Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-07

ally grave. "By-theby," he said. slow.
~. and with a noticeable tendency to
avoid his friends eye. about that bill
of mine"
Ted looked surprised.
"Biil?' he repeated.
Yes, BILL" continued tho doctor.
You didn't suppose l was going to let
you ON. did you? You haven't forgot
ten what | said a little while back
about sending one in. have your"
The young man looked and felt nom
plussed
Il have made up my mind to take II
In kind
What l mean Is" continued DR..
Cartwright. that instead OF receiving
payment for whatever services | 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
by Jove," was the exclamation II
called forth-followed by. you don't
mean it,"
Don't |. thought" was the deter.
mined reply. I've been meaning It
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 gooner than
later"
About three months later a 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 confoundsd
beyond 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 plato.
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 al
polish the forks and spoons and make
himself generally useful.
Ted plunged at once into the object
OF his visit
II should have called much sooner"
he remarked with a compassionate
glance at her deep mourning. but was
afraid Of intruding upon your retire
ment. I have a statement to make
an explanation to give. which l cannot
withhold any longer"
He came nearer to her and-oh. the
presumption of the creature!-actuaiiy
venfured to take her hand.
DO you remember being at the
Academy. one day last June. and drop.
ping your catalogue?"
Did she not? But she made M
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 IT 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 Q
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?"