The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-22

down from London. Money was no
object. The plain fact is, Lester is
overconfdent.
'T dare say DIR. Lester is quite as
skilful as any surgeon in London, I"
Edna returned.
"Do you think it will damage his
practice?" inquired Gertrude.
'Injure his practicep Of course it
will. Lester is too young. People
don't care to be practiced on-carved
about. 1 shouldn't be surprised if it
ruined him."
One morning, about four months
later, Gertrude's elder girl awoke few
erish.
"Alfred," she said, as her husband
rose from the table after breakfast,
"you won't forget to cali at DR.. Blen-
kinsopp's."
"Dr. Blenkinsopp's?" asked Edna,
when he had closed the door.
eyes, dear. 1 think Winnie ought
to have some medicine"
'But why DIR. Blenkinsopp? Why
not DR.. Lester, AS usualP You have
had DIR. Lester ever since DR.. Andrews
went away"
az should never forgive myself if
Winnie died like poor Sir Edward"
"What utter nonsense !" cried
Edna.
"I may be very foolish" said
Gertrude rather plaintively, "though
/ don't see why you should tell me so
if Alfred does. never pretended to
be wise. But 1 have lost confidence
in DR.. Lester. SO has everybody
else. DR.. Blenkinsopp has got ever
30 many of his patients.
at is meani !" Edna retorted. 'It
is like kicking a man while ho is
down."
"I can't help it, dear. Don't look
so fierce. I am hardly to be expected
to let DR.. Lester experiment on Win
ME if 1 don't believe in him. How
can anyone believe in him in the face
of wh.-. = icing said about poor Sir
Edward?"
"Oh," cried Edna, sit makes me SC
wildp
A little later she set forth into the
town, to walk off her in-humor with
things in general, and DR.. Blenkin-
sopp in particular. She bad not gone
far before she met Lester himself.
Though he would have passed her by
with bow, she stopped, holding out
her hand.
"It is unusual TO see you walking, >
she said.
''Ye-es. The fact is, one gets SO
little exercise that II have sold my
carriage"
"Well," she faltered, "it's-it's O
lovely morning for walk. You don't
come to see us now"
"Perhaps you remember the last
"Oh," she cried brusquely, 'G',never
remember unpleasant things. think
my sister would be very pleased,
whenever you have time to spare"
"Time to spare!" he said bitterly.
"There is little difficulty about that.
OF course, you know what all the town
knows. My practice has fallen away
from me as ifit were garment. "
'But," she returned. trying to
speak cheerfully, sit will come back
again 1t is only matter of time.
every likely. But, you see, Miss
Sinclair, one has to live somehow
meanwhile"
However, he went his rounds more
blithely than usual, and at 4 o'clock
that afternoon, after long debate
with himself, turned his steps toward
Sinclair's house. But, on nearing the
house, he saw Blenkinsopp's carriage
at the gate and few yalds further on
Sinclair. Instead of entering, as he
had purposed, Lester passed the
brougham, then came face to face with
Alfred, who appeared somewhat en-
barrassed.
"Alrs. Sinclair all rightP" inquired
Lester.
."Oh, quite-er-it's only Winnie
a little feverlsh. Look here, Lester
you know what women are."
''Rather rash to boast"
"You see," Alfred blundered on, "ii
it were myself it would be different.
You can't reason with woman, and
with your wife you should never make
the attempt. Mine took it into her
head to have Blenkinsopp-"
"My dear fellow" said Lester,
"your child could not be in better
hands. hope she will soon be oil
right again" And he walked on
swiftly with his eyes on the ground.
depend upon IT." Blenkinsopp, q
stout, gray bearded man of sixty, was
saying as Alfred entered the drawing
room, sit is better to be a little slow
and quite sure, my dear lady. The
experience of generations is not to be
upset in a day by few callow youths. D
81 have just parted from one OF the
undedged," said Alfred, when Blen
kinsopp had gone and Edna re.entered
the room.
"Dr. Lester did not see. Oh,
cried Gertrude, 81 would not have il
happen for the world"
"Gerty hasn't the courage of hel
convictions, said Edna.
"Dr. Blenkinsopp says DIR. Lester
has lost nearly all his patients" Ger
trude remarked.