The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-08
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arcttcs, t)rethar with bedroom and the
run of his tooth at the family mansion in
Grosycnor square
Lord Broadmoor had put down his gout.
lest foot as heavily as he dared and th,n-
dCred "No!' Aud as, in addition to his
lordship, Lady Broadmoor claimed DR..
pillingham' : Attendance for five minuGvs
every morning, at u guinea visit, they
were not patients to be offended rashly.
SO Miss Dorothy Pillingham and the
Hon. Guy dc Working had one meeting to
say "Goodby,' after which they were to
meet as strangers No one quite knew
how they had ever met at all.
you will neither write TO him nor hear
from him" said DR.. Pillingham stcrnly
Father, Icannot promise, " said Dor
othy sobbing.
81 don't care whether you do or not.
I'll see to that" said DR.. Pillingham. And
from that day every letter into and out of
the house was scrutnizcd and every walk
poor Dorothy took was in the company of
some one stern and severe
eff l hear of you communicating with
that girl, you go with shilling" said the
Earl of BrOadmoOr to his son.
IAN right, governor; keep your hair on.
Youv got to hear of it first said Guy de
Working under his breath, but his father
fortunately did not hear and soon after
sounded DR.. Pillingham as to how parental
discipline worked in the case of Dorothy.
ga charming nature Lord Broadmoor, ("
said the old doctor, "a charming nature
Our atfectionatc intercourse is unintcr-
rupted Every morning she helps me on
with my overcoat, just as usual, brushes
my hat, sees that my stethoscope is in its
place. used to be continually forgetting
it-and though I'll be bound she knows
where I'm going, says not word. "
81 am delighted to hear it,, said Lord
Broadmoor. He had not watched his sons
correspondence, trusting rather to the
watching on the other side, and also to the
fact that he had never seen Guy read any
thing but II sporting paper or write at all,
except under compulson.
Every satisfactory" said Lord Broad
moor, recurring to the subject ten months
later. "All blown over and ended"
He had been telling Dr. Pillingham OF
an excellent appointment in u governmcnt
Office which he had obtained for Guy.
81 should not have got him billet in
London, continued his lordship, eff they
had not forgotten one another"
II hope he likes his work, said Dr.
Pillingham.
vered with. There he goes to his office, -
said Lord Broadmoor as the front dool
banged loudly. But he ought to be earli.
err all the same. How late it is! You, too,
must be later than usual, doctor, think. "
81 fancyI am" said DIR. Pillingham.
SIS her ladyship ready to see meY' And
he followed a powdered footman out of the
room. When he came down stairs, Lord
Broadmoor was standing in the hall 81
should be obliged, DIR. Pillingham," he
said, "if you would take hurriedly writ
ten line from me to Lady Honoria Shau.
! crotha, to condole with her on Sir Pat.
| rick's accident"
| Certainly" said Dr.. Pillingham, slip
! ping the little three cornercd note into the
lining of his hat. 81 will put it here, with
one corner projecting. l cannot forget ii
them
"By the way said his lordship, Hope
Miss Dorothy does not regard me as IL ter
riblc ogre"
"Tut, tut" said DR.. Pillingham. "Shc
has forgotten everything, and we have re.
stored her liberty. She has been quite civil
lately to young DR.. McGregor She never
would speak to him before. In fact, l real.
ly hope
quite so. A very suitable connection.
Thank you," said Lord Broadmoor as he
reached his study, while the footman closed
the door on the doctor.
"My dear Lady Honoria,'' said DIR. Pill
bingham, "a note of coincidence from Lord
Broadmoor-the sympathetic outpouring
of kindly heart
Dear Lord Broadmoor!' said Lady
Honoria smiling at the old doctor gra
ciously as she opened it, "How different
the courtly grace and dignified style of ON
day from the s!angy familiarity of the pres
ent time" She gave u sudden gasp and
sank back upon the sofa "This from Lore
Broadmoor' she moaned
The note fell to the floor. The com
mencement, written large, caught his eye
at once
my own little Dolly Daddlccums."
"To me of all people" gasped her lady
ship.
Certainly not, i" said the doctor. She
would have turned the scale at 10 stone, Sc
"little Dolly Daddlecums'' was obviously
inadequate
written in foreign hand and meant
for whom l know not" she groaned
Poor Lady Broadmoor-but stay! You
must not read it''
~ have read it," he said, putting it il
| MS pocket, ana you may take III from me
Lady Honoria, that it was not meant fol
you, and it was not from Lord Broad
moor." And he bowed hurriedly and left
the room.
"Take this to your MISTRESS" he said tC
the butler in the hall, putting on his hat
land say that it is the note should have
given her" And to his coachman he saiC
sharply, "Home"
Ten minutes later Dorothy stood before
her father in his consulting room, plant
and submissive, her hands folded together
"And how long, miss" he exclaimed
"has this attachment been rcvivedY How
many of these infamous missiyos have
borne in my hat to and from my patieG5'
house,
"It'sa year since you said we mGs5 brg,ti
it of, father, a year yesterday. You mus
have carriCd--oXacily--- ana 81, l-,as .
mental Gale laduu---"sublac;my yJu
months holiday and the day }pa "5n
your whiuc huy unexpectedly ana uiiDy in.
for leap year, GA.
"And th-',' h. cxclaimod, twas VOW
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