Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01

the animal had been enough Ia end my
doubts rs 10 his speed. hut could not
hut wish that the sliced Mere more pleas
ing To look upon.
Though I wasted good Heal of time
over mid day dinner ard the various
commissions | had To execute, found
upon reaching the railway station that
there MAS nearly an hour of waiting
ahead of me- before the accommodation
tain should hcgin its journey down the
road. The station, however, MAS not Il
had place in which Ia kill time, for two
Lines met there. and the rapid cbb and
flow OF the human tide continued from
morning 10 night. | rubbed elbows
With >tolid farmers. brisk tuwnspcopir
and nervous women. ,hattcd for a mo
n8cut with an acquaintance, and thcT
stepped out upon the platform in
search Of soma sheltered nook " here 4
, gar Ihight lie cniuy,d in peace. \
long train from the west monopolized
one Of the tracks. Ii appeared 10 hc
well tilled with passengers, and
strollrd the length of it, surNcNin:
with some amusement the faces fat
tened against the windows of the cars
faces old. middlc-agcd and Young. bat
all alihr in their expression of Vague
curiosity, as their ownrrs watched IN.
stream of Travellers passing from thu
waiting rooms. had nearly reached
the end # The last 'ar. and had irnt
down 20 strike match in the lee of II
when ! heard my name called.
"oh. DR. Morris. DR. Morris. dear doc
tor. that's YOU. isn't it, Do come here,
quick, quick, The train will I've start.
ing i'm second. and must sec Nou.
oh. doctor. doctor. quick. quick"
I recognized the voice. II Was that
Of Mrs. LEI ing, with all the old hurry
ing rush of words remembered 50 we'll.
Looking up. ! saw the itincrant sufferer
l,aning far out of the ear window. with
one arm waving wildly, as il 10 assist
i'm attracting my attention. Pulling of
my hat, | sprang toward her.
"Oh, this is fortunate, fortunate. doc
tor-you can't know how fortunate!
she cried. I've been anxious, 81 anN
ious 20 see YOU. How is my health
Oh, doctor. it's terrible, terrible, worse
very mach worse"
And Miss Gray. is she still with
Nou?' I asked, my eyes roaming over
the windows and seeking her niecc's
face N one of them.
"Ncs. yes, dear girl. dear girl. she
never leaves me. How could she. and
have a heart? Mine. doctor. has been
up 10 100 a minute"
Indeed" said l. throwing due pro-
fessional gravity into the word. 81
trust Miss Gray isweil"
Yes. y"s. as well as ever. And a tenn
Perature of lee, repeatedly, doctor, re-
peatcdly."
What. Miss Gray's tenn cried I,
with no fictitious concern.
NO, no, mine. Dear me. doctor,
didn't | tell you il was mine? Those
springs in kentucky-wc've just come
from thcm-they did me no good, I'm
sure. And | was 50 hopeful, doctor, SO
hopeful; the water had so many strange
things in il, I was sure some of them
must help me-"
Your case is marvellous one. Mrs
Loring," said !. viii you kindly pre-
- t my regard n" 'ur niece ID"
She aHncd az v,'h . II.ok GESTURE
.. 60. res here" said
she, thrusiIHg a HS's lupk iaW ard mt,
Hurry, piease hurry. "a. n is be-
ginning to move. ] have an idea that
Oh, thanks; yes, yes, | see, Rodney.
town. So good of you. yes, so good
Gocd-by, doctor. good-by."
The train was fairly under headway
now, and stood bowling low, but not
TO the vanishing invalid. At the mex,
window TO hers l had had glimpse
of another face. one that dreams had
kept fresh in my memory and that had
figured in the little romance that has
crept into my existence.