River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-10
CUPID TO THE RESCUE
By Florence Wilkinson

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Copyright, 1906 by
Eloise Guild, In her wheel-chair,
nestled her fair head YEARLY against
her cushions. All her world was
abroad today, in the glorious air and
sun of one of New York's fall days.
She smiled YEARLY in greeting her
friend, Katherine Clement, who ap-
peared at the door, rosy amid her
furs and laces, her hands full of red
dollhouse roses.
Il am always glad to see your
room the same jolly old place" said
Katherine, brightly, "it has never
been changed since the accident, has
it?"
Never" replied Eloise, bitterly,
together, the room and 1 stopped
living. You know, Katherine, I
should not be existing now if had
not heard the doctors verdict-that
big specialist, Dr. Won Humbuggery
II don't attempt to remember his
name"
What did he say, Eloise?"
II overheard him tell mamma that
there was no hope for me, and | re-
solved to live in defiance of DR.. Won
Humbug. 1t was my perversity, you
see, that saved me-
IF you would only let me bring
DR.. Farnsworth to see you!"
II have no doubt he is most
estimable gentleman" she replied,
''but excuse me from knowing any
more physicians"
"Ah, there he goes now!" ex-
claimed Katherine, suddenly parting
the draperies of the window at which
she sat. Hugo Farnsworth. How
well he drives! / like to see a man
like him handle the lines"
Describe him!" said Eloise, her
face rejecting family the glow on
Katherine's features.
impossible, categorically. Mas
sive head, finely shaped; dark hair,
tumbled; brown eyes, serious at
night. But this doesn't describe him,
Eloise. You and he should just get
together and then you would see.
They say he was all the rage in Paris
when he studied there. You ask your
father to send for him"
Upon consultation with Mr.. Guild
Katherine decided that it would be
better for Dr. Farnsworth to meet
Eloise at first unprofessionally, and
have a chance to study the case un-
hampered by the relationship of doc
tor and patient
In the seclusion of her chamber
Eloise learned of the growing friend
ship between her father and the bril-
liant young physician, DIR. Farms
worth.
Her curiosity was finally piqued,
till on a certain afternoon she was
brought down to the library where
she sat in her wheel-chair before the
fire.
"Eloise, 1 wish to present DR..
Farnsworth," said her father, and she
shook hands with a tall, brown
haired man, whose eyes looked
searchingly into her own.
w IdI AGIpDCnO OuL al e
ly, happened with these two. In
their first long conversation they
girdled the whole world of thought
with light exchanges of comment and
finally clasped hands on common ter
ritory. When DR.. Farnsworth left,
they had already reached that stage
of acquaintanceship where books are
exchanged with passages marked in
them by one, for the others appre
citation.
Dr. Farnsworth called repeatedly
within the next few weeks, generally
having the pretext IF some errand
AS the weeks went by Eloise be-
came more absorbed in this new
friendship. Here was a man of in
tellect who did net consider it conde-
scension to exchange opinions with
her And she WIS no longer a belle
whose friendship might be desirable
for young physician. He was not
attracted by her beauty and high
spirits, as had been men in the past.
You think ne cold and philoso-
phic," she said to Katherine, after
one of his calls, land you admire me
for It. Other people think me cold
and philosophic, and disapprove of
me for it. He takes my mind as he
would a mans. There is no sex in
minds"
but there IS the owners of them
and that amounts to the same thing"
answered the profoundly illogical
katherine.
AS for Hugo Farnsworth, he, the
psychologist, she medical student, the
materialist, found himself more pro-
foundry moved than he would have
cared to admit, by the case of Miss
Guild. He lad been interested sci
entificaIly at first, then intellectually,
and, in the end, against his will,
emotionally. 1t had not been his pur-
pose to become emotionally interest
ed in Miss Guild On the other hand,
1t had been his purpose not to do
so. He was a man of ambition. He
was we'll aware that Miss Guilds re-
covery, under his attendance, would
mean for him-distinction.
1t was May. He came with a
bunch of w3ke-robins which he care
fully arranged in a low glass dish
which he placed on table by her