The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-12

~ M11 1lsiisA s1sR ~ Dsao0 =
EnS1tGA ~. She could listen ~ iasl ~
- bssatA came in pssting easps: vAiIe
Guy teJl her Aow, "a ~ very mosn1pG
Of tbe bridal. Lucy had greeted HIN with
her usual bright smils, appearing an
looking better than be had before soen ~
look since hs reached her mothers homet
how for m hour tAsy ut together alone n
. little room sacred to hsT. because ysass
before Il was there he confessed his hvA
Seated on = low ottoman. with hse
golden bead lying on his lap. shss had
that morning told him, In her astless way,
how much she loved him. and how hard Il
sometimes was to make her love for the
creature second to her love for the Gre
ator told him she was not faultless, and
asked that when he found how errine
and weak she was, he would bear with her
frailtLes ~ she would bear with his ;
talked with him, too. Of Maddy Clyde,
confessing In . soft, low tone, how once
or twice = pang Of jealousy had wruns
her heart when she read his praises Of his
pupil. But she had conquered that: abe
had prayed 1t MI away and % NEXT
to her " sister, she loved Maddy Clyda.
Other words, too, were s~poken-words Of
guiieless, pure affection, too sacred even
sor Guy to breathe to Maddy: and then
Lucy had left him her hart-bounding step
echoing through the hall and MP the wind
ing stairs down which she never came
again alive, for when Guy next looked
upon her she was lying white ~ 4 water
lily, her neck and dress and golden hair
stained with the pale red life current
ooxing from her livid lips. A blood vessel
had been suddenly ruptured. the physi-
clan said, and for her. the fair, young
bride, there was no hope. They told her
she must die, for the mother would rave
them tell her. Once. for q few moments,
thsfe rested on her face . fearfully fright
ened look, such ~ 4 harmless bird might
re- when suddenly caught In . snare.
But that soon passed away AZ from BE-
meath the closed eyelids the great tears
came gushing, and the stained lips whis-
pered family God knows best. Poor
Guy break it gently to him."
At this point In the story Guy broke
down entirely, sobbing ~ only strong men
can sob.
"Maddy," he said. II felt like . heart.
less wretch-a most consummate hypo-
~crite-as, standing by Lucy's side, ! met
the fond, plying glance Of her blue eyes,
and suffered her poor little hand to part
my hair a. she tried to comfort even
though every word she uttered was Ghort-
ening her life; tried to comfort me-. the
wretch who was there 80 unwillingly, and
who 1t this prospect Of release hardly
knew at first whether he was more sorry
me In horror. Maddy. ! was just the
wretch I describe; but / overcame It,
Maddy, and heaven ID my witness that No
thought Of you intruded itself upon mi
afterward a. l stood by my dying Lucy
gentle, patient, loving to the last. saw
how good, how sweet she was, and some
thing Of the old love, the boy love, came
back to me, a. I held her In my arms,
where she wished to be. I would have
saved her II I could and when ! called
her my darling Lucy they were not idle
words. kissed her many times for my
sdlf, and once, Maddy, for you. she told
ME to. She whispered: Kiss me, Guy,
for Maddy Clyde. Tell her I'd rather she
should take my place than anybody else
rather my Guy should call her wife-
for l know she win not be jealous II you
sometimes talk Of your dead Lucy, and
l know she will help lead my boy to that
blessed home where sorrow never comes.'
That was the last she ever spoke, and
when the sun went down death had claim
ed my bride. She died in my arms, Mad
dy. / saw her buried from my sight, and
then. Maddy, I started home; thoughts OF
you and thoughts Of Lucy blended equal
~ together until Aikenside was reached.
l talked with Mrs. Noah; l heard all Of
you there was to tell, and then l talked
with Agnes, who was not greatly surpris-
ed. and did not oppose my coming here
tonight. could not remain there,
knowing you we're alone. In the bridal
chamber I found your bouquet, with is
Welcome to the BRIDE Maddy, you must
be that bride. Lucy sanctioned II, and
tho doctor. too, for l told him all. Hi.
own wedding was, Of course, deferred, and
he did not come home with me, but he
said: Tell Maddy not to wait. Life Il
too abort to waste any happiness. She
has my blessing And, Maddy, II must
b %. Aikenside needs . mistress: you
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ever
The storm had died away. and tn
mooubeams stealing through the window
told that nosning was breaking. bun
neitAer Guy nor Maddy needed he lApa
Of eime. Theirs was . rad kind a AD
pines - tAsy talked together. and could
Lucy have listened to them she would
have felt satisfied that she wa not lor
gotten. On Ions, bright curl. cut Iron
bar heaA b. his own hand. was I'll tAer
was left q her 70 Guy. sav The bal
lowed msmoeles of her purity and goo6
nsD-msnories which would yet mold thu
prss4 tmpulsivs Guy into the arnask
consistent Christian which Lucy = ~
life AaA desired that As should b. and
wAieA AAddy rejoicsd to - him.
(Ths End.)
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