Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-06-27
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"Hush Dorcasi 10 that rain?
sounds as II some genii were dashin
pals Of water against the easements.
| Its rain, Guy. The equinoctia
storm, you know"
And that dresry moaning dow
the chimney-is 1t windf"
The boy shivered q little, and drew
the bedclothes up around his chin
The red flames from the blazing loj
on the hearth danced up and dowi
like magic lantern, the shaded lamr
burned steadily on the table. Dorca
Wynter stitched quietly away at he
sewing without looking up.
at must be an awful tempest, Dor
cas-" uttered the lad. % fresh gus
OF wind seemed ID shake the old oc
diagonal tower to itsryery. foundations
at Is, Guy. ! heard old Captain
Lake say that the tid6shad not been &C
thigh since the year the Royal Victoris
was wrecked off Paine Point.v
TITS better to be here, even with I
broken Leg" said Guy Paley, slightly
lifting his eyebroNhs, ethan out al
sea in such blow asithisl"
"a good deal better; Guy"
mot that Lam a coward. Dorcasl'
cried the boy,e "There are worse
things than a storm at sea, and have
an instinct that | shall be o sailor yet.
But this sickness has taught me-this
sickness and you, Dorcas-that it's
better to go for thing in an honest,
straightforward way than TO try 70
reach it by sneaking. But l always
supposed 1t was fine thing to run
away to sea, or else l shouldn't have
tried the get Out. of. the window by
midnight dodge, and broke my leg
I'm wiser nowt'
Dorcas smiled NJ BIN with melting
hazel eyes and ross red lips, revealing
a line OF pearls.
Poor Guy" said, she. at was q
hard lesson, wasn't itf'T~
~ think l needed 1t, Dorcas. II
ever there was Thoroughbred young
|rufflan, it was II" groaned the boy.
' !e-., yor :. . .cc nobody ever talked to
me. Seedlings without end I got, l
grant you, but no one talked common.
sense to me before. You are the only
one who seemed to think ME worth
reasoning with; and you shall sec,
Dorcas, that | am worth the trouble.
Once l am up from this scrape, III
tackle my lessons In real earnest, and
try to do something better. And l
say, Dorcas-"
"Yes, Guy3''
you're The preltiest girl I ever
saw"
"Nonsense, Guy"
"Oh, but you arel and the sweetest
and most sensible. can't think how
you ever came to be housemaid in a
place like this"
Dorcas colored little.
"Shall l tell you, GuyP came as
governess to the primary department,
but l had no discipline, they told me
The younger boys did exactly as they
Pleased. I've always thought that
Mrs. Vail, who succeeded 10 the posi-.
ton, had something to do about the
bad reports of my management thai
reached DR.. Delfer's ears. But thai
can't be proved; neither can it bt
helped. l was alone here and friend
less, and l was glad TO accept vacan
position under the housekeeper u
mend linen, care for the occAsiona
cases In the infirmary, and make my
self generally useful"
'I knew you were ladyl" exul
family cried the boy; 81 could see it il
Il our face"
II would rather you would call mt
a true woman, Guy, than a lady,
said Dorcas, moving the lamp a few
inches farther back, SO that the ligh
Ishould not shine In Guys eyes.
"But / say, Dorcas, how old ART
your"
"Rather young, I am afraid, Guy
Ionly nineteen.
.And / am fourteen, Dorcas. Viii
lyou wait seven years for mea'
'Guyl"
81 shall be twenty.one then, AMI
my own master,'' eagerly added III
boy; '.and III work like slave to &c
Ia good profession, and if you will
!marry me, Dorcas, I'll make the best
husband that ever was to you, tor I'm
desperately In love with you, that
JAM"
Dorcas burst out into laughter.
"Guy," she said, "what a child yol
Eare2"
"But you love me, don't your"
Eyes, of course | love you; but not
bit more than l do Cecil Parker o
little frankie Gaines"
"DorcasP'
l swell q trife more perhaps, be
Ecause I've had all the care of you thes
four weeks, and you We really behaye'
livery decently, but"
| "Promise me. Dorcas.''
| 81 won't, Guy"
Were engaged all the same" sal
lGuy with deep sigh of relief; ''it's
bargain. And now you may get M
my bowl of Cruel"
Eyes, Mr.. Paley." said DR.. Del
gfer, with a nod of his spectacle
brows, THAT wild boy Of yours is
different creature. And the inffrmar
nurse has done it all. Not to mentio
1.-THE credit that the doctor gives her &c
keeping down the fever and managin
1.-The troublesome splints. lis was tn
lwors: boy in the school. l don't min
admitting to you now that ! was cor
ltemplating expelling him from on
klusL.ADsGS.