Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-11-17

OF thing one reads of but doesn't Be
lieve in, Ell? Dear me-" and the doc
tor took off his spectacles for no ap
parent reason. and polished them
carefully on his silk handkerchief
You didn't see the meeting between
them, did you? The women were cry
ing all round me, and they've made
my spectacles quite dull"
Then, passing his arm through the
others, Come along" he said. you've
had quite enough of this. Come and
spend the evening with me. You
know where | live? No? Well, any
one can tell you that Goodbye.
must be off-got lot of sick people
to look after"
Ted had no difficulty in finding out
the house. The door was opened to
him by an elderly woman servant,
who, as Ted thought, seemed to re-
gard him with certain amount of
suspicion. Howbeit, she babe him
enter. From an inner room voice
hailed him.
"Hullo,-that you? That's right
be with you in minute. Just wait
until I've finished poisoning off the
parish And, through the half open
door came the clink of glass and the
sound of liquids being poured from
one receptacle to another.
The next moment DR.. Cartwright
emerged from his sanctum. and greet
ed him with great cordially.
$50 you've come-thought you
would Glad to see you. And what
do you think of my little placer" was
the next inquiry, accompanied by
comprehensive sweep of the hand
Pretty snug, Ell? Not bad quarters
for bachelor"
His visitor expressed approval of
his surroundings, which certainly were
well worthy of the appellation ''snug"
bestowed upon them by their owner.
At the same time there was an air of
compactness, of severe attention to
detail, which was suggestive of the
fact that the present occupant had, at
one time or other, been restricted in
the matter of elbow room.
yes, I'm pretty comfortable" the
doctor went on. Eve got a very
good housekeeper, on the whole. Her
eddy suspiciousl"
"Suspiciousi" re-echoed the other.
well, | thought she looked at me
rather strangely when she let me in"
The little doctor chuckled, and
showed symptoms of great inward en-
joyment. 'Ahl you thought so, did
you? The fact is, she's in mortal
terror of my getting married."
well. but that wouldn't make her
suspicious of mel"
my dear fellow, she's suspicious of
everybody. She's jealous of every
single or married, because
The single ones, being single, are open
% offers, while the married ones are
liable to lose their husbands at a mo
nent's notice, and, as widows, would
De more to be feared than the others.
But | belong to neither category"
said the young man. Surely"
my dear boy" cut in the other, "as
| young man you are likely to pos
less female relatives-a sister or a
cousin or an aunt, either of whom
night eventually prove dangerous to
NY peace of mind"
Ted Burritt actually laughed, to the
title mans great satisfaction, as the
dea presented itself to him of his
lister May as a possible aspirant to
he position of Mrs. jeremiah Cart
wright. In less that a moment, how
yer, the laugh had tied away, and a
expression of despond-
ncy settled down upon his features.
HE thinking of that inquest to-mor-
ow," thought the doctor, "and his
ather's body lying in the vestry
lust get him out of that groove again.
Iere'-starting to his feet-"come
nd have a walk round my premises
efore it gets dark"
He took him out through the sur
cry, and showed him a neat little
which was divided into por-
ons, in which grew, respectively
overs, fruit and vegetables. At the
ottom was fowl run and very
nall circular pond, about the size of
a ordinary wash-hand basin, in which
added solitary duck, who, as soon
; he caught sight of the doctor, for
,ok his favorite element. and came
towards hin, quacking loud
He seems to know you" said Ted.
Ito be continued)