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was I at ths tone ha had taken. fbe Doctor's dilemma "By Hesba Stretton : !<■<■<*♦♦♦♦ CHAPTER X.—(Continued.! “But you arc going to persist in your Without a light I went up to my own infatuation," said Julia; “you can never room, where the moon that had shone deceive me. I know you too well. Oh, I upon me io my last night's ride, was see that you still think the same of her!" gleaming brightly through the window. "You know nothing about her,” I re 1 intended to reflect nnd deliberate, but plied. I was worn out. I flung myself down on "And I shall take care I never do," she the lied, but could not have remained interrupted spitefully. awake for a single moment. I fell into a “So it is of no use to go on quarreling deep sleep, which lasted till morning. about her,” I continued. “I made up When I awoke my poor mother was my mind before I came here that I must sitting beside me, looking very ill and see as little as possible of her for the sorrowful. She had slipped a pillow un future. Y'ou must understand, Julia, she der my head, and thrown a shawl across has never given me a particle of reason me. I got up with a bewildered brain, to suppose she loves me.” and a general sense of calamity, which “But you are still in love with her? I could not clearly define. Martin," she continued, with flashing “Captain Carey’s man brought a letter eyes, and a rising tone in her voice, from Julia just now,” she said, taking it which, like the first shrill moan of the from her pocket; "he said there was no wind, presaged a storm, "I will never marry you until you can say, on your answer.” Her eyelids were still red from weep word of honor, that you love that person ing, and her voice faltered as If she no longer, and are ready to promise to might break out into sobs any moment. hold no further communication with her. As soon as my mother was gone I Oh! I know what my poor aunt has had opened Julia's letter. It began: to endure, and I will not put up with it.” "My Dear Martin—I know all now. “Very well, Julia,” I answered, con Johanna has told me. When you spoke trolling myself as well as I could, "I to me so hurriedly and unexpectedly, this have only one more word to say on this afternoon, I could not bear to hear an subject. I love Olivia, and as far as I other word. But now I am calm, and I know myself, I shall love her as long as can think it all over quite quietly. I live. I did not coms here to give you “It is an infatuation, Martin. Johanna any reason for supposing my mind is says so as well as I, and she is never changed as to her. If you consent to be wrong. It is a sheer Impossibility that my wife, I will do my beat to be moot you. in youf sober senses, should love true, most faithful to you. But my mo a strange person, whose very name you tive for coming now is to tell you some do not know. A Dobree could not make particulars about your property, which an adventuress his wife. Then you have my father made known to me only last seeq so little of her. Three times, since night." the week you were there in March! Wha> It was a miserable task for me; but I is that compared to the years we have told her simply the painful discovery I tq.elit together? It is impossible that in had made. She sat listening with a dark your heart of hearts you should love her nnd sullen face, but betraying not a spark more thau me. of resentment, so far as her loss of for "I cannot give up the thought of our tune was concerned. home, just finished aud so pretty. It “Yes,” she said bitterly, when I had was so pleasant thia afternoon, before finished, “robbed by the father and jilt you ea'me in with your drendful thunder ed by the son.” bolt. I was thinking what a good wife I “I would give my life to cancel the would be to you;'and how, iti my own wrong," I said. house. I should never be tempted into “It is so easy to talk,” she replied, with those tiresome tempers you have seen in a deadly coldness of tone and manner. me sometimes. You could not know how “I am ready to do whatever you muuh I love you, bow my life is bound choose,” I urged. “It is true my father up in you,-or you would have been proof has robbed you; but it is not true that against that person 'In Sark. I have Jilted you. I did not know my “I think it right to tell you all this own heart till a word from Captain now, though it is not in my nature to Carey revealed it to me; and I told you make professions and demonstrations of frankly, partly because Johanna insist .my love. Think of me, of yourself, of ed upon it, and partly because 1 be your poor mother. Y'ou were never self lieved it right to do so. If you demand ish, and you can do noble things. 