The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-01
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Guy had never felt sharper pang than
that which now thrilled through every
nerve, but he would not prove false to
the friend contding in him, and he an.
swered calmly:
You have my consent but, doc, better
put it off till you see her at Aikensde.
There's no chance at the cottage, with
those three old people. l wonder she
don't so wild. I'm sure should"
And you'll manage it for me, Guy?
You know how. l don't. You'll contrive
for me to see her alone, and maybe say a
word beforehand in my favor"
Yes, yes. III manage it. I'll fix
it right. Don't forget, da yafter to-mor-
row night. The Cutters will be there,
and, by the way, Marcia has got to be a
splendid girl She faneied you once, you
know. Old Cutler is worth half mill
ion." And Guy tore himself away from
the doctor, who, now that the Ice was
broken, would like to have talked of
Maddy forever
But Guy was not thus inclined, and in
mood not extremely amiable, he went
ouShiAS uOWu toward I1OueQAse. L OF
some unaccountable reason he was not
now one bit interested in the party, and.
were 1t not that few of the invitations
were issued, he would have been tempted
to give 1t up. Guy did not know what
allied him. He only felt as If somebody
had been meddling with his plans. He
contented himself with driving like a sec
ond Jehu until he reached Hopedale,
where a pair of soft, brown eyes smiled
up into his face, and little, warm hand
was clasped in his, as Maddy came even
to the gate to meet him.
She was very glad to see him. The
cottage with its humble adornings did
seem lonely, almost dreary, after the life
and hustle of New York, and Maddy had
cried more than once to think how hard
and wicked she must be growing when
her home had ceased to be the dear old
home she once loved so well. She had
been there five days now, and notwith-
| standing the efforts of her grandparents
to entertain her, each day had seemed a
week in it's duration. Neither the doctor
nor Guy had been near her, and capri
cious little Maddy had made herself be-
lieve that the former was sadly remiss In
his duty, inasmuch as he had not seer
her for 50 long.
Maddy was getting to be woman, with
| womanly freaks, as the reader will read
lily see. At Guy she was not particularly
| piqued. She did not take his attentions
as matter of course; still she thought
| more of him, if possible, than of the doc
tor, during those FIVE days, saying tt
herself each morning: He'll surely CONS
to-day" and to herself each night "Ht
| will be here tomorrow" She had some
thing to show him at last-a letter from
Lucy Atherstone, who had gradually com,
| to be her regular correspondent, ant
whom Maddy had learned to love Will
all the intensity of her girlhood. To hel
| ardent imagination Lucy Atherstone wa.
but little lower than the angels, ant
the pure, sweet thoughts contained in ey
cry letter were doing almost as mucl
| towards molding her character as Grand
pa Markham's prayers and constant teach
! ings. Maddy did not know 1t, but 1t wa
these letters from Lucy which kept he
from loving Guy Remington. She coulc
not for a moment associate him with her
self when she SO constantly thought o
him as the husband of another, and tina
other Lucy Atherstone. Not for world
would Maddy have wronged the gentl
creature who wrote to her so confidingl,
of Guy, envying her in that she could 8,
often see his face and hear his voice
while his betrothed was separated from
him by many thousand miles. Little b,
little it had come out that Lucy's mothe
was averse to the match, that she hat
in her mind the case of an English lord
who would make her daughter m,
Lady; and this was the secret Of he
deferring SO long her daughters marriage
In her last letter to Maddy, however
Lucy had written with more than he
usual spirit that she would come in DOS
session of her property on her twenty-fiftl
birthday. She should then feel at libert.
to act for herself, and she launched gu
into joyful anticipations o. the time wheI
she should come to Aike4side and NEE
her dear Maddy Clyde.
Guy began to talk with Maddy, asking
how she had spent her tinrs, and so forth
This reminded Maddy of the DOCTOR who
she said had not been to zee her at all
HE was coming this norning," Gu,
rejoined, "but l persuaded him to defe
his call until you were 1T Aikenside.
have come to take you btck with me, a
we are to have a party day after to-mor
row evening, and l wish yau to be pres
| emit"
Ito be continued.y