The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
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By JOHN TURNLEE
By JOHN TURNLEE

HdIeuLS WIS MIS- bd4LeI, WluON
with one child, boy. When / called
to see her this little fellow, Alan, anC
little neighbor, Effie Barnes, were
usually playing together either in the
house or outside. .,f,s~xg@es
The town in which we lived was
really very small village; conse
quently ! had many opportunities %
observe the children for the next
few years. during which they were
most of the time together Then
when Alan was seventeen he went
away to college. / wished that Effie
could go away to some educational in
stitution, too, for I knew that while
Alan and she would remain the same
persons they would differentiate. Alan
would be developed. polished, mentally
and in manners, while Effie would be
the same plain little country girl
After Alan entered college saw no
more of him except in vacation, but
continued to see Fife every now and
| again. She was the same demuTe lit
tie body she had always been, except
| when Alan came home; then she would
1 brighten up. But this Frightening last
/ ed but or year or two Alan at each
return showed himself different from
| what he was the time before. There
| was constant shedding of the farm.
er's boy, putting on of the educated
| gentleman. Yet he found Effie the
same except in bodily development.
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manners no more studied than when
he had first left her.
There was the same innocence in her
the same depth of feeling, the same
love. But how could these count
against the training mentally and the
more polished manners of the girls
with whom Alan was being thrown
every day. / judged that love had
never been spoken between them. 1t
had only existed Alan on returning
to his mothers farm always spent
some time with bis former sweetheart,
but not as he had been used to doing.
There was a certain constraint be
tween them. | noticed ii and knew
the cause Fife had fallen behind him.
Ny heart bled for her, but / couldn't
blame Alan. Indeed, I fancied that
while he did not analyze the facts as | |
did he regretted them. I think he
would have liked to see Eff1e lay aside |
a certain plainness there was about I
her and put on something Of finer tex
ture.
All the time Alan was In college
separation was going on between the /
two lovers. not visible TO their friends |
generally, but very plain TO me, who /
had learned the secret they did not
know themselves-their child love
Then Alan came home after being
graduated and talked to me about
studying the profession Of medicine.
He decided TO do so and went away
again. not to return except once. to bid
to his mother, who was dy
ing.
He could get on-or, at least, he
thought he could-withont Fife, but
she could not get on without him. Aft
err he left for the medical school she
seemed TO me to be as one who had
suffered great grief Then, during
several years after he had graduated
md was practicing his profession in a
Instant city, she seemed TO me to be
gradually wasting away. Finally her
thought she should have treat
nent by a doctor. / was called in to ,
lee her-I, who could diagnose her case
IN what had observed years before
/ went through the usual formula ,
'artly from habit, partly because did s
Iot consider 1t wise to tell the truth
felt her pulse. looked at her tongue; !
hen. taking out my prescription blank, {
wrote an order for mild tonic, '
harging her TO take It regularly three I
ines day. Then l left her, wonder '
az what / might really do for her. :
She gradually sank away till at last
made up my mind that If the cause n
T her malady could not be removed z
he would die. / resolved on an expe-
lent to try TO remove that cause.
/ wrote DR. Baxter that / had a pa
ent under my care whose case was
uzzling me. / was aware that as a u
,untry doctor l was in statu quo, "
lille he, having recently been gradu- W
ed from one of the best medical az
hools in the country, was on higher re
ane in the profession than /. Would Sc
: run down to his old home long IT
lough to give me the benefit OF his al
agnosis? Iii
He came Immediately. ] told him re
at / would take him to see my pa th
mt, but preferred that he should see n
r alone. make up his mind concern de
z the cause of the trouble and the tn
eatment and report TO me. took th
N TO the home of his old sweetheart do
> looked at me in surprise. but with az
{ a word went in TO see her. / drove WI
-ay. realizing that I had used my of
L expedient TO save my patients tn
p
\ few hours later DR. Baxter came
my Office. was alone and waiting /.
: him.
Doctor" he said feelingly, your pa -,
ut is suffering from neglect from one g,
worthy Of her But he has repent -
don't think IL viii be necessary
you TO call on her again"
month later Effie was wei. and
D months later she married Dr. Bax-
] don't see that he needs to be
lsmed 81 her. She is now in his