Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-09-14

But they had no business to impose
on you thus = exclaimed the doctor.
4 agreed to the plan without remon-
STRANGE
Doctor Dedlns shrugged his shoul-
ders.
In that said he, sharply, you
showed your lack Of common sense! II
you had no good regard for yourself
you might have had some for mep
Was it for money you wanted me-?
demanded Judith, stung 10 the quick.
Doctor Dedling colored and hesitated.
"A man must take monetary matters
into consideration. said he.
And 80 il came about that the en-
gagement was cancelled, and Judith
Grey was sitting there, alone in the
wintry twilight, with cla.ped hands
and head dropped low upon her breast.
Doctor Dedling plodded home to the
village. and as he passed the brilliant
windows of the little hostelry,he paused
remembering the plltcr cold OF the
winter air, the frosty influence OF the
breeze,
Il may as we'll 90 in and warm my
SELF be thought.
Mine host met him with CHEEKY air.
Walk in, doctor-walk in!' said he.
Not that room, as Dedling mechan-
ically laid his hand upon the door,
knob OF the apartment he usually en-
tered. The Railway Committee Is
a-scttin' there. This way, please!
The Railw ay Committee!' echoed
Dedling. what Railway Committee ?
You don't m san that they are actually
taking any steps about that old idea OF
a railway between here and GlassviIle"
Yes 1 do said the landlord. It's
a committee of rich capitalists, as are
building factories close to The Falls, aud
they mean to put up tsnement-hou'eS
all along. and lay down line OF rails,
and-don't say as l mentioned IT,,
doctor, because | only caught a snaich
here and there, when l was carrying in
the plates and setting on the fruits, and
puts. and wine-but it's to 20 right
through old Miles Grey's cranberry
swamp. the new railway is J.! And the
Chairman OF the committee is goln' 10
offer Miss Judith five thousand dollars
ia good, clean, hard money Ior hcr
share of ii!
Doctor Dedling started.
sFiye-thousand-dollars y repeated
he, slowly.
Could it really be fact ? If so-and
there seemed very little reason Tor
doubling it-what a fatal mistake ne
had made IN rejecting a bride who
could bring him the ich portion Ct a
cranberry swamp as her wedding
dover. Ifhe had known this half an
hour-one little halt hour-ago!
Don't fret about him, Judith. dear;
he isn't w1rth ill' urged honest Marina
duke Redfeld, whe had stopped in on
his way to the post-oflice to bring a
message from his mother. He was all
ways preentious sort OF fellow all
for outward show, with a heart Ike
stone, and a nature as shallow as
Deacon Doler's brookv
Judith looked up at the clumsy, good
h earted. hard-handed farmer, and won-
dered that she had never before noticed
y hat true face and what clear, frank
eyes he had,
Forget him, judith pleaded Red
! field; and she began seriously to think
that she would at least make the trial.
Come over to our house. and stay with
m other. It's too bleak aud lonesome
for YOU hero-for the present, at least.
Spring will be time enough Tor you u
come back 10 the cranberry swamp.
Judith Grey looked around at the
solitary room, and thought OF Mrs
Redfeld's big, cosy kitchen, with It's
bright-colored rag carpet, its windows
lined with blossomiug geraniums, and
its shrillvoiced canary bird hanging
over the workable.
DO YOU think she hesltated, that
YOUR mother would be troubled with
such CUES! as me?'
Duke Redfeld'S face grew radiant.
Only try ner,' said he. Dear Ju-
dith, you'd be as welcome as fi)wers In
May
And the next day Mrs. Redfield came
over in the old farm carry-ail to claim
her guest, and the Swamp House was
4 leIl 10 lls ONu ulCbAJ ND"NAN
the driving SHOWS Of January.
Scarcely three weeks had elapsed,
when young Dedling came 10 the Red
field farm in his new gig, with the old
roau horse, that really made quite a
good appearance when you didn't hurry
him, aud the road was tolerably good
and he was free from visitation COM
menly known as 'heaEcs.'
There aiu't nobody sick here, said
julius, the hired man, who was split
ting wood at the side of the house, as
he eyed the doctor rather suspiciouslY.
No, [ know it, said Doctor Dedling;
but Pve called to see Miss. Grey
Miss Grey amt noways ailin,' as |
know Of PERSISTED julius, feeling the
edte OF his axe, and still staring hard at
the medical representation OF Glass
vile.
Il have called, said DR.. Dsdllng, with
digully, as friend
| 'Oh,' said julius.