Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-23

brought back something of the life with
which she had parted forever.
Flora" she exclaimed, "how came
you here? Did you make the fire and
fix the room for me?"
"Yes, l made the fire." Flora replied,
''and fixed up the things little, hustlin
that young ones goods out OF here be-
cause it was not fttin' for you to be
sleepin' with her. Mr.. Guy was mad
enough when he found il out
"Mr. Guy, Flora? How should he knoN
| of our sleeping arrangements" Maddy
asked but Flora evaded direct reply
saying, there was enough ways ior
things to get to Aikenside;" then contin-
uing, How tired you must be, MISS
Maddy, to sleep so sound as never to hear
me at ALL though to be sure l tried 10
be still as a mouse But let me help you
dress. It's all but noon, and you mus.
be hungry. Your breakfasts all ready
Thank you, Flora. can dress my
self" Maddy said, stepping out nou
SELF" Maddy said, stepping out upon ths
floor, and feeling that the world was not
as dark as 1t had seemed to her when
last DlXnI Sne CdIut up W hSh
God was comforting her already, ana az
she made her simple toilet. she tried 10
thank Him for His goodness, and ask ior
grace to make her what she ought 10 De-
you have not yet told me why you
came here" she said to Flora, who was
busy making her bed, and who repiiea !;
"It's Mr.. Guys work. He thought Ia
better come, as you would need help 10
get things set to rights, so you couio 30
back to school"
Maddy felt her heart coming up In her
throat, but she answered calmly, Mi'
Guy is very kind-so are you all pu,;
Flora, / am not going back to schooi.
Not going back and Flora stopped
her bed-making while she stared oiahkly
at Maddy. What be you going to 90
Stay here and take care OF grandpa
Maddy said, bathing her face ana neck
in the cold water, which could not cooi
the feyerish heat she felt spreading all
over them.
Stay here. You are crazy, Miss Mad
dy, 'Tain't no place for girl like you,
and Mr.. Guy never will suffer it, know,
Flora rejoined, as she resumed her work.
thinking she SHOULD die to be moped up
in that nutshell of a hOnse."
With a little sigh, as she foresaw tne
opposition she should probably meet with
from Guy, Maddy went on with her tol-
let which was soon completed, as it did
not take long to arrange the dark callco
dress and plain linen collar which sne
wore. She was not as fresh-looking as
usual that morning, for excitement ana
fatigue had lent paleness to her cheek
and languor to her whole appearance,
but Flora, who glanced anxiously after
her as she went out, muttered TO nerseii,
"She was never more beautiful, and
don't wonder an atom that MI. duy
thinks so much of her"
The kitchen was in perfect order, Tor
Flora had been busy there as elsewhere.
The kettle was boiling on the stove
while two or three little covered dishes
were ranged upon the hearth as If waiting
for someone. Grandpa Markham had
gone out, but Uncle Joseph sat in his ac-
customed corner, rubbing his hands when
he saw Maddy, and noddng mysteriously
toward the front room, the door OF which
was open, so that Maddy could near tne
cracking on the hearth.
Maddy entered the room known at the
cottage as the parlor, the one Where INC
rag carpet was, the six cane-seated chalrs
and the Boston rocker, and now the ht-
tie round table was nicely laid for tWo'
while cozily seated in the rocking chair'
reading last nights paper and looking
very handsome and happy, was Guy
ITO be continued.)