The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-13
CHAPTER TX.

frcm Tho miniature hsi pond in OPS r,r
mr. Of ihT xrnunds. came stealing Isis
the handsome pasiors. where Agnes I.essa
ingfon. in tasteful toilet. REFINED lss
gsadsy ussr ise gr~ifnsoasfas~a safa. lad
sne her Mscesai bead 20 sais the heirEaI
OF Jessie. stsD Was ~swining ssssse 30. grs
among ksr carts. aRd spgsaissas 10 fsssy "a
ksses .N Il @as not pretty
In has sasarigs seas in SAG ut~a ~ant s,a,
wandcw. ~ogAsrsag in.e The garden. fsus
ssas sitting. Tpssarsusts rvfasng ! Le~sx,
sbesixa has eyes did nat move sers Rapids
aows tb~ pare. Tor his thoashfs we're an
svssa~ 0ibfs ~oAsss~ss. Mlea bis nresf,
stefssapthrr sivss eanse 20 AEAensls1r. thyes
Facntfss bsfofs. be- haa lsa<a hala ssrry. fss
b. kne~ jest how his aaief wcuid De Dis.
tstrtseds bat ss The seeas s~nf tss. end he
became acemssessrd 70 Jessse's ehllaiss
/ pFatt1e and frsistsoase WAYS. while even
Agnes bers@sf was NIT q bad picture for
bis handsome home. lie began 10 feel how
ne should raiss them wsasn shey we're
gone. Had she bern more Agreeable Ia
htsn ~ would MOI have hesitass5 10 Offer
hes . home ~ long as she es4sse 10 re-
nsain. but. ~ IL was, he gea fAat Lucy
Ashersfons weuld be mnch happier aIsra
With him. Lucy. however. was not ccn-
Ing yet. and until she did ecnae Agnes
perhaps mixas STAY. It certainly would
b. better for Jessie. who srsald hsre 4
teaeher In the house. aad IL was upon
these matters that BE- was rejecting.
Az II disgning his slaoashis. Agnes said
10 him rather abruptly:
Guy, Ellen Laar.e writes M that
thty are I'll going 10 Saratoga for . time,
and then 10 New pert. and abe wishes /
would join them. 10 you think | can
anDrd its"
oh, SIS. that's splendid, for I'll stay
here While you are gore. and l ike
Aikensidc 30 much better than Boston.
Mamma car afford IL. can't shs. CUR
Jessie exclaimed, dropping her flowers
and xpringing upon her bsother's knee.
Smoothing her bright h.r and pinchsns
her soft cheek. Guy replied
That MEANS ! surpcxe. thar can
ai1nrd 1t. don't X: bat, passs. l was think
ms just now about your staying here.
where you really do improve.
Then turning 10 Agnes he made some
inquiries Al to the plans proposed by the
Lanries. aseertaininr that Agnes plan
was - follows He should invite her to
50 with him TO Saratoga. or Newport, or
both. and that Jessie 1cants1ne 1T Aiken
sidx. just as she wished.
Guy could NOT lind much pleasure Ia
estCrtinx Agnes to . fashionable water
inx-plAcc. but be decided to martyr him
nea9 - ~ 70 NarAs0ga~ Hut who would
caSs feT Jessie She must NOT he lefr
wholly with the servants A gorerness
u some kind must be provided, and he
was about speaking OF this 70 Agnes,
when the doctor was announced. and the
conversation turned into another channel.
Agnes Remington would not have confess
cd how nseA sse was interested IN Dir.
Hoihrook.
His arrival alssisated her sadness in
= measure and asrrr greeting him with
her usual expressions of welcome. she
said. half pIayfnlir. half spitefaiiy.
by the way. dsc1ox. who was TINT old
lady. ali bem up ds1ble ia shuwls aud
thinsx- whom . were taking out fs~ an
&irins5"
THAT old hdy, bent double and bun
dsed up in , avis. was young Msddy
Clyde. TO xhsa I tAezshf . ride night
- Coed
@Oh. yes: DAT patient about whom
bessie has gou~ nad- ! am glad 1--we
seen her"
There was numissasshle irony In her
ssice nos. and turning from her to Cur.
the doctor cad.
.@The old salAr was telling me today Of
yonr Kindness In saving the house frsm
heing sold II was liks you. Gay and /
wish I. too. had the means to he -
repersua, for they are 70 vcry poor.
'srH mil WA said Jessie. who rad
stolen 70 thr doctors side. You might
xivs Maddy the doctors bill. remember
Aow cried. and said she never
couia pay papa's bin wien it was sen,
In"
sJesxie - said Agnes and Guy. shnul-
~tan~ously. while the doctor ~laughinxiy
pulled on& Of her long. bright curls.
Yes. ! could DO that. I'd thought Of
IL. but th<y might sot accept II. they are
pFsud - well ~ posr."
Mr.. Markham has no one TO carr for
hat his wife and this Madeline. has he.
Axnex asked. and the doctor replied:
II did mot suppose 20 until q lev days
since, when I learned from a Mr.. Green
thst Mrs. Markham's youngest and mon
only brother has been an inmate az an
syl1m Tor y-ars: and that Though fhey
caxnot pay his entire expenses. Of course
they 10 oil they can toward providing him
with comforts
Agnes cheek was very white. though
bar face was turned away For . mo
| msnt there was silence in the room. and
then Guy told the doctor Of what himseli
and Agnes were speaking when he ar
| Ffsod.
suppose it's Of no use asking you Il
Join Us for = week or So"
There was not the doctor said. -Hsi
patients needed him. and be msss stay q
home.~
-.Doctor. how would this Maddy Cyd'
do to stay here with Jessie While re II,
roue. pzrtiy as eona ne MON and partly u
her teachrFys was Guys next question
which brought Mrs. Agnes At once frou
her reverie.
Guy" she exclaimed. 'are you CRAZY
That child JeSsie's scvsrna~s. No. in
deed. shall have ! Teacher from B0s
ton--cns whose manners and style ar
unexcepticnabie."
Guy had 4 will 81 his own. and fe.
could provoke IL into a~tioa as esrecsrAii