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

He was going now to tell - little GIRL
much ike Jessie" 81 Lucy Atherseous, and
The words would not come q drst.
"Aaddy." be said. again blushing guilf-
lily. II have said ! liked ron, and 30
hope will someone else. have written
of ron to her"
Up to this point Maddy had . vague
idea that b. meant the doctor. but the
her" disrslied that thought. and . most
iasxplicsbk feeling Of nnmbness crept
over hes ~ she asked family:
written 10 whom 7"
To Miss Atherston~--Miss Lucy Ath-
srstone. Hare you never heard OF herr
No. Maddy never had. and with that
sams nunbne~s she could not understand.
she listened while Guy told her who Lucy
Afhsrstone was, and why she was mot n
that moment the mistress Of Aikenside.
Would you like 70 80 her picture r
asksd Guy.
.Yes." came family from the parted
lips, about which there was . slight quiz
er ~ she put mp her hand to take the
coAs 0ssy drew from his bosom.
Turning II to the light. she CARED silent
u upon the sweet young face. winch seem
I'd to return her case with = look ~ life
like ~ her cwn.
~what do you think Of her-os my
Lucyf II she NOT prettyy" Gay asked,
beading down % that his dark hair swept
against Maddy'A while his warm breath
touched her burning cheeks.
.Yes. shes beautiful. oh !. so beautiful.
and happy. loo. | wish l had b..n like
her. wish--" And Maday burst into
! most uncomfortable fit of weeping. Ter
tears dropping like rain upon the mani
mate features OF Lucy Atherstone.
Guy looked NJ her amazed, his "
heart throbbing with a keen pang OF some
thing undefinable ~ be listened 10 her
stormy weeping. What did all her? he
wondered. Gould il be that the evil against
which be was providing had really cosne
upon her? Guy asked her why she cried.
Child an she was. the real cause OF her
tears never entered her brain, and she an
swercd
II can't tell why. unless / was think
ing how different Miss Atherstone Is from
me. She's rich and handsome. / am poor
and homely. and"
NO. Maddy, you are not" AMI Guy
interrupted her.
Gently lifting UP her head. he smoo.l1-
| cd back Der hair. and keeping a hand
on each side Of her face, said. pleasantly /:
You are hot homely. think you
quite as pretty as Lucy | do. really" he
continued, q her eyes kindled at the
compliment. II am going to write to her
tonight, and shall tell her more about
you- l wan you to like Zach other very
much when she comes, 20 that you may
live with us. Aikenside would not be
Aikenside without you, Maddy."
In oil his wooings Of Lucy Atherstone,
Guys voice had never been tenderer in
its tone than when he said this to Mad
dy, whose lip quivered again. and who
invoiuntarily laid her head now D his
knee. A. she cried = second time. not
noisiiy. but quietly. softly, ~ II this cry
ing did her good. For several minutes
they ut there thus until Maddy, half
ashamed II her emotions, lifted up her
head and said:
Il DO not know what made me cry,
| only I'd been 10 happy here that l guess
I'd come to think that you only liked
Jsmis and me. OF course I knew that
some time you would 80 and think ell
the world Of somebody else, but I did not
expect Il 70 soon. / am afraid Miss
Athesstons viii not fancy me, and I
know most l shall not feel q free here,
after she comes, ~ ! do now. Then
your being % good. sending me to school,
helped M TO CRY more, and 10 I wa very
foolish. Don't tall Miss Atherstons that
I cried Tell her. though. how beautiful
- 4. and how glad l am that she loves
you. and II going to Be your WIFE,"
Maddy's voice wal very steady in its
tone. She evidently meant what she said,
but Guy, the bad man. did not feel as
xraciously ~ he ought to have felt IN
knowing that Maddy Clyde Vas glad
Lucy loved him. and was to be his
| vita"
Guy was rather uncomfortable, and rs
! Maddy was In some RAJ associated with
his discomfort, be did nst oppose her when
shs arose to leave.
Had MAddy bsen more . woman, or less
I child. shs would have seen that it was
well for her to know Of Lucy Atherstons
before Der feelings for Gry Remington
M assuned . definite form, and she mar
veled q dat little round spot Of pain Of
which was bu- ning Ct her heart, OF Why
~ should wish dat Guy would mot spsak
/ e ~ In his lekter 70 Lucy AtAerstons.
Bat Guy di1 speak u her, frankly CO.
fessing ~ lntsssss - lkle In hss, falling
Just Aow peepIs wers haginniag - ealk,
al aGktng Lacy II she cared, DECLARING
dat II ~ did. be would not - Maddy
Cy6e any noss than VA necessary. In
. little hns than four weeks there came
n answg frsm Lucy. who. with AaIth
ssmswAat improved, lad returned 70 Eng
lAn4. ard wrote 10 Gny from HsigAtss.
wAsss ~ sxpectsd - spend the summer.
ha4 1sDing TIT Guy might join ~ 0srs,
tAeugh - could NOT usss It, - mamma
stiil tnsiseed that shs was not able 10
taks spon hsesslf the duties q . wife
TAsn - spoke u Aaddy Clyde. saying !:
@SAe was not , biz Jealous Of hsr dsar
0uy. OF course. ignorant meddling peo-
p1e. u wh0m she feared thsre were .
neat aumbsf II America. would gossip.
1T ~ was ne< - mind them" Then
- niA t1nt 4 Aaddy wsse willing, nhs
wsuld NJ. - much her picture. q ~
had . ensjoqtty 10 know just how shs
looksd, and II Naddy pleased. would ~
wrtts . fsw 1insA = ~ not 70 seea -
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