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

t@uM&9ks ~ Iot8 WAS 0ast Hatufx1ny and
th~n. feeling that he muAe h ready. h
brought out from the trunk books enough
" have frightened m older gsrSon thar
poor little Madeline Clyde, riding slowly
home with grandpa, and wishinx 20 much
that shssd had a glimpse Of Ir. Hoi.
brook - NJ 10 know What h. was like.
How she would bav~ trefuhted could she
have ssen The formidable volumes h4slssi
sron bis tabie and waiting for her. Ar.
rAIxinx them In q row. and half wish
jng himself back again In In days when
~ had studied them. the doctor vent our
70 visit his patients, of which there were
- nasny thar Madeline Clyde entirely e.-
csted his mind. fsor did sh~ trouble him
again until this dreaded Monday cmlne,
ard The hasds Of his watch pointed 10
two.
.On@ hour more he said 70 himself,
lust 10 the roll Of wheels and ! cloud At
Gust announced the approach u some
thing.
Could II h. SorFel and the s~euareboxed
wagon? Oh. no: far different from
Grandfather CIyde's turnout were the
styiish carriage ard the spirited bays
dashinx down the street. the colored driv-
r. refining them suddenly. not before the
oA6ce door, bnt inst ID front Of the white
cottage In tho same yard. the house where
Ds. Holbrook boarded. and where, II he
ever married Id D~sonshire. b would
mas likely bring his wife.
'tsny R~eninxton, the very chap Of all
OTHERS whom I'd rather zee, and. ~ I
INV. there's Agnes. with Jessie. Who
knew she was In these parsxy' was the
doctors mental exclamation. m. running
his fingers through his hair and making
. feint of pulling up the corners Of his
rather limp collar. he hurried out to the
carriage. from which . dashing hooking
lady Of thirty. or thereabouts. was alight-
ins.
why. Agnes. i beg your pardon. Mr.
Remington. when did you conner" he
ashed. offering his hand to the lady, who,
coqnettishly shaking back from her pref
~. dollish face a profusion Of light brown
curls. are him the rips of her lavender
kids. while she told him she had come to
AIkenside the Saturday before: aud hear
ing frDn Guy that the lady with whom
he boarded was an old friend Of hers. she
had drfven over 70 call, and brought Jes-
sis With her. "IIerc. Jessie. speak to the
Doctor. He was poor dear papa's friend
and ! vary proper sigh escaped Agnes
Remington's lips AZ she pushed the little
curly haired girl toward DIR. Hosbrook.
The lady Of the house had spied them
" this time. and came running down the
@MAlk zneuank Nm M&nqe@1tmeAaeaiahed vis-
itor. wondering. u MAJ 6S. " Nm she
w1S indebted for this call from oue who.
aIncs her marriage with the supposedly
wealthy DR.. Remington. had rather cut
her former acquaintance. Agnes was
delighted 10 see her, and. ms Guy dcclin-
I'd entering the cottage jnst then. the
two friends disappeared within the door,
while the doctor and Gny repaired to the
ofice. the latter sitting down ia the very
chair intended for Madeline Clyde. This
remindcd the doctor at his perplexity, and
also brought the comforting thought thar
Guy, who had never failed him yet. could
surely offer some suggestions. But he
would not speak Of her just now be had
other matters to talk about, and be said !:
Agnes. II seems. has come to Aikenside.
Notwithstanding she declared she never
would. when she found that the whele Of
ths Rsminstsa property belonged to your
mothef. and mol yOur father"
'0h. yes. Hhs got over her pique ~
seon - | settled I handsome little In
como - Jessie. and. In fact. on her too.
until she II foolish enough to marry
asain. whea II will csasc, Of course, a l
Do not feel II my duty to support any
mans wife, unless Il b. my own. q my
fsther's." WAS Guy Remin9ton's reply
~4heli hardly marry again. thoash she
MY. Sas's younx-not over twsnty-
oix--
1TWea1y-~ight. H. = ~ more than
thTee years your senior. . mere nothing.
II you wish to make her Mrs. Hslbrook,"
And GUYS DIRK eyea scanned curiously
~ 1octosss face. a II seeking there Tor
tn secret u HI proud yeung stepmeGh-
er's anxiety 10 vislt plain Mr.. Conner
that afteFnooa. hut The doctor only
lausAsA nerrily at the ideA OF Ais bsing
fathss 70 Guy. his college cAan Al 49,
tried fstrnA
Agnes Rsmingtcn--recIining lansuidly
n Au1 Corners Msy chair. and ever
whelmiaz her fermer friend with descrip-
iious Of the ny parties she had attsnded
II Roston. ana ths dne sights she Nv n
Europe. whittier ~ s~ray-hairsd Husband
AAd tAksa hsr Tor : wedding tear-would
. have felt particularly dattered. could
~ have seen that amile. o. heard how
Mally. from talking of her. DIR. Hclbrook
turned n another theme. 10 Madeline
CiydA expectsa how almost every mo-
msat. TAsse was = merry laugh On Guys
part. n ~ iistened TO tAe doctors story,
and. when Il was 6nished. Ne aid why.
| - nothing - very distantsful IL *
aminlng i pretty girl. and pulling her.
to - her blush. l mK wish were
in ycur place. I should enjoy the nov
city u Ne thing"
'tOh. take Il, then; take my place.
Guy" ~ doctor exclaimed. eagerly. @She
Don not know ne from Adam. Here
are books. al ron will need. Yoa went
to I district school once ! week when
yon we're staying In the country. You
surely have some Idea. while I have rot
the slisAtest. viii yoa. GUY"
Guy Remington liked anything SAVIOR
ing cf i frolic. but IN his mind there
Nere certain conscientious scruples touch
tng the justice u the thing. and - 1T
6rst ~ dsmarred. while the doctor seill
Insisted, until II last he laughinsiy con-
seated 10 uasnen The examinations, PRO
vided the doctor would kt b. Al erm-
nlnnaW e n0nsn "a Mr. MD