uite time that she should begin to go about and see her friends without depending on the vehicles of other peopl

d lady, "that you take great interes

asy chair as if it had been a wooden bench with no back; "I have

lbridge

n to begin thinking of a wife for the poor fello

begin, but we won't talk about that. Kitty

tty good match for my

elped. You had nothing to do with the prelimin

"I am sure I am very

ow while we are on the

u a new

other, "but she is wor

her feet, and walk

You're trifling with the greatest treasure a woman

Tolbridge. "I have tried everywh

n this little town. You should go to the city and get one. What you want is to keep the doctor well, no matter what

idge flush

ations and generations, have lived on Thorbury cooking,

ht something into the kitchen that seldom gets into it now, and that is brains. A cook with a complete set of brains might be pretty hard to get, and would cost a good deal of money. But it is your duty, Ki

had to say on the subject

e hitching-post by the sidewalk, and went up the smooth gravel path to the handsome old house, which she had so often visited, to co

days. Even the widow was the second wife, who had come

aughter of the house came hurrying into the parlor, Miss Panney, who had previously raised two of the window sh

things, and very soon

or a minute at the station, and then I didn't know who they w

ould be the owner of Cobhurst. He is handsome, well educated, and spirited. I saw a good deal of him, for I spent the best part of yesterday

know Herbert will be delighted. I am sure he would call if he wer

y in a matter of this sort would not be consider

ister and you were to call on the

think a young lady would be dreadfully lonely in that great ho

a strong conviction that she was not yet a young lady, b

self within her with all the vigor and freshness which Dr. Tolbridge had predicted, was at a loss how to occupy

and suddenly it struck her that she would go and inquire about the kitten she had given Dr. Tolbridge

w there is some comfort in doing a thing like that for Dr. Tolbridge, because he will be sure to notice

s. And by the way, if you ever do get such a one, I also hope you will be able to find some one who will cook his meals properly. I find that I cannot do that in Thorbury, and I am go

," cried Dora; "I wis

why

the young lady, and the mat

chance to bring in the subject which was most prominent within it, "I should think that

g to have a very independent household, at least for a time. It is a great p

d Dora; "I never

the advertisement, which she wished to get into the post-office before din

commiseration. "It was the greatest kind of a pity, and I think I really