Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-01


need not say that In the case Of 80
charming woman
"Oh, doctor. how good of your
"Have you any engagement for to-
morrow afternoon
"No"
"The first dose ! shall give you Is
fresh air. will call at and take you
to drive. Have you seen 'Lohengrin'
with Mime. - as ElsaT'
Il have not, doctor"
81 will secure seats for wednesday
night, and wish you to continue my
treatment In this respect during the
season. Are you fond of nowers"
"Passionately
81 will leave an order at the pharm-
mean the flower shop-for some roses
TO be sent in the morning"
How lovely of you"
And now must leave you to see a
patient was about to visit when your
call came"
"A lady?"
Yes; an elderly lady, n hypochon-
driac who tries Inc dreadfully. shall
prescribe for her, as in your case, not
drugs, but with view to build up her
system"
What do you mean by that. doctor?"
anxiously
II shall send her Off on n long trip"
Dr. Pitman kept his engagements
with Mrs. Whitlng-at least as soon as
he had seen his hypochondriac patient
safely Off on an ocean liner, with
medicine chest made up by himself to
suit her especial case-sent her flowers
regularly. and each day his manner
became more endearing. He was grad
ually leading up to a proposal that the
widow knew was coming, that he knew
she knew was coming, but between
two persons OF such delicate sensibili-
ties must be made as male angel
would make 1t 90 a female angel, pro-
vided there were marriage and giving
in marriage in heaven.
1t came one October evening when
Mrs Whiting felt that she needed DR..
Pitman'S professional services or DR..
( Pitman, as the case may be. She was
sitting before fire OF real blazing
loEs-Mrs. Whiting scorned to use
any OF those devices for initiating an
open wood fire-dreSsed in tea gown
that was extremely becoming to her
She had been putting OF Dr. Pitmans
proposal until she felt exactly I'm the
mood for 1t. DR. Pitman. with exqui-
site tact. aware that she desired to
, lead in the matter. left everything to
her. He was no stupid blunderer to
step in at the wrong moment and was
prepared to speak when he received
the signal Nor was it necessary for
the widow to make that signal inordi-
nately plain The doctor could breathe
it in with the perfumed air that sur
rounded her lovely person.
Or Pitman had come in early and
was dressed for the evening when he
received telephone call from Mrs
Writings maid that her mistress
would like TO have him come over IL
he could do so at once In ten min
utes he was with her though he had
stopped on the way for flowers. His
patient was discernibie only by the
freight Without rising she gave him
hGi uuHu. anu "Dtu SUt looked up at
him there was that in her eyes which
'old him the hour had come. He re-
tanned her hand for moment return
ing her glance. while with his other
hand he tossed the flowers he had
brought into her lap
You are looking so well, so charm
ing, this evening" ~ said. chat l am
sure you have not sent for me to min
lister TO your health. and | am pleased
that II is so. for | have something to
say 10 you that have been putting of
from day TO day. But before say it
promise me. my dear Mrs Whiting,
that whatever 1t be It shall not break
up that delightful friendship which
has come to be necessity with me-"
IL promise" she said In q low tone.
Then. bending low over her. he said: +:
MY whole being is dissolving in an all
absorbing love for you. May 1 dare
hope that you will be my wife,"