The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-04-10

~ 4A6dy u = fffend: laird, RI Nv
| ron Gard he eirl-~
MT away fr0n Aikensidet nsves
winT an Guy sprAng to his fc<t.
/ The m3ne had exploded. and for IN
instant the yswAx man reesed. ~ he caught
! glimpse of where b. stood: sill he
wonld not believe IL, or confess % him
self bow atrOnx Z placs IN his affections
VAS held by The beautiful siri now NJ
longer : ehilA- Il vas almost : rear
since that April a~ft<rnoon whca ~ 6rst
met Maddy Clyde, and from ! timid. bash
ful child. a fourteen and 1 halt. she had
grown to the rather tall and rather ssif-
posseased maiden Of 6ftsen and : half. al.
most sixteen. - Mrs.. Noah aid. 'satmost
= woxsan; and - IL to vsslfx he latter
fsr& sAe herself appeared ~ that ver~
moment asking pefmisaIon - coms ii and
find Z heok. which had ben n,islaid, and
which - seeded In hsaring Jessie's -
~onsA
-Certainly. cone in Guy aid. and
folding his arms Ae leaned against the
mantel. watching her ~ she hunted fos
the missing book. :
There was NO pretenss about MAddy
Clyde. nothing put IN for effect. and yet
la every movement she showed marks Of
great improvement. both In and
style. OF one hundred people who might
glance At her. ninety-nine would look Z
second tine. asking who she was. Not the
remotcst suspicion had Maddy Of what
was occupying the thoughts Of her com
panions. though, ~ she left the room and
glanced brightly up at Guy. IL struck her
that his face was dark and moody, and 4
painful sensation fitted through her mind
that In ON way she had infruded.
Well" was Mrs. Nosh's first comment
IS the door closed on Maddy. but rs Guy
made no resppnse to that. she continued !;
she h pretty. That you won't deny"
Yes. more than pretty. Shell make
4 most beautiful woman"
Guy seemed to talk more to himself
than 70 Mrs Noah. while his foot kicked
the fender. and be mentally compared
Lucy and Mxddy with each other. and
tried TO think that il was not the result
of that comparison. but rather Mrs
N.oah's next remark, which affected him
uupleaxansiy. The remark Or remarks
were AZ foliows.
vi NVOEW ~ ~ SA0AC y BRtGtJ0s0 -
m. Everybody notices her now for her
beauty. and that's why you've no business
to keep her here where you see her every
dsy. LIS . wrong to her. let,in' yourself
alone"
Guy looked up, and Mrs. Noah consin-
ued
I've been . girl myself. and l know
that Maddy can't be treated ~ you treat
her without its having an effect. I've
no idea that it's entered her head yet.
but Il viii bimeby. and then good-by to
her happiness"
For PHYS sake, what do you meant
What have l done to Maddy. - what
I'm ] going to dot"
Coming nearer to him. and lowering
her voice, Mrs. Noah replied:
You are going to teach her to love
ron. Guy Remington"
And 10 that anything . very bad,
I'd like to knowi Most girls do not find
love distastefui," and Guy walked hastily
ment casing out upon the soft April now
vhich wAs failing. and feeling anythins
bat satisfied either with the weather or
himself: then Walking back. and taking .
ssat before the Ore. be said: II under.
stand you now. You would save Maddy
Clyde from sorrow, md you are right
You know more Of girls than ! do. She
might In time get to-to-think Of me a.
she ought 0 I never looked upon it in
this light before. I've been 80 happy with
herr-here Guys voice faltered a little,
but be recovered himself and went on
II will tell her about Lucy tonight.
but the sending her away, l can't do that.
Neither will she Be happy to 80 back
where I took her from, for though the
best OF people. they are not like Maddy,
and you know it."
Yes, Mrs. Noah did know il. and pleas
ed that her boy. as she called Guy. had
shown rome signs of penitence and amend
ment, she said she did not think 1t neces-
sary to send Maddy home she did not
advise il. either. She liked the girl, and
what she advised was this, that Guy
should send Maddy and Jessie both to
boarding school. Agnes, she knew, would
Be willing, and it was the best thing be
could %. Msddy would thus learn what
was expected Of . teacher, and a. soon a.
she graduated, she could procure some
eligible situation
Ito b continued.)