surprised his wife by asking her

ads are not passa

t in spots. "I have such a long journey ahead of me today that I want yo

go. I can stop at Dr. Parkin's and

and Mary were speeding along through the

they found a woman at the horses' heads with a broken strap in her hand. She was gazing helplessly at the buggy which st

k fas

the reins to his

take this big lummox out of here," he said picking his way to the buggy. The lummox rose to her feet

ng-rein and tied the tug to the broken end of the single-tree; after which he went to the horses' heads and commanded them to "Come on." They st

f it," she said, noting their tender greenth which formed a soft blur of color, the only color in all the gray landsc

aging torrent; the drift, caught and held by the trunks of the trees, and the weeds and grasses all b

y across. The doctor obeyed wondering what could be the matter.

p while you count all

See those two white clouds floating so serenely across

drove relen

ile, "but this time the travelers tremb

its back a piece of the harness. She held it in a very aimless and helpless way. "See," sai

r and discovered a young man sitting cozily in

n, have you got a stri

said the youth feeli

'll give you mine," and he set his foot energeti

t foot. The doctor saw and understood. The little sister was to fix th

, and fix it strong," was the doctor's parting inj

ute the horses were floundering through it, tugging with might and main. No

ely through, and the doctor looking back said, "That

o-oo-m of a prairie chicken not far distant, while from far away came the faint

u think that dove i

if it might be

here in this tre

s as pretty and soft as its voice. But I'm getti

iles and good ro

at Centerville, "I'll be back about sunse

several long strips of muslin over her arm. She smilingly explained that she didn't often meet

d and removing hat and g

hingle and all this cotton and

u ever made

ndeed, I'm not

ere's a boy with a broken arm

has his office h

nce sometimes, too, bu

something new about the

ts on hand. Old or new, Dr. Parkin just tears them up whe

round it; then taking a needle and thread she stitched it securely. Mary sat in her chair watching

e arm." Mary looked at her admiringly. "You

nished it her husband

done?"

ust fin

, Doctor?" asked Mary, r

I'm glad to see you out here. Yes,

I think he expects to cut

djusted the fracture, then applied the splint while his wife held it steady until he had made it secure. When

ck-eyed woman came in and said she wanted

Mrs. Parkin, "and will not

n get it for

now the n

and phials with their contents of many colors. She took up a three-ounce bottle. "This is like the other bottle and I believe the me

to risk it," said

til the doctor comes and I know this must be

"you certainly will not ri

s or come again," said Mrs. Parkin. The patient grumbled a

Mary asked the other doctor's wife

r is away and either want me to prescribe

't do it

am doing. Having the office here in the house so

ebody." About an hour later Mary, looking out of the window, saw a wagon st

called

in. That is less trouble," observed M

oc at

gone to th

will he

supper tim

en looked at his wif

"I guess we'd better g

dark long before we

agoin' to drive eight miles

ted ye to do, maybe Doc'd 'a been here and

ye I wasn't don

ade a few aigs for a jug o' m'l

t and in a few minutes they had all rolled in. Mrs. Parkin made a heroic effort not to

ad. But these are white horses, John's are bays. She turns her head and looks into the west. Out in the meadow a giant oak-tree stands between her and the setting sun. Its u

, beautiful

ead more than once that morning ...

om the cold and dim world behind it right into the golden glory! I have always that sort of feeling when

e was in the buggy and they were bound for home. It was almost ten o'clock when they got there. The trip had been so hard on the horses that a

nd Maggie are

like them to sit

k and Maggie stood framed in the doorway with