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fni Tor that, and 70 watching her ~ her
eyes siist@n<d with pleasure. he said:
II am Rlad ron Ike them, Mim Clyde,
and y will Mr.. Remington be. He sent
tAem 10 you from his conservatory"
Not Mr.. Remington from 4Alkeusidc-
moi Je~xie's broth@rY' and Maddyst eyes
now fairly danced ~ they sought thu
doctors faee.
"Yes, Jes@Is's br0ther. lie came herr
With her. lie h interested in ron, and
brought these down this morning"
IL Was Jessie. ! guess, who sen,
them." Maddy suggested. but the doctor
persisted that II was Guy.
~IIe wished me % present them with
bis compliments. He thought they might
please ynu.-
oh: they do. they dor Maddy replied
They almost make me well. Tell him
how much | thank him. and like him. too
though | never saw him."
The doctor opened his lips to tell heI
she bad seen him, but changed his mind
ERE the words were uttered. she nigh,
rot think "A well Of Guy. he thought. and
there was no harm In keeping Ii hack.
80 Maddy had no suspicion that thu
face she thought Of 80 much belonged e
Guy Remington. She had never seen him,
Of course. but she hoped she would NOM
time. 10 N T. thank him for his gen.
crosby to her grandfather and his kind.
news to herself. Then. m she rsmen.
bered the message she had sent him, she
began to think that II sounded too ia
miliar. and mid to the doctor:
III you please. don't tell Mr.. Rem.
ington that l said I liked hlm--only thai
thank him. He would think II queer
for Z poor girl like me to send such word
to him. He In very rich. and handsome,
and splendid. isn't bel"
Yes. Guys rich and handsome. and
everybody likes him. We were In col
lege together"
"You were." Maddy exclaimed. 'Then
you know him well. and Jessie. and
you've been TO Aikenxde often7 There's
nothing il the world l want - much AZ
to 10 to Aikenside. They nay il Is SC
Beautiful
Maybe IN carry you UP there SOM
day VIXEN ron are strong enough to ride
the doctor answered, thinking Of his ligh,
buggy ct home. and wondering he had no,
used Il more, instead Of always riding on
horseback.
DR.. Holbrook looked much older than
~ Was. and to Maddy be seemed quite
fatherfy, so that the idea OF riding with
him. aside from the honor II might be to
her. struck her much as riding with
Farmer Green would have done. The
doctor. too. imagined that his proposition
WAS prompted solely from disinterested
mo&ivea, but he found himself woudsslns
how long Il would be before Maddy would
be able to ride q little distance, just over
the hill and hack. He was firing her
al out talking to her; but somehow il
very delightful there In that sick
room, with the summer sunshine stealing
through the window and falling Upon the
soft r~eddish.brown head resting on the
pillows. Once he fixed those pillows ar
ranging them 20 nicely that grandma.
who lad come In from her hens and
yeast cakes, declared The was as handy
q . woman" and after receiving . few
general directions with regard to the fu-
ture, guessed, II be wasn't IN = hurry,
she'd leave him with Maddy . spell. as
there were I few chores she must do"
The Aikenside carriage was standing At
Mn. Corners gate when be returned and
Jessie came running ~ 70 meet him,
followed By Guy. while Agnes, in the
most becoming riding habit, sat by the
window, looking ~ unconcefned at his
arrival a. X Il were not the very event
for which she had been impatientiy wait
Ing. Jessie was : great pet with the
doctor, and. lifting her lightly In his
arms he kissed her forehead and naid:
II have seen Maddy Clyde. She asked
for you. and Why you do not come to
- her, - you promised"
Mother won't let me-" Jessie answe
"a. "She Rays they are not lit associates
Tor I Remington"
There was I sudden fash Of contempt
On the doctors sace, and a CLEAN Of
wrath In Agnes eye NJ she motioned
Jessie 70 b. silent. and then gracefully
received the doctor. Guy seized the frs,
favorable opportunity to inquire after
Madeline.
She was improving rapidly. the doctor
said, .dding "You ought to have seen
her delight when I rve her your bon
quet."
Indeed" and Agnes hridled hAught-
ily, II all not know that Guy was 10
the kahir vi sending bouquets TO such ~
this ciy.le girl. really aus report him
70 Miss Atherssone-"
Guys seat wns very near to Agnes,
and while . cloud o~yersprrrd his fine
textures. he said 10 hsr in an aside:
'P1ase say In your report that the
worst thing about this Clyde girl II thar
me aspires to BE- = teacher, and possibly
4 g~oyerness-"
There VAS an emphasis on the last
word which xii~need Agnes aad set her
to beating her French xssscr on the car
ut: while Cur. turning back to the doc
tor, replied 10 his remark:
"She vas pleased. Them
"Yes: she must be vastly fond 81 dow
En-. though l som~ S.fnes fAncied that the
fact q being noticed by you AFFORDED al,
most a. much satisfaction a. the bouquet
itself. She evidently regards yca as d
superior being. and Aikeusid~ ~ = .csoi,d
Paradise. and asking innrmerahls ques.
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