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THE LOST SLIPPER.
BY HELEN ASHTON.
If ever I saw a man desperately
in love it was Dr. Farnsworth
with my friend Charlotte Palmer,
who was visiting me in my cosy
little home, where I lived with a
most indulgent husband and two
darling children.
A bright, beautiful girl was
Charlotte, tall, slender and grace
ful, with soft brown eyes and
chestnut hair that looked golden
in the sun. Her hands and feet
were marvels of beauty —so small
und white —and her voice the
sweetest ever heard.
The doctor was our next-door
neighbor and family physician.
-He was thirty-five years of age,
tail, handsome,.and of command
ing carriage. When I introduced
him to my friend I saw he was
greatly impressed by her beauty,
and I immediately foun,d myself
making all sorts of plans for their
future, though many times in my
hearing Charlotte had declared
her intention of remaining in a
state of single blessedness, she be
lieving that to be the only truly
happy state, free from cares and
responsibilities.
Observing the doctor’s admira
tion of Charlotte, my husband
asked her why she did not marry.
She laughed gaily and declared
she had not a serious admirer in
the world and would not give up
her freedom for any man living.
Dr. Farnsworth came oiten to
our house and seemed never to tire
of looking at Charlotte and list
ening to lier fresh, sweet voice. I
saw "he was rapidly losing his
heart, and felt anxious for him,
but the dear girl never betrayed
by word or look that she knew
aught of his feelings, and when I
bantered her she replied that Dr.
Farnsworth cared nothing for her
—he only meant to be kind and
help us to pass our time pleas
antly.
Thus several weeks passed, the
doctor continuing his attentions,
sending daily the most beautiful
flowers and taking Charlotte for
long delightful drives. One morn
ing he came to me and gave me
his confidence. He said he loved
my beautiful friend beyond ex
pression and desired above all
things to make her his wife; he
had determined to ask her tiiat
very day to share his heart and
home and wanted my good wishes
for his success. He left me full
of hope and faith for the future,
but soon returned looking crushed
indeed. Charlotte had most posi
tively refused him, declaring she
did not love him and hoped he
would never refer to the subject
again.
I did my best to comfort the
doctor, begged him not to despair
and told him 1 thought perhaps
Charlotte would change her mind.
He said: “No, I shall never
ask her again. I could not go
through such an ordeal more than
once. I love her and would de
vote my whole life to her, but she
will not have it so and I must
abide by her decision.” I felt
thoroughly provoked at Charlotte
and plainly told her so. She ex
pressed regret, but said it was im
possible for her to marry Dr.
Farnsworth, and she thought he
ought to be grateful to her for re
fusing to give him an unloving
wife.
Some time passed, and we saw
nothing of the doctor: he seemed
to have forgotten us. My hus
band went several times to his
office, but did not find him; he
was out making professional vis
its. Charlotte was not looking so
blight and happy as usual, and I
began to wonder if she repented
her decision, but thinking silence
the best policy I avoided the sub
ject.
One morning we were on the
lawn playing chase with the chil
dren, when Charlotte took off her
slipper,-throwing it at me, “for
good luck,” she said, but, strange
to say, the slipper disappeared,
and though we hunted in every
direction we could see nothing of
it. After every spot had been
searched, I sent my servant into
Dr. Farnsworth’s garden, to see if
the tiny shoe could have fallen
there, but she returned without it;
there was not a trace of it any
where. We were greatly puzzled,
an 1 never ceased to wonder what
became of the slipper.
As time passed on, I saw that
Charlotte was looking pale and she
coroplainod constantly of feeling
tired. Cne morning I stopped at
her door, on my way to the break
fast-room, and found her still in
bod. She had quite a fever, and I
suggested calling in a physician,
but to this she would not consent.
She biiirl epe only needed a rest
and would be hotter after awhile.
Evening came and found her no
better. In the morionp- she was
positively ill, and when X saw hor
fever-flushed face I hasten© 1 down
stairs to call Dr. Farnsworth. He
came at once and told me, with
deep sadness in his eyes, that
Charlotte was, indeed, very ill.
For three long weeks we nursed
her night and day, the doctor,
every spare moment at
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fouglit for a woman’s life he did
for hers, though many times hope
almost died within him. In the
delirium of fever she would call
on his name and beg him not to
leave her, though she had been so
cruel. The crisis came and when
ho knew she was safe he threw
himself into a chair and wept like
a child.
As Charlotte grew stronger the
doctor’s visits became less fre
?uent. Still he came once a day.
always managed to be busily en
gaged at that time. One morn
ing I followed him up stairs and
opened the door very quietly. He
was sitting by the bed with Char
lotte’s hands in his and his face
was radiant. She, serene and
happy, was lying very quiet and
beside her pillow lay a tiny slipper.
“Come in,” cried the doctor,
“and wish me joy. She is mine
and this little shoe has done it all.
When she threw it at you it flew
aver the fence and struck me in
the face. After admiring it ]
quietly slipped it into my pocket,
intending to keep it until I met
the owner. After I saw her 1
vowed never to give it up until
she had promised to become my
• / ij
wne.
“Which promise,” said Char
lotte, “I have just given, he has
been so kind to me; and I am the
happiest girl in the world.”
Charlotte has been Dr. Farns
worth’s wife for many years. He
has prospered in his profession and
they have a beautiful and lovely
family of sons and daughters. We
are still dear friends and the lost
slipper is one of their household
treasures. The doctor sometimes
shows it to his girls and never
fails to remind them that not one
of them can wear their darling
mother’s tiny shoe.
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of music is very deficient. ”
“What makes you think so?”
“He said my singing was away
up in G, when at no time did I go
higher than E flat.”
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