The Newtown bee., 1900-11-16
wrong ahades on her cushion.

wrong shades on her cushion.
 "How did 1t happen, Margaret? Tell me all about it, dear. When you were here last summer you seemed to think the world of each other."
 Margaret rumpled the leaves of her book and bit her lip. ''There isn't much to tell" she said, at last. Ut all seems very silly now. We had Q quarrel last fall. Ross acted abominably-and broke the engagement. We were noe suited to each other 1t was better to hod that out in time. I-l-haVe been much happier since."
 "That's a fib," thought Mrs Aldricb, but aloud she merely said: "Yet? And how about Ross?'
 "Oh, he doesn't care," answered Mar garer quickly. "He never did. He took his dis missal very coolly. lit was all Q mistake, Amy. We never really cared for each other, you know
 Another fib!" thought Mrs Aldricb: s'But perhaps R oss does care afeer all,' she suggested.
 "No. And it would make no difference if he did answered Margaret, coldly. Ut was all his fault-and will never forgive him. He knows that perfectly well. Let us talk about something else. Amy. What is that you are makines It is awfully pretty"
 "It's . cushion,' said Mrs Aldrich, displaying her work proudly. Yes, 1t Is pretty, think. l am making 1t as
 wedding present for two oer9 1r,eDas
 "Reallvl Who? Do I know themr"
 "You know the groom very we'll. But the bride-no, I don't think you're &C., quainted with her, although dsrefay you've seen her. The wedding is to be here-ar Four winds farm."
 "Why, Amy Aldrich !"
 s'Yes. The high contr racting parties are very old friends of ours. We are going ble. We had planned to have you as
 bridesmaid and Ross as best man, but now suppose, some other arrangement \ must be made. Tom will give away the
 bride, ,and I shall bake the wedding cake"
 "Amy, you mysterious creature, what
 do you meanf Who are they ?"
 "Well, the groom is Martin Hepburn
 and the bride is Sarah Williams from the
 Connertown road"
 "Martin! Martin Hepburn-old Mar
 tin Hepburn, your hired %ans'
 woman. They've been engaged for years and years, of and ou. Or, it's quite . romantic story, assure you, alshoug6
 the fact that Martin ia 60 and gray, and
 that Sarah is 45 and has red knuckles ard redder hair, may detract from tie romance in your eyes,"
 "Tell me about 1t, please" entreated Margaret. ''To think chat Martin is go- ling to be married again! Itboughs he
 had strangely iubilant air Last night; ] and I actually he ard him whistling An lnie Laurie' around the barns. Poor Sa- rah her brow is hardly like tho snow drift"
 "Martin thinks it is. In his eyes she . Is the most beautiful woman that ever
 walked this earth and in hers he is the one perfect man."
 "Well, tell me about them" said Mar. garet, tossing her book away and settling 'Martin and Sarah have loved eech 2 other since they were boy and girl to- . gether. Toms mother told me the be- f ginning of the story. Martin has always 3 lvei here at Four .wfnds farm. He lover
 the spot as if it were his own, believe, { and we are all much attached to him. g G pod old Martin. I don't suppose Sar ah 3 could ever have been pretty at he best , and, as certainly Martin was never hand !. some.
 r Sarah lived with her bedridden mother Q and supported herself by days work r She and Martin became engaged. I saW . the engagement ring-Martin showed Il 5, to me one day long ago, before he went @ to put 1t back on Sarah's distorted fl I d tger. It wasn't diamond I'm not sun
 chat 1t was even pure gold. Very likely l. not; it was thin brassy-looking little 3 Ting with two hands clasptng-what ia e called friendship ring believe. I don' r, think you would admire it, but Sarah e does. On, dear, yes che is as proud
 Iof that ring as if the Koh-i-noor were eel l. in 1t. n "Martin and Sarah could not marr,
 while her mother lived. Mrs Williaw g was, to put 1t mildly, crank, and Saral d was nothing better than slave. Bu 6 she was 6 good daughter, tender, unse' Is ish, patient. Nobody ever heard her cay
 harsh word to her mother, ,and when MT 70 Williams at last died, Sarah moornes 1t for her as sincerely and deeply as If eh' t. had been the best mother in tho world [r Mrs Williams died in the spring and Aa' - tin and Sarah were to be married in th :" fall. Sarah had her wedding dress mad' As the same one she is going to wear mex 'h fWedne sday. It will be terribly old fasil 70 [coNTINUED ON PAGE oHE.l ..