Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
STORY OF TWO LETTERS.

DIR. Ian Fraser and Jim Grant, his col
lege chum, met on a busy street of Avn
after long separation. Dr. Fraser was
Ayr's most popular physician, and Grant
was Glasgow journalist. After a few
hearty words of greeting Dr. Fraser
dragged his friend home with lnIn To din
| ner
Half an hour later, as they sat in the
doctors coy bachelor rooms exchanging
"reminiscences across the dinner table,
Jlms eyes CHANGED to light upon a photo
on side table, and he grew pale
You have a photo there that recalls
some bitter memories to me" he said.
whose"
Mrs. Forests. You know herr"
Pretty well. She's been one of my
patients for a while" and the doctor
flushed slightly.
His friend observed it, AMI shook his
head.
Ian, my lad, can see you're becoming
one of the moths"
Why, what do you mean?"
Il hope your wings have not been so
badly singed at the flame IS mine were
But let me explain. 1t was at Brodick
last summer that | met Mrs. Forrest for
the first time. You know what she is
like-young, not more than twenty five
though four years a widow, beautiful as
Greek goddess, and fascinating beyond
words. A few days of increasing init.
macy and | was blindly in love-ay
| blindlyl For three weeks | was at hei
beck and call Then the awakening
came; and one night when parted from
her at the garden gate, the lips that had
returned my kisses babe me final good,
by, with the smiling hope that / haC
spent pleasant holiday"
He paused a moment, gazing bitterly
at the photo, while the doctors face be
came hard and set.
Il was one of the moths" he contin.
ued. with a mirthless laugh, "and | hav,
| since learned that we are quite a large
and varied collection
The doctors face was as pale as that
of his friend, and his voice was husky
as he said:
I'm sorry for you, lad; but perhaps
You have scved me in time"
"Ah!"
"Ay; she plays her cards WE'LL and Pvo
been blind, or / would have seen that.
met her for the first time about tive
months ago, when she had q cycling .aG
I cidcnt opposite my consulting rooms. an,
was brought in. She had sprained he,
ankle, she said and after attending to i
| drove to her house in Racecourse road
At her request | called occasionally, oft
ener than was necessary for all the in
jury that | could discover Then he
daughter, Marjory, n dear little girl o
4, took whooping cough and my visits
though nominally professional. gradual,
became more frequent and more friendly
During the last week | have been attend
ing her for cold, and had promised t.
call tonight; but after what have hear,
shall write note of apology, and breal
off my relationship with her"
Three hours later this FASCINATING
young widow who regarded her life's mis-
sion as the breaking of mems hearts sa
, IN her room with an open letter in he
; hand, her face changing color as she read
: Dear Mrs. Forrest: Circumstance
which | cannot here explain render it i'm
possible for me to keep my appointment
l tonight, or indeed to claim continuance
! of our present relationship; and | be-
that from this time you will cease to re
/ gard me either as your medical advise
: or acquaintance. In the interests of bot
of us it is better that we should not NEE
AGAIN. and hope, therefore, that yol
viii let ME pass as quickly out of you
. life as | entered it. lours truly.
Ian FRASER"
Her first feeling was of anger and in
$ jmed pride, then came the consciousness
that this man had stirred her heart as n,
other had ever done.
Il will not lose him yet" she ex
claimed