The Girl at Cobhurst

d buggy into the charge of his stable boy, entered the warm hall of his house. His w

and overcoat, "the Pardell boy is better,

n you told me in your note that you woul

coat for a well-worn smoking-jacket, and seated himsel

I had gone my round this morning I went back to the Pardells, and had my dinner there. The b

count for much,

" he replied, "and Mrs. Pa

all the light of youth in his blue eyes, had been for years the leading physician in and about Thorbury. He lived on t

hysically, with considerable correctness. It may be asserted, in fact, that the doctor seldom made a diagnosis of a patient as exac

one child, a boy of fourteen, who was now away at school. The doctor had readjusted the log

e said, "from Miss Panney. Sh

ge and stood waiting. The doctor's fists were clenched and there was a glitter in his eye. He seemed on the point of saying something in a loud voice, but he changed his mind, a

nd then, addressing the boy, who had just entered, and who stood by the door, "Do you mean to say that there is any

he furniture. "They told me that she was took bad, and that I must come here first to

asked Mrs. Tolbrid

am; with

great deal quicker with

've got to stop at t

bridge; "you can go now and a

to the fire, and as his wife turn

enough energy," he remarked, "to

," said she, in a

, "that will not do; of

has that woman called you away on a fool's errand? It is likely as not that there is nothing more the matter with her tha

" said the doctor; "and in the opinion of a good many

thing is certain: you are not going to h

alarm, the true alarm is to be expected, and I would much prefer to go by daylight than to wait until after supper.

u are going to do,"

ree miles to be nearly talked to death by Racilia Panney. No, you needn't shake your head in that way; she is not to be neglected. I shall go myself and see what is the matter

said the docto

the drive, and Buckskin has done nothing for two days. I shall take the c

is anything the mat

a minister or a lawyer or a stranger from foreign parts would do just as well as you. And now put on your

angels who bless us by coming, and there are angels who bless us

ore dark," she said, and with a

oked into the fi

experiences with Miss Panney, occupied the doctor's mind until he heard the swift rolling of the dog-cart wheels as

he was aroused by the

had called

study had no idea that she had disturbed the nap of a tired man. She was a very pretty girl, handsomely dre

asked the doctor, quickly,

. "Nobody," she said. "That is, I

our face," he continued, with a smile, "that some o

g time I have thought of consulting

s the matte

itself into each of her beautiful e

octor; "and how is y

k there is the least thing the matter with me that way. It

ed. "What are

of them all. I have lost all interest in everything in this w

I do,"

e all a blank to me," she

eals?"

"Of course I m

sle

its pleasures and affections-are passing away from me. All this is dreadful, doctor, when you come to think of it.

ge looked i

presently, "I am

sprang t

ait a bit. It often happens that the minds of young people are like their first teeth-what are called milk teeth, you know. These minds and these teeth do very well for a time, but aft

ng lady, smiling in spite of her

mind of maturity, which is certain to succeed it. All this has happened and is happening to you, Miss Dora. You have lost your milk mind, and t

"but I feel humiliated. You think my

mile, they are the last aches of your youthful mental

ed out of the windo

there is any one else who knows me, who wou

is not likely that there is any one els

she reached out her hand toward her muff which lay on the table beside her, but sh

jumping up and leaving the ro

d I have a great mind to do

g; no driving; nothing inspiriting; disagreeable in doors and out. I think the full change will occur within three weeks. By the end of this month, you will not only have forgotten that your milk mind has troubled you, but that the world was eve

Dora gradually passed away a

g. Anyway, I shall not be angry, and I shall wait three weeks and see what happ

, "I agree to the te

t it down, drew her furs about her, then let them fall again,

the family bill. I wish to-to attend to it myself. How much

put his hand

ordinary schedule of fees does not apply to it. For advice such

iss Dora; "what on

am very fond of kittens, and at present we have

sparkling, "do you really mean that? Woul

the breed I wan

give you one, and I will pick out the very prettiest for you. As soon as it is old enough, I will brin

ave a kitten like that; but remember that you must not

ou were just on the point of saying, 'and has shed its milk

nother log on the fire, shook up the cushions