The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-08-17
The Doctor Finds
His Suit
By JANE OSBORN


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Or. Godfrey Smith. commonly and
afgectionafely known in Tilton Is Doe
tor Godfrey, was counted among the
men in that town who really needed a
/ wife His sister. Priscilla. lived with
/ him under protest II was only be-
cause she usually happened % select
I good servants that the doctor Jared as
I well as he did
She was always shEing signs OF
| carelessness and heedRssness Of bis
requests For instance. one morning
at breakfast be spoke Of the fact that
as spring Was well spent and summer
was coming II would be good idea IL
Priscilla would see 10 Il that Myra,
the second maid. would brush his win
ter oyereoat and suit and put them
away in the cedar chest.
They are hanging in my large
closet" he said TO Priscilla, who was
deep in the morning paper And by
the way he added, Il stopped at the
Dobbinses last night. ! had on my
new gray suit think the Dobblnses
have scarlet fever SO hung II on the
balcony on my room. Get James TO
take IL 20 the hospital TO be fumlgated
when he's finished cutting the lawn
That night Priscilla pouneed upon
her brother when he came In the llv-
ing room from the wing OF the house
where he had his Office. We've had
cards 10 the Blodgets for tea tomor-
rev afternoon" she said "You know
that very charming Hllda. their cousin
from the South. ID TO be here. You re-
member how you admired her last
autumn. ! shouldn't In the least won
der II this tea party is being given for
the express purpose OF giving you a
chance 10 meet Hllda again. You were
very foolish not 10 have rushed her
harder when she was here before It's
40 seldom you see a girl that in any
way appeals TO you"
II can't say that she especially ap-
lie did not say, ,as he might had he
been in the mood for confessions. that |
the only woman who did appeal 10 |
him was young Mrs. Blodget herself. |
She was no older than Doctor God |
frey but, following her husbands |
death three years before. she had led |
so secluded an existence that few peo- |
pie in Tilton had thought Of her as In
any mood for marrying. Besides, she |
had two sons and a fortune-both OF |
which might have stood IN the way |
OF Doctor Godfrey II he had not been
so devoted an admlrere
"Be sure to look your best" went |
on Priscilla. thinking of the gushing |
cousin from the South as a possible |
sister-in.law, while Doctor Godfrey |
thought only Of Mrs. Blodget, reserved
and tantallzing.
Doctor Godfrey was sufficiently
eager TO follow out his sisters injunc-
lions 10 look his best 10 go TO the hos
pital early the next afternoon 10 get
the gray suit. II had disappeared
from the clothes bars on the yeranda
OF his bedroom, so he assumed that il
was AT the hospital. But no one in the
hospital had heard of II. "Well, II
doesn't matter" smiled Doctor God
frey. because the Dobbins children
didn't have scarlet fever after all But
! had asked my sister TO have my man
bring II over, so | thought maybe IL
was here"
When Doctor Godfrey returned
home his sister had already left the
house for a round Of calls to be paid
before she arrived AZ the Blodget tea
party
DO you know anything about that
suitY" Doctor Godfrey asked the maid.
with his usual patience.
Indeed. ! do" said the maid Miss
Priscilla and looked the things over.
The overcoat and one Of the suits we
packed In cedar but a couple of the
suits Miss Priscilla had me take 10
the new secondhand store"
The secondhand siorey said Doc
tor Godfrey In amazement.
Don't get disturbed" assured the
maid IAN the best people in Tilton
are doing H. There is n new store
just opened. It's secondhand de-
pHrtment store shoes, suits books
furniture pans. everything Tie rich
sell their things 10 make few dnl
Lars nos and thon. and Tie poor folks
profit hy Il. Miss Priscilla said she'd
been dying 70 sell some things there
All her friends We're doing Il rs O
lark So she sold that old black suit
and the gray"
~The gray suit ont on the harsT'
The maid nodded "She said you
said something about putting that
away in tbe cedar chest. but MS she
sidu't remember the suit. she sup
posed Il musi ~ awfuIly old and II
vou weren't wearing Il she might as
ven sell IT,
Doctor Godfrey did not wait Tor FUR.
her explanation where's thar
storeT- he called snd while The maid
aas sfill calling out directions be- vas
nsk'ne tracks Tor the front DOOR
o seemed Imperative % Deefor
1o3freg now fhat De sheuld wear ibe
-ruy s1If o. Mrs niodeet's Tea party.
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