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


her Intention Of going home, She was
NOT dressed to meet Mrs. Remington. she
sasd. shnddcrine A. fs~ NE 6rst time she
pronounced = name which the servants
had frequently used. and which Jared
on Der ear every time she heard Il, She
was not dressed appropriately to meet
an Enxiish lady. Flora Of course would
stay. ne said. A. u was natural shs
should, TO greet her new mistress; but
she . "a. and she hade Charlie Green
bring around the buggy.
One long. mad. wistfui look q GUYS
snd Lucy's home, and Maddy followed
charlie To the buggy waiting for her.
bidding him drive rapidly. n there was
every indication Of 4 coming storm.
The gray, wintry afternoon vas draw.
Ing to = close, and the December night
was shutting down upon the HonedaIc
nils IN sle~ty rain. when the cottage was
reached. and Maddy, passing up The sar-
row. siinpery walk. entered the cold.
dreary room. where there was neither fre
Q light, nor friendly voice 10 grees her.
No sound save the ticking q the clock I:
no welcome save the purring at the house
cat, who came crawling Ct her feet ~
she knelt before the stove and tried to
kindle the FIRE. Charlie Green had o.
Tered to 70 Ia aud do this for her. . In
deed be had offered to return and stay al
night. but she had declined. preferring to
be alone. and with stiIened fingers she
laid the bindings Flora had prepared, and
thsa applying the match, watched the blue
fame ~ II gradually licked up the smoke
and burst into . cheerful blaze.
X shall feel better when It's warm"
she said. crcuching over the FIRE, and shiv-
ering with more than bodily cold.
There Wa = kind Of nameless terror
stealing over her m she sat thinking OF
the year ago when the inmates Of three
graves across the meadow were there be-
meath that very root where she now rat
alon.
~ strike Z light" she said. rising to
her feet and trying not to glance It the
shaAowy corners filling her with fear.
The lamp was found, and its friendly
beams soon dispersed the darkness from
the corners and the fear from Maddy's
heart, but 1t could not drive from her
mind thoughts Of what might at that mo-
ment BE- TRANSPORTING ut Aikenside. II the
bride and groom came ut oil that night.
she knew they must have been there for
an hour or more. and in fancy she saw the
tired. but happy, Lucy, ~ up In her pleas
ant room she made her toilet for dinner,
with Guy standing by and looking on just
A. he had q right Il do. Did he smile
approvingly upon his young wife? Did
his eye. when It rested on her, light up
with the same expression sha had seen
70 often when It looked at herr Did be
commend her taste and say Ais little
wife was baantiful. - ~ kissed her fair,
white cheek, or was there I CLOUD upon
his handsome face, . shadow on his heart.
heavy with thoughts Of her, and would he
rather it were Maddy there In the bridal
room? II 20, his burden wal hard indeed,
but mot % hard an hers. and kneeling on
the floor. poor Maddy laid her head ia the
chair. and. mid piteous means, asked God
~ help them both to bear their lot.
The prayer ended, Maddy still rat upon
the floor, while over her pale face the
lamplight family fiickered, showing the
dark lines beneath her eyes and the esars
stains on her cheek. Without, the storm
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scr..mlr. cver ,hs Nil M. N.dds $3.50
nothing d the tumult. She had brought
= pillow from the bedroom, and placing
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- 49,. ~ rcst.. nercr sAs-~ ~.
stranssr reached tAs little gate aa4s ~
delng IL fastening. went burning - -