The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-04-17


sAe1 rsalEns Asr istter. feeling sonswaag
- n hae mother wers : kind u cruz
| agrees. bent on preventing him from be-
ing HAPPY. Then, rs b. remembered
Lucy's hope that be might Join her. anl
| thought bow much easier Of accsss New
York was than Brighton. hs said. AAl1
p~etulant,y:
-I've been 70 England for nothing tAnO
enough. When hat mother Of hers sAys
l may have Lucy. I'll 50 again. bat -
before. II don't pay"
And crushing the letter into his pockse
BE- went out upon the piaaGa, where we've
assembled Maddy, Jessie and MrA Agnsas
the latter VI whom had como 70 Ansn-
side the day before.
AT FIRST she had objected to the board
Ing school arrangement. saying Jessie was
too young. but Guy ~ usual had ovsf-
ruled her objections. ~ he had those q
Grandpa Markham, and 1t was now . set-
tied thing that Maddy and Jessie both
should = to New York. Mrs. Agnes -
accompany them II she chose. and having
q general supervision Of her child This
was Guys plan. the one which had pre-
vailed with the fashionable woman. who.
tired Of Boston. was well pleased with
the prospect Of Z life in New York. Guys
interest IN Maddy was wholly insxplica.
bic 70 her. unless she explained Il on the
principle that In the Remington nature
there was 4 fondness for g~ovsrnssses. -
had been exempli6ed In her v history.
Al Guy Joined them. be began at once
to speak Of Lucy. telling Of the letter. and
her request for Maddy's picture.
.Me2 Mine1 You cannot mean that"
Maddy exclaimed. her eyes opening wide
with wonder. but Guy did mean Il, and
began to plan 4 drive On the morrow to
Devonshire. where there was at that time
4 tolerably fair artist.
Accordingly the next day the four went
down to Devonshirs. calling FIRST upon
the doctor. whose face frightened when
he heard why they had come. The doc
tors gay spirits helped raise those OF
'Maddy. and as that little burning spot In
her heart was fast wearing away. she
was in just the mood for q most admira-
BILE likeness. Indeed. the artists delight
at his achievement was u~nbounded, as no
declared 1t the very best picture he had
ever taken. 1t was beautiful. even Agnes
Acknowledged to herself. while Jessie went
into raptGres. and Maddy binshed to hear
her own praises. Guy said nothing. ex-
cept TO ask that Naddy should sit again;
this was good. but a second might be bet
ter. So Maddy sat again, succeeding
quite as we'll IS at first, but the artists
preference WAS for the former, Ii was left
to be finished mp. with the understanding
that Guy would call for it. As the ladies'
passed down the stairs. Guy fingered be-
hind. and when sure they were cut OF
hearing, said in a low voice
"You may as well tihish both they are
too good to be lost"
The artist bowed. and Guy. with a half
guilty blush, hurried down into the street.
where Agnes was waiting for him. Two
hours later, Guy. in Mrs. Corners parlor.
was exhibiting the finished picture, which
In its handsome casing was more beauti.
full than ever, and more natural, if pos
sible.
II think I might have one of Maddy's,"
Jessie said, half poutingly; then, as she
remembered the second sitting, she begged
OF Guy to ret 1t for her, shat was . dear
brother"
But the "dear brother" did not seem
inclined to comply with her request put
ting her of, until, despairing Of success,
Jessie, when alone with the doctor, tried
her powers of persuasion on him, coax.
ing until in self-defense, he crossed the
street, and entering the daguerrean gallery.
asked for the remaining picture Of Miss
Clyde, saying that he wished it for Aiss
Remington.
Mr.. Remington took them both" the
artist replied, commencing a dissertation
on the style and beauty Of the young
girl. all Of which was lost upon the doc
tor. who, in a kind of amaze. quilted the
room. and returning to Jessie, said T.
her carelessly: "He hasn't It. You know
they rub out those they do not uss. Sc
you'll have TO DO without: and, Jessie
l wouldn't tell Guy I tried to get it fos
you"
Jessie wondered why she must not ten
Guy, but the fact that the doctor request.
ed her not was sufficient.
II am going to send Lucy your picture
today. ind as she has asked that you
should write her a few lines, supposs you
do 1t now" Guy said to Msddy next
morning, as they left the breakfast table,
IT. h. continued