Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-19

'It isn't SO bad after ALL" said Louise,
brightly. She addressed herself to the doc
tor.
What isn't so bad Miss Drummond?" he
asked.
"Papa's going away. Go into the dining
room with Amelia Mr. Philbrick. I've got
something very, very important to say to
Dr. Williams
always your obedent, Miss Drummond"
responded Mr.. Philbrick with an extrava-
CANT gesture of humility.
He stalked to the dining room door, held it
open for Amelia to pass, then entered and
closed it.
The shortest way" said Louise, sis to
show you papa's note
The doctor read:
My Dear Daughter: find that the bust
ness that took me from the house will also
take me from town, and l must go in a hur-
ry. l may be gone several days, possibly
weeks. There is no time to return to say
goodbye, but l have managed to provide you
with company and protection during my
absence. A lady whom you know well and
like, and who is interested in you, has agreed
to take up her residence at Fairview until
l can send on a housekeeper to take Betsey'S
place There is no doubt that can do this
in short order, as think know just where
to look for one. Have no anxiety about NE,
therefore, for 1 shall return as soon as pos
sble and until then l am sure that every
thing will go well at home The lady to
whom refer will doubtless accompany the
boy who will return with the horse and car
rage Your affectionate father.
NATHAN A. DRUMMOND."
"Who do you suppose the lady is?" asked
Louise, Immediately adding: "Oh, l know!
it must be your mother. How nicer
MY mother?" repeated the doctor du-
biously.
yes, the boy mentioned Mrs. Williams.
Is there any other Williams in Belmont?'
Where is that boy?' and Louise ran to
the door. The boy was skipping stones
across the Miniski Here, boy" she called,
who was the lady you called on to bring
here?"
Mis- Williams. I told yer he replied;
"Mason's mother there. She'll come bout
o'clock"
funny to hear that youngster call you by
your first name"
yes" said the doctor, frowning, ITS
fessional MAJ in ones native place. No
body allows you any dignity not even the
urchins of the street.
"oh, well, they never do, you know.
Come, let's tell the others about it,
Miss Drummond," began the doctor,
nervously, feeling that, shallow as the OPP
portunity was, there might not be a better
ore
''Ohr' exclaimed Louise. there's q post
script to the letter that you haven't read.
1 forgot to show it to you"
The doctor, who still held the note, Look
ed at Ii blanhly, and turned the paper over.
There, hastily scrawled in pencil. were the
words:
My best regards to the doctor, and tell
him if he can make 1t convenient to look
in on you every DAY or SO l shall feel I'M
der obligations to him..
1.-The obligation shall be on my side" said
the doctor. his face Frightening momentar-
lily. He was about to begin again, but
Louise already had opened the dining room
door and was waiting for him to enter.
With a sigh the doctor saw that he must
postpone his declaration, but he reflected
that with his mother in temporary charge
of Fairview, ard Professor Drummonds
note making him expected caller there,
he could rot well lack fitting opportunity.
1.-The doctors mother is coming up to
stay with u.s. said Louise, as she went into