The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-03
"Ned Wallace, don't you ever speak
to me again as long as you live r'
He sEarEad ~, 5;sr,o--
't..Do you mean that, Theo. ?n

j +sIDO Won mean that TbP0 SN
{, Il mean every word of it. If I;v,
& liits.isssv7 fsaart q ri -!
4 III yss Bok siorgf9}e E lat ron said to ii,
/ Just now. To tell me to nv face tha
I you know 7 am in love with Won. and j
/ it's inst as convenient YOU wish II
make it somebody else. Oh. good God
it's too much. .
She covered her face with her hands
her cheeks flaming with anger and In
initiation. Edward Wallace made tho
sudden and uncomfortable discovery
that he had hoDeIessIy mt hie foot j.
it. He knew Of old e6r2e+hinc, af 81,
temper he had aroused and Ro etonS
appalled,.
"Theod0ra," said he with . faint
sound Of emotion in his voice. Ssvon anj !
have been good chums ali orr Ives
Once, when Won apro little n;rI 7 ra,
member Won hal arct kitten WI,ic1, Won
liked verv much. Que dav Won canrLt
that kitten killing some birds Ynn
had liked her better than onv thino else
in the world. vet Won took the nrettv
kitten and strangIed her with voUr own
hands. and from that dov To '+hig Won
bova navor olIo1ro1 o,,ati,o,,a az =; ~
no,,no 49, '''-o"0o "Lo'iioI I1' III 'He
ciO'7e' AIe you going 10 turn away
from me tonight for good and all?"
Yes, answered Theodore, speaking
cVIy Slow y. " for good and all. c.n't
get over things like other people. !
don't want to. After tonight [ shall
never speak to You again until forgive
you, ana that viii never be on earth.
linen good-by, Theodore, answered
ne, speaking unlike himself, very rap
ldIy, m more sorry than | can tell
That L have offended you. Always re-
Nom bor th"t Fgho" y"! tI,'nh Of mo- -
you ever 90: II yo" .II H0n ma me mere It;
III r, IilG morning. you Will know WnT;
DO lie turned ana went away Iheo-
uoII covered COW i her lace WIN hef nandS'
al" oufSC inIo passionate JearS-1he "o-
mans weak refuge of tears,
NeXC * morning NJ? at Oreaki&8G L5eo' came
intO the dlhlng-roOm, and Daddy Dn-
kle handed her note and said
" IL }ad this tonne, IheO. | found it
on my plate just now
1t was from Edward, and it said
DEAR FATHER D1NKLEBAcH I've started for
Brazil. I could not do Hs you wanted.
kno" how un8ratefuI It seems, too, and / wish
& C94tu tt e@Se you, pmC u cdiIos J P9Ifase Iias
Won and Theo EDWARD WALLACE.
Daddy Dink1o 1oonod his boad m his
hands and oroana5 # waa a crnaI
How onJ - et,,DnaJ Iir, d;,, n,ist
o5,,,o lD ''ll, nTor ~ b;a oTos l-l, g., ~ noorooni
Wbor bo iooi-od ~, Thoa was nIv;n o
i, -ti +ha nornor ~ PIor Pp nir1r Sbo ba3
inorno7 ,,o ~ oar,ir,noto o5,,n for TO- we'll
n"dJr 'tli' n;nI,in J Iaoi,o1 ~ of bor porbon.
- Voc g I;LaroI 1roroir,, " ,rh;cb rnodo
his ;mtn;tione co fno and anicIx In
+ho+ i,o ,,,anoo,,t bo 1anboi do,rn tLronnl
tbo root 7;Lo y,ieion ana his own
LiiobtoJ ~ I,aII+b roso boforo him 1iLa q
aar22nrnfr,i aLos+ 10 want ovar n
Tbao 1T,ao an5 ~ loiJ III b;e ban1 oonflv on her
booJ
g Tboo NV o;rI doD't crv ~ bo said
mT hovn No. 01oiionno With crvino
women an Leave Irving to babies. where
| II nroncrlv belongs. Please God. Won
and 7 have manv a brave davis work
before Ms. nv child. Together we will
tread the glorious paths of learning
We will climb vet higher heights, my
daughttr. and you shall lead and l viii
follow We will wait for the promised
time together. In the pursuit of lib
eral Learning there is perpetual tri
Imnh unalioved bv single pang, the
snlfndid triumph of Knowing and un
| derstandinp Knowledpe places mar
on a level with the angels. There arc
iov. consolation and reposa. I turned
there for comfort, a long time ago, anG
If has never failed ME. TheodOrd
dauphter Gift Of God to u lonely old
man come !"
81 will father"
90 two went ont to work. where il
was to have been three. They never
mentioned the wanderer, never hearC
from him. The old man and the CIR
shared their studies together. A
| length an attack of sickness came upon
Daddy Dinkle, and weakened him Sc
that he was never quite the same again
After that Theo. heard part of the
bows lessons. Liberal learning y
brought her iov and consolation indeed
! She seemed quite happy after a little
time. Her eve was bright as a birds
and her voice as sweet, hopeful ant
cherry.
A lover or two crossed her quiet LIE
as the years went on. That was the
only time her bright, sunny spirit eve
seemed disturbed. Her soft, pinl
cheeks had turned very pale, and sh'
seemed faint and breathIess for a mo
ment, and then she had said firmly tina
her life was devoted to the old pro
fessor and boys. She never looked for
or indeed never wished for, any othe
life than her present one. SO the fly
ing years still went on, ard Theodor
lived as much shut ont of the world a
# she and the old Professor and tn
boys had been cast away on gree
island in mjd-ocsan.
At last there came a sorrowful day
when Daddy Dinkle found himself il
total darkness. His worn. out eyes ha,
failed him completely, except for tears
dear. stricken old man. Those raine,
down from his poor old eyes freel.
enough, but tears could not bring bac
The lost light of day- And now Theo
L., tooly 4ba ola nrOfassor's tasks nj