Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-08-05

lail pCio". anu tilt more lie tFltu
throw off the memory the closer i,
clung to him.
When he reached the lower hall he
found himself again by the little table
with the little hat and gloves, and he
put out his hand with touch almost
pretty feminine trifes he heard a fresh
young voice just behind him saving:
'I'll taNe these, if they are in your
way. | forgot them last night"
DR.. Charles wheeled about guiltily.
There, on the lower step, was young
girl. looking straight at him from the
most baby-llke blue eyes ever lighting
the face of woman.
DR.. Charles, later en-, in analyzing
his feelings. realized that he had ex-
perienced three distinct sensations at
the first sight Of her
First, that of the critic, in which he
was amazed to see here in the actual
flesh the girl whom he had always be-
fore thought existed only in senti-
44seatal novels.
Secondly, as the physician, who
| frowned at the extreme slightness OF
| the figure, the frail wrist, the tiny
| neck
And lastly, as the man, who wanted
| to take her close in his arms, to kiss
her, to love her and to call her his
own.
Il really must beg you to forgive
me, but a young lady is so rare a
pleasure in this house that was over
whelmed at my good fortune"
Finally. gathering himself together,
he walked over to her, and. taking one
| of her hands in each of his. he said,
gravely:
You are to be my sister, suppose
l am brother Charles
| Eloise was herself again and smiled
charmingly as she said:
Il knew you Immediately. ".
known you for a long time, / think
for Tom talks of yon all the time
| She was most delightful, DR. Charlie.
confessed, but some way il ranked
that she should accept him SO much a.
a matter of course He would hav.
preferred her to look upon him NOR.
as man TO be studied rather than +,
problem already solved
What a fool he had been to call hel
his little sister. He didn't want Il
think Of her as a sister: he didn't wan
her ever again to speak To Tom in tha
familiar way, as though everythin,
was settled
l. Ill, Il II
to him and kissed her fairly on he
smooth. white forehead She strug
/ gled away with a little cry. while he
face grew deadly pale Then she said
with nervous, hurt little laugh whicl
sounded pitifnlly like sob:
"Of course, since Won are Tom
brother
When he came down 10 breakfas, h
found the family al the table. but Tor
rose with q strange new pride 10 prs
sent his lady love 10 his fine bi
brother. Then the physician said. i
grave. calm tone: 4 met Eloise i
the hall this morning. | kissed her
If CONSERVATION had been IN hs
midst before, it now rose 10 .erYlbl
pitch Toms fingers cin'ched III
edge Of the table. and be drew hi
breath sharply. when little Eioi.e. Wit
tha, tact which heaven sometime
sends women IN their times Of PER-
answered.
Yes, and he called ne his llts'
sister. He isn't much Gsed 10 k'.ain
q girl though, i kno~, for h@ did il .
| aueerly, and-he kissed ne on II
forehead, Tom. while you alwa,
choose my lips.
I.vas al awtull. bold thing ~ d.
| bu, then II is the lightning aA.h ~hic
clears the sky The lover ~averes
,r,ed TO speak once o. s~ioe. a.
finally ended by bending over a.
. .alu,ing the little girl saua-eIy on II
lips
. There. sweetheart. we'll show hi
> how j. Il done" And tie amazed NJ
Elizabeth calculated. Mercy me,
80 loudly that the whole party ~s;
Of into = nervous bns st1adying lAngi
c Or. Charles took mp his nediciz