Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-30
CHAPTER ".
Going Backwards.


legs OF chairs, and the drab-painted
paneled walls, made cheerful by set
of engrayings in furnished gilt, fly
specked frames OF the princes of the
blood royal II, X, II. the prince
regent, with his brothers the Dukes
of York, Clarence, Kent, Cumberland,
Sussex, and Cambridge, each with a
little square tasselled pillow at the top
of the frame and, reposing, thereon,
very shabby coronet; while the two
windows, with their Taded curtains,
looked across "A row Of rusty spikes
at q prospect composed Of a gaunt old
house, evidently let In lodgings.
Richmond Charley, looked as
charming as handsome girl will look,
in spite OF line Of care upon her
forehead and twitch Of anxiety upon
tho corner of her lips, az distributing
ceffoe ana alternating the task by
cutting d-butter-thin-thic
for her brother Hendon, who was read
ing a sporting paper, and thinthin for
Or, Charley, who WAS gazing In an
distracted manner at paper before
him. and making notes from time to
time with gilt pencl.case.
He was a blond-lookng, handsome
man, with stiff white crayat, and that
suave. softly aspect peculiar
to fashionable physicians; but the
fashion had gone, though the smile
remained, to be shed upon his two
children instead Of upon the patients
who came no more,
The breakfast progressed, with Hen
don eagerly taking IN the details of
tho last Australian boatrace, and the
doctor making a calculation for the
variation Of the compound that was
the dream Of MS ifo till, as 1t was
finally ended, he bent forward, and
Sad softly.
"Truly thankful, amen!"
llendon Charley rustlod his paper,
and doubled it up, and thrust 1t into
his pocket,
but no fried bacon" he said
bitterly
DR., Charley turned his beams upon
his son, aud shook his head slowly,
"lndigostIblo, llondon. But never
mind, Work MS do, Got to the top
of tho tree, and then you can keep
your carriage, and destroy your liver
with Strasbnrg pig"
BAH" said Hendon; but his
fathers countennnce did not change,
Going to the hospital, my boy p
YES, the old dismal round"
Unnt IA nlInv urant
profession"
wish II had less profession and
more solid satisfaction" said the
young man, "Goodby, Rich"
He hurried out Of the room, ana tho
next minute the door was hoard to
bang,
AN ornament to the profession
some day, Richmond
YES. dear, hut"
"WeIl, my Iovo?' said the doctor,
heaming upon her softly,
Don't think me unldnd, dear. now
You are SO deep in your study but
do really want little help"
Certainly. my darling. certainly,
Now, that's what | like; frank con,
hdence on your part You are the host
of housckoepors, my child; but don't
want You To take all the burden on
your shoulders"
Richmond Charley sighed. and the
line On her broad handsome forehead
took To itself SO many Fuckers which,
however, did not dctract from her
beauty
We'll, my dear; speak out You
want somcthiug?"
Yes, father; money"
"Ah'" said nr. Charley softly MS
he tapped the table with the top of his
worn pencil.caso, Money; YOU want
money"
"Nes father, am horribly pressed
roor Hondou has really not enough to
pay FOR his lunch and"
Yves, my dear; but lIendon will
soon be in position to provide com
fertahly for himself said the doctor
blandly
The old provcrb about the growing
grass and the starving stcod occurred
to Richmond hut She only siehod.
I'lu I Nhlllh Nth llNti NltHblN'
yourself about llendon my dear
"Rut there Is the rent father" said
Richmond desperately, rs the fun OK,
tent of their position dashed upon
her; and she felt impelled to speak.
All yes. the rent had forgotten
the rent, said the doctor dreamily,
Final and threatonine notices have
tccu Ictt about The rates. ana taxes"
Yes, said the doctor musingly.
The idea II Utopiau, but have often
thought how pleasant life would be
were there no rents or rates or taxes,
Dear father, | must ton YOU all my
troubles now have begun, said
Richmond, leaving her chair O. l<noel
down before the hauds ONE elderly
man, and lay her hand nron his breast
Certainly my darling. certainly,
he said. bending down to kiss her
brow IN the most gentlcmanly man,
nor, and then caress her luxuriant
hair
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