The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-24

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"IIsw ~ ~ Soskr 0sy asksd, asd
the doetae replied: .Saw soothing but ber
bonnet. Cay1e ~ : queer old xo-xixxie a
. Wagon. such ~ your cOunfry farmers
drive. By the way. when DO you crsss
the - axHin for the fair Lucyf Rumor
says this summer"
Runner n wrong. ~ usual. them was
Guys reply. q soff light stealing int
his hasdsome eyes- Then. after q md
nn~nt. he sdded: Miss Atherstone's
health h FAR too delicmte for her to In
cur The risks Of I climate like OURS. II
she were well acclimated. ! should ~
glad. for II Is terribly lionel. MP 1t Aiken
side"
And d ron really think a wife would
make II p~leasanfery" Or. Holbrook asked.
the tone OF bis voice indicating a LITTLE
doubt ~ q q mans being happier for
having q heipmase 10 share his joys AMI
sorrows.
Isut No such doubts dwelt in the mimi
of Guy Remington. Eminentiy fitted fos
domestic happiness. he locked forward
anxiously TO the time when sweet Lucy
AtheSstone. the fair English girl to whoaa
h~ had become engaged when, four yeaat
before. he visited Europe, should be strorS
enough 10 bear trnnsplanting TO Amert
can soil. Twice since his engagement
he had visited her. finding her always
lovely. gentle aud yielding. He greatly
preferred Lucy Atherssone. as she was,
10 d wife like the stately Margaret. or
like Agnes. his pretty stepmother, who
oniy thought how she could best attract
attention and a. 1t had never occurred
10 him that there might b a happy me-
dunn, that 4 woman need not be brain
less 10 be feminine and gentle. he Wa
satisfied with bis choice. N well he might
be. for a fairer. swerter flower never
bioomed than Lucy Atherstone. his afi-
and ~ the doctors remarks brought her
TO his mind, he went on into q reyerie
concerning her. becoming - lost In
thought that until the DOCTORS hand was
laid upen his shoulder by way Of o
Ing him. ~ did not see that what his
friend had d~ssigna ted rs a 20 giggle was
stopping In front Of the Office. and that
from II 4 young girl was alishting.
Naturally very polite to females, Guys
drst impulse WAS to 60 to her assist
ance. but she did not need 1t, ~ was
proven by the light spring with which
she reached the ground. The white
haired man was with her again. but he
evidently did not intend to stop. and =
close observer might have detected .
shade Of sadness and anxiety upon his
face rs Madeline called cheerily out to
him: .Good-by. grandpa. Don't fear for
me; / hope you will have good luck"
Then. as he drove away. she ran a step
after him and said Don't look so sorry,
for IL Mr.. Remington won't let you have
the money. there's my pony, Beauty. I
Mn willing to give him up"
Never. Maddy. It's all the little for
Tin you've got. I'll let the old place
70 FIRST: and. c~hirruping to Sorrel, the
old man drove on. while Madeline walked.
with a beating heart. to the Office door,
knocking timidly.
CHANGING ~inyolnntariiy at each other,
the young men exchanged meaning smiles.
while the doctor whispered softly: .ver-
Anat--<hak's SURE. Wonder II she'd
knock ut 4 ehnfch.
As Guy sat nearest the door. II was ne
Who held Il ajar while Madeline came
in. her soft brown eyes glistening with
something like a tear. and her cheeks
burning with excitement AZ she took the
chair indicated by Guy Remington, who
found himself master Of ceremonies.
Poor little Madeline!
Ito be continued.l