Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

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DIR. John Trevor lifted his big rum
pied black head from his book and,
with his mind still full Of minor Sur.
gerry" scowled on his friend who had
for some time been talking unheeded.
He concluded to give Motion a NIP.
ute's atrention auu tnen II necessary
put him bodily forth from the office
and be rid Of him
Come out of your hole for once
and help u fellow In pinch" Morton
was saying In evident continuance Of
Ito him) interesting subject. BE
human. You used to be occasionally
decent to girl In college. need
you-honest, Trevor. Miss Dell is here
at the Kings with her cousin. You
knew her at school Mary Trenton. It
seems that one win not stir without
the other. wish to goodness you
would take Miss Trenton to the club
dance tonight"
The doctor looked his friend over
with good natured contempt He was
a snapshot diagnostician. No need to
look at Morton's tongue. 1t always
proclaimed its owners ailment In time.
Again. he remarked caustically,
The hundredth time since have
known youl It's Miss Dell. take It.
Morton, 1t occurs to me to inquire why
In thunder you don't marry and have
done with your sutferingB. why be
the eternal target? What is the I'M
portant thing In your life anyway
II the law Is like medicine you should
give some time to your profession,
aud 1t looks to me as II you do moth
Ing but trail about after some pretty
bundle OF skirts. It's well enough, but
you don't seem to be landing anywhere
in particular"
"Well, It's serious this time. II !
thought she would-have me Pd-do-
anything! I'm hard hit. think she
likes me too. but how much? can't
get her alone IL you don't help me No.
body else In this empty town Is 1T to
amuse that little cousin OF hers You
remember herr Little and blond and
lawfully sweet, you know"
Aue uOCtOI uicu W SaAi W. h"iy
Trenton's face.
Seems to me l do" he said thought
fully. Morton groaned.
ITO think OF any human man having
to remember Mary Trenton-that ls,
unless he had seen her cousinl Are
you going to be decent the next two
weeks, TrevorT
Sure thing, boyI Make your plans
and I'll play dummy, anything to do
you u good turn. But let me tell you
this-the important thing with me is to
build up my practice and ground my
self at every turn In my profession.
want another year abroad; ! want the
best piano money can buy, for miss
my music; | want pedigreed Boston
terrier and u motOrcar ttnt can't be
beat. But don't want q wlfe-not
now. can't more than support myself
yet In the style TO which I have been
accustomed, and | don't want to touch
what Aunt Joanna left me, I want to
make good myself | tell you this be-
cause you are vile matchmaker aud
because you may as well know now
that IL you have anything up your
sleeve ABOUT me ana MisS trenton you
can shake 1t out now and have done;
tnats all can AROUND ana III DC ID
gala toys ana do your bidding' NOW
get outV'
Morton oDeyed'
That was the beginning OF TWO
weeks unparalleled In the history OF
John Trevor, ii. D. Morton tried his
complsisance TO the utmost. constant
~ every evening, many afternoons eV-
cry spare minute ana many minutes
that really could not De spared ne
danced attendance on mary trenton,
WINE ms trlend won MS iapored way
TO the heart OF Eleanor Dell. mary
was USED 10 sihVish httentions' ana
this great rugged blun. priiiient toiai-
~ delightful man OF science piqued her
PRIDE stimulated her interest lie was
beneath his perfect courtesy lndiner-
emf, wary-hay, ne seemed al times
even dlsapproVing. She felt Tor the
nrst time In her spoiled young Ire In
adequate ana futiie' IL seemed tnat
even her great beauty did not Dlind
MIN TO her little faults
DIR. Trevor began to be interested, 10
think that with little training the
girl might really concern herself with
the real Things OF life. lie TOOK her
tnrough the hospitals ana sne round a