Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-03-01
A Got=Up Thing
By
ANNIE o. TIBBITS


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hands to prevent them trembling as she
| met the old doctors eyes.
Eyes, shall marry Capt. Tenby now"
| she said, unsteadily. "He-he spoke last
night, and L"
She got up suddenly and turned from
Dr. Greys searching look.
Il said yes" she added, abruptly. 81
remembered-it breaks my heaft to re-
member how father has wished it and
how obstinate have been, and now
his last wish-oh, l must. 1t will make
him SO happy, and II shant have
| many more chances Of making him
happy"
Her voice broke, and the doctor got up
| and, going over to her, put his hands on
her shoulder.
But this young man, Mary" he said.
you think you will be happy with
him?"
Mary hesitated. Then for her fathers
sake she acted lie.
do you think 1 shall not?" she
cried. Surely he's all 1 could wish?
Oh, yes; IL shall be happy"
DR.. Grey looked dissatisfied as he
turned away. 1t was prejudice, no doubt,
but he did not like Hon. Arthur Tenby,
and in his eyes he was not fair match
for the girl who would soon be the mis-
tress of Treherne Court. He frowned
out of the window at the stretch of lawn
and the empty beds upon it. A few
| weeks ago they had been gay with sum-
mer flowers. and now change in the
! weather had brought all the desolation
of winter upon the garden; it reminded
him of the change that had come over
the house in as short time. He turned
again to Mary She was staring out Of
the window. too, seeing ugly things on
the patch Of grass-she saw Godfrey
Kaye, thrown from his horse, dead or
dying on an empty road, and she saw
the face of the man she was going to
! marry and behind it the face Of the man
she loved.
She shivered little in spite of her
resolve. Her marriage with Arthur
Tenby had always been her fathers
fondest wish. He was of coed family,
the son of lord, and marrying with him
seemed a wonderfully good thing for
the dUOptSu QGuSulCT VI GeOnTGy hdyS.
even though she would be rich when
he died.
Godfrey Kaye had adopted her wholly
when she was three years old, and for
| nearly 20 years she had been a daugh-
ter indeed to him. Now he had been
suddenly thrown from his horse and
was dying slowly in the great house,
and Mary, remembering his wish to see
her married to a title. had accepted
Arthur Tenby because in a week or so
perhaps in less-sha would never have
| another chance of giving happiness to
the old man who had been in every way
father to her. She had told him the
same night what she had done, and the
smile that had flashed into his face had
seemed to her reward enough, until
| next day, and then with the daylight
came the memory of another man, and
that morning life seemed an ugly out
| look to her.
DR.. Grey turned from the flower beds
and looked at her.
"Geoffrey would only want it if he
thought you would be happy" he said.
You know he loves you as much as if
you were his own daughter"
Mary faced around quickly.
ooh. l know-I know" she cried,
brokenly. But ami shall be happy"
DR.. Grey pulled his beard. A week ago
| he had seen Mary and another man
| Dick Marlone-together and their atti-
| tudes told him something that Mary
would not have confessed for worlds.
| He remembered it now, and that Dick
| was poor; and he frowned again.
A few minutes later some one came
| from the sickroom to tell him that Mr.
| Kaye was rousing, and he and Mary
| went in together.
His keen eyes told him at once that
the change he had expected had oc-
CURED. Mr.. Kaye was sinking fast
His hands travelled restlessly over the
Counterpart. Mary bent over him.
"The WILL" he cried, feebly,. 81 want
to sign
| He pointed to table on which were
some papers. DR.. Grey brought them.
and a pen and ink. and putting them
before him held him up while he
scratched his name feebly on the parch-
| ment.
Read It," he said, slowly, and Dr.
Grey obeyed. 1t was apparently the
same as his other will, which was at
the moment in his lawyers Office, and
this had only been done in order to
| humor dying man.
DR.. Grey read it carefully.
THE last will of me, Geoffrey Kaye"
the sick man repeated, slowly Yes
everything-to my daughter, Mary
everything to my daughter. Mary"
He fell back and stretched out his
hand.
Take it away, now" he said. "Put
it in my desk yonder. 1 shan't be long
now"
DR.. Grey obeyed. and Mary took her
fathers hand.
| "Oh, father, fatheri" she cried, un-