Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25

don't believe me. No. l won't
forgive you, and l won't let you kiss
me-not for very long time. You
are not nearly as nice as-as you used
to be-"
"Will you listen to reason, DOraT'
"No, | WON'T That is. am always
reasonable. 1t is you who are unrea-
sonable. and altogether horridw
And. all this because l pressed you
~ marry me at once. and"
And you said could not love you.
or that If l really loved you, l would
agree to It,"
80 you would"
THAT is just the same as saying that
| don't love YOU
1t doesn't look as if you did, does
t."
Harry" said the girl earnestly. Il
am going to be reasonable, as you say
you are. l have said l loved you. and
would marry you. But we must wait
until Aunt Mary gives rs leave"
"Gives us leave. indeedw
For the very good reason that we
can't afford to get married without
help from her.
Il don't see that at ALL" cried the
young man. My practice is not large
yet, but every day my fathers old pa
tients are coming back to me. and leav-
ing that odious cad. Maloney="
"Id like to know who you call an
odious cad. young MANI" broke in
sharp, thin voice, and tall lady. wear
ing "A front set of false teeth and
a pince-nez came suddenly round the
corner of the laurel hedge.
Young Harry Lawrence stood
speechess for he knew that Miss Ma
tilda Prendergast professed a great es-
TEEN land possibly cherished yet
warmer feeling for the plausible. red
haired freshman. who had stolen away
his fathers patients while processing
to keep the practice together for him
while he finished his course at Guys
That evening. Mr.. Denyer. the solic-
ltor, sat In his dining room. celebrat
Ing his recovery from a fit Of govt
which he owed-the recovery. not the
gout-tO the skillful prescriptions Of
Michael Maloney. NJ. II. c. s., and 9th
er initials, who now sat opposite to
him.
"A doctor should be a married man,
| feel that" said Dr. Maloney. with
sentimental air. THE ladies don't
altogether like an unmarried man. And
there's only one objection to Miss Prem
dergast, and that is that | cant find
frf III,
ton"
The aunt, do you mean, or the
niece"
"Oh, the aunt, to be sure. I'm aware
the money belongs to her. She's as
much as said so in my hearing many
Il time"
"Humphw
But I'd think it safer as a prudent
man, to have few particulars I'd
like to know. for one thing. whether
the money belongs to her. to do as she
likes with, or whether she has only Il
life interest in it,
Lawyer Denyer was occasionally as
deaf as post. He chose to be deaf
now.
You and / have done one another
many good turn" said the doctor.
edgng his chair little nearer, "and
l hope we shall live to do each other
many more. Now. | should be eter-
nally obliged if you would tell me in
strict contidence-mind. in the very
strictest cOntidence-hOw much Miss
Prendergast possesses in her own right
with absolute control"
Are you aware. DR. MalOney," said
the lawyer speaking very slowly, that
you are insulting me in a very gross
manner The late Stephen Prender-
CAST was my client. sir. and you calm
~ propose that l should make his az.
fairs known to you. a perfect stranger,
And you have the audacity to dc
this"
Hang you, sir!' roared the hot
headed Irishman, flinging out Of the
house.
At his next attack. which happened
not long after. Mr.. Denyer. of course
called in another medical man. but
whether it was that DR.. Maloney knew
the patients constitution and habits
better or that he was I'm possession of
a drug of singular efficacy, the fact
remained that the lawyer did not re-
ceiye anything like the same relief
from the new doctors remedies as he
had been accustomed TO obtain from
those supplied by the Irishman.
The lawyer had fully made mp his
mind that under no circumstances
would he ever speak to Dr. Maloney
again; but pain is a wonderful stimu
liant, and in one of his worst parox
ysms he sent message to him, beg
cling him to come and do what he could
to relieve him.
DIR. Maloney promptly attended the
summons, but on entering the sick
room he advanced to the bedside and
said with a frown:
"When l was here last, Mr.. Denver
you all but kicked me out Of the
house"
MAN. how can you remember such
things at a time like this? l withdraw
all l said But l am in torment. l tel
youl viii you give me some OF thai
medicine l had from you last timer
Il nave no doubt l shall be able t