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Show THE “Nice treatment, this, very! To let a fellow go without even saying goodbye.” Then his father came bustling in, and soon hurried him down stairs and into the carriage. And all the time he looked in vain for Martha, while Medge did her best to atone for her sister’s neglect, but without success. But Martha all this time? She was sitting white and still at the window in the little back room up stairs; and her eyes were dim with tears as she heard the carriage roll away. * * * * * “T certainly expected them, sir,” tude I owe them.” “Oh!” exclaimed the Squire. “I see it all now. They were very kind to you, and in been one of them. slow to realize, and still slower to Willard homestead, not be dislove. to this convisit to the and with the aid of a cane, set out to walk the half mile or so that lay between him and his destination. But he counted too much’ on his strength, and before he had gone half way, he found his strenght’ gone, his heart palpitating, his breath coming in gasps, while a curious. numbness began to creep over him,and then he sank down fainting by the roadside. He had only lain there, however, a few minutes, when a great shaggy dog came trotting leisurely out of an adjoining lane, and advancing to him, examined him carefully, licking his hands, and then, squatting down beside him set up a series of long, doleful howls that could have been: heard a mile away. In answer to the dog’s summons, a moment later, a young lady came hastily from the same direction and ran to the spot. The color had left her face as she saw the object of the dog’s solicitude, but she knelt beside him without any hesitation, and raising his head gently to her bosom, began fanning him with her sunshade. Mr. Broadaker soon showed his appreciation of this kindly attention by opening his eyes very wide and gazing earnestly into the dark moist orbs beaming so tenderly above him. “Martha!” he murmured, “Am I dreaming?” “No,” replied herself, “it is I. Martha, disengaging I heard Bruno howling and ran tosee what was the matter, and —and so found you here.” besides, sir, you forget the debt of grati- return they expect you to marry Ill pay them But I'll stop that game. in a different kind of By the Lord Harry, sir, ?1 And with that the irate old gentleman joining room, took do now coin. it now!” thoroughly rushed into an ada handful of bills from a drawer, and putting on his hat he stalked out of the house and down the road in the direction of farmer Willard’s. So he strode along the road muttering to himself angrily, the roll of bills firmly clenched in his hand; until just as he passed the corner of a lane, he made a wild gesture, and in his excitement he flung the bills to the ground. Before he could stoop to pick them up, a brawny arm encircled his throat under his chin, a hard, grimy hand was clasped over his mouth, and a hoarse voice growled in his ear: “Don’t ye make no kick, ye old bloke, an’ ye won’t git hurt.” The warning was useless under the “Yes, yes, my boy,” replied the Squire “I do, I do indeed. You are heartily. getting along finely.” “JT did not mean on my recovery,” said Robert coloring, “I am engaged and—er _-ghall be married shortly after the holi- days—with your approval.” “What!” cried the Squire springing,to his feet. “Why, sir you have been keeping it very quiet, very quiet.” “I could not make you aware of it sooner,” replied Robert smiling, “as I only knew of it yesterday myself.” For a moment silent, gazing the fixedly Squire remained Then at hisson. he said sternly: I must understand this “Come, sir, thoroughly. 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But at that critical Agent of the Union Pacific Railway; the juncture, a clear, girlish voice behind agent of any connecting road, or address them cried: J. V. PARKER, General Ag “Sieze them, Bruno! Sieze them! Help! Salt help! help!” And then there wasa savage growling, mingled with cries and screams of Thos. L. Kimball, J. S. Tebbetey pain, and Squire Broadaker suddenly Acting Gen’! Mer. Geb sx one found himself sitting on the ground OMAHA, NEB. very much exhausted, with his head in the lap of a very handsome young lady, while a short distance away a great dog “T must have fainted,I think,” he said, making an effort to get on his feet. feet, a carriage came whirling down the “Tjet’ me help you,” said Martha tak- road, and drawing up beside them, Robing his hand. ert clambered out crying: He scrambled to his feet, still holding “Martha! Father! What has hapmet. eyes their her hand, and pened ?” way my on was “Martha,” he said, “I “Why,” replied the Squire, “as I was Look passing the lane yonder, a couple of rasto find you. I love you Martha. at me. Will you be my wife?” cally tramps set upon me,and but for She trembled but remained silent. the timely arrival of this young lady “Tell and her big dog, I believe the ruffians “Tell me, Martha,” he repeated. me,” would have murdered me.” “Yes,” she answered simply. Then, turning to Martha, he asked: “But you have not told me your name, my child. - I certainly owe you my The next afternoon Robert and his thanks.” father were in the library alone together. “Father,” said Robert, “congratulate me.” WEEKLY. re- plied Robert. “And I am at a loss to account for your apparent dislike of Mr. Willard, who is like yourself a landowner, a farmer, though on a somewhat smaller scale, I admit.” “A farmer! 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