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5 WIZARD WILL, THE WONDER WORKER.
“Tam glad to meet you, sir; but I guess you'd better stay with us
to-night, for we can rig you out, as well as Kent, and I’ve got a little
apple brandy that will do yon both good.”
“Tthank you, sir;” and then Schuyler Cluctt added: “ But Iet
me say that my modest friend here failed to tell you that he saved my
life, as the bridge went in with me, and I cannot swim a stroke.’2
“ Ah! that is just like Kent; but here is my daughter, and hesaved
her life years ego in this same stream, when they were childrex
together. Ruby, this is Mr. Cluett, whose life Kent has just saved :,
but hasten to lay outsome of my clothes in the spare rooms, and tel
your mother that we have guests to supper.
Come, Mr Cluett, you and Kent need a little internal warming up
after your ducking,’ and the two young men dashed off a glass of
apple brandy of the miller’s own making, and then sought theia
respectivé rooms to chance their clothes, for, after his eyes had faller
upon Ruby Raymond, the young sportsman had decided to remain ali:
night at the miller’s.
He felt that he did not look his best, in a corduroy suit of the
miller’s and a broad shirt collar; but he had to make the best of it,.
and so descended to the parlour.
Kent was already there, as: was Miller Raymond, his wife, anc
Ruby, and the young sportsman was introduced, and again told the
story of his rescue by Kent. .
Then supper was servéd, and such a supper Schuyler Cluett had
never cat down to before, he said, and with truth, for Mistress.
Raymond was noted for her housekeeping the country over.
During the evening Ruby sang, in a sweet soprano. voice, played
the piano with ao skill that surprised the city-bred gentleman,
and -he found her to be lovely in face and form, with large,
dark-blue eyes, golden hair, and a smile of the most fascinating
sweetness, while her refinement of manner was as much ao surprise to
him as were her accomplishments.
Mr. Schuyler Cluett also learned a secret from the miller, and tha’
was the fact of Ruby’s engagement to Kent Lomax.
“ Kentis a fine fellow, Mr. Cluett,” volunteered the miller. “‘and we
have known him from boyhood.
‘* His father married a crossed-grained woman after his first wife’s-
death, and she made it so warm for the boy he ran away end went to
£ea.
“He was gone six years, and returned one day to Sind his step-
mother dead, so he remained at home, took care of his father until his
death, and now owns the farm, a mile from here, and a good one it
“He and Ruby have loved each other always, and they are to be
* married, come Christmas.” . ,
Schuyler Cluett went to his room that night, pondering over all he
had heard, and at last he said half aloud:
“That beautiful girl marry that common fellow? J¥ever! shoe shal
“be mine, and I swear it!”
And Schuyler Clucts kept his treacherons oath against the maz
who had saved his life, for the very eve of her wedding-day with Kez: