Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-09-23

you nnu ne geod regard Tor yourself,
you might have had some for me !"
WAS y for money you wanted me ?"
demanded judith, stung to the quick.
Doctor pedling colored and hesitated.
"a man must take monetary matters
into consideration said he.
And SO IT came about that the engage
ment was cancelled, and Judith Grey
was sitting there, alone in the wintry
twilight, with clasped hands and head
dropped low upon her breast.
Doctor pedling plodded home to the
village, and as he passed the brilliant
windows Of the little hotelry, he paused
remembering tho bitter cold of the win
ter air, the frosty influence of the breeze.
II may as. well go in and warm my
self, no thought,
Mine hostmet him with CHEEKY air
wal. IN, Doctor--walk in Y said he.
''Not thsysSohi.e W. Dedling niechani-
cally laid his hand upon the door-knob
OF the apartment no usually entered -
"The Railway Committee is settln'
there. This way, please
"Ihe Railroad COMMITTED y echoed
Dedling' "Wbat Railway Committee 7
You don't mean that they are actually
taking any steps about the old idea of a
railway between here and Glassville =
eyes, do" said the landlord. "lt's
a committee of rich capitalists, us are
building factories close TO the raiis; ana
'hcy mean 70 put up tenant houses al
aions' ahu '1y uowli u inc Oh rai's' anu
ton s"y | mentioned H. DOCTOR DC,
causo only caugnc snatch mere ana
'ucro' wnei was carrying IN the plates
".u 'o','ns on ."o irui's, anu mus, ana
W., ~ 10 !" ~ righs through o'u
"iies "rey cranberry swamp, the new
saimIy % huu .no Gha'ru,ah VI .nc
c a. - goin 70 oier MISS 'uuitn
n'o 'n'uS''au uoi'ars III goou' c'eah' nara
"'onoy ior no, ~, snare Oh II
pUc'or Deuiihg s'areu, ., /,
rNe-'housaho---uollars repeated
NC slow,y - !,
oouiu IL reaiiy pe iact II so lana
.no'o 'oo'i,ou 'ery ,'''ie reason ior uoupt-
ine n- . u iatal mistake ne had MADE
~ 'eJoI'ine o'iuc VINO couiu orins MN
'"c r'cn p9l.'oh Oh u cranpurry swamp
40 nIr wouu'',e uo"or II nc 'iau hhowh
JUS 'la,' III" nour-ohc i'''ie nail hour
-ueo
Don't fret about him, Judith, dear
ne isn't worth 1t! urged honest Marina
duke Redheld, who had stopped in on
his way to the poat-ofiice TO bring a me e
sage from his mother. "He was always
q pretentious sort of fellow, all for out.
ward show, with heart like stone, and
a nature as shallow as Deacon boilers
brook
judith looked up at the clumsy good
hearted, hard-handed farmer, and won
dered that she had never before noticed
what true face, and what clear, frank
eyes he had
Forgct nm, judith, pleaded Red
held aud she began seriously to think
That she would at least make the trial
Come over to our house, and stay with
mother. ltt too bleak and lonesome Tor
you here--ior the present at least -
Spring Will be time enough for you TO
come back to the cranbury swamp
judith trey looked around at the SOL
ltary room, and thought OF Mrs He'd
helds big, cosy kitchen, with It's bright
colored rag carpet, its windows lined
with blossomlng geranlnms, and its shrll-
voiced canary bird hanging over the
workable
do you think, she hesltated, "that
your mother would be willing to be
troubled with such guest as me 2
Duke Kediicld's face grew radiant
"Only try her, said he. dear Ju-
dlth, you'd be as welcome as flowers in
May"
And the next day Mrs. Rcdield came
over in the old farm carry-all to claim
her guest, and the Swamp House was
left to its own dreary desolation and the
driving SHOWS Of January
Scarce three weeks had elapsed, when
young Doctor Dedling came to the Red
Held farm IN his new gig, with the old
roam horse, that really made quite good
appearance when you didn't hurry him,
and the road was tolcrably good, and he
was free from visitation commonly
known as "heayes."
"Thero amt nobody sick here said
Julius the hired man, who was splitting
wood at the side Of the house, as he eyed
the Doctor rather suspicionsly.
"No, | know IT," said Doctor Ded-
ling "but I've called to see Miss Grey. "
Miss Grey amt noways ailin', az |
know Of, persisted Julius, feeling the
| edge of his axe, and still staring hard ut
inc medical representative o. ',assyllle'
nave cu,lcu' saiu " oeui'ng'
WIN dignity' as . iriohh'