Show PHEMIE p IE rr It Its no use nse trying said Phemie Mother hates me arid and everything I do dois dois dois is wrong Your moth mother r cant can't help it Phemie Phemie Phe Pho mie said Dr Jasper Jasper- Ho Be was the now new medical man in huge favor with Mrs Albatross Phemie's mother D Your II Your mother is highly strung quite strung quite a woman oman of genius and and allowances must be made for her temperament my dear young lady Temperament rules everything Indeed Mrs Albatross Albatross' temperament seemed to rule Dr Jasper the tho parson the squire the parish but it did not rule Phemie Look here said the girl girl she she was just past 20 20 you yon and mother aro are al always always al al- ways croaking about me ms I know tint out you do nothing to help me At least I J think you yon would but youre you're afraid Your mother used to tako take an interest interest interest inter inter- est in you yon but you yon did not meet her hei half way Is not that s se sot No it isn't When I was lOshe she had a fad of dress dressing in last century century century cen cen- tury and aud making a doll of cf me e enot not not my style at all j just all just st to show off her ber own cleverness cle and queerness at my expense She said 1 I was ugly and only dressing could make mo me fit to be seen Well said Dr Jasper who was arising arising a n rising young medico cf 30 90 30 as ho ha looked gravely ely end judicially nt fit the pretty much tried girl who only half balf believed in his good goed mI Will vill J o Well said caid Phemie every overy one ono laughed and 1 I showed mother 1 would not stand it And Arid then Th Then n chit cho packed mo me off to school The mistress said aid I was sort cf d dazed for a time as if I had been ill tre treated treated- teta tet- tet a and aud d so 1 had had and and quite quits neglected bu but they were kind to me there audI and was WIlS very happy for moro morn than a n year except in the holidays which were always odi edi- ous Then Theu you came cam along And Id Phemie paused and and- stole a doubtful glance glanco at the tho doctor V What than thon said the doctor liko like a person coldly inquiring for fer ordinary information in inT formation yet with a certain little twinkle in his eye which did not escape the aggrieved Phemie Then said the girl I thought you yon were my friend at fit first but I dont don't now At least At this moment Mrs Albatross entered entered en en- and turning sharply ou on Phemie said with a snap I suppose you haven't fed the fowls or sorted the tho linen linen lin lin- en or done doue anything but idle awry your time as usual I was called when Dr Jasper came because you could not be lie e found Im sick of your excuses Dr Jasper Jasper Jasper Jas Jas- per does not want to see seo you yon Then in quite an altered tone as Phemie shrunk away out of tho room Do Doyon Dp you yon mind coming up to my sitting room I want to have a talk with you yoa changes at ut the infirmary I Iam Iam am sure you will agree with me mo and you will be most useful We cant can't al al- allow low things to go on etc Dr Jasper always did agree with Mrs Albatross but somehow he molded mom mold moli- moli ed her ber and she usually came round to his opinion lie listened and she time talked He Be could V wait it and when he had take i 1 her bearings w without bearings without ever over interrupting interrupt ing tug or contradicting she she listened and d dhe he talked and not then but next time time- she echoed his opinions and fancied they thay were all her own It is such a comfort to find flud a n sensible sensible sensible ble man to talk to in a n stupid place like this said she laying her arm aim confidingly confidingly con con- upon the doctors doctor's as he ho sat smiling and with her Mrs Albatross had worried ono one husband husband hus bus band into the grave she grave she was too clev clever r for him him but but her intellectual vivacity j imagination and aria enterprise made baran her bar heran i ian an interesting companion companio Sho was na I Ionly only a little past 40 and very well pr Pi pro pro- K served and t she sho meant to marry Dr Jasper Whether it was hypnotism or willpower will power t the e doctor camo came again and again lignin and would not send in iu his bill and null the doctors doctor's bill never was vas paid He Ho paid himself Dont Don't speak to me mo said Phemie hurriedly as ns she met the tho doctor com coming DS down stairs after a n long confab with y her mother Mothers about She's Sho's out oat all tomorrow afternoon Ive I've o paint tho doors And Jasper paired paged out with a sympathetic smile She Sho knew ho be would call and md advise Ji J r about painting th the doors lIe He di did call call- ll V yr w Af c i r 7 i i I f 1 p About abort mix m sure sure I want A t a aI more than t 4 en Im I'm rot not clever V d. d Phemie with a It Ii e W ct 89 SQ its it's not worth 0 m fl 1 tc ide tJ 1 said the doctor with WiLli warmth aU rf of maun mauner r. r I bit bat one Mie e all I could t. t to get your mo tobe t bo fair to you Phemie he Phemie he had haa ex called caned her ber Phemie before end and felt elt her color rise What What's R the matt J he be added hastily fot suddenly sudden sudden- ly P eyes filled with tears and she j jb t went off then and there an and 1 left paint aint pets and things without nyi g another bo he word y r A D Dt jaspers jasper's asper visits Became more frequent fre- fre que quent Mrs Albatross was Vas constantly t the village with