Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-12-23
THE YOUNG MAN FROM
WYOMING
AT EAGLES MERE.
A SULLIVAN COUNTY NOVELETTE,
A SULLIVAN COUNTY NOVELETTE,.
BY THOMAS J. INGHAM
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

" Ask no PARDON Doctor must still call you DOCTOR
said Mrs Belois. 81 thank you sincerely giving me your
confidence do not care to compute age: can
in me to ask your age
81 am glad you asked for it gave an excuse to tell
you what desired to have you know returned Mr. Lesng
What you tol dine" replied Mrs Belos els wonderfu
should say Incredible if you had clear
You have made discovery of inestmabe
Of immortal honor to yourself Why do you keep
81 expected that inquiry said Lessngham ''for is
subject which have doubted and hesitated My
of problem wish proong my life for many
years yet wish to remain among do wish
Mehuselah of the age Such noorety would
late me in society My consciousness of such thoughts in
old in the way my thoughts and
ngs only keep the freshness of youth my by
youthful amusements How could do t1at if every youth
and maiden met with were whispering He is than
honor of the discovery that most dread
81 appreciate your reasons answered Mrs. Belois. 81
already feel alarmed lest should be discovered
here What buzz it would make! Why all the strange
e e aS Mrs. not % %
look at through her opera glasses to see she could not
relieves me-" replied Lessingham 'to find that you
justify my conduct in this respect have another reason for
not nn m my ee De e
meet with misrepresentation and suffer under ridcule Some
u scbe G M and he;r e nte would I o M
sTo add to the solid know ledge OF mankind is doubtless
good thing, and the honor of doing fine theory but
experience proves that the teachers often suffer the and
the honor becomes crown thorns Darwns labors the
of immense Of permanent value
the newspaper wits have associated him with monkeys, and
the average reader hardly stops think whether was
man a monkey
~ perceive you do court fame" said Mrs. Beois
and its stings exceed its sweets but Doctor
couldn't you publish it anonymously
81 have thought of that too" Lessingham replied bu
in that should system ahoa to be taken up by
quack and pretenders The newspapers would be flooded
with advertisements OF chemical blood DOCTORS and
of blood would flow from credulous veins be conjued
and medicines poured out by ignorance to the injury OF
the patient and bringing my system into contempt
You seem to have considered it well, said Mrs Beos
"but, Doctor cant you think OF to give suffering
humanity the benefit OF discovery without further de-
GAS to that, must say that am not that mankind
prepared for system which imposes persistent attention
all times, nAexbe sef-contro and occasional self denas
1t is certain they do not avail themselves of the weknown
methods of proonging e methods which, have
| constantly practice part OF my system Until they
learn practice what they know is OF little avail to teach
them more
81 have no doubt you are right, Doctor said Mrs Be
lois at all events it would be presumption in to
thoroughly studied. May ask more impertinent
question!
Lessingham, land will not consider them impertinent'
Wel, then Doctor, how did happen you never got
beautiful ladies in New York
every true Mrs Beois have known many handsome
ladies there, but did fall in love with ony of them
If you ask why l tell You have
many fine looking men, Can you tell me why you have not
fallen in love with some one OF them?
Mrs Beois blushed more than the question would
to render necessary, but she answered:
''No, cannot tell have met many handsome and
good men that could not love if | tried
81 need not give any other to your question:
said Mr.. Lessngham 'bu may add that have fallen in
love at last.
The bushes the beautiful face OF Mrs Belois became
like roses she replied banteringly:
Really Fallen in love at last Doctor! You quite sur
prise me-
''You do not ask the of the lady,, said Lessing-
ham.
''No" answered Mrs. Beois 81 been pretty free,
but haven't far forgotten what proper ask
tleman to tell me what lady he has fallen in love with.
Mrs. Belos' said Lessngham in low and slightly
r1a
ject. will tell you the truth plainly love yon love you
dearly | ask you to become my wife
Mrs. Belos looked downward few moments. if hest
tating for fitting express her then raising
eyes which beaed tenderness upon quietly,