Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

ally grave. "By.the.by." he said. slow
~. and with q noticeable tendency TO
avoid his friends eye. about that bill
OF mine"
Ted looked surprised.
"Bill?" he repeated.
Yes. BILL" continued the doctor.
you didn't suppose ! was going to let
you Off. 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 non.
plussed.
Il have made up my mind to take II
In kind. -.
What ! mean is." continued DIR.
Cartwright. that instead OF receiving
payment for whatever services ! may
have rendered. In ready money. am
willing to take II 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 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 II
for some time past. What's more.
I've sounded the young LADY, don't
mean with 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 II sooner than
later
About three months later a gentle
man In the most irreproachabie attire
James Ferrers. ESQ. OF Belmont
House. Hampstead. and requested to
sec Miss Fcrrers.
That young lady. who had descended
to encounter her visitor quite In ignor-
ance as to his identity. was confounded
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 occnsioned her tho
greatest pcrplcxity OF mind by doub.
ling the part of the young man who
waited ut table and cleaned the plate.
oniy-he had grown the iovelicst
moustache and II seemed perfectly I'm
possible to imagine for moment that
he had ever done such thing ms
polish the forks and spoons and make
himself generally useful.
Ted plunged at once into tho object
OF his visit.
81 should have called much sooner"
he remarked with n compassionate
glance at her deep mourning. but was
afraid OF intruding upon your retire
mcnt. have u statement TO make
an explanation to give. which cannot
withhold any longer"
He came nearer to her and-oh. tho
presumption Of the enthusiastically
vcnturcd to take her hand.
do you remember bcin. at tho
Academy. one day last June. and drop.
ping your cataloSuc?"
Did she not! But she made nd
audible reply. and tho explanation thus
propitiousiy commenced was continued
without any interruption beyond an oe-
casionnl stincd exclamation on the
part OF It's recipient.
II IN not necessary. however. TO re-
port the whole OF what passed during
the interview. A certain portion only
of II need be referred to as being OF
some interest.
And you really mean to say" said
Miss Fcrrcrs TO the young man. ''yon
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 tho
same roof with mc?"
He looked ut her strangely for .
moment before answering.
what other reason could there have
becn7" he asked.
She clappcd her hands together In
delight.
"whatevcr will the girls at school
say TO this?'
tTho End)