The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-04-24

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the friend contidins in him, and be an
swered calmly
You have my sonsent; but, doc, better
put 1t on I'll you zee her At Atkenside.
There's no chance at the cottage. With
those three old people. ] wonder she
don't 50 wild. I'm sure I should"
And youli manage II for me, Guyt
You know how. ] don't. You'll contrive
for me 10 see her alone, and maybe say .
word beforehand in my favor"
Yes, yes. I'll manage ii. I'm On
II right. Don't forget. da yaftcr to-mor.
row night. The Cutters will be there
and, by the way. Marcia has got to be Z
splendid girl. She fancied you once, you
know. Old Cutler Ii worth half a 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
q mood not extremely amiable, he went
dashing down toward Honedale. For
some unacconntable reason be was not
now one bit interested in the party, and,
were II not that . few Of the invitations
were issued, 10 would have been tempted
10 give Il mp. Guy did not know what
allied him. He only felt ~ II somebody
had been meddling with his plans. He
contented himself with driving like . sec
ond Jshu until b. reached Hopedalc.
where . pair Of soft, brown eyes smiled
up into his face, and 4 little, warm hand
was cIasped In his. A. Maddy cams even
70 the gnts to meet him.
HE vas 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 b. the dear old
home she once loved 20 well. She had
been thsre ave days now, and notwith-
standing the efforts Of her grandparents
70 entertain her, each day had seemed .
week In its Duration. Neither the doctor
. Guy had been near her, and capvi.
cieus little Maddy had made herself b.
lisve that the former was sadly remiss in
his duty. lnasmuch ~ he had net seen
her fes - long.
Maddy was getting to b. a woman, with
wsmanly freaks. N the reader will read.
lily see. At Guy she was not particularly
piQued. She did not take his attentions
as a matter Of course; still she thought
moro of him, II possible, than Of the doc
tor, during those FIVE days, saying to
herself each morning. "Hell surely come
to-day" and to herself each night: "Hs
will be here tomorrow" She had some
thing to show him at last-a letter from
Lucy Atherstone, who had gradually come
to be her regular correspondent, and
whom Maddy had learned to love with
all the intensity OF her girIhood. To her
ardent imagination Lucy Atherstone was
but 4 little lower than the angels, and
the pure. sweet thoughts contained In ev.
cry letter were doing almost AZ much
towards molding her character as Grand
pa Markham's prayers and constant teach
ings. Maddy did not know it, but it was
these letters from Lucy which kept her
from loving Guy Remington. She could
not for . moment associate him with her.
self when she . constantly thought Of
him a. the husband of another, and that
other Lucy Atherstone. Not for worlds
would Maddy have wronged the gentle
creature who wrote to her 40 conidingly
of Guy, ~envying her in that she could "a
often zee his face and hear his voice,
while his betrothed was separated from
him by many thousand miles. Little by
little it had come out that Lucy's mother
was averse to the match, that she had
In her mind the case of an English lord.
who would make her daughter my
Lady; and this wa the secret OF her
deferring 20 long her daughters marriage.
In her last letter to Maddy, however,
Lucy had written with more than her
usual spirit that she would come in pos
session of her property on her twenty-ffth
birthday. She should then feel at liberty
to act for herself, and she launched out
into joyful anticipations of the time when
she should come to Aikenside and meet
her dear Maddy Clyde.
Guy began to talk with Maddy, asking
how she had spent her time, and 20 forth.
This reminded Maddy Of the doctor, who,
abe said, had not been to see her ct all.
HE wal coming this morning." Guy
rejoined, 'but l persuaded him to defer
his call until you were at Aikenside. I
have come to take you back with me, 40
we are to have q party day after to-mor.
row evening. and l wish you to - pre-
emit"
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