Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

Winnie died like poor Sir Edward
What utter nonseuse' cried
Edna.
Il may be very tOOlisb,] said
Gertrude rather plaintvely, though
| don't see why you should tell me
so il Alfred does. | never preten
ded 10 be wise. Bnt l have lost
confidence IN DR.. Lester. So has
everybody else. DR.. B!eakinsopp
has got eyer so many OF bis pa
tientS.'
IT is meant Elna retorted. 'ItI
Is like kicking man while he Isl
down.
Il can't help It, dear, DON'T look
so fierce. | am hardly to be expect
ell to let Dr.. Lester experiment Oh
Winnie if | don't believe in hin.
How can anyone believe in him
in the face OF what is beng said
about poor Sir EdwardT
'Oh, cried Edna, sit makes me
wildy
A little later she set forth lntO
the town to walk of her lll-humOr
with things IN general, aud Dr.
Blenklnsopp IN particular. She
had not gone far before she met
Lester himself. Though he would
have passed ber by With bow, she
stopped holding out her hand.
1T is unusual to see you walk
ing she said.
'Ye.es. The fact is, one gets so
little exercise that II have sold
my carriage
'Well, she faltered, its-it'S a
lovely morning Tor walk. You.
don't come to see us now
perhaps you remember the
last
'Oh,' sine cried brusqnely, i
never remember unpleasant ttlntS
[ think my sister would be ver'
uuch pleased whenever you have
time to spare
Time to spare" he sad bitterly.
There is little difficulty about
that. OF course you know VIII"
all the town knows. Nv practice
has fall away fcom me as 1t were a
garment
BIT she returned, trying toI
speak cheerfully, sit Will come.
back again! it IS only Il matter OF
time.
VERY likely. Bat, you soe, Miss
Sinclair, one has to i've somehow
meanwhile.
However, he went his rounds
more blithely than usual, aud a.
1 o'clock rhat afternoon, at,cr q
long debate with himself, turned
his steps toward SiGc'aii's house.
But on nearing the house, he 'aw
BIenkinsopp's carriage at the gate
aud few yards further on Sinclair
Instead OF entering, as he had
purpOsed, Lester passsd the
brougham, then came face to facr
10 face With Alfred, who appeared
somewhat embarrassed.
Mrs. Sinclair all rigbtP inquired
Lester.
oh, qulte-er-it's only Winnie;
little teverish Look here, Lester,
YOU know what women are.
Rather rash to boast.
You see,' Alfred blundered on,
ff it were my self it would be DIFF
ferent. You can't reason with a
woman aud with your wife Aon
should never make the attempt
} Nine took it INTO her head 10 get
NJ. BlenkinsOpp.
NV dear fellow, said Lester,
'your child could not he IN better
hands. l hope she will soon be al
right again Aud he walked along
. swiftly with his eyes on the ground
Depend upon it, BIenkinsopp'
stout, gray bearded man of sixty
was say ing as Alfred entered the
drawing.Ioom, 1T is better to be a
little slow and quite sure, my deal
lady. The experience of generations
is not to be upset in a day by a
few callow youths
Il have just parted from one o'
the unfledged,' said Alfred. ~neh
BleuklnsOpp had gonc and hiua
. re.entered The room.
DR.. Lester did not see "a,
'cIled Gertrude, Il would not nave
it happen for the world
'Gerly hasn't the courage OF her
convlctions,' said Edna.
'Dr. BlenkinsOpp says DE-. Les
ter has lost nearly all his pa
tients.' Gertrude remarked.
3 'ThepOpulation OF Uappercomoe
= is 80, 900 mostly wise personsV ex
: claimed Edna contemporary.
Que night, about month later
8 Alfred arrived shome earlier than
C usual.