The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
HIS STEPMOTHER.

"Hush, Dorasl is that rain? 1t
sounds as if some genii were dashing
pals ofwater against the easements. ="
cts rain, Guy. The equinoctial
storm, you know"
"And that dreary moaning down
the chimney-is it wind?"
The boy shivered little, and drew
the bedclothes up around his chin.
The red flames from the blazing log
on the hearth danced up and down
like magic lantern; the shaded lamp
burned steadily on the table. Dorcas
Wynter stitched quietly away ut her
sewing without looking up.
cit must be an awful tempest,
Dorcas," uttered the lad, as q fresh
gust of wind seemed to shake the
octagonal tower to it's very founda-
tions.
cit is, Guy. heard old Capt Lake
say that the tide had not been so
high since the year the Royal Victoria
was wrecked off Paine Point"
cit is better to be here, even with a
broken Leg" said Guy Paley, slightly
lifting his eyebrows, ethan out at sea
in such blow as thisI'
GA good deal better, Guy" .
"Not that / am a coward, Dorcas !"
cried the boy. '"There are worse
things than a storm at sea, and
have an instinct that / shall be a
sailor yet; But this sickness has
taught me, this sickness and you,
Dorcas, tB at its better to go for a
thing in ar honest, straightforward
way, than 10 try TO reachit by sneak.
ing. But ] always supposed it was
fine thing to run away to sea, or else
| shouldn't have tried the get-out of
| the-window by-midnight dodge, and
broken my leg I'm wiser nOwp
Dorcas smiled at him with melting
hazel eyes and rose-tedl lips, revealing
a line of pearls.
"Poor Guy said she. 1T was 9
hard lesson. wasn't it?'
81 think | need it, DCrcas. fever
there was a Thoroughbred young
ruffian it was !" groaned the boy
"But, you see, nobody ever talked
to me. Seedlings without end l got
| | grant you, but no one toihed com
nonsense to me before. You are the
only one who seemed to think me
worth reasoning with; and you shall
see, Dorcas that, l am worth the
trouble. Once Pm up from this
scrape I'll tackle my lessons in rea
earnest, and try to do something
better. And l say, Dorcas.-"
"Yes, Guy?"
"You're the prettiest girl l evel
saw.'
Nonsense, Guy"
"Oh, but you are! and the sweetest
and most sensible. can't think how
you ever came to be housemaid il
place like this.
| Dorcas colored O little.
'Shall tell you, Guy? came al
governess- to the primary depart
ment, but 1 had no discipline, they
told me. The younger boys did ex
actly as they pleased. Eve always
thought that Mrs. Vail. who sue
ceeded to the position, had some
thing to do about the bad reports o
my management that reached DIR
Delfer's ears. But that can't b.
proved, neither can it be helped.
was alone here and friendless, ant
was glad to accept a vacant position
| under the housekeeper to mend linen
care for occasional cases in the in
Urinary, and make myself generally
useful"
81 knew you were ladyP exul
family cried the boy. 81 could see il
in your face"
II would rather you would call mi
q true woman, Guy, than a lady,
said Dorcas, moving the lamp a few
inches farther back, SO that the lighr
would not shine in Guys eyes.
"But say, Dorcas, how old ar
your"
Rather young, l am afraid, Guy
only nineteen"
"And am fourteen, Dorcas. VIII
you wait seven years for me?"
"Guy!''
81 shall be twenty-one then, anC
my own MASTER" eagerly added thu
boy; "and I'll work like a slave tt
get q good profession, and if you vii
marry me, Dorcas, I'll make the bes1
husband that ever was to You, fol
I'm desperately in love with you
that / am"
Dorcas burst into laughter.
"Guy," she said, "what a child yor
are"
"But you do love me, don't you?
eyes, of course I love you; but moi
bit more than / do Cecil Parker o.
little frankie Gaines"
"Dorcasl"
"Well, trifie more perhaps, be
cause I've had all the care of yor
these four weeks, and you've really
behaved very decently, but"
.4won't, Guy"
1sWs'se engaged, al the same,'