The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-16

up to Aikenside! They say it's so beau
tllui, Madeline had said, as on Satur-
Jay evening they sat discussing the ex-
pected events of the following Monday.
Mrs Noah, the housekeeper, had Sarah
Jones there once, to sew, and she told
me all about 1t. There are graveled
walks, and nice green lawns, and big. tall
trees, and fowers-oh! SO many land
marble fountains, with gold fishes in the
basin; and statues, big as folks, all over
the yard with two brass lions on the gate
posts. But the. house is. finest of all.
There's drawing room bigger than
ball room, with carpets that let your feet
sink in so far; pictures and mirrors clear
to the fioor-think of that, grandpa
looking glass so tall that one can see
the very bottom of their dress and know
just how it hangs Dear me- won
der If I'll ever live in such a place as
Aikenside?"
No, no, Maddy, no. Be satisfied with
the lot where God has put you, and
don't be longing after something higher.
Our Father in heaven knows Just what
is best for us; as He didn't see fit to
put you up at Aikenside, faint noways
likely you'll ever live in the like Of it"
Not unless should happen to marry
rich man. Poor girls like me have
sometimes done that, haven't they?" was
Maddy's demure reply.
With the earliest dawn Monday she
was up, and her grandmother heard her
repeating to herself much. of what she
dreaded DR.. Holbrook might question
her upon. Even when bending over the
wastub, for there were no servants at
the red cottage, a book was arranged be-
fore her, SO that she could study with
her eyes, while her small fat hands and
dimpled arms were busy in the suds. Be
fore ten o'clock everything was done, the
clothes, white as the snowdrops in the
| garden beds, were swinging on the line,
| the kitchen floor was scrubbed, the win
dows washed, the best room swept, the
| vegetables cleaned for dinner, and then
Maddy's work was finished. "Grandma
could do all the rest, she said, ant
Madeline was free ito put her eyes out
over them big books if she liked"
Swiftly flew the hours until it was
time to be getting ready, when again the
short hair was deplored, as before hel
looking glass Madeline brushed and ar
ranged her shining, beautiful locks.
81 could see splendidly in Mr.. Rem
ington's mirrors" she said to herself
with half-sigh of regret that her 10
had,not been cast in some such place a
Aikenside, instead of there beneath tn
hill in that wee bit of cottage, who's
rear slanted back until it almost touch
ed the ground after all, guess In
happier here she thought. "Everybod
likes me, while IL l were Mr.. Guy
sister and lived at Aikenside, Nigh
be proud and wicked"
i She pinned on her little neat plat
shawl, and, tying the blue ribbons of he
coarse straw hat, glanced once more a
the formidable cube root, and then hur
ried down to where her. grandfather an
old Sorre1 we're waiting for her.
II shall be so happy when l come bach
because it will then be over, just Xix
having a tooth out, you know" she sal
to her grandmother, who bent down fo
the good-by kiss without which Madd
never left her. "Now, grandpa, driv
on; l was to be there at three" an
chirruping herself to Sorrel. the imps
tient Madge went riding from the cottag
door, chatting cheerily until the viliag
of Devonshire was reached; then, wit
farewell to her grandfather who nevt
dreamed that the man whom he was seel
ing was SO near, she tripped up the fla,
cling walk, and, as we have seen, 500
stood in the presence of not only DIR. Ho
brook, but also of Guy Remington.
Poor, poor little Madge!s !