The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-09
MARTHA'S MISSION.

vi a Ii Ill a = MlSSlON.
Like lily, tall and slender and
graceful. Martha Fairfield looked in
| her deep mourning dress waxen white
| complexion and liquid gray eyes as
she stood at the window. waiting for
the rumble of the omnibus wheels en-
route for the station. while close at her
side heavy-eyed widow resolutely
endeavored to keep back the tears.
1t will not he for long, mamma,
dear" said Martha, cncouragingly.
And Mrs. Fairfield answered brave
ly, No, darling, it will not be for
long"
And only to think. mamma" went
| on Martha, cheeriIy. II am to have.
9l5O year and six weeks vacation
| in the summer. and all the duties am
! to perform are being companion to an
| invalid. Io, don't know how rich
| feel, mamma, dear. And | shall send
YOU check for the very first quarterly
payment | receive; for what do | need
of money. mamma, with my nice, new
| outfit of drcsSes?"
Mrs. Fairfield sighed softly. A sit
uation for Martha had been the most
earnest desire of mother and daughter
| for the past six mOnths-ever since
| Colonel Fairtield's death had left them
| comparatively pennlcss; but now that
1t ha" actually come Dy means OF "A
newspaper au'er''N"hIeht thal Marlha
! had vaiantly answered, she felt "A
vague sense of coming danger and
! hl'>i"rt"h'' Wn'ch WAS 'heAp''c"o'o
| even l0 herself
long ioFln% emorace-a tearI"l
Pafung-ahd the moment 80 long
| nit'"e" ny po'h Was OVER aho the
IuiuEe M" OeS"h l"I martina.
Inc hfs' page "i l'c N"tume WAS
! >'"hP'e e"""."T' ,""-, "'al'>"'''e
Journey oi '''i' .u""her'"- coacn
! rue nl'G' ""'"' ~" '"' '.i "o''i' ol
IN" Nr'>n mountains Ana aS ihe
! PuFI"Iah 1"-'H "' '"l'i@h' were begin
h'"@ 10 >''N' """" III TIE -orGcS' tue
c"'rn stopped.
y, ">'-'",'" 20 '",'' 'P'h@to" nan!
c"i'"d out l"r "T''et: ""aL>eiN. Now
inca, mis- 700" "lNci thrfe car
r"-r "ail'n
'.'i>- F'''l'""L ~'''' the cIar'"ieer
"' I'!> i"''' 'Na'ta-". resi-. 'in,N
l""ch.h- as 'a'' i'"'>'' mis-. D.
Gam Ii-'o" sent me down here TO
meet >o"'
~. ''"' plh-''"' M'tina f"P"."e'''
'o"' /" ID" '"'"' ~ " h'>"oh upon
her mind that DR.. Compinrton mus
be tin. medical attend tut of hrr invalid
patronr-- Is il rrr''
No. mss-a matter of two miles or
more.
Two miles" Martha leaned wear
ily back i'm the carrinre aud drew
down her veil to coucea! the drop>
that stood ia her ewes.
Il WAS u >ad and ,irSolate ride spite
OF the sublime scenery that spread it,
self, like a panorama. on either side of
her: and Martina Fairfield could not
INT rejoice when the man said:
There's the Hail, miss"
Il was spacious and rather gloomy
locking structure. standing on "A
height. with a rcrraced walk extending
alnnr its whole front.
Nv hat n large hOusei' she ex-
claimed.
Yes. miss. il is larre." said the
driver. We've had hftv patients
there at n time"
Arain Martha stared. and apaiu her
ready wit suggested II solution of the
difficulty. Was it not possible tina,
this lady for whom her services were
secured was An inmate of "A Water.
Cure" or 'Hvgeian Home" or som,
such retreat for the ailin"?
Miss Fairiield.n spoke II cheerful
voice. Pray let me assist YOU 1,
alirht. am Dir. CamuinmInn."
And a tall. middr-a=rd. handsome