The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-05-15

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Thsedors Nslsoa stood ia the
centre II her room. She vas doiss
Asahih9; Il seemed u her, she vas
tAiakisg. Bet = kind Of soundless
voiee within her kept repeating over
sad over sgaia the lsss vords Mr.,
Gsaagss had ssid 10 her.
ut h "a Offer, Mis- Nelson, which
yes would do veil to give soms
tAosshs o."
By and by shs bssss 10 think Of
tAs tine 1t which sAs had arst on.
tsss1 ths; house.. Homeless, friend
lsss, alnost helpless, she had applied
to Mr.. 0rssgcS Tor . situation as
govesness to BE little daughter, jus,
len nothsrlsn. She had no faith
that she would obtain the situation
for she brought with her no iassrces
sion from othep, she had no intro.
duction she possessed nothing bu,
her cspability aud earnestncss.
She had bsen shown into the Ii.
brary jest at dusk. Through the
glinnsr Of picture frames and the
shine Of polished walnut, she made
out that The room was unoccupied
and sat down to wait, The fain.
freight only showed how rich the
place wss, and il was very quiet.
There Was = study chair drawn upon
the hearth rug, = book open 10 the
reading rack. = profasion Of papers
o. . table near BY, and watch tick
log among them, The comfortable
ticking Of the watch sounded -isi,
tho wsilipg wind beyond the window
drspesy . warm folds She listencd
to both in a halt s'upor, caused by
the ~sariucss rs bssasting the rough
weather.
suddenly, ~i'h.ni = sound, the
door spvssg o,~a softly. ard \ gen
,lenaa entered. went scrosH shs soft
carpet Esd turned up the gas. Then
he tu'".J IN heI saving cour'eously :
." Do you wish /" see me ?"
Mr.. GrsngerP'
Yes"
She vss Impressed a. never before
with the utter gsntlsnssa Of . gentle.
nss. Bhs made known her GRAND
waited pssisssly under tho kind but
comprehensive eyes.
Looking At Theodors Nelson, Mr..
Granger thought that there Was one
woman, st least, Who had not thought
Of bis being rich, eligible. II WAS =
relieving thought afssr experiences
he had known during the past month.
He sa;d,--
az think " will try each ether,
Miss Nelson"
The words wsrs = shook Of pleasure
70 Thso1ora, sAs was % tired, the
place vas 70 rsstfsl, and shs was not
ssrs whsre she should lay her head
that nighs, II was > comfort and
psscs opssisg before her, = place
whom shs eould drop her burden Of
ears, AID BE- kindly embodied in an
alnosphsss Of psacs. She did not
know hat M. Granger NV her with
her syss fAil Of tsars ~ they parted.
Hsv nssh has happened since
that aigAtf Episode siter episode
svsps sescas her nsstal vision. The
Ard beautiful served nsal which she
81 II ~ pretty breakfast room. Tie
Apsl glimpse Of Dora 0rssgsf's fair
LITTLE fhcs, the dainty chaabsr ~.
a Arst sleep fss comfort. Many
night she had lain watching the play
Of Tie red arelight upon the white
ceiling, unwilling 70 60 to sleep be-
sauss no dream cosld Be 50 happy ~
~ waking rsveris. She never lost
her pleasure IN these things, familiar
- taste and luxury became to hsr
daily life.
She thought Of the Arst Christmas
that she lad lived there, aud Of the
grateful PLEASURE which swslled her
Heart vhsn Mr.. Granger put into
her hand . tiny Florsatins watch
whils he next instant little Dora
spsaag forward with beautiful cut
sanse-Ass gin, Why she had
sever lad . ChristRas present before
IL al her llisi
She thought Of night whea Dora
Asl bssn tsksa Dangerously III with
ths Group, and how, u il the child
we're her own hssh and blood, she
bad watched and prayed with her
father.
Shs rsmsmb srsd tho evening ia
,As beautiful old library ~ quiet aud
bright. morning drivs., pleasant 'or'
room. study hours. m"sir 10. :,
yives 10 the i"ug psrlrr' ~ VI
Or. scr VII. =, be Z ii prusJ 10
deep 'haUg.'. q 4ai'ea0ls 'upos
lumersry us rad r~u--d up some.
sia.sr IL zee what they werc laughing
II. ba, lie Va. usuaii, sl'sent minded.
That biz .sheaEhss we're not slwsys
pleasant, Theodore came to know.
There vas . sore place in bis life
which b hroodsd over. Al 6sst she
believed Il 10 b. The loss Of his wife,
but respectfully Is he mentioned 10
Dora her dead mother, be never
showed for the child nor for hinss;f
. ssass Of great loss. In maa, 6ne
.satsssd and tsadsr hearted a was
Curtis Gsasgsr, this was strange.
Thsooora aid not know how II was
that sAs zane to uhdsrstsnd that she
vas capable Of bringing pleasure to
Doss's father. But she fslt that he
| vas hsppisst il the evenings when
~ tArss we're aloss, aad she was In
The mood 10 lasgh and talk freely.
II those tinss Mr.. Granger would
kisdls IN . qsiss bsiIliancy utterly
elisa 10 hin q Ill periods.
A synpstAy I'D grown sp between
thsa Wish ass oss Psrson 10 hun
did vsslA sppsseiass rightly. fhso.
1sss ~ desIrs 10 pssass NJ. 0sas-
~. VIII he ulnsst ffaakasss shs
consulted Ais tassss. Silently dis
eevesing tAst Whatever bic evening
essn9sssah vsss, h liked 70 chat
viiA Ass ~ a. hsss sftss tea, shs
nsls u . pslss 70 h u lsissrs then.
Ouss, IL . half shseat way, b