Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-09-14

great care. lnen a strange, pr1cKIy
coldness came over me. and l seemed to
walk light headed in an atmosphere sud
denly rarefed think know now how
the mouse feels under the air pump
Whats thatY' queried Saunders.
"a cruel ploy not worth speaking of, I"
continued the stickit minister. "Well,
found something in my throat when /
tried to thank him. But / came my
ways home to the Dullarg, and night
and day / considered what was to be
done, with SO much to do and so little
time to do it. 1t was clear that both
Harry and me could not go through the
college on the little my father had left.
SO late one night saw my way clear to
what should do. Harry must go; l
must stay. must come home to the
farm and be my own man. then could
send Harry to the college to be doctor.
for he had no call to the ministry as
once thought had. More than that.
it was laid on me to tell Jessie Loudon
that Robert Fraser was no better than
machine set to go five years.
''Now all these things I did, Saun-
ders, but there's no use telling you what
they cost in the doing. They were right
to do, and they were done. do not re-
pent any Of them. would do them all
over again were they to do, but it's been
bitterer than 1 thought"
The stickit minister took his head off
his hand and leaned back in his chair.
'The story went over the country that
Ihad failed in my examinations, and /
never said that l had not. But there
were some that knew better who might
have contradicted the report if they had
liked | setIled down to the farm, and
put Harry through the college, sending
all but ba1 living to him in Edinburgh.
/ worked the work Of the farm, rain or
shine, ever since and have been for
these six years the 'stickit minister that
all the world kens the day. Whiles
Harry did not think that he got enough.
He was always writing for more and
not SO very pleased when he did not get
it. He was aye different to me, We ken.
Saunders, ard he Gamma be judged by
the same standard as you and me-" iii
81 KEN said Saunders M'Quhirr, a
spark of light lying in the quiet of his
eyes. as
"Well," continued Robert Fraser.
ightened by Saunders apparent agree
ment, "the time came when he was clear
from the college and wanted practice.
He had been i'll advised that he had not
got his share of the farm, and he wanted
it selled to share and share alike.
Snow kenned and you ken, Saun-
ders, that it's no worth much in one
share, let alone two. So got the place
quietly bonded and bought him old DR..
Aitken's practice in Cairn Edward with
the money. have tried to do my best
for the lad, for it was laid on me to be
my brothers keeper. He doesna come
here MUCH" continued Robert, 'sbut
think he's not SO i'll against me as he
was. Saunders, he waved his hand to
me when he was gaun by the day!p
"That was kind of him." said Saun-
ders M,Quhirr.
'tAye, was it no?" said the stickit
minister eagerly, with soft look in his
eyes as he glanced up at his brothers
portrait in cap and gown which hung
over the china dogs on the mantelpiece.
81 ent my notice this morning that the !
hnnd is tn he called I'M in November
said Robert, $50 I'll be obliged to fit"
Saunders M'Quhirr started to his feet
in moment. Never" he said, with
the spark of fire alive now in his eyes,
''never as lang as there's beast on
Drumquhat, or a poun in Cairn Edward
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