The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-04-29
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o II 8 you marry mei"
( ~ i Attorney Bernard
1O~ Holmc, | answer you fOr
the last time, no"'
There was a Summing Of doors and
scurry OF feet on the stairs. There
was also a CLEAN Of wrath I'm pair
OF line black eyes and a smile Of amuse
ment In pair OF tranquil blue ones
The question and answer had been re-
pcated 50 often that they had lost
much OF their significance and all OF
their romance.
Before tne young attorney had gone
half block he halted abruptly. turned
ana retraced his steps. Louise had
meanwhile taken UP a ponderOus tome
on nervous diseases and was intent
on the study Of perpleXlng case when
n series OF yociferous sneczcs greeted
her from the outer office.
II didn't come here to make n fool
OF myself" Mr.. Holme began. ms he
thrust his head In at the door. 81
came to get you to dose me up. | have
taken wrctchcd cold-snccZcd seventy
ache all over in spots as If had been
sleeping on n rock pile. Now don't
you dare tell me that 1t is the grip"
Poke out your tongue, little boy.
Here, you may smoke up while | count
your pulse" and she placed the bulb
OF tiny thermometer beneath his
tongue. Call ii what you like, but IL
Is influenza. just the same, with danger
OF pneumonia, heart disease and other
complications. Go straight home this
minute and have your mother make
you barrel of hot lemonade with
big stick In 1t. Boil your feet for an
hour and then turn into bed and stay
there until you sweat II out. Yes. and
you must take one Of these every two
hours and the woman counted out
twelve huge tablets.
"All right, doctor. I'd as soon die
by your hand as by that of any other
member OF your murdcrous profession.
By the way, you must have me well
before Trix comes. So you were in
earnest when you said must fall in
love with herr"
certainly. and marry her-if she'll
have you She looks exactly as did
when you proposed To me dozen years
ago. TriX is eighteen and ought TO
have no difficulty in curing you of your
ridiculous infatunton for an old maid
or thirty. | neglected to tell you that
she will arrive tomorrow instead OF
next week"
And | neglected to tell you that
have already met your niece" her
companion returned i'm tone that
seemed to her as unnecessarily fio-
pant. "Shc was in the same sleeper
with me when went from Albany to
Boston last week. While the porter
was making up her berth she came and
sat with me- and OF course we chatted.
l recognized her by her resemblance TO
you, and had no difficulty in verifying
my suspicion. I'm afraid should
hav, fallen in love with her on the
spot if II had not been for the con
tcmptible disloyalty TO you
Nonsense" Louise calculated. eco
home and take your medicine or you
won't be able 10 see her tomorrow
evening" and she resumed her study
as IL she were quite alone. For an
hour after the door closed behind her
too persistent lover. she tried TO read.
For some unGccountablc reason the
words conveyed no meaning. A sen.
tcncc that any other time would have
been perfectly lucid had to bc read
again and again before she could grasp
Its significance. At length Disguised
with herself, she threw aside the book.
ordered her carriage and went out 10
make some professional calls. When
she returned IL was quite dark and the
telephone was ringing furiously. IT.
was Mrs Holme. and In voice full OF
excitement she announced that Rer-
sard was Ill. in raging fever. and that
he was going on like crazy man.
Bernard in delirium" the physician
cried, and for the first time i'm her pro-
fessional career she had lost her wits.
The carriage had been dismissed. and
In tremor Of fright she ran-yeS, ac-
tually ran 10 the home OF the man for
whom, not an hour ago. she had told
herself she cherished only 4 sincere
friendship. As she entered the sick
mans room. he stretched out both his
hands. and with a hollow laugh he
exclaimed. "TriNic. my darling. have
you come at laSt!' With that ne seized
her hand aud pressed 1t to his fevered
cheek. How have been longing for
you" he continued And to think
that she thought all the time that
wanted her. Bah. she's cranky old
maid. ana bluc-stocking In the bar.
gain. was foolish enough 20 think
was in love with her before she studied
medicine. She can go ON rolling pills
until the crack OF doom SO far as I
am concerned. No sane man would
want her after he had seen you"
For moment the physician vanished
and n jealous. wounded woman took
her place. Louise drew her hand away.
and IL was fortunate for a certain Miss
Beatrice Alden that she was still In