The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-06-19

surely come tonight. think he ought 10
have come last night! Why. Tommy,
wha = the troUble@
For simple 7, mmy was coming up tie
path wiping The big tears from his eyes with
his clenched knuckles.
Hes gonep isitered Tommy.
iWho!'
'He-Mr. Royal
Gone. Well, don't cry; he'll be back
sgsin soon'
No. he's gone to New York, and he's nev
er coming back no more. lie told me 50
himself
The eoft roses died on Dorcss' cheeks.
Tommy excls,med Dorcss. eprinepg to
her feet, did you give him ,hs, Ie.terp
Yes, and he gave me q dollar and said /
was good fellow, lsmen:ed Tommy pite.
ously.
Dorcas siood a moment or two, sbsently
wa ching the red stain Of the sunset z .ow.
ing on the western horizon; then she turn
ed. and went invent into a world that
had changed lite that had grown dark Il
+Aiss. poor. proud. little Dorcss.
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'And 80 they moved away
Roysl Warner was more Disappointed
than he cared to have become visible. as he
leaned over the garden gate. no longer the
stripping farmer. but ,u!l. digolied young
me mber Of Congress- from one Of the w
ern S,stes.
'Ony yes, two years ego. Gone 10 Wet
sons Corners-iurDilure sold OF suction.'
Royal Warner hesi,sted a moment.
III am very foolish, l suppose. but Il
would like TO own something that used ioI
belong to my old friesds. Do you know of
any article that
oh interrupted squire Dsley. good hu.
moredIy, you're welcome to Webster.
Dictionary wife bough, as the ssle. Hoses
hs. brought . later edi,ion from college. end
the old one sin't no account anyhow. pill
fetch il.
An old battered volume with yellow
leaves and dog cared corners. there wssI
oertainlv very little value TO the book; hut
R,ya Warner took it reverentIy. and car.
ried i TO h's rooms st the village hotel as
tenderly as II It had been the Koran itse II,
end he faithful disciple of Mshommet.
lie eat down BY the window and turned
the leaves csrelessly over thinking Of Dor.
cas- Browns violet grsy orbs and long eye.
lashes.
Poor Dorcss.' he mused, wonder il ev.
er-'
He paused sbrup,ly-betwpen the time.
stained leaves before him lay q smrll bile,|
directed to himseIf-direcied in Dorcse'
well.know hand writing. Mechanically hp
broke the seal and read the message tina,
hod 80 long been on its way;
my DEAR ROYAL: Yes.
DoRcAs BRowN.'
There was no date-but lie knew whe n i,
had been written--he knew ss il BY instinct
the whole ssd story.
Five years. he murmured, ps essing both
hsnds 10 his fevered forehead.
Five long. weary yesre. Oh. my poor
darling girl
One moment he eat there srrsngirc his
scatterep thoughts. and plsnning his tu,ure |
while within hs bresn his CAD heart boun.
ded with strange buoysncy; end then he
went down stairs to inquire at wh., tine
The evening stage went out to Wstson's
Corners
She recognized him st once-her hear
seemed to stsud ssiIl in her bosom for min |
ute, but the next che came forward and
greeted him 40 Of old, with marvellous Ct II.
command.
.Dorcss.' he said, drawing The folded bill.
LEI from his pocket and 10y ing il 10 her he nd,
Il have just received this note
She bushed vividly % she re- cognized the
dir.c ion
Il was sen, five years this very summer.
Il know II Dorcss, but l never saw il un |
vi this afternoon
And he told her Of the blink sheet ,ha,
had 81 tuned the current OF her sxistence
'Of course II wss poor Tommy's fault,
! Ut how was ] to Imagine ,hs,l only sup
posed that you scorned my humble ,ffsr. and
desrss, Il Ldt me 10 the heart IL Il tho late
for me to re'urn the originsl srswev? said
Dorcss. smiling and blushiog % she hsnded
him The note.
well ssid farmer Brown. when he heard
Of his dsoghter- engagement. mpbbe the
girl was right after oil I, 10 better 10 be
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