1 do it, I will even promise not to see Olivia not say it would be noble to marry me; agnin. or to hold direct communication but it would be a noble thing to conquer with her. Surely that is all you ought an ignoble love. How could Martin Do to require from me.” bree fall in love with an unknown adven “No,” she replied vehemently; “do you turess? suppose I could become your wife while "I shall remain in the house all day to you maintain that you love another wom morrow, and if you can come to see me, an better than me? You must have a feeling that thia has been a dream of very low opinion of me.” folly from which you have awakened, 1 "Would you have me tell you a false will not ask you to own it. That you hood?" I rejoined, with vehemence equal come at all will be n sign to me that to hers. you wish It forgotten anti blotted out be “You had better leave me,” she said, tween us, as if it had never been. "before we hate one another. I tell you "With true, deep love for you, Martin, I have been robbed by the father and believe me still jilted by the son. Good-bye, Martin.” “Your affectionate “Good-bye, Julia," I replied; but I still "JULIA. ' lingered, hoping she would speak to me I pondered over Julia's letter as I again. I was anxious to hear what she dressed. There was not a word of re- would do ngainst my father. She looked seutmeut In it. It was full of affection at me fully and angrily, and as I did not ate thought for us al). But what rea move, she swept out of the room, with a soning! I had not known Olivia so long dignity which I had never seen in her be a a I had known her, therefore I could fore. I retreated towards the house door, not love her as truly! but could not make good my escape with There was no longer any hesitation in out encouutering Johanna. my mind as to what 1 must do. Julia "Well, Martin?" she said. knew all now. I had told her distinctly “It is all wrong." I answered. "Julia of my love for Olivia, and she would not believe it. She appeared wishful to hold persists iu it that I am Jilting her.” "All the world will think you have be me to my engagement in spite of it; at any rate, so I interpreted her letter. I haved very badly,” she said. 1 rode home again, Sark lying in full did not suppose that I should not live it down, this infatuation, ns they chose to view before me; and, in spite of the dark call it. I might hunger nnd thirst, nn 1 ness of fny prospects, I felt intensely be on the point of perishing; then my glad to bo free to win my Olivia. Four days passed without any sign nature would turn to other nutriment, ami assimilate It to its contracted aud from Julia. My father had gone off on a visit and my mother and I had the house stultified capacities. to ourselves; and, in spite of her fret- I went mechanically through the rout tings, we enjoyed considerable pleasure ine of my morning's work, and it whs during the temporary lull. There were, late in the afternoon before 1 could get however, sundry warnings out of doors away to ride to the \ ale. My mother which foretold tempest. I met cohl knew where 1 was going, and gaaed wist glances and sharp inquiries from old fully iuto my face, but without otherwise frietuls, among whom some rumors of asking me nuy questions. At the last our separation were floating There was moment, ns 1 touched Madam's bridle. I sufficient to justify suspicion—my fath looked down at her standing on the door er's absence, Julia's prolonged sojourn step. "Cheer tip, mother!" I said, al with the Careys, and the postponement most gaily, "it will all come right.” of my voyage to England. 1 began to I found Julia standing by the fireplace, fancy that even the women servants and leaning agaiust it. as if she could flouted at me. not st ami alone. When I went up to her and took her hand, she flung her anna CHAPTER XI. around my neck, and clung to me. in a One morning we received word that passion of tears. It was some minutes before she could recover her self-com my father was lying 111 at a hotel in Jcr mand. 1 had never seen her abandon sey. Captain Carey at once went with me in response to the message. Julia, herself to such a paroxysm before. "Julia, my poor girl!’ I said, “I did not too, had been sent for, but she reached think you would take it so much to heart the hotel in a separate car. The landlady received us with a por aa this." "1 shall come all right directly,” ah* tentous face. Dr. Collas had spoken sobbed, sitting dow n. and trembling from very seriously indeed of his patient, and head to foot. “Johanna said you would as for herself, she had not the smallest hope. I heard Julia sob, aud saw her come, but I was not sure.” "Yea, 1 am here." I answered, with a lift her handkerchief to her eyes behind her veil. very dreary feeling about me. Captain Carey looked very much fright "That ia enough," -said Julia; "you need not »ay a word more. I^t us forget ened. He was a man of quick sympa It, both Of us. You will only give ma thiea, and nervous about his own life into your promise never to see her or speak to the bargain, so that any serious illness alarmed him. As for myself, I was in a her again." "Olivia quite understands about my en miserable condition of mind. We were not admitted Into my father's gagement to you.” I said. "I told her at once that we were going to la» married, room for halt an hour, as he sent word and that I hoped she would find a friend he must grt up his strength for the inter view. Julia aud myself alone were al In you." “A friend ia me. Martin!” she exclaim lowed to ace him. He was propped up ed, iu a tone of Indignant surprise; "you in bed with a number of pillows; with could not ask me to I m * that!" the room darkened by Venetian blinds, "Not now. I suppose,” I replied; "the and a dim green twilight prevailing, girl Is aa innocent and blameleea as any which cast a sickly hue over his really girl living: but I dare say you would pallid face. His abundant white hair sooner befriend the most good-for nothiug fell lankly about his head, instead of Jesel>«l in the Chaunel Islands." being in crisp curls as usual. 1 was "Yes, I would," she said. "An inno about to feel bls pulse for him. but he cent girl Indeed! I only wish she had waved me off. been killed when she fell from the cliff.” “No, my son,” he ssid, "my recovery is "Kitab!" I cried, shuddering at the bare not to be desired. I feel that I have mention of Olivia's death; "you do not nothing now to do bat to die. It la the know what you say. It Io worse than •sly reparation In my power. 1 would useless to talk about her. I came to ask far rather die than recover." you to think no more of what passed bo I bad nothing to say to that; Indeed. I twoeo us yesterday." had really ao answer ready, so amaaed But FAMOUS FIVE-HORNED GIRAFFE. Women Must Sleep, Julia began to sob again, and pressed past me, sinking down on the chair by his side and laying her hand upon one of his pillows. Avoid Nervoua Proatratlon* "Julia, my love,” he continued feebly, If you are dangerously sick what is “you know how I have wronged you; but the first duty of your physician ? He you are a true Christian. You will for quiets the nervous system, he deadens give your uncle when he is dead and the pain, and you sleep well. gone. I should like to be buried in You ought to know that when you Guernsey w-ith the other Dobrees.” ceased to be regular in your courses, Neither did Julia answer, save by grow irritable w'thout cause, and sobs. I stepped towards the window to pass sleepless nights, there ia serious draw up the blinds, but he stopped me, speaking in a much stronger voice than before. “Leave them alone,” he said. "I have no wish to see the light of day. A dis honored man does not care to show his face. I have seen no one since I left Guernsey, except Collas.” “I think you are alarming yourself needlessly,” I answered. "You know A new species of giraffe—one with five you are fidgety about your own health. horns—has been discovered in the Uganda Let me prescribe for you. Surely 1 [ protectorate. Sir Harry Johnston, head know-as much as Collas.” 1 of the British expedition into that coun "No, no, let me die,” he said plain try, writes that several specimens of this tively; “then you can all be happy. I ! new species of giraffe have been shot by have robbed my ouly brother's only child. ' him and one of the members of his com who was dear to me as my own daugh- j pany. Of these specimens two are males ter. I cannot hold up my head alter and two are females. I he females have only three horns, while both of the that. I should die gladly it you two I males are equipped with five. In coloration. Sir Harry says, the new giraffes were but reconciled to one another.” also differ from those already known to exist in the animal world. By this time Julia's hand had reached his, and was resting in it fondly. I j never knew a man gifted with such pow- | “OLD