Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-13
CHAPTER TX.
A Drawn Battle.

turned toward the doctor, the former
with &c look OF CONSERVATION, the latter
with an enigmatical, half quizzical ex
preston, that he promptly modified tt
Indifferent curiosity when he saw thai
Amelia, too, was anxious to observe
the effect Of this announcement on the
doctor. The latter started forward i'm
pulsively, but checked himself at once
and maintained fair semblance OF
cOmposure
Louise finished reading the note and
turned to the boy
"Wherc Is she?" sho inquired, "the
lady mentioned here9"
Il dunno" replied the boy rather
stupidity, Miss williams said shed be
up bimcby."
ut isn't so bad, after all" said
Louise, brightly. She addressed her
self TO the doctor
What isn't 50 bad, Miss Drum.
mond?" he asked.
"Papa's going away. Go into the
dining room with Amelia, Mr.. Phil
brick. I've got something very, very
important to say to DR.. Williams"
"Always your obedient Miss Drum
mond," responded Mr.. Phllbrck, with
an extravagant gesture Of humility,
He stalked to the dining room door,
held IL open for Amelia to pass, then
entered and closed 1t.
"The shortest way" said Louise, as
to show you papn's note
Tho doctor read:
my dear Daughter | find that the
business That took me from the hous"
will also take me from town, and
must go In hurry. ! may be gone scv
oral days, possibly weeks There is no
time to return to say good-by, but
have managed to provide You with
company and protection during my ab-
sencc A lady whom you know well
and like, and who IL Interested In you,
has agreed to take up her residence at
Fairview untll can send on house
keeper to take lictRey's place. There
IL no doubt that | can do this In short
order as think | know just where to
look for one. Have no anxiety about
me, therefore, for shall return M soon
as possible, and until then, | am sure
that everything Will go wen at home,
The lady to whom ! refer will doubt
less Accompany the boy who will r".
turn with the horse and carriage,
Your afrectionate father,
"NATNAN A. DIR MMOND'
"Who do you suppose the lady is?"
asked Louise Immediately adding. "Oh!
I I,,, ma ~ hnri lInu
nicer'
my mother" repeated the doctor,
obviously.
Yes, the boy mentioned Mrs. VIII
liams Is there any other Williams In
Bolmont?"
where In that boy" and Louise ran
81 the door The boy was skipping
stones across the Minisk. Here,
boy" she called, who was the lady
you called on to bring here"
Mis- Williams, | told yer" he re
piled, "Mason's mother there. She'll
come bout 4 ociock."
What did tell YOU" cried Louise,
"how funny to hear that younGstcr
cnll You ny your nrSt name.
Yes" said the doctor, frowning,
ITS one of the disadvantages of being
a professional man In ones native
place. Nobody 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 M the
opportunity was, there might not be u
better one,
oh" exclaimed Louise there's n
postscript to the letter that you haven't
read. | forgot to show It to you"
The doctor, who still held the note,
looked at 1t blankly and turned the
paper over There. hastily scrawlcd in
pencil were the words;
My best regards to the doctor, and
tell him II he can make 1t convenient
to look IN ON YOU every day or 80,
shall feel under obligations to him.
The obligation shall be on my
side" said the doctor. his face bright.
ening momentarily He was about to
begin again but Louise already had
opened the dining room door and was
waiting for him to cutter With n
sigh the doctor saw that he must post
pone his declaration, but he reelected
that with his mother in temporary
charge of FairNiow, and Prof. Drum
mond's note making him IN expected
caller there, he could not we'll lack
fitting OpDortunity
The doctors mother Is coming up to
stay with us" said Louise as she went
into tho dining room, land pap&'s go
ing to send a new housckeoper soon"
How long is the professor to be
away" asked Mr., Pbllbrick. with just
enough show Of interest to he within
the bounds of roliteness.
There's no telling Several days at
least, he says. Let's sit down, or Mr..
Philbriek's luncheon will spoil"
They took chairs at the table, Mr.
Philbrick by accident or design. takin !
the place usually >"upicd ny the pro
fessor The doctor noticed this and