Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-31


in her loved ones at each mile thew
sPanned. They were. stronger, for
nonris hing food works wonders. J,
When they reached the home sta.
ton and crowded into the large fam,
lily carriage, she threw wide the win
dows to let in the golden sunligh,
and health-giving breeze from the
pine lands.
Was ever day more roya, than
this? e @
Mr. Mayo, having called to see
the Derwents the day previous, Mrs.
Derwent took the liberty, in her
great happiness, to invite him out
too, presented himself, to his own
and her establishment, as they were
going out to dinner in the large.
handsome old dining-room.
There was just enough frost in the
air to make the wood fire acceptable,
yet the musk roses looked saucily in
at the wide windows and nodded
welcome, while large vases full of
flowers breathed out their hearts in
fragrance.
The browning event of the day
came when Mr.. Derwent. was giving
a second helping to turkey. The dear
old aunt announced that, as he would
DE her heir, it was his duty to remain
there and keep up his property; she
was tired of living without children
in the house. "And what is more, I'm
not going to any longer" she de-
clared with emphasis.
'Ah, Mrs. Derwent," said Mr.. MAYO,
after dinner, as he swung lazily in
hammock under a large oak tree. 81
found out why your name sounded sc
-ah, familiar; there was little mis-
take. My cousin wrote a story for
that competition, and took a fancy
to sign her name Mary Derwent,'
having heard it somewhere, perhaps.
She told me about it and"
"Then it was her story instead of
mine which won the prize?"
Her story was called Evelyn /
think
''That accounts for it; the lette.
that contained the check said EVELYN
by Mary Derwent.' Mine was Evan
geline,' but I thought they had made
a mistake"
"Ah, quite coincidence" said Mr.
Mayo, "but you shan't lose by it,
81 can't lose now. Had Harry not
gone to the post office, he would no:
Lave met you, and had you not sue
cored us at that critical time we
would have died, and but for the
check we could not have come on
here
$50 you stole your New Years.
Mary" said her aunt, as she shook
her fat sides in laughter, "but the
heir to 'Pinelands,' your farmer hus-
band (as he is to beg, can easily re-
place it,"
Would you believe that that gay
young fellow driving the cows from
the pasture with Harry, helping little
Mary make mud pies, swinging the
LADY in the hammock, peeling pota-
toes with a checked apron on, was
the dandy who stood at the street
crossing with his cane in his mouth
almost refuting the statement thai
God made man in His own image?"
Well, he is the identical young
well, who has been out at Pinelands
several weeks, and says he intends
staying there several more.
''In fact, Mr.. Derwent," he said, 81
am in love with .Pinelands, and / in
tend you shall adopt me as brother
Let me put my money in improve
ments on the plantation, and instead
of making ducks and brakes of my
capital, I'll buy ducks and brakes and
quit making a goose of myself"
Soon he gave the world assurance
of man."-Ladies', World, New York
New Year In Persia, Etc.
New Years day in Persia is cele-
brated much as our Easter is. Fancy