The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-05

ally grave. "By-theby." he said. slow
ly. and with a noticeable tendency to
avoid his friends eye. about that bill
of mine"
Ted looked surprised.
"BiII?" he repeated.
Yes. bill.v continued the doctor.
you didn't suppose was going to let
you of, did you? You haven't forgot
ten what l said little while back
about sending one in. have you?"
The young man looked and felt nom
plussed.
Il have made up my mind to take It
in kind.
What I mean is." continued Or.
Cartwright. that instead of receiving
payment for whatever services 1 may
have rendered. in ready money. l am
willing to take 1t out in some other
article"
And what might that article be?"
was the natural but still perplexed in.
quiry.
Your sister, was the brief and
much to the point response.
by Jovei" was the exclamation Il
called forth--followed by. you don't
mean it?"
Don't I. thought" was the deter.
mined reply. i've been meaning 1t
for some time past. What's more.
I've sounded the young LADY, don't
mean with a stethoscope-and she
wasn't half SO much surprised as you
seem to be-"
The brother OF the young lady in
question burst out laughing.
Il suppose ! shall have to give in,
and / may as well do it sooner than
later"
About three months later gentle
man in the most irreproachable attire
called at the residence of the late
James Ferrers, Esq, of Belmont
House. Hampstead, and requested to
see Miss Ferrers.
That young lady. who had descended
to encounter her visitor quite In ignor-
ance as to his identity, was coDfounded
issyond measure to discover. in the
supposed stranger. none other than
that same individual whom she had
first met at the Royal Academy and
who had afterwards occasioned her the
greatest perplexity of mind by doub-
ling the part of the young man who
waited at table and cleaned the plate.
Only-he had grown the loveliest
moustache and 1t seemed perfectly i'm
possible to imagine for a moment that
he had ever done such a thing as
polish the forks and spoons and make
himself generally useful.
Ted plunged at once into the object
of his visit.
Il should have called much sooner"
he remarked with compassionate
glance at her deep mourning. but was
afraid of intruding upon your retire.
mcnt. I have a statement to make
an explanation to give. which cannot
withhold any longer
He came nearer to her and--oh, the
presumption of the enthusiastically
ventured to take her hand.
DO you remember being at the
Academy. one day last June, and Arop;
ping your catalogue?"
Did she not? But she made no
audible reply, and the explanation thus
propitiously commenced was continued.
without any interruption beyond an oc-
casional stified exclamation on the
part of its recipient.
1t is not necessary. however. to re-
port the whole of what passed during
the interview. A certain portion only
of 1t need be referred to as being of
some interest.
And you really mean to say" said
Miss Ferrers to the young man. you
really mean to say that you fell in love
with. me then and there. and took the
situation. and put up with everything,
Just for the sake of being under the
same roof with me?"
He looked at her strangely for
moment before answering.
What other reason could there have
been?" he asked.
She clapped her hands together in
delight.
Whatever will the girls at school
say to this?"
(The End