Evening star., 1903-08-22

| peated instances that had made some i'm.
preston on her mind.
| 1t was week later that Peters stepped
into the Doctors study with a jaunty ster
| and a heightened color
| Doctor Bartholomew-and lady" he be-
| gan somewhat quantity, II want some good
about?''
! The old doctor shook his head. but not
SO MS young wife. She laughed what
seemed as Peters afterwards recalled it, to
| be harsh. unmusicaI laugh ITS some
| young woman she answered raising her
| eyebrows.
nave chance. I think" continued
Peters. frankly, ''of winning for a wife one
OF the nnest young ladies in the land-pres-
ent company" he added hastily with a
bow toward the old doctors wife present
company excepted. l have not vet asked
the-the fatal question. but | have some
good reason to know that this young lady
is not averse to me- The question that
want TO ask you two old married people is,
Shail PROFOUND the fatal question:"
by all means" said the doctor in answer
to his question
BY all MEANS" echoed his beautiful
young "ife But later at the door below
she pressed her hand upon the young man 3
arm.
want to ask you about your-your
sweetheart, she began with a trembling
voice. is she 50 very beautiful?" And as
she said Ii, her eyes once more looked into
ms, and her warm hand touched his 1t is
perhaps better to be frank-to tell lust
what Peters felt. For in that one instant
ne forgot his sweetheart-forgot all the
world. At that instant all that he remem-
oered all that he thought about was this
woman who stood looking into his ewes
with her hand upon his hand. Suddenly he
s%troue % away making some kind of an
doieu ne knew not what In fact he re-
membered nothing until he found himself
once more In his own room. And that night
the dread OF that beautiful young woman
returned with two-fold force-but with it
there was something more than dread
1t was perhaps full two weeks more be-
fore Holdworthy Peters ventured upon a
further visit to the Doctors The doctor
had aged His wife was right. But he ex-
TENDED to Peters right royal welcome
These surprises, Peters, he exclaimed
are coming thick and fast See now. MY
birthday happened the day after YOU
were last here. And what do dou suppose Z?
come over here and tell me what YOU think
OF this. He pulled the young man strange
~ excited as he was, over to the fireplace
and there in lieu of his accustomed worn
out seat, there stood the most magnihcently
carved arm chair that Peters had ever seen
1t was not an ordinary chair 1t was high
backed. and porjecting forward from each
side and extending down each side were
what might have been called binders They
are often seen In pictures of old freside
chairs.
Behold the giver," the doctor remarked
with a smile, and nod toward his young
wife. And l have been waiting for YOU
Peters he went on, 'all the evening be-
for sitting in it, for 1t Is so very comfortable
that go to sleep almost directly Just try
1t for yoursef-see what a pleasant place
it is
Peters started for the chair but the doc
tors wife started up. "No-non she ex-
claimed hurriedly, not him-not-not any
body but yourself. 1t is your chair. and
only you shall sit in it, The doctor ac-
quiesced-he felt the force of the sentiment
t,nt tpI,x l.
in the massive chair. 1t was indeed com
Portable Peters also took his accustomed
place The doctor drew the big chair around
so that it faced his compa Mons, and talked