The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21

| no longer any call. But, pluck1ng up
| courage, she assembled the stairs and
was soon reveling in a vast field or
discovery. She must have upset near
| ly everything, for the place has that
| aspect now, until she came to an old
| trunk behind which the trap had been
! set-probably for a rodent of an earlier
! time. Reaching behind to move the
| trunk, her hand came in contact with
! the trap, with the inevitable result.
She gave one loud scream of fear and
pain, then tainted. Her scream was
| heard by the houSekeeper, who went
up to her assistance, where she found
the poor girl lying across the trunk
and insensible. Upon attempting to
raise her, she discovered her hand
caught in the cruel engine. From this
she attempted to release her, but soon
found that she could not; then she
rushed downstairs to the parlOr, where
she found Mrs. Gwynne. Both went
hastily to the garnet, where the poor
girl lay, when, finding their united
strength could not open those toothed
jaws, they carried her. with the rat
trap upon her breast, down to her own
room. where she soon came out Of her
swoon, but only to go into commissions.
I was away; all the men were away
in distant fields, and then they sent
! for you. l must apologize for the con-
veyance in which you took your first
and, 1 doubt not, the sayings OF your
| conductreSs."
Not a word of apology for either.
said l, certainly none for Sally DaW,
who is an oddly one seldom meets"
Yes, she is, as you say, an oddly.
She is quite independent in all that
she says or does, furnishing a vast
field for speculation as to her destiny.
and a never-ending source of amuse-
ment. / don't know how we could get
| along without her at Fair Rivers. She
is strong, willing to work and thor
oughly honest has opinions of her own
upon all subjects within tine range of
her intellectually, which she Is not
slow to express. l sometimes come
in for some of her sharp sayings, for
| she treats me with about as much
ceremony as she does the cat. The
only one for whom she manifests fond
ness is Theodosia. whom she humOrs
as a child, and as such evidently con-
siders her. But, good-day, doctor. My
| Dayton is at your service so long as
you may be in attendance upon Theo-
dosta. Can you have it stabbed in the
Village?"
Yes, Mr.. Gwynne; I thank you for
your generous offer By the way, take
back the bill which you pressed into
my hand, for Mrs. Gwynne paid me
| yesterday for month of visits. She
| gave me $780,
"Pshaw, doctor: that was a mere
| bagatelle to her. Let me give you a
| bit of advice-take all the gifts that
the gods send you in the shape Of
money, and bank them where they will
be safe Henceforth your fees will be
only such as are usually paid to doc
tors-$5 a visit"
But that, my dear sir, is 81 in ex-
cess Of what country practitioners
charge
"Dr. Redmond" said he rather
severely. wherever 1 go I carry the
city with me. But, goodbye. Take
the horse and Dayton; keep them and
use them in your practice until I send
for them"
And that's the way I began to keep
a carriage and visit my patients in
style, who soon increased most salts
factorily, for the reputation I gained as
the family physician at Fair Rivers
brought me many calls to bedsides to
which heretofore I had been stranger.
I made daily visits to see my lovely
patient for ten days or more. Then I
absented myself for a day and received
a gentle reprimand therefor.
Miss Gwynne," I said, in defending
myself against the imputation Of neg
lect, you are SO far advanced on the
road to recovery now, that I really
have no excuse for taking the fees
which your father persists in giving
me-"
Then come and see NEE as a friend,'
she said, with a glance that sent the
blood surging through all my veins
You can read to me; you have often
done so. / like your voice and your
style of reading and Rotations; you
have richly earned your fees in the
lessons Of elocutions which have been
| stealing from you. Father deems me
| greatly improved in that particular, so
continue to come for the few days
| longer that we remain here"
Then you are to return to Cincin-
| natl soon, and I shall lose my lovely
friend" This 1 said, conscious that my
| burning cheeks revealed what my ton
| que had forbore to utter.
With a flaming glance she replied,
| mo, [ think not. You will not lose
her. Come, sometimes, to see my father
and mother in Cincinnati, and if I
| know when you are coming, you will
| always find me at home"
No word Of love was then spoken by
either, but each knew the secret Of the
other. The family remained at Fair
Rivers a few days longer, and then de-
parted for their Cincinnati mansion,
taking Sallie Daw with them, whom
! TheodOsia declared she would not leave
behind. 1t was in vain that Mr..
GWyne protested against this arrange
ment, saying that Sally Daw knew
nothing about city life and would ap-
pear ridiculous in his household; but
what father can resist an only child,
| daughter one so lovely and gentle
as Theodosio Gwyne?
| My practice continued good I stud
led hard and soon was recognized as
one of those physicians of general
practice who stand at the head Of their
! profession. Winter came on and still
Mr.. GWynne did not send for the horse
and Dayton. l was sent for, on one
occasion, to go to Cincinnati to at
tend consultation of physicians. The
summons found me with several pa
tients on my list, and I gave notifica-
ton that 1 should be absent for one
day only-taking a morning boat and
returning at night. 1t was late when
I arrived at the place where the con-
| sultation was to be held, and late when
it ended. I had only time to leave
| the house and reach a boat that was
| straining at her cables to depart.
| The next evening I received the fol-
! lowing letter:
Dear DR.. Redmond.-You were here yester
day. Sally Daw saw you. And you did not
| come to see me. -Theodosia
| There was no word Of reproach.
could not answer the short missive
| satisfactorily by letter, so I concluded
to answer it in person. Leaving an
| other excuse for absence, I returned
| to Cincinnati. While going up the
street leading to the residence of Mr..
| Gwynne my arm was seized by some
one, who said in a familiar voice:
you are to kim right along with
me-"
1 looked at my captor. She was