Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02

prettier ribbons, and when he called
she rustled to greet him in the feecy
raiment that had cost Wealthy hours
of patient endeavor to think out, and
fit, and make-a creature of dream
and fair to look upon, 'sas beautiful
as . fancy" Docter Edwards thought.
But in the chain of circumstances,
there were other incidents.
In the city the oppressive heat was
telling on poor, puny Arthur, and one
day Wealthy, nurse, housekeeper and
commander-in- n-chief, found another
care on her hands, a sick boy.
Gently she quieted him, tenderly
she cared for him, bat at dusk she
stood despniringly by his bedside, with
the realization that the disease was
beyond the scope of her immediate
prescriptions and fully aware that the
boy was on dangerous ground.
What could she do? Send for her
uncle? He was miles away, and
Arthur might die before his father
reached him.
Send for doctor? Where? Neither
she nor any of the children knew the
location of any physicians Office in
the city.
Speak to the neighbors? Yes, but
it is August, and they are all away.
Completely bafied in this labyrinth
of perplexities, suddenly bright idea
occurred to her.
Looking hastily out of the window
she saw a bright light away down the
street on the opposite side.
'1That must be Doctor Edwards
that I have heard SO much about, I
know" she said. And shortly after.
ward, Doctor Bernard Edwards, pro-
fessional, indeed, but handsome, fine
eyeG. and kind. was obeying an urgent
summons up the street.
He stayed all through the hot night
with the sick boy, soothing and help
ing him and Tightening for poor
Wealthy what otherwise would have
been season of multitudinous terrors
and when morning dawned once
again, Arthur's life was saved.
= And during that night he had be-
come interested in the faithful, lovely
young girl.
Doctor Edwards always looked
grim reality straight in the eye, and
he found out what her position was in
that house, and such distaste for Lou
Dunning's frivolous beauty came over
him at the discover that he hoped he
might never see her again.
He stamped aud stormed a little
and in his righteous wrath he spoke
some certain truths of the Cummings.
'tIt. is too scandalously bad!" he
wound up.
"You might marry her," suggested
grouty old Doctor Edwards, who had
got the benefit of his sons late re:
searches.
''Have half mind to-" said
Bernard.
Evidently he had whole mind to;
for the next day, before the gray dusk
was fairly out of the sky, and long
before the children were awake,
Wealthy, standing weary and alone
by the chamber window, found her.
self clasped tenderly in pair of strong
arms. Lovingly the tall doctor stopped
and tenderly kissed the. little girl.
Wealthy, The whispered, Wealthy
look at me, darling! I have some
thing to tell you, and Iwaut you to
answer me- q question"
Somehow it took long time; but
at the end of the narration, though
Wealthy was in food Of tears, the
tired head rested against Doctor
Edwards breast, and with Joy that
could not be told, she answered eyes"
to his question.
When the Cummings came back
there was heavy gold ring on Veal
thy's hand but Doctor Bernard Ed
wards called before they had time to
notice it.
81 have to apologize for not keep
ing my promise of returning to Birch
wood, but professional duties prevent
ed" he said. perhaps, too, I should
make excuses for falling in love with
your niece, but that, also, I could not
prevent"
And before they realized what he
was doing he had taken Wealthy away
and married her, and she had left
them forever.
Doctor and Mrs. Dunning refer to
their niece as 'My dear Wealthy"
Lou does herself, indeed. "My
cousin Wealthy" she says, in speak
ing of her, ''Doctor Edwards beauti-
full wife. -
But it was corrective for the Dun
nings. They may not be less self
centred-that would be hardly pos
sible-but they are more discreet.