The times., 1898-06-12

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ridden over by an omnibus. so blind and
stupid was he in his heavy sorrow. Poor
Jack! His honest heart was full of
grief, for he loved his little lady dearly,
and he felt that unless something We're
done quickly he would soon have nothing
but a tender memory to love.
Gabrielle and her mother were shown
into the new Doctors consulting-room at
once. He was tall young man, with red
hair and keen green eyes. Her mother
undressed Gabrielle, all but the instru-
ment which clasped the tender little
body, and seemed SO cruelty unnecessary.
The young doctor frowned when he saw
it; then he took it off himself, and Ga
brielle noticed that his touch was as gen
tie as her mothers, and that his hands
were warm. She gave a happy little
shake when she was free of it-a little
wriggle and jump of relief. Then the
doctor made her walk and felt her all
over, after which he rolled her up in a
big fur rug, TO sit in front of the fire,
while he went into the next room with her
mother. They were not long away, and
on their return Gabrielle looked up to
the doctor with bright, curious eyes.
Does the instrument hurt you?' he
asked Gabrielle looked at it, as 1t leaned
feebly against chair, and said: 1T does,
rather; but it does its best not to.
think"
We'll, anyway, you're not going to wear
II any more; are you glad?"
But what will the socket do?"
BLESS me, child; they've talked about
you far too much. The socket will do
beautifully-much better without ii than
with it,'
May 1 wear shoes like other little
girls?''
Certainly: the prettiest shoes that can
be goti''
Not compensation shoes?"
No; ordinary shoes, exactly alike!'
BY this time Gabrielle had been array
ed in some clothes. She noticed that her
mothers hands trembled; but that her
eyes were glad. The child looked up at
the tall young doctor, who was watching
her with his keen green eyes, and said:
My daddy will be so glad. He will look
a me and not look so sorry, and there
will be no hard things TO stick into him
when he cuddles me! He viii be so glad!'
The doctor made a queer little sound in
his throat then he lifted Gabrielle in his
arms and carried her to the window.
DO you see the end of this street," he
asked, where the roar and rumbling
sound comes from? That's oxford Street.
Well, in that street is a beautiful shop
full of shoes-shoes for little girls-and
you are going there directly TO get the
prettiest pair of shoes that mother can
find for you!''
May they have silver buckles?" Ga
brielle asked eagerly.
Il think il extremely advisable they
should have big silver buckles. You will
walk both fast and far in buclkled shoes,
and you must learn to dance the taran-
tella, and all the dolls will sit in a row
to watch you!''
Gabrielle gave a delighted laugh. "WiiI
the leg that wore the irons fat again, like
the other?"
''Oh. dear yes, You mustn't think
do all the exercises your mother Is going
peze for twenty minutes without falling
off you must write and tell me-
Then Gabrielles mother finished dress
the compensatum sole lay near the in
strument. Gabrielle looked at it with
great aversion. It's a very dry day"
said she. May ] 90 to the cab in my
stockings and not put on no shoes till 1
have my new ones?'
The doctor pushed the little boot out of
sight under the chair with his foot, and
said: 'I'll carry you to the cab. and
mother or the cabman will carry you TO
the shop across the pavement. and YOU
shall never see that iron horror or that
boot again."
As the doctor carried her across the hall
Gabrielle put her arms round his neck
and kissed him on both his eyes.
Your eyes taste very salt" she said.
But you are the best doctor in the
world!'-LondOn Outlook.