Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-03-20

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such like quackeries.
But what may be sport to you is
death to us. -
"Why, we must all die, and what
could be nobler than to die in the cause
of science? BY the way, you were speak
ing to me about my daughter the other
day"
shook my head In melancholy
manner.
We'll, | have been thinking / spoke
hastily. She is yours. l shall he proud
to have you as IA son-in.law To watch
the course of your complaint will be
privilege and delight. Marry as soon
ms ever you like. | think you will find
Dora somewhere about the house. See
her and fix the matter up.
But Dora was not to BIO seen that day.
She had gone to her room indisposed.
When called the next morning, the
housekeeper told me that Miss Rudg-
wick had gone on Il visit tn friends at
Brighton, but had left note for me. l
opened it and read as follows:
II overheard your talk with papa,
and am 80 very, very sorry for you. l
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as you fear. and that you will not lose
courage and will soon get we'll.
"Of course everything must now be
at an end between us. 1t would be mad
ness to talk of marriage. l shall always
think of you as II very dear friend, and
| want you to believe that You will have
my most sincere sympathy"
| put the letter in my pocket and
went home What mess had made of
it First / had gained the consent Of
Dora and failed to obtain that of her
father. Now l had obtained the doc
tors consent and lost the daughters.
Fancy her overhearing all that l said
and thinking | was speaking the truth
about the diseased state Of my body
And yet, why should she have supposed
| WIS lying!
One thing was certain. 1 must find
her out and explain all DIR. Rudgwick
knew the name of the friends whom
Dora had gone to, but he could not tell
me the address. He had been accustomed
to allow her to go and come pretty much
rs she pleased.
A week passed, several days of which
Hhu spun NJ bilHHtul, "inbut HIly
thing being heard of her. One morning
1 strolled round TO DIR. Rudgwick's to
learn whether his daughter had written,
when | saw an empty cab standing ut the
door
Miss Dora has just arrived, sir. I'll
tell her you are here :"
| stepped into the drawing room and
waited. In "A few minutes heard the
dear girl running down the stairs. My
heart leaped with joy.
"How do you dot" she said, placing
her little hand in mine and looking in
to my eyes with infinite pity. ~ do
hope you are better. You are looking
pretty well.
My dear Dora, was never better in
my life. That was all untrue about my
illness ! am i'll perfect health. v
"Untrue?"
CAN of it. Twill explain it to you
another time. ="
Then You are not going to die in six
months?"
81 hope not, nor in six decades Arc
you sorry7"
Sorry? OF course not, but
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marriage. Darling, you will now be
minep'
'lmpossiblel"
"How sol"
"Well, the fact ISL am mar
riedr'
sprang back amazed.
lyon see. thought You were doom
cd man. l heard it from your own lips.
Marriage with you would have been
mad, impossible. And papa's strange
talk alarmed me, especially when he
gave his consent. was terrified and
feared his anger. So went away to
friends at Brighton. There met Cap
tain Ainsworth. He was my first love,
and have never really lost my affection
for him. He asked me to marry him,
and--well. did so at once, an he IL 60
ing out to India. You really cannot
blame me, can your"
No; | didn't exactly blame her, but
cursed my fate, and told Bligh that he
was the biggest fool in his profession,
for which he has never thoroughly for
given me, though he says he has Lon
don Tit.Bits.