Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-01

,r'cvsd, and Dave disappointed, IN
hts volatile, irresponsible way, how
ever, Eandnl claimed he knew how to
feather his nest" and he was ar
rayed In grand style as he went down
to the depot Gre morning to escort
Miss Dorothy to the home of the Del
combos.
The little lady insisted ON walking.
As they crossed bridge, her atten-
ton was called to gang of workmen
sinking hollow wooden tube in mud
hole at the bank of the river. Tho
man who was guiding It stood below,
half sunk In the Shiny clay. II was
David Prescott. He waved his hand
in friendly greeting to his cousin.
Come on" spoke Randall hurriedly.
This is not at all interesting"
But that man waved his hand to
YOU"
"Oh, some mudlark OF the crew.
suppose" responded Randall
HE doesn't look like mudlark,"
said Dorothy. "See him guide that
big frame thing. He must be pretty
smart and brave. There, it's in place.
That was just grand! what fine
looking fellow he is. too"
The irritated Randall managed to
draw his interested companion away
from the scene. He escorted his
charge to her friends. Randall called
at the Delcombes' home next morn
ing, primed for that Wanted proposal.
Mrs. Delcombe informed him that
Miss Vance had started away for
walk along the river. She might have
added that her guest had asked a
good many questions about the Bur
tons the evening previous. Dorothy
had learned that Randall was not the
ambitious striving idol she had made
of him. She learned of the noble sac.
rlfice OF his cousin She discovered.
too, the meanness of Randall in dis
owning his own kin the day before.
THE deuce!" exclaimed Randall Bur
ton, as he arrived at the bank OF thu
river.
There was the truant lady. She
was conversing with David. The lat.
ter was neatly attired. as he was al
ways when mere supervisory work wal
going on. David was explaining g.
his interested companion the great eI,-
cheering work in progress
Randall came up, brash and braggart
as ever. He tried to take Miss Dor
othy under his own especial wing,
whilst trying to impress his cousin
that she rightfully belonged there.
Somehow, it did not work. The viii
full little miss continued Interested
over the wonderful river project. She
was cool and distant when she walked
home with Randall.
Il suppose / can call this evening""
submitted Randall In rather grum-
bling tone.
ooh, certainly" smiled the fascin-
ating little miss; only be sure TO
bring your cousin, Mr. Prescott, with
you. He is the most delightful young
man / have ever met / could listen
all day to his stories of how he and
those brave fellows with him are fight
ing the quicksands and the bog holes.
and just forcing that stubborn old riv-
err to go tho way they want 1t to-"
There is an end to everything, and
the end of Randall Buttons careless
ambitions was position in city Of
flee as second-rate stenographer. At
least he was independent now, and
that in a way gratifled old Seth Bur-
ton.
The end of David's acquaintance
with pretty Dorothy was a wooing.
The wOoing ended in a wedding, and
David Prescott's noble sacrifice for
others led to the winning of a loving
wife and sure start in the world as
one of its future great engineers.
Copyright, 1912. by w. G. Chapman.l