Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-30
THE CRANBERRY SWAMP

"Of ruur-c yon know very we'll. 80 At
least am certain | ha," remarked ~
your hearing time aud again, u man has
his own FORTUNE 60 l,ak 80. SAID N"'lus
~ bedding
..Oi cnur,r. sarl Judith and rs thc
spoke the words cold chill seemed"
Green like lee around her heart
iii yon hal consulted me- ~ tn Your
affair. the young man went On. I'm
stead III taking ,l'i- extraordinary step
without advio'--'
"Yes. know /" hurrl"dly interrupted
Judith "hui II H. oycr aud past now.
~ perhaps w. hal hct,er not talk about
IL
~. Irilinu rhuddrrcd ~ he looked
around a, the drafy winter landrcapr'
Including the swamp thn' extended t"-
ward the oast
"such a place. hr said "lur u lady
10 select b. live in ~
"it isn't very cheerful hut ! have
lived herr all my life. yon know
The more reason i"r wanting to get
ri II Il nov.
Judith was silent. She looked at the
hiarlng logs on the ld-iashioncd hearth.
anil tried To keep hack the rising tears.
Dr. Dcdling took NJ his hat
Then I am 10 consider our engage
m.nt IL al an end >" said he
YES" -aid Judith.
"GoWl.by." said Dr. pcdling.
'aiupi-hy," responded Judith.
The next moment she was alone with
the logs. and the crickcts chirping on
o the hearth.
II was just month Tonight since
they had buried odd Miles Gray uut al
sight, aud Mrs rytchlry, Ju'lith's Ell
dest sister, who had married New
York grocer, had boldly declared that it
was high time the old man took himself
on the stage III this void. AMI was
much disappointed Ia find that thou
sand dollars IN gold represented all his
wealth, with the exception ri the cram
harry swamp t'ear the house; and this
property, by III. ,crm- of the will, was
to w. divided. between his two nicccs,
Judith Gray and Mafthi rytchlcy, ~
they themselves might agree.
ON take the ready money what
eould I do with three ar four miles Of
cranberry swamp" said Mrs. Pytchlcy
"Or. what could Judith do with n
eithcr7" said iIul,as, pytchley. who sat
whiting - pin. stick Nv the fire.
~ dare say she could manage very
nicely. I've heard my Uncle Miles say
that he sold sixty dollars worth oi
crsnlerricH one year ont II the swamp"
said Mrs Py,chlcy.
"IIuiaphr' gr,,nte.l her husband.
"And that's legal interest ON thou
sand dollars. You know" added his
wife. ''what ,lo you say, Judith ,"
1T makeu no difference a. me, said
judith. very quietly.
ut does Ia me, then, bccaux llo-
hearts business IN In the city. AMI W.
could do no,hine with loi Of -wampy
land down here
M Mrs. i'ytchIry took all she could
get AMI went back Ia the grocery; AMI
Young pr. l'sliinp, who had calculated
un Ave hundred dollars to III MP an
office In the village adjoining. broke his
engagement IN n piqne that Judith
should ~ Deliberately have flung her
fortune away.
"a 80, 81 sharpcrs'" cried he, with
dlpgust.
"stop. Dr priling'" said Judith
eoloring np. "You forgot that yon arr
speaking ~ my sister and her husband -
"I,ut they have no right Ia impose on
yen thus exclaimed the iortor
81 agreed To- The plan without u re-
mon-,rance
pr. I'~diing shrugged his shoulders
'in thaD yun showed your lark of
sense II y"u hal M regard for Your
self YOU Nigh, have had some for me -
Was u my money you wanted >"
asked Judith, siung 20 the quick
w. n.Iling coiored.
"A man must take money matters
into consideration" hc sail.
And so u came abont that the EN-
sagrm.n, wa= cancelled. aud Judith
''r"y was sitting there alone in win,iy
twilight, with hands claspci AMI head
uiAn her breast
br l,s'ilinR plodle'l home 10 the vii
lagr, aud ~ ho passed the brilliant
windows II the little tavern. he paused.
remembering the bitter cold II the win
ief air, the ir,-iy Influence 81 the
hfresc
n may A. we'll go IN and warm my
~"lf - Thought hc
Min" hn~, met him with 4 cheprs air
"Walk in. d,siur. walk IN SAIL hr
"N"i that fppn n-,llng MECHANICALLY
turned t"warl ihr apartment h" usual,
entered The railway committee j.
sitting il,crr
tn" railway committee" cchnrd
ihslling Won don't mean that ,l,ry
AZ taking az, strp- about ihr "ld idrn
81 hu,idins a RAILWAY between here and
',la-ssillo
"Nr- | be-. % -,ih the landlord Its
a committee ui rich capitalists - AZ.
huilling fa,i"rir- ,l,~r ~ the tails
don't -, mentioned 4, doctor. l,-
cause | nn's taught snatch her" AMI
thew ~hrn WaH,arfNing ~ the plates
i,ut it, a. go right Through old Nlc-
',uN rfanl"irry swamp, III" railway
b. ini a." chairman - going a. offer
Mis- Judith 1--we ,li"urand dollar- "a
A. A. A.. a. -. a