HICKORY'S" MANNERS. “As he walked to his desk,” continued er over women and their susceptibilities the man who was telling the story, as he had. My mother herself would Occasions When He .Xianlfested a High “the blackboard inscription caught his appear to forget all her unhappiness, if Degree of Grace an I P>llsh. he only smiled upon her. The Literary Era affords a character eye. Most of us thought he would “My poor, dear Julia!” he murmured; istic anecdote about Andrew Jackson erase It—but that wouldn't have been Chandler. He sarcely hesitated a sec “my poor child!” while in command in New Orleans: “Uncle,” she said, checking her sobs “It is related that Edward Livings ond, but walked over to the board, and by a great effort, “if you imagine I should ton, whom Jackson had just appointed in a hand If anything bolder than the M bs . H ahtlbv . tell any one—Johanna Carey even—what original added the word 'driver.’ The trouble somewhere, and nervous pros his aid-de-camp, had Invited him home you have done, you wrong me. The name effect was instantaneous. A roar of tration is sure to follow. of Dobree is as dear to me aa to Mar j to dinner, and sent word to his wife, Y'ou ought to know that indigestion, tin, and he was willing to marry a who had some fashionable ladles to laughter greeted the clever touch, and exhaustion, womb displacements, woman he detested in order to shield it. dine with her. This news created con Chandler had not only got out of an fainting, dizziness, headache, and No, you are quite safe from disgrace as sternation. and the young ladles whls- awkward predicament, but had at the backache send the nerves wild with far ao I am concerned.” I pered to each other, 'What shall we do same time added to his capital of pop affright, and you cannot sleep. "Heaven bless you, my own Julia!” he with this wild General from Tennes- ularity.” Mrs. Hartley, of 221 W. Congress St., ejaculated fervently. "I knew your no 1 see?’ This Incident reminded another of the Chicago, Ill., whose portrait we pub lish, suffered all these agonies, and ble nature. But will you not be equally Jackson entered, erect, composed, Columbia men of the time when some was entirely cured by Lydia E. Pink generous to Martin? Cannot you for body had carried into the chemistry j bronzed, clad in his uniform of coarse ham’s Vegetable Compound ; her case give him as you do me?” lecture room a bottle of vile-smelling should be a warning to others, and “Uncle,” she cried, "I could never, ' blue cloth and yellow buckskin, aud never marry a man who says he loves other appointments to correspond. He liquid concocted specially for the pur her cure carry conviction to the minds bowed to the ladies magnificently, and pose in the laboratory. The atmosphere of every suffering woman of the un some one else more than me.” “I should think not, my girl!” he said, | all arose. Mrs. Livingston came for in the room when Prof. Chandler enter failing efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's in a soothing tone; "but Martin will very ward to receive the distinguished guest, ed was well nigh unbearable. He de Vegetable Compound. soon repent. He ia a fool just now, but who met her with a dignity and grace tected the odor almost before he had be will be wise again presently. He has j never surpassed, if equaled, conducted crossed the threshold, and, turning No Seashore Engagement. known you too long not to know your her to her seat on the sofa, and sat by abruptly, locked the door and put the She—Yor proposal of marriage was worth.” key in his pocket. Then, walking to quite unexpected. “Julia,” I said, "I do know how good J her side. The fashionable creoles were He—So much the better. you are. You have always been gener almost dumb with astonishment. Dur the desk, he took his seat without the ous, and you are so now. I owe you as ing dinner he conversed with the ladies slightest show of annoyance and re She—Why, pray? much gratitude as my father does, aud in an easy, agreeable manner, in the marked: “Gentlemen, we will enjoy He—Because it is the unexpected anything I can do to prove it I am ready tone of society. He arose soon after this together." that usually happens.—Chicago News. ____ to do this day.” the table and left the house with Mr. Angry Official's Bad Break. “Will you marry her before we leave Livingston. As soon as they had gone A Natural Query. Jersey?” asked my father. There’s a bunch of distinguished gen the young ladles said to their hostess In Mamma (who is expecting the min “Y'es,” I answered. tlemen. by virtue of appointment by his The word slipped from me almost un one chorus: ’Is this your backwoods honor the mayor, the real things in the ister)—Willie, we will have a very awares, yet I did not wish to retract it. man? Why, madam, he is a prince!’ ” management of a big institution, which nice old gentleman to tea this even This reminds us of a passage in Mrk She was behaving so nobly and gener is supported by city funds, who are not ing, and you must be very good while ously towards us both that I was willing Trollope's caustic book on American on the best of terms, officially or per he’s here. to do anything to make her happy. life, In which she said as few compli Willie—Why, is he Santa Claus?— sonally, with one another. Their offi “Then, my love,” he Baid, "you hear mentary things as possible about our Philadelphia Press. what Martiu promises. All's well that countrymen as she found them In 1827. cial gatherings are not love feasts. They had a meeting the other day, which was ends well. Only make up your mind to His Preference. put your proper pride away, and we ehall She notes, however, that her husband not publicly reported. This was one of and son spent several days in Gen. the incidents: all be as happy as we were before.” “Would you rathet have something “Never!” she cried indignantly. "1 Jackson's company while he was jour The chairman—Mr. M---- , sit down, else than a piece of pie?” asked the would not marry Martin here, hurriedly neying from his home in Tennessee to sir; you can’t talk now. kind neighbor of little Freddie, who and furtively; no, not If you were dying, Washington Hfter having been elected had run an errand for her. "Why can't I talk. Mr. Chairman?” uncle!” to the Presidency. Mrs. Trollope states “Yes, ma’am,” said Freddie, "Because I say so, ain't* that “But, Julia, if I were dying, and wish that the Impression he made upon these promptly; “I wu’d ruther have two ed to see you united before my death!” two Englishmen was very pleasing, and enough?” “No, that Is not enough, and If I had pieces.”—Ohio State Journal. he insinuated. A sudden light broke up on me. It was an ingenious plot—one at that both of them admired the dignity, a copy of Kirkman's Manual I’d soon which I could not help laughing, mad as the courtesy, and grace of his bearing show you how much you know.” Fact and Fashion. I was. Julia's pride was to be saved, toward all who met him. Jackson's “What's that you say?” “ These trousers are very much manners, therefore, like Lincoln's liter ami an immediate marriage between us "It shows how to run these kind of worn this season,” said the tailor dis effected, under cover of my father's dan ary style, must be accepted as a fact, playing his goods. gerous Illness. I did smile, in spite of my even though the origin of them cannot things, so it does.” "You mean Cushing's Manual; sit “So are the ones I have on” replied anger, and he caught it, and smiled back be plausibly explained.—New Y’ork down.”—Brooklyn Times. the poet sadly. again. I think Julia became suspicious, Commercial Advertiser. too. * Hard Work Helps Irving's Genius. "Martin,” she said, sharpening her It is in the perfecting of all the by voice to address me. “do you think your A COLLEGE PROFESSOR'S WIT. play of his productions that Sir Henry father la in any danger?” Columbia Univers ty Pedagogue Par "No, I do not,” I answered, notwith Irving excels. He works as hard In ries Student«' Jokes. standing his gestures and frowns. training the humblest of his people as How He Obtained His Present Envi Prof. Chandler of Columbia Univer "Then that is at an end,” she said? "I he does In bringing out the most telling was almost foolish enough to think that sity holds an enviable position of popu points in his own part. He makes the able Position. I would yield. Y'ou don't know what this larity iu the minds of the alumni of disappointment is to me. Everybody will that Institution, perhaps as much on men take off their hats, and inspects “Honesty, aggressiveness and health be talking of it, and some of them will account of his clever methods of turning the length of their hair. He It is who are the requisites for success.” pity me, and the rest laugh at me. I am aside student Jokes as for any other nrranges the proportionate elements of These are the words of John H. ashamed of going out of doors any reason. At the University club a few youth and age in the mob. Miss Terry Riley, of Cazenovia, N. Y., who has where. Oh, it is too bad; I cannot bear evenings ago In