him They She was devoted so 80 soshe soshe she epic to nursing tho the sick It was lL y new She was waR nev r with her daughter nor jor was Jas b thes he saw W her d daughter oftener than f j knew oe l Still it seemed less and ble to do without Mrs Albay Alba Alba- tro troea 1 er der tl i her cooked foods and port pod wane for for fot cases c her influence with the tho squire who disliked and obeyed h her r with the parson whose good will was was' was important to the doctor and wHo of Mrs Albatross s she for browbeat him bim in the chair at parish meetings picked holes in his serm sermons sermon nS and organized the penny read- read which he disliked ed under his very no nose all noes-all all this and a n good deal more more more- for Mrs Albatross was a woman and not feminine arts put arts put Jasper in rather a tight place Ho He knew that Mrs Ms Albatross wanted to marry him and there there were days days days- yes whole days days days- hen ho really thought be obliged to marry Mrs Al Al- ba batross tross The moment came It was in the little little lit lit- tle sitting r room om up stairs Something had ad happened Dr Jasper I saw that plainly eno enough gh s I The lady was flushed and excited and ho bo V missed the tho usual c confidential hand squeeze V I I tI I wanted to see YO you l she said and paus paused d. d Nothing has come to your ears ears I 1 suppose The Tho doctor looked inquiringly I Well then Im I'm dreadfully troubled I Ia a annoyed noyed beyond measure put out Of course coarse you know my maid Susan She Sheh h has s been with me mo ten years and is not nota a gossip What on en earth do you mean Do bo be plain Surely with me you might be quite finite pIn plain in And And- he moved a little nearer nearer feeling at that moment a curlews kind of attraction which almost compelled com corn him to lay his b hand nd upon her arm and aud force her herto to be quite quito honest hone t. t Dont keep me on tenterhooks he gaid said eagerly Tell me mel 1 j I I will said aid the tho lady I 1 feel I 1 Ican Ican can tell you anything I dont don't think thin I 1 have any auy other friend in iu the world world world-at at least cast not like you yon No Noone one cue understands me me no one has helped me Die as you have and weyo weve got to part That is ia all all What on ou earth said Eaid Ta Jasper pel really reany 1 iiii l troubled troubled-be he had never seen her diet Jer grow grov pale pale- liko that or her her lips lipa quiver lil iL liko o that and sho was Ras as not of tho the cry and she did id not cl cry now nor what hat what what has Sn Susan au b been cn saying say- say Jag Jag- lag ing Only that it its it's all over over- tho the place I and Taud nd that she thought at last she ought to tell ru rue me You don dont don't t mean you yon dont don't mean eanIe ean He Ie coup couldn't nt quito quite s say y it Yes I do she said scid And sho she rose roseand roseand roseand and walked up aud and down the room fall of a sort of angry vexation mingled evidently with a n conflict of passionate feeling she could neither conceal nor o. o Sit down downy he he said He had risen He Be took her arm She was positively trembling H b He led her ber to the sofa ofa b bj the fire II I I shall have to leave this place the she he said in a sor sort of hard bard voice The Tho angry tears came into her eyes lyes He Be had Jn ver seen her weep This was was was' the nearest approach to it I I 1 I know what you are tiro going to say Dont Don't say it No you shant shan't go You are useful The people trust you It Ins Itis is your our sphere I ora am the marplot Why should you go said Jasper hardly measuring his hie hi words Why should either of us go Why not stay stay stay- Iud nud stay stay stay-stay stay together r You Yon dont don't mean it Men at such times aro aTO more mere fools than knaves Yes yes yes l 1 do Jasper had taken her hand band The Woman woman wo wo- woman man with the iron will the keen Intellect intellect intellect intel intel- lect the nature self contained which seemed se at times as ae h hard hardas s as nails turned toward him and nud in another m moment ment fell crying and aud laughing hysterically into his arms arm At that moment as lS ill luck would have it Ph Phemie mie hearing unusual sounds and thinking some one needed assistance entered II Go Go and fetch some sal volatile Your mother is not very well wll Indeed rot rt f that that moment Mrs Albatross teemed seemed to have really fainted away Whether she abe fainted or not no cn one ens will ever know Tho The doctor himself was doubtful V Jasper Jasper never ne entered the house again Ho Ho went home homo packed up his things Wrote a hurried note in a n disguised hand nand to who bo on the following day would be 21 years old and comInto cominto com corn into a year which had bud been laft left lefther her to the disgust of at her mother by her fond father father and and jasper Asper went to tobed bed r r rHo bed Ho ro Hb must most risen risen early No ono one at athis his dis lodgings saw him go out oat His hot water was brought up p at 8 o'clock His boots boot had not been beEll put out over night The servant knocked again at lit 9 The Thedoor Thedoor he door was was not looked She Sho She saw boxes packed and labeled Left till called for The bed fled was empty The stati station n was a n mile off oa There wera only two passengers by the early train Irain When Mrs Airs Albatross came carao down to breakfast t she ISM inquired for Phemie Y was WaR gone Sketch 1 1 |