The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
loctor, because 1 only caught snatch

doctor, because I only caught snatch
here and there, when was carrying in
the plates, and setting on the fruit and
nuts-but it's to 60 right through old
Miles Greys cranberry swamp, the new
railway is! And the chairman of the
committee is going to offer Miss Judith
five thousand dollars in good, clean, hard
money for her share of it,
Dr.. Dedling stared.
"Five-thousand-d repeated
he slowly.
Could it really be factG Ii so-and
there seemed very little reason for doubt
ing lt-what fatal mistake he had
made in rejecting bride who could
bring the rich portion of cranberry
swamp as her dover. If be had known
this half an hour-One little half hour
ago.
"Don't fret about him, Judith dear, he
isn't worth it" urged honest Marmaduke
Redfeld, who had stopped on his way to
the postottice to bring message from
his mother. He was always preten-
tious sort of fellow, all for outward
show, with \ heart like stone, and a
nature as shallow as Deacon Doler's
BROOKE"
Judith looked up at the clumsy, good
hearted, hard handed farmer, and won
dered that she never before noticed what
true face, and what clear, frank eyes
he had.
"Forget him, Judith" pleaded Red
field; and she began seriously to think
that she would make the trial. "Come
over to our house and stay with mother
It's too bleak and lonesome for you here
for the present. at least. Spring will
be here time enough for you to come
back to the cranberry swamp"
Judith Grey looked around at the soil
tart room and thought of Mrs. Redtield's
big, cosy kitchen, with its bright-colored
rag-carpet, its windows lined with bloom
Ing geranlums and its shrill-v0iced ca
nary-bird hanging over the work table.
'sDo you think" she hesitated,
''that your mother would be willing to be
troubled with such guest as me9'
Duke Redfield's face instantly became
radiant.
"Only try her." said he, ''dear Judith,
you'd be as welcome as the flowers In
May!"
And the next day Mrs. Redfield came
over in the old farm carry-all to claim
her guest, aud the old swamp house was
left to its own dreary desolation and the
driving SHOWS OF January.
Scarcely three weeks had elapsed when
young DR.. Dealing came to the Redfeld
farm in his new gig, with the old roam
| horse that really made quite good ap-
pearance when you did not hurry him
and when the road was tolerably good,
and he was free from visitation of what
is commonly known as ''heavcs"
"There amt nobody here,' said Ju-
illus Brown, the hired man, who was split
| ting wood at the side of the house, as
he eyed the physician suspiclously.
"No; know that, my man." SAID Doc
tol Dedling, but I've called'te see Miss
Grey.
"Miss Grey amt noways ailin' as l
knows off," persisted Julius, feeling the
edge of his axe, and still staring very
hard at the medical representative of
Glassville.
II have called,' said Doctor Dedling,
'as friend"
"Oh!" said Julius.
"Will you be so kind as to let me in?''
persisted the doctor.
"Tain't no use," said Julius, rolling a
prodigous pine knot down from the pile
and preparing himself for stupendous
effort; "there amt nobody to home"
"Nobody at homer echoed the doc
tor.
"They've all gone to church," exclaim-
ed Julius.
"To church, man? Why this is Tues
day."
'Who said it wa'nt?" retorted Julius
"They amt gone to hear service-they
are gone to he married.
"Who2"
why, our Marmaduke and Miss Ju-
dith."
And down came the axe upon the end
of the pine knot with crash that made
the man OF medicine start backward.
The new railroad was duly construct.
ed, directly across the Doggy depth OF
old Miles Grey's cranberry swamp, and
! the $1,000 was placed to Mrs. Marina
| duke Red6eld's account in the nearest
| national bank, and Mrs. Pytci,ley
thinks she has made mistake in tax.
| ing the gold eagles instead OF the Gran.
berry swamp,-but young Doctor bed.
| ling thinks his mistake was create,
! still.