud he
should be If he could win her for a
wife. For the little doctor, though
well in the f%orties, was not married.
and many of his patients told him
, that a doctor without a wife vas an
anomaly not to be tolerated. wbe-
Their they would be very tolerant II
Lisbeth Glendinning became Mrs.
Watson he did not consider. He
himself was ready to accept the con
vici father, but the revelation about
Liza hld given him a subject for the
reflection. He must seek to unravel
The mystery a little more definitely
before he spoke, aid it was well,
porhnp7, as Lisbeth had enough to
yes her without a proposal from the
iittlo doctor TO add to her worries.
As it was, he grasped her hand
With a friendly pressure that a little
alarmed her, and there was a deeper
lush than usual on her check as she
acompanied him to the porch where
i'm Glendinning was still setting.
The doctor said 8 few CHEEKY words
Q him, once more commended the
ounravers to Lisbeth's iudicious
persuasions, got into his trap and
was driven off, looking back as he
did SO to lift his hat and smile to the
beautiful woman who had awakened
such a tender chord in his heart.
She remained very still until the
doctor was out of sight, and then she
heaved a sigh. Perhaps she was
thinking what might have been IL
everything were slightly different.
1.-THE thing that might have been,
Is called and questioned why 1t hath not been
And, can 1t give good reason, 1t is set
Beside the actual, and reckoned in
To I'LL the empty gasp of life."
Yes, she would have been a happy
woman as DR.. Watson's wife. But
that could never be now. She re-
NAMED very still, thinking about it
for 80 long that Jim Glendinning,
whose presence she had forgotten,
was surprised that she, who was
always on the move, should be so
quiet.
He took his pipe out of his mouth
and looked up at her still she did not
heed him, so he pulled her dress.
In a moment she sat aside her dreams
and returned to the actual. She
leant owe the man, aged and enfee-
bled before his time, and kissed him
on the brow. Lisbeth had grown
very tender to her father Of late.
Whatever his tr~ansgressions in the
past, she felt that he had been most
unjustly dealt with, and that no
amount of petting and gentleness
could recompense the fearful suffer-
ings he had undergone. Owing
chiefly to her good nursing and love
care, Jim Gledinning had been much
better of late, and there were times
when itful CLEANS of intelligence
would come to him, as when a few
rays of sunshine fall athwart the
darkness of a winters day.
To-day his brain was clearer than
it had been for sometime.
cam / to stay here always Lisbeth9
When am l going home"
sis not this your home, dear3
Where else would you be"
"There's that City Road place.
It's such awhile since I was there.n
"Oh, that's all right, father.
Don't you worry about that. Are
you not happy here with me9
Gay, girl. I think so-but there's
rents"
She did not tell him that all the
dodgers had decamped when they
heard he was arrested, saying they
would not lodge with a murderer.
But she patted him fondly on the
check.
"Trust Lisbeth, dear old man,
what money comes from that place
no Il shall have but you"
There was a sale of the furniture
going on that very day, and the
house had been let unfurnished.
This jim Glendinning would have
known if he had remembered what
passed from one day to another, for
the lawyer could not act without see-
ing him, and bad been down to the
cottage and received his consent in
writing.
But Jim had forgotten all about it,
and it was by no means the first, nor
would it be the last, time, that he
would ask to go to his W house in
the City Road.
Not but that he was perfectly
happy with Lisbeth, but he seemed
surprised at being there, surprised
at the tender care she took of him
and the many attentions he received.
or course he would trust her; he
told her 30 now as he held up his
face for the kiss he knew full well
he would receive.
Then q cloud of darkness seemed
to come over him, "If l only knew"
he said, eff I only knew"
And the perturbed mind seemed to
be busy searching out something that
was wholly incomprehensible.