The Lamar register., 1892-11-12
"Nothine," Hestar said xa..;l,.

Darnsrd. after a moments look. sat
uown the cofiee-pot and opened her
ups put suddenly. to everybody's
surprise, Mr.. Barnard who usually
kept discreet silence during his wife's !
TRADES, laid his toil-worn hand ON his
daughters shoulder.
NOW, Jane"-her husband smoke
with the authoritative tone h, rarely
used save when his daughter needed
aefense--"l want you to drop this
nonsense about marrying Hester off
TO Nat Parkins. He is not her kind
at all" In his blind way Joshua
barnard felt the difference between
his gentle daughter and the bluff,
rough young farmer.
After she went up stairs last
Eight, he went on. al passed under
her window. and the child was CRYING
hit to break her heart. and look at her
pale lace this morning. Can't you see
Yes, see it, " his wife said, GROSSLY.
II always reused her temper to be on-
posed unexpectedly by her husband.
Tor she usually had to submit. II see
q. and it's all nonsense, Some good
ior.nothin' city fellow. I'll warrant
with which shot she left the table and
began rs.tling the dishes in a way to
prevent further conversation.
Joshua Barnard slowly left the
house for the field. IL was a new idea
that his wife had suggested. yet He's
ter had never said anything to him
about it, and there were few things
she did not contide in him. He
thought OF it all the long. warm morn.
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workers to the welcome shade OF the
trees along the fence by the roadside
The dus lay thick and dry on the
ground. the insects shrilled monoton.
ously-nothing stirred. A cloud OF
dust came down the road and Joshua
barnard and his men watched il cur
iously. Who was foolish enough to
drive horses so fast under such blaz-
ing sunf
Il did not take much TO check the
exhausted span OF bays, who stood
painting and dust -begrimmed, and
they turned to the light blackboard.
A man lay there. fallen under the
seat, with his face dark red and his
clothes du-t-eovered.
Drunk" was the dissusted cry. but
Joshua Barnard. who looked more
closely, said. "a sunstroke. Take
him to the house carefully. and fol.
lowed. wiping his heated brow. He
felt charitable now towards all stran-
E-rs, Was it not stranger that
Hester perhaps loved.
There was confusion in the brown
farmhouse Immediately, for Jane
Barnard was in her clements when she
had a sick person on her hands, and
she uncsrcmoniously left Hester with
the housrWork below while she TOOK
possession OF the sick room. She was
attracted by the unconscious man.
with his handsome face and refined
appearance.
How is he'" Hester asked when
her mother finally descended,
Hell be all right after my nurs-
ing. that worthy parsonage remark
eli, and forthwith launched into a
glowing description OF her patient.
Hrster's curiosity WAS aroused; so
ike from her mothers descripti IN,
yet. A wild thought flashed
through her head. aud she stole up
stairs with a beating heart and paus-
ed on tn. threshold. She felt dizzy
and closed her eyes. "It could not
be. " she kept saying. she Is miles away
from here Yet when she finally did
look AZ the unconscious face OF the
man bsiore her looS OF passionate
Joy came into her eyes
Thank heaven. Herbert, darling"
she cried, and AS Il the spell were
broken hs looked at her. \ smile OF
recognition came to hts lips and
with "A murmured endearment he tried
TO draw her TO him.
Il have found him, motherl" her
daughter said, with a smile through
her tears. and asthough this explain
ed il all she turned to her fathers open
arms.
When Herbert Strong recovered and
went away with his young bride even
Jane Barnard had become reconelled
to her new son-in-law, and never
again in her life did she mention Nat
Pnrkins' name. She accepted her de