" And with this parting
shot he dashed out a side door and was lost to sight.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
BLENNERHASSETT.
When comparatively great events follow each other in quick succession,
those of minor importance are liable to escape mention. It was for this
reason, probably, that the second visit of Dr. Tillotson was not spoken
of at the time of its occurrence. He examined Alice's eyes and declared
that progress towards recovery was being made, slowly but surely. He
left a bottle of new medicine, and advised Alice, as an aid to recovery,
to take a long walk, or a ride, each pleasant day. This advice he
repeated to Uncle Ike, who was waiting for him outside the front door,
and to Quincy, who brought him from the station and took him back.
On the day fixed upon, Quincy drove over to Montrose, and accompanied by
Squire Rundlett, went to the county town and presented Mrs. Putnam's
will for probate. In due time the will was admitted, the executors'
bonds were filed and approved, and Quincy, at the age of twenty-three,
found himself one of the financial guardians of the young heiress, Mary
Alice Pettengill, she being his junior by less than two years.
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