The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-11-09


q lady in every sense of the word.
Shall send her down.
81 wish you would" said the doc.
tor. "But if she's friend of yours.
you had better tell her the old lady is
verv hard to please"
an do that. You needn't let
Strangeways know that I'm sending
any body"
"Not I. Don't like him we'll enough
to tell him anything"
III
The lady whom Mr.. Marshall sent
down to nurse Mrs. Fairfax arrived
in the sleepy little town closely yelled
She bore letter of introduction to
DR.. Johnston, comparatively new
conner in the village of Saxbridge, so
she called in the village to present it
AS the lawyers letter concluded with
a request, IF you will be 80 good as to
accompany Mrs. Glare to Green Park,
introduce her to Mas. Fairfax and see
she is we'll received, | shall be very
greatly obliged" the doctor immedi-
ately put on his hat.
IL am afraid you are not going to
have very easy time of it, he went
on, "nor a very pleasant one. Mas.
Fairfax is really ill and very irritable.
If she takes to you you might try
your hand at bring about Il reconcillia:
tion between her and her daughter. /
believe that would do her more good
than all the drugs in my surgery"
IF she will let me l will try" said
the nurse, with some agitation. "Does
the daughter object to reconciliation"
$50 Strangeways says; you won't
like Strangeways, and l don't think
he'll like you. But if he makes things
unpleasant tell me, and I'll put my
old chum Alfred Marshall on his track
BY this time they had reached the
mansion, which stood at the center
of a park. They were met at. the
door by the housekeeper, a motherly
woman, at the sight of whom Mrs.
Glare shrank back. But the thick
veil was sufficient disguise for the
m 'mtnt
':This is the nurse" said the doctor.
Mrs Brown-Mrs. Glare. Il hope
you will get on we'll together ~
am sure we shall" said the nurse,
holding out her hand. But Mrs.
Browndid not take it. She glanced,
in bewildered way, from the nurse to
the doctor then, as If mistrusting her
ears. muttered, cit can't be, "and led
the way upstairs.
Dr.. Johnston walked gently up to the
old lady, smoothed her pillow, and
spoke cheerfully.-s.
"This is better, 'he said. ave shall
get along all right now: l can
see the new medicine is doing you
good. lam so glad you suggested a
Change
"That's coming,' said the invalid,
feebly. 81 won't have grand fun.
eral, doctor. Who's the young wo.
man?'
"The nurse Mr.. Marshall sent down
Mrs. Clare"
"Tell her to lift her veil. l want to
see her face"
With trembling hands the nurse
obeyed.
"Cfare-at last!' 1t was almost
shrek, but not unjoyful.
"Nr: r:her-lear mother!" cried the
nurse, anu fell on her knees at the bed
side. "
Great Galenv' muttered the doc
tor to himself. "This is just like
Alfred Marshall" Then he did very
thoughtfuf thing. He hurried to the
telegraph office and wired to the law.
yei: Better take another day off ]
think you will be- wanted.' s.::$
Tie junior partner caught the mex
express, taking with him the instrue
tons his firm had received and saIl
Mrs Care Maylord's pathetic letters.
He reached S.xbridge in good time to
turn the writer Of instructions, Mr.
S,ranee~a.s, $, out of the house, and t.
add a co,fcil 10 Mrs Fairfax. will
which he had also brought. The CO.
dcil was comprehensive. It revoked
everything that went before it.
A couple of months later Mrs. Mrs.
shall asked her husband question.
"When called to see you at your
office you said you were very, very
glad that did not love Mr.. Strange
ways and SO could not marry him.
What were you thinking ot?'
oh, l was just looking ahead,"'
said the Junior partner. "If you b: d