The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-31

tSAp@A 1f"aA~ W sn~ ios8nW ina Monday
Mrs. Naah. the housskrep~r. had saral
jer~s therv osssy. 10 s~w. and 81. tois
~ Mi sbeas II. There svr IRA ysiee
~aiks, ssd nice green lawns. aud big. tai
tfs~~. and no~~rs~ob 80 many .-~ps
marble fountains. with geld fishes In III.
basin aud sssu~s. big as folks. all ove,
thr yard. ~ith tro brass lions on the rafs
rnstss But the heas~ IL finest OF all
Theres = dra ring rsss,m bigger than
ball Fsvsra. With carpets that let your fee'
I n IN ~ far pictures and mirrorw el~si
10 the noor--thinA Of thar, grandpa /, .
lcukinx glass 80 tall that one can ~
tbs very hctsom Of their dress and know
Just how IL hangs. Dear me won
der II III ever live ia such q place a
Aik~nsidef'
No. ~. Msddy, 10. ne satisfied with
b lot where God ha. put you. and
daut ~ longing after something higher.
Dur FatheS in bra v@n knows Just what
h br~s for IA ms lie dsdn.s see At 10
put Jon ~ at Alkenssde. 'tnin't noways
likely you1l ever live in the like Of H."
Not unless ! should happen to marry
. rich man. Poor girls like me have
scuaesiHnas done that. haven't theyg' was
Maddyis desnure reply.
With the earliest dawn Monday she
sas mp. and her grandmother heard her
repeating TO herself much Of what she
DREADED DIR. Holbrook might question
bar upon. Even when beading over the
wastnh. for there were no servants at
the RID cottage. : book was arranged be-
fcrs her. - that she could study with
her syes. while her small. fat hands and
diuspted arms were busy ia the snds. Re
fore tan o'clock everything was done. the
clothes. white ~ the snowdrops in the
garden beds. were swinging on the line.
the kitchen 1oor was scrubbed. the win
dc~S washed. the best room swept, the
vegetables cleaned for dinner, and then
Maddys work was finished. Grandma
could do all the rest she said. and
Madeline was free ~to put her eyes out
over th~m big books III she liked"
Swiftly 6cw the hours until II was
time to BE- getting ready. when again the
short hair was depiored, a. before her
hooking glass Madeline brushed and ar
ranRed her shining. beautiful locks.
II could see splcndidly i'm Mr.. Rem
inxton's mirrors" she said TO herself.
with . haif-sish Of regret that her lot
had not been cast In some such place rs
Aikenside. instead Of there beneath the
hill In that wee bit OF a cottage. whose
rear xssnted back until 1t almost touch
"a the ground AFTER all, l guess I'm
happaer here, thought Everybody
1ursa
m{meae nAA ta~3 &-a1
BE- proud and wicked"
She pinned on her little neat plaid
shawl. and. tying the blue ribbons Of her
cVarse straw hat, glanced once more 1t
the formidable cube root. and then bur.
ried down TO where her grandfather and
old SorreI we're waiting for hes.
n shall be 50 happy when I come bach.
because II will then be over. just like
having = tooth out. rot know" she said
to her grandmother. who bent down for
the gcod-by kiss without which Maddy
never left her. "Now. grandpa. drive
on was TO h. there Mt three" and
c~hirruping herself to Sorrel. the impa-
tfent Aadxe went riding from the cottage
doos. chatting cheerily until the village
At Devonshire was reached; then. with
I farewell TO her grandfather, who never
dreamed that thu man whom he was seek
Ing was 20 near she tripped up the Gag
gtne walk, and, ~ we have seen, soon
stoed In The presence Of not only DR.. Hsl-
brock. but also Of Gly Remingtoa.
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who pointed to Z chair. Guy Who seemed
perfectly at home. and naturally enough.
~ took him for DIR. Hclbrook, wonder-
1T who the other biack-haired man could
=. and II ~ nesns 10 stay In thess Ill
a. ukiIe. Half guessing the cause Of
- -uneasiness. and feeling more averse
than ever 70 taking part In the matter,
III doctse withdrew Into the background,
and 1T where he could NOT Be seen. This
brcugAt the short dress into full view.
together with thu dainty little feet. assvA
eusly beeting the door.
"xhe's vsey yoans.- be thoaaAt. .too
young. b. Ear" and Maddy's chaaces Of
success were bexinainx to decline sven
bsfors . wosd had been spoken.
Hsw teri iSly still Il was for the time
anins which telegrsphic communications
wow sijentiy paninx between Guy and
~ doctor: the latter shaking his bead
decidedly. while the former insisted that
~ should Do his duty. Madeline could
almost hear the beAtinxs Of her heart.
and ealy By counting aud ~rrcountiug the
poplar tress growing across tbs street
csuld sbs keep hack the teanL AZ last.
snnmoning al her courage, she lifted her
gfsnt brown eyes tn Guy. and aid. plead
insly:
-would you b - kind. sir. a. to b.
ginf~
~Ysa. certainly" and electrified By that
yeuns. birdrlike voice. the xweetext ave
: ~ had ever hoard. Guy knocked
dswn frum tn pile of books the only
: at al Appropriate to the occasion.
He commcncrd operations BY aha rpen-
Inc Z lmd psnciL Msddy counted every
fragneas ~ h fel upon fh@ f1oog, wish
ing - much that ~ would
Had Gay Rsminxtou reflected ! little.
! would neveF hare consented 10 do The
doctur's WORK; but. unaccustonaed To
country unees. especially those pertain
H - schools asd teachers hs ala not
cenntdsr tAas Il nastered which exam
e1ed that yeoag elri. himself or In. Hol-
brosk Viewing X somewhat in tAe light
e : -. - rather enjoyed It. when
~ peacn was sharpened suhBcientiy, ~
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