Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-08

Nj" ia N"1i.'.; t",:r parcel Shall
". >tn, 81 liz. 'ir>; II ~. II the morn
in. Nil .4'.a..or Ia 10 rs you wish.
Pleas. 'ry ~: Ia ~ra! ne girl back
until vi 49, >ur" S"HV!.W does not
aor.., III l"r: liz. Change may have
.iily ui,>,.f her Glad L. bear.
=. l. rh;I dear John j ilIply.
So .n;'ri from I.l>i" ycf. and Grace
does not appear I" have heard. either.
"ncln>" Il l.'t"r i>t received from
h.. huI have declined 10 take baby AT
present Hop" YOU will derive more
benefit from the air at Scaview than
you appear 10 he doing At present.
With lov: 10 You all.
"iour aficcti"nat. daughter.
Judith.
ny '!Ic inc She had finished her let
t.!S il was half-pl>t nine. Giving mo-
tic,. Of her intention 10 Jane. she put
on her hat and walked w TO the top
oi IA" road TO post them. Everything
WAS - uUinl. and the sweet might air
50 scent laden. fhp' on her return She
>tAyrJ! u little while in the garden,
leaning over the g;le 10 muse.
What We're AL the family doing N
S"nvicw now: she wondered. John
and her mother would be INDOORS. of
rour>e--thcy could not bear The night
air. Equally Of course. the rest would
b" out Of 'ioorS-her father most prob
ably, pacing til" ESplHnad. with his
eyes vIrnuiiy taking in his surround
ili->. :, hti, Ills mind was conferred upon
hi- =, ,ti"; :ill III. creatures ui his
ill.a-<l:'Htjun who would work it out.
H"rij. would he with him. perhaps.
>a!',:.rlll along silently with hi~ Gus
tG4i.;.ly OPPRESSION Of boredom. even
Whsi" be made eyes at every pretty
girl il" UI"'-Sh. knew the vain boys
tricks 50 we'll Lucy and Frank ought
/" IL" in b",l bun of course th"y We're
not. and Sh" could just imagine how
III" young monkeys We're enjoying
themselves.
iirr thoughts. invnluui"rily flew to
E!>j" and Claude. Whrl. wor they?
In Paris or London: They had had
very long honcymonn-cigh1 weeks. 1t
WAS proof that they must be happy.
ai': III" was glad Of it.
Having lhilS decided she took n last
look NJ and down the road. with tile
intention Of going indoors. The wide
pavement IN either Srl" seemed de-
serted. the yellow laiMpli@li llirlIr"I
fain'lE ia ~ summer breeze. which
Gently rustic! through til" tan poplHr>
III the next garden. aud there did not
seem TO J." Il soul Hbpnt Well She
supposed -" ought Ia ." ill., and was
just turning llpln til" cate wkli"n sl"
caught sight of the figure Of II man
VIII" had turned III "rUrnnr on her side
OF the ro:'d and was l"isur"!y making
his way down it. She watched him
!i>1lr>sly. not knowing who he might
be: but ~ Ii" cam" on very slowly.
liii" one in inGrrisipn. She rrr"@niZ"l
his figure with Il start Of surprise. 1t
was ClHuir
Then They are here at the Priory.
How strange no, TO have let lis known.
But prrlIap, they wanted 10 take lis
by SURPRISE. was her first thought. as
S!!" moved ~ 90 in. but nirr Il mo
rn"n>'s hesitation. she remained at the
gate waiting for him.
Once Mr. Town>hrnh stopped and
turned. as if to r"lnrc" his steps and
three or four minutes elapsed before
he was near enough TO hear her soft
greeting:
"Claui". where have you sprung
FROM"
is that you. Judy: How glad l
am he exclaimed. as he hurried up
to the gate where he stood looking at
her, silently, neither extending his
hand nor offering to take the one she
held out; but. suddenly. as she won
dercd at his strangcncss. he asked:
Are you alone! Is Elsie here!'
elsie. Why. no. Claude. Did she
tell you she was coming here!"
''No.' he answered.. slowly: but
thought she might have come here
first. have Ina';r a mistake"
How is she: When did you come
down.
by the $40 Elsie is very well. But
wont dctaiu you any longer. Judy;
! I."sitat"d about coming ut all to-
night-it is 50 late"
II" raised hi# 'r: and was moving
away wien Ju,''., ,-krd:
''Will Elsie cyn. 10 see me in he
morning. or sail run up to the E'ri-
Dry: They a"" al at Sravicw Of
course yo'l has. Ia | our lcttcrs!"
Yes OH. y"..: I;u, ! don't know
villa, 10 say At .: your coming to the
I'rirry. or whether Elsie will come
down. Suppose wc leave il until the
morning: ohnight.' he answered,
hnrricdly and walked away. leaving
Ju'!itll locking after his 1uickly-rrrrtl-
ing li%ilr. in as much bcwi!hrrncnt rs
If Sl" had just awakened from sleep.
Could tlHuIr am, Elsie have quar-
relied! Eu, surely that could hardly
be after two months marriage. 1t
might hay" happened that they had
bad Il It'll" tiff coming down, and that
Elsie had driven home. leaving her
husband 70 walk. after refusing to tell
him. IN tina, ,nnializing little way of
hers. whether she intended to 80 first
To III" lIiOry or 10 her old home
judith smiled at he ion and went
indoors: but ClnuIrS short. unsatlH-
| factory visit had so unsettled her that
| ST." hardly knew what 10 do with her
| self. She wen, OF tn" window and
looked ont half Il dozen timrs-wIy
Si!" scarcely knew.
With I'll" glori' Us sunlight that usI-
cred in til" Sabbath her approximations
vanished. 50 that i, was with her usual
calm that she dressed and set out for
| morning service. The church law be-
You'd the l'riory, which was an old tur-
| r"'"i stone mansion but Of small Ill
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