Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-11-17

adjoining-s5O0 as the dowry 0
his bride elect-broke his engage
ment in a pique that Judith SHOULD
have so deliberately flung her for
tune away.
"A set Of harpies = cried he il
disgust.
"Stop, DR. DedIing = said judith
coloring up. "lou forget that
you are speaking of my sister and
her husband"
"But they had no business TO i'm
pose on you thus y exclaimed the
doctor.
81 agreed to the plan without
remonstrance.
Doctor Dedling shrugged his
shoulders.
"In that" said he sharply, "you
show your lack Of common sense {.
If you had no regard for yourself,
you might have had for me.
"Was it for the money you want
ed NE 7" demanded Judith, stuug
TO the quick.
Doctor Dedling c0lored and hes.
itated.
"A man must take monetary
matters into consideration" he
said.
And SO it came about that the
engagement was cancelled, and Ju-
dith Gray was sitting there alone
in the winter twilight, with clasped
hands and head dropped low upon
her breast.
DR.. Dedling plodded home to the
village, and as he passed the bril-
liant windows of the little hostelry
ne paused, remembering the bit
.er cold Of the wintery afr and the
frosty influence of the breeze.
Il may as well go in and warm
myself" he thought,
Mine host met him with leory {
ir.
"Wall in, Doctor, walk in, he
aid. Not that room, as Dedliug t
Mechanically laid his hand upon
be door-knob of the apartment ho $
suslly entered. 1.-THE railway Q
ommittee is sitting there. This s
'ay, please" t
THE railway committee p echo c
d Dedling. What railway COM b
littee f? You don't mean that {
hey're actually taking any steps {
bout that old idea Of a railway r.
etween here and GlassvilIe.r Ii
"Yes. do" said the landlord. 5
It's committee of rich capital
S as are building factories close
, the falls and they mean to put
p row of tenement houses all "
ong, and lay down line Of rails "
nd don't say | mentioned it, Doc b
", because ] only caught q snatch
ere and there as l was CARRYING in q
lie plates and setting on the fruits
III wine-but it is to go right 4"
trough old Gray's cranberry \
samp, the railroad is. And the Il
lairman Of the committed is goln
offer Judith $4,000 in good, clean, b
ard money for her share Of il :" il
DR.. Dedling stared. D
Five thousand-doIlars lie b
'peated slowly. Il
Could it really be a fact Il so d
and there seemed TO be little 4
JASON for doubling it-what a fatal "
istake had he made in rejecting
bride who could bring the rich e.
ortion Of cranberry swamp as Il
.r wedding dover If he had W
lown this half an hour-ons little
III hour-sgo Il
Don't fret about him, Judith, -
ar be isn't worth it." urged 81
nest Marmsdske Redfeld, who
I'd stopped on his way to the d
'.tofhce to bring message from Ell
5 mother. He was always pre-
ntionsl sort OF a follow, all for n
award chow, with heart like a i,
one and nature as shallow as u
eacon Dole's brook.
Judith looked up at the clumsy, n
,od-hearted, hard-handed farmer
i'd wondered that she had never "
fore noticed what a true face il
I'd what clear, frank ewes he W
,d f.
Forget MIN, Judith, p.ssjsd III
edfeld aud she began seriously b
think she would At least mako
e trial. Come over to our house d