The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-03-19


that Lester would go too far: Wen,
he has gone too far. Instead OF calling
in an expert, he operated himsell, ,
and everybody will hold him respon-
sible."
"Do YOU think it will damage his
practice ?" inquired Gertrude.
"You can't have been listening ~
cried Alfred.
Why, Alfred, 1 heard every word
| -
"Thon, why do you ask such an
| or course it will. Lestor is too young.
People don't care to be practiced on
carved about. l shouldn't bo sur
priscd If it ruined him."
Ono morning, about four months
later, Gertruue's elder girl awokc
| fevcrish.
Alfrcd," she said, as her husband
rose from tho tabio after breakfast,
you won't forget TO call ut DR.. bicnk-
insopps." r,
| when ne had closed the door.
Yes, dear. 1 think Winnie ought
| to have some mcdicino.'
But why DR.. Bienkinsopp? Why
not DR. Lester, us usual? You have
| had DR.. Lester ever since DR.. Andrews
won't away"
~ should never forgive myself if
Winnie dicd like poor Sir Edward"
"Wbat utter nonsense - cried Edna.
81 muy be worry foolish," said Ger
trudc rather plaintively, "though
don't see Why you should tell me so if
Alfred does. ncvor pretended to DO
|%ise. But | have lost confidence in
Or. Lester. So has every body else.
Dr.. BIonkinsopp has got ever SO many
f his nntippIS
1T is mcunr Edna retortcd. 1t
is like kicking Il man whilc he is
down.
II can't help it, dear. Don't look
so fierce. am hardly to be expected
10 let DR.. Lester experiment on Winnie
if | luu't believe IN him. How can
anyone believe in him in tho face Of
what is being said about poor Sir Ed
ward :"
"On," cried Edna, it makes mo SO
wild .'
y little later she set forth iuto tbs
town, to walk OF her ill-humor with
thugs in general, aud Dr.. Blcnkin-
supp IN particular. Sue had not gone
lHr before shC met Lester himself.
Though he would have passed her hy
witE Il Row., she stopped, holding out
urr han q.
1t is unusual to SEQ you walking,'
she sa'u.
"Y4--.cs. Tho fact is, ono gets SO
little exercise that IL have sold my
carriage"
"Wcu," she fnltcrcd, "its--it's Il
lovely MO"ning for u walk. You ton't
rO.nG 70 sec Us uUW.
"l', rhAps YOU remember the last
"Oh," she cried bru,quely, 81
never remember unpleasant things
| iulk MY sister wnu.d be very
pira-,d, Whenever yOu have time to
sparr.'
"I.mc to sparc!' he said bitterly.
"TnGr1 is littlc difficulty about That
Of course, yuu knoW What all the
town knows. My practice has fallrn
.tw"y irom nc AS if IL were II gar
nl'ut.
"But," she returned, trying to speak
ch, Ctiu..E. 1T Will com" back again !.
IL l. ny Il matter OF Time
"Nrry likely. Bat, you sec, Miss
Siuci;,lr, one has to 1--we somehow
III HuW hIic.'
iiJ%rvc:, he went his rounds more
| hlituriy th@n usual. and at i O'Clock
that Afternoon, after IL long debate
wIth himself. tulnrd his stops toward
| Sinchtjrs house. He had rot entered
| its door since Lnat day he asked Elni
to be his wife, and she refused. Al
though he was no longer in Il position
to Ask any woman to DC his wife. II,
"'nla not r"-iSt th" IS''".~o'"" =" nc
soul in UpprrcumDc with whom hc VIZ
on terms Of intimacy, and her sympit
thctjc manner had seemed very swcc
| This II OrniDg.
" But, on nearing the house. he saw
| Biunkin>Opp's CalrluGc AZ the gate
and a few yards farther ON Sinclair
! Instead OF entering, rs he had par
| posed, l. .slcr passed the brOugham.
then came face to fact vita Alfred,
who appeared somewhat embarrassed
Mrs. Sinclair all right" inquired
| Lester.
"On, Quitc-cr--it's only Winnio Il
you Know what women are
"ltAlACr rash to boast
"IOu Sec Alfred Dlundcrcd on,
"i( it were myself it would bc diff
frront. Toa cant reason with wo-
man, and with your wife You should
= ncvcr make the attempt. Mine took
, 1t into her head TO have B!cnkin.
"My dear fellow" said Lester
y "your child conld not be in better
= hands. ! hopo she viii soon be al
lfiShI again. anu nc walked or
swiftly with his eyes on the ground.
+ Depend upon it," Hicnklnsopp, 4;
stout, gray bearded man Of sixty, WA.
say ing us Alfred entered the drawing
room, lit is better 10 be u little slow
and quite sure, my dear lady. The
experience Of generations is not to b.
upset in Il day by II few cailow youths.
" have just parted from enc OF The
uril ,dgrd, said Alfred, when B'rnll n
sopp had gone und.Edna rc-cntcrcd the
| roo Il.
ODE. Lester did not scc-----, On. ="
cried Gertrude, " would not have it
happen for the worla.'
"Go,ty hasn't the courage OF her
conv'r'i"ns, said EIna.
"D". Hcnkins"pp says he has lost
n"hry ali his paticut,,n Gertrude re.
marked.
" f'c population Of Upprrc0mbc is
! |p NVp: mostly wise persons - cXciAim-
a I. ma contemplation 'iy
Gerry, SAID Alfred, alone with bis
wH2 I a, evening, "whi.L is the mat l.
wuh Elna? ! cannot understand her
| to-day.
y always thought YOU understood
WON 80 Thoroughly, dear"