a group of Columbia is of great assistance to him In planning attained the main thing that all men it.” a production. They discuss frankly She was positively writhing with agi men. says the New York Times, several at the rehearsals whether this or that desire. “The first two qualities I tation. and tears, real tears I am sure, anecdotes were told illustrative of Prof. pose or piece of business will be more mention are necessary,” he contin Chandler's ability in this direction. started into my father's eyes. ued, “if a man or woman wants to rise It seems that one day some disgrun effective. She is very particular about in life, but they are of little use if the “My poor little Julia!” he said; "my the music cues, and painstaking In the darling! But what can be done if you tled member of the chemistry division third is not in your possession.” will not marry Martin?" reached tin* lecture room in good season care with which she arranges that the In response to questions he said : "He ought to go away from Guernsey." and sought to create amusement by fortissimo passages shall not come In ' “About two years ago I was taken she sobbed. "1 should feel better if I writing on the blackboard In n bold at inopportune moments when they will down with inflammatory rheumatism was quite sure I should never see him, or drown her voice. hand: ’"Chandler is an ass." This had and was Hat on my back, racked with hear of other people seeing him." When a man dies, his widow doesn't ' pain and as helpless as a child for "I will go," I said. "Guernsey will be the desired effect, and suppressed chuckling could be heard around the forget In her great grief to arrange fourteen weeks. During those weeks too hot for me when all this is known.” "And, unde," she pursued, speaking room when the prfofessor entered a that her relatives shall ride next to I suffered as only they who have to him. not me. "he ought to promise me few moments later at the beginning of the hearse, and that his can come In at inflammatory rheumatism can suf to give up that girl. I cannot set him his lecture hour. fer. ’ ’ any old place. free to go and marry her—a stranger and ' “Didn’t you have any medical at adventuress. She will be his ruin. I | tendance?’ queried the reporter. think, for my sake, he ought to give her “Y'es, I had the best that could be up.” procured, but the doctors did not help "So he ought, and so he will, my love.” me.” answered my father. "When he thinks “But how did you become cured’” of all we owe to you. be will promise “Before I was taken sick I had seen you that." advertisements of Dr. Williams’ Pink I pondered over what our family owed I to Julia for some minutes. It was truly Pills for Pale People which stated that a very great debt. Though I had brought they were good for rheumatism. I was her into perhaps the most painful posi willing to try anything for relief so I tion a woman could be placed la. she ; got some and was benefited almost im was generously sacrificing her just re mediately. I had taken but six boxes sentment and revenge against my fath- i when I was able to return to my work, er's dishonesty, in order to secure our but I continued taking them until name from blot. nine boxes were used up. I was entire On the other hand, I had no reason . ly cured and have had no return of the to suppose Olivia loved me, and I should trouble since. I consider Dr. Williams’ do her no wrong. I felt that, whatever it might cost me, I must consent to | Pink Pills for Pale People a wonderful Julia's stipulation. remedy, and I have recommended “It is the hardest thing you could ask them to a great many people. me." 1 said, "but I will give her up. On Rheumatism has been cured in one condition, however; for I must not j hundreds of other instances by Dr. leave her without friends. I shall tell | Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. Tardif if he ever needs help for Olivia They are a specific not only for that he must apply to me through my moth disease but for all ailments arising er." from a disordered condition of the “There could be no harm in that.” ob blood or shattered nerves, such as served my father. A SUCCESSFUL MAN "How soon shall I leave Guernsey?" 1 asked. “He cannot go until you are well again, uncle," she answered. "I will stay here to nurse you. and Martin must take care j of your patients. We will send him word e day or two before we return, and I should like him to be gone before we reach home." <To be continued.) 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