Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-15

tiOn OF the oid doctor, VINO was popular
and had made himself great reputation
by his able treatment of that important
class of patients who can afford to nurse
every trifling ailment until imagination
and idleness work it into a serious ma.ady.
the young Yorkshiremap vas received ev-
erywhere with the greatest cordiality.
which increased when it became known
that he had already been consulted by
the great people at The Crags. From
that moment his success was IN his OVID
hands.
For ten days he saw nothing either OF
the kildOpans or of the Crosmonts, eX
cept for a fleeting glimpse he caught one
evening, when he was opt late on his
rounds, of the sleigh and its occupants
1t was hard winter. and the frost still
held; and though on bright days the sun
melted little Of the upper snow on the
more open parts, the great mass of 1t still
spread over the hills and choked the val
leys, the ice on the lake grew thicker and
thicker, and at night the hard roads rang
under the tread Of man or beast. Towards
the end of his second week at Rranksome.
q little note from Lady KildOnaa WAS re
ceiyed. inviting him to a skating party to
be held on the lake on the following af.
ternoon from two till Eve. There was q
postscript Of course: "Mrs. Crosmont has
bssa invited. ] trust to the mutual at
traction 70 bring you both
On the following Say heavy sky and
a keen. biting wind seemed 10 threaten
the doom of the proposed skating party.
Armathwaite. who was out early in the
morning, hardly knew whether he most
wished for or dreaded It. The anxiety he
felt to meet Alma Crosmont again, to note
the progress of what Was ~ far the
strangest and most interesting case. from
a professional point IT view, that he had
yet met with, and to arrest the mind- dis
ease which seemed to be lowering over
her. was c0unterbalanced By fear which
this sensible. practical young man began
to feel, lest the interest Of the case and
the weirdly fascinating personality Of the
patient should end by absorbing his mind
so complstsl- as to render inspid and in
supportable the proseic details of his life
and the rest Of the people among whom
that life was passed.
At quarter past one, having gobblsd
down . cruelty hasty dinner. Dr.. Armn-
thwaite, Mrs. Peeie aud Mile were all in
the pony carriage, driving towards the
meeting place, which was the Mereside
end Of the lake, on the opposite shore.
close underneath the hill on which 4 ne
Crags stood. The wind had gone down;
the sky was still heavy and thSeatening.
and & feathery flake or two fell softly in
q weak and wsveying way as an earnest
of what might be expected before many
hours we're over. A small marquee bad
been erected on the shore Of the lake.
close by the boat house and landing stage
belonging to The Crags; under this shell
ter y couple of bright maid servants,
delighted with this tiny break In life's
monotony, were making tea and coffee.
and pnpacking consignments Of cake and
sandwiches On the shore outside Lord
and Lady KiIdonan we're receiving their
frieads a. they drove up, While on the ice
a long row Of chairs were already filed
with rosy checked, smiling siris, having
their skates put on. Ned Crosmont drove
up vain his yife just as the doctors pony
carriage discharsed iis load. Mrs. Peele
shook the husband by both hands. pstiins
him sympathetically "My peos boEp With
A sidelong glance at his wife, whose wick,
ed Iondos-lady ways had brought such
lines Of worry and care into hi9 free. she
lid not refuse to shake hands with Alma.
but she presented her fingers eo,dlF. tight.
ening her lips as she glanced at the tailor
made. fur-trimmed dress of dark greer
cloth which the agents wife wor.
(To be cOntinued)