The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-05

He always stood at some distance and
watched their games. He never spoke to
them or offered to take part but whe7-
ever his "Dolly" jumped or laughed, he
too would laugh aloud with delight.
Some Of the more courageous among
them sometimes threatened him with
their sticks, and those who wanted to
gain the special favor Of ''Dolly" threw
stones at him. And the rest laughed, if
any one hit him.
Guttorm never allowed himself to DO
in the least disturbed, but would only sit
aud gaze at them, and sometimes point
out places to them where the berries
grew thlckly. ,~i
Children may be malicious without
themselves knowing it. They at last
grew tired OF having Guttorm always at
their heels, wherever they went, and the
older ones, who had charge OF Kari, SAID
to her:
"Comc, let US 60 and tear down his
church; then he will have something else
to do than to be forever running after
u.s."
When Gutlorm, the next day, came to
his churchyard, he saw the ruin they had
wrought. The tower had been torn down,
the clergyman lay PROSTATE, the congre-
CATION lay scattered about on the floor
and the pews were broken to pisces, Out
in the churchyard, many Of the head
| stones were torn up and overturned.
Guttorm stood for while as il thunder
struck; then he gave shrek like Wild
beast, lifted up large stone and hurled
it away over the fields. He tore his hair
and threw himself down in the sand.
When he arose his face wa9 quite
changed. The gentle, good-humored
expression was gone; his eyes were wild
and evil; he yearned tor revenge-only
revenge. He remained lying in wait all
that day, expecting that those who had
wrought this destruction would return to
complete their work. But no one ap-
pesred. Day after day he lay hidden,
and rarely even went home for his meals
yet no one appeared. On the third day,
his father came and forced him to 20 to
cat his dinner: He tried to comfort him,
saying that they would soon repair all
the damage, and make it az fine as it had
been before. But Guttorm refused to be
comforted. He had hardly swallowed
his food when again he started out. He
stopped suddenly as he came up to the
tence, for his sharp ear had perceived
that some one was moving in the church
yard. 1t was three little boys, who had
brought Dolly along to show what great
things they had done. Gutto1m laid
himself down flat upon the ground, and
crept nolselessly forward like snake.
He caught sight of two of the boys, who
were already hard at work. He had (,
stone IN his hand, anil when he saw them
breaking to peices the cross on Dollv's
grave and digging up the earth, he hurl.
ed the stone at them with all his strength
Then scream was heard; he knew that
he had hit. With three leaps he was in
their midst, and was about to rush against
his adversary. when suddenly he saw
Dolly. There she lay, pale and molten
wound in her head and dripping from
her red silk ribbon. Guttorm struck his
:! hands against his face, Ethen gave a
hcart-reading shrek, and ran painting
down through forest aud fields toward
the river.
That night Guttorm did not return
home. His father sent messengers to all
the farms around, but no one had seen
him. He gathered his neighbors togcth,
er, and they searched far and wide with.
out any result Then the father sudden.
ly remembered the shrub at the river
which Guttorm had not allowed him to
cut down, and with heart full of fear
he fastened thithe1 There lay Guttorm
dead. His hair was entangled in the
twigs of the bush the body itself lay out
in the river
The next day came little Kari's father,
to complain OF Guttorm; he had cat 9
large hole in the head of his little girl
1t wasn't dangerous, to be sure, but he
must make an end of this persecution.
| 'He will not trouble you any more
now,'' said the father, as he lifted the
sheet from the pale, unhappy face.
| The man went; but the rather stooo
long looking at his son. ''Thcy will be
kinderlto HIM up there" he murmured
"Now he has found his own Dolly"
| Weeping silently, he drew the shee1
again over the dead face.