Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-01
trembled even as she laughed at theil

funny escape.
"After all, judy" quoth Uncle Jud,
later on rs they logged along the
Tannerville road, 81 don't know but
what / got as good right to take care
on YOU as Harriet has. Amt your
own born uncle? They can keep your
clothes. Perhaps we'll find some more
somewhere. y
Several weeks after these events q
yoke of steers were halted before the
Office of certain business man IN
Tannerville. From the wagon at
tached, Jonas Wray got down and
went inside, leaving his wife to mind
the steers. The business man turned
from his accounts as the farmer
entered.
"Well," he began, "have you raised
that money or have you brought back
the cattle?"
81 haven't been able to raise the
money yet, returned Wray. "Times
is mighty hard up our way.
'Im sorry to hear this, for your
note has passed out of my hands.
Here is the address of the party who
bought it up, and you will have to
arrange the matter with him."
Mr.. Wray was given a card with
street and number thereon.
"The man lives there said this
business man. Gle desired me to
send you to him, whenever you came.
His name? Oh, just go to the house.
You'll find him there.
Then the man turned away to attend
to customer. Jonas, both perplexed
aud worried, drove off to hunt up his
new creditor. The address led him to
neat cottage villa, with trim garden
before it, and general air of ease and
comfort around. The door was opened
by little girl, at whom Mr.. and Mrs.
Wray stared in astonishment. A new
and stylish frock, a iaunty hat and
feather, long black stockings, but
toned boots-surely the fairies must
have transformed their former house
hold drudge.
'Law me !" exclaimed Amt Harriet.
"If it amt judy"
whats the meanin' of all this?
demanded Jonas severely, for he was
angered rs well as anxious over this
unexpected transfer of debt that had
embarrassed him q good deal of late.
"When I get you home, I'll learn you
to run off from your aunt, after she
had sent for you to come back, see ii
l don't"
Without replying Judy ushered her
uncle and aunt into finely furnished
sitting room, where they beheld Uncle
Judson, seated in an easy chair and
dressed like a gentleman. In his hand
was a slip of paper, and in his small,
shrewd eyes was an ambiguous twinkle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wray were overcome
again. Was their once shabbyr relative
really rich? Had they in their selfish
ness made fools of themselves, after
all?
"Sit down, Harriet, said Uncle Jud,
motioning towards couple of chairs.
make yourself comfortable, Jonas.
Glad you haven't forgotten Judy and
me. What do you think of my new
house? Judy is my little housekeeper.
Hope you haven't missed her very
much
Jonas had seated himself on the edge
of chair and was looking around a'
if he could hardly believe his eyes.
Harriet could only stammer:
"Well Jud--you see-Judy helped
us about the work. But we had no
idea -that-that you-were $3.50
so we'll fixed, eh?" Uncle Jus
smiled knowingly. Guess you didn't
or you'd taken more pains to KEEP
me up your way. You took it fol
granted Ihad nothin and-you acted
accordin'. That is, all of you, except
Judy"
he drew the girl to his side and eyed
his sister and brother-in-law with al
air of amused defiance.
81 soon saw that I wasn't welcome,
he continued, "and that Judy wa
havin' hard time amongst you.
didn't mean to take her away agains
your wishes, but when / saw how sh'
dreaded to go back when Jonas told
her that you, Harriet, had changed
your mind about her goin', it come al
over me to once that the poor chile
needed me, more perhaps, than need
ed her. Come now-you'll give her NJ
I reckon.
eve couldn't think of it, Jud, re
turned Jonas, his covetous instinct a
once aroused to a vague possibility o
profit.
''You hain't no idea, Jud, what store
we set by Judy" remarked Harriet
eying the child as if she we're so mucl
precious metal.
Judy turned to Uncle Judson with {
frightened look. She could not beal
the idea of leaving this new, bright
existence for the old hard life at bel
aunt's.
"Don't worry, child" said he sooth
ingly as he took her on his knee !; ther
tnrninO TO his sister. OTIS true that