The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-13
Liza WEEKLY BAZOO. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IL. 1881

very we'll. Hobart's business is in the
city, and We could do nothing at all
With q lot Of swampy land. down here
iu the backwOods."
So Mrs Pytcaley had taken the lions
share Of the old mans bequest. and
gone back to her city home over
Hobarts grocery store; and young
Doctor Dedling, who had confidently
calculated on at least FIVE hundred dol
lars, to buy surgical instruments and
fit up an Office in the village adjoining
five hundred dollars as the dowry
of his brideelect-broke his engage
ment in a lit Of pique that Judith
should have so deliberately flung her
fortune away.
"A set Of harpies::" cried he, with
disgust.
''Stop. Doctor Dedling:." said
Judith, coloring. "You forget that
you are speaking Of my sister and her
husband
But they had no business to i'm
pose on you thus" exclaimed the doc
tor.
"Iagreed to the plan without remon-
STRANGE.
Doctor Dedling shrugged his
shoulders.
'In that" said he. sharply, "you
showed your lack of common sense!
If you had no regard for yourself,
you might have some for met
"Was it for money you wanted ME?
demanded Judith, stung to the quick.
Doctor Dedling colOred and hest
tated.
"A man must take momentary
matters into consideration" said he.
And SO it came about that the en-
gagement was cancelled, and Judith
Gray was sitting there, alone in the
wintry twilight, with clasped hands
and head dropped low upon her breast.
Doctor Dedling plodded home to
the village. and rs be passed the bril-
liant windows Of the little hostelry, he
paused, remembering the bitter cold
Of the winter air, the frosty influence
of the breeze.
Il may a. well 60 in and warm N.Y.
SELF" he thought.
Mine host met him with q CHEEKY
air.
"Walk in. doctor-walk in" said
he. "Not that ROOM" as Dedling
mechanically laid his hand upon the
door knob Of the apartment be usually
entered. The Railway Committee is
a-sittin' there. This way please!"
1.-THE Railway Committee !" echoed |
Dedling. "What Railway Committee ? |
You don't mean that they are actually |
taking any steps about the old idea Of
. railway between here and Glass
ville!"
Eyes / do" said the landlord. ute
a committee Of rich capitalists, as are
building factories close to the Falls;
and they mean to put up tenement
houses al along, and lay down . line
Of rails, and-don't say a. l mentioned
it, doctor. because I only caught .
snatch here and there, when Was
carrying in the plates and sitting on
the fruits. and nuts. and wine-but
it is to 60 right through old Miles
Grey's cranberry swamp, the new rail-
way is! And the chairman of the
il going to otter Mis- Judith
Eve thousand dollars in good. clean,
hard money for her share Of it,"
Doctor Dedling stared.
"Five-thousand-dollars!' repeat
ed he. slowly.
Could it really be . fact? II SOL
and there seemed very little rason for
it-what . fatal mistake he
had made in rejecting . bride who
could bring him the rich portion Of . |
cranberry swamp" ~ her. wedding |
dover. II be had known this half IN |
hour-one little half hour-ago!
"Dou't fret about him, Judith. |
dear, he isn't worth It'll" urged honest |
Marmaduke Redfeld, who had stopped
in on his way 70 the post-of6ce to bring |
. message from his mother. He was |!
always . pretentious sort Of . fellow. |
all for outward show, with . heart Ike |
stone, and nature - shallow a Dea- |
con boilers brook
Judith looked up At the clumsy.
good-hearted, hard-handed farmer,
and wondered that she had never be-
fore noticed what . true face, and
what clear, frank eyes he had
Forget him. Judith" pleaded !
Red6eld ; and she began seriously to |