The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-09
Concluded,

accept so great q sacrifice"
There is none," she answered sim
ply. II wish to belong to you'll am
indebted to you; and now, to add to
my obligations, have accidentally
MANNED you. Have you forgotten"
with smile-"that you said I would
make a good farmers wife? And l
believe should.
"You do not mean that you will real
ly give up position and fortune % be
my beloved wife?' he asked excitedly.
Indeed I do she replied; "but, as
you cannot go to the church, will ask
the clergyman to come and marry us
here. We will obtain z license, SO that
there may be as little delay as pos 81
bic"
Shortly afterwards they were mar
ricd. When Judith sent word to tell
her parents of the fact, her father re-
turned her a dreadful message, and
ordered her never to darknn his doors
again. Her clothes were sent to her,
but nothing was said about Sultan.
Judith, however, was equal to the occa-
sion. a stable was prepared for the
beautiful animal. and she herself went
over to Fyfield Hall to fetch him.
You must not go near Sultan, Miss
Judith" said Isaac, touching his hat 70
spectfully. '"rhe squire'S orders were
rs he'd turn any man from the place as
allowed you on the premises"
'Then get out of the way, and sec
nothing!' retorted Judith.
"But you'll take Sultan de1nul'red
the man.
II will. He's minc, and I mean to
have him; locks, bolts, and bars Will be
no impediment to me!'
Isaac, who knew that his young mis-.
tress had q will of her own, Thought
discretion the better part OF valor, and
amDled off as quickly as he could.
Judith ran in to the stable, where she
was greeted with a loud neigh from
Sultan, who insisted Oh rubbing his
head against her hand. Saddling him
herself, she spran;, upon his back, ana
in a few minutes lie had carried her to
his new home.
JuGItn's marriage mad marriage,
SIS it was called, was the principal
topic of eonversa ton at many an even
ing party; but this did not trouble John
Burto1ls wife. Size would have liked
to be ON friendly terms with her par
ents; hut she determined to be patient,
believing that ''all things come to those
who watt Meanwhile she set to with
q will ard learned as much Of farming
work as she could. And it was won
derful what head of business she
had. John found her advice invaluable,
and things began to prosper with them.
No one churned such good butter as
Judith; and she was inundated with
customers. By-and-by she had to keep
three dairy maids; but she always sold
her produce herself. She and her horse
Sultan were known everywhere.
Time went ON, but still Judith had
never once spoken to her parents since
her marriage. 1t was the one drop OF
bitterness in q cup that would other.
wise have been intensely sweet. 1t had
long been q wonder to both her and
John that the squire had not turned
them off the Croftby farm; and, when
their stock increased and they wished
to add an adjoining piece of land TO IL,
they hesitated about asking for it, fear
ing refusal. At last, however, judith
arrived at 4 decision.
"Go boldly and ask my father your
self, john" she advised. 1--WE shall
pay rent for it, like other people-why
should we mind asking? I think he
will let you have it."
John Burton went rather unwillingly
indeed he would not have gone on
such an errand for any one but judith.
He came limping back joyfully to tell
his wife the good news.
He says we may have it. He con-
siders me as good a tenant as he has
ever had No, Judith"-in answer to
her inquiring look-"he never asked
after you; and I did not see Mrs. Hall. :"
They enlarged their house, and Judith
furnished a comfortable dining room.
One winter afternoon she was kept
late in the town, waiting for one of her
quarterly customers, who owed her q
considerable sum of money. When she
had received this she prepared to ride
home.
"Are you not afraid to venture on a
dark road on such a night as this?"
asked the landlord, as she mounted Sui
tan. There are queer tales of rob
bers about"
Not with such a faithful creature
as this replied Judith, patting her
horses neck-''he would save me-"
In very lonely part of the road she
passed two suspicious-lookihg charac-
tiers; but she reached home safely, and
found her husband sitting by the fire.
'.You look ill, John," she remarked
kindly. perhaps I kept you waiting
too long for your tea?"
my knee is very bad," he replied.
Judith, my father and George have
been over
..That is well. We shall be worth
knowing now we are growing so rich
I am sorry about your knee though.
What shall we do about the money
You cannot bank it tomorrow.
But you can"
l. Judith shook her head, and declared
she should be too busy.
Two days later was Hoppledon fair,
and Judith's maids had asked for a
holiday. As they were going to friends
in the town, she had given them per-
mission to remain there all night
Dumbleton, Mr. Burton's right-hand
man, was also away; so it happened
that Judith and her husband were left
alone in the house. John required 9
great deal Of waiting on, owing to the
swelling Id his knee; several times she
poulticed It; and shortly after 10 o'clock
they went to bed he leaning on heI
shoulder and limping along heavily.
Have you made all the doors fast e
ne asked. 81 S5{$ s4E,S y&N@
Oh, yes!'' she answered, Laughing.
This reminds me Of our first year Of
married life, John only our two selves
to take care Of. Z .s
.4Ay; but the house was smaller, and
there was no money IN It then. I wish
we had put that cash aWaYit Is nearly
five hundred pounds" |"
Where Is It r. she asked.
sa I'm an old stocking under the mat
tress, " he answered. "a E8
z Nobody can take It from there, Z
she said reassuringly. We are safe
enough
but when she found, by her hus-