The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1889-12-25

| W1P10& the UEoOQ HOm 0er AsSc . Ass1o
{ scratch received from the corner Of the
, chair; his VOICE was speaking polite and
: comforting, and it even seenDd afec-
ftfonate words; But sill she sobbed, hee
heart nearly broken
> He inwardly thanked God for thisoP.
rDrtunity, but was kind-hearted man
; after ali, and as hsappreeiated hep situa-
ten he gently drew her toward the hall.
~I-I-will-go-go-by myself" she
stammered, as shs' reached the thresh-
old
Every WE'LL" he answered ~ hope
you are not seriously hurt"
Acter which he withdrew his support
ing arm. and she would have fed pre-
cipitately. But when her whole weight
4 came upon her shocked muscles they, re.
/ fused to give her their accustomed aid,
and she staggered so nelplessly that he
at once came to her relief. A few mo-
ments later she was reclining in a large
kchair in her own pretty room and he was
tstanding in the center of his, wondering
how she happened to Go where he foHnd
her.
! It would be wrong to- say that he ar
rived at the proper solution Of the prob
lem at once; for, although his wits
we're fairly sharp and the correct
F: thought came to his mind, still he was
not so coBceited as to believe it at Rist
He collected the hairpins and dainty,
lace-trimned handkerchief and placed
| them carefully in ono corner of the
bureau drawer before mentioned. AZ he
was about to turn away his eye fell
| upon the glove-buttoaer, and with an
| inward laugh and a sentimental twinge
| At his heart he gaze6 raptly at it, and
then, with a sigh which may have
| meant very much, put it with the other
spoils and dropped into his great chair
to. think
Several days flew swiftly by to the
busy workers of this; bustling city, but
they hung very heavily upon the bands
of two fated mortals. He resumed his
seat as usual at the table, but she came
not. Day after day went by and she
was not seen; and hiss heart beat, more
wildly as he surveyed: her vacan schair,
knowing so we'll the cause of its. aban-
donment. Her mother seemeds in no
way changed towards him, and her
friends seemed not TO be awars Of the
oemar liable coincidence.
Sun day came, and he felt sure that
she would then show herself, but he was
disappointed. Sunday evening after
church he was Sae much worried and
troubled that he summoned the neces-
sary courage and asked her mother if
Miss was seriously ill. And this.
was her answer:
Eyes; we are greatly worried about
her. She sleeps not at all-or only in.
fitful maps. She eats almost nothing.
She has high fever, and really we are,
much alarmed The strangest part is.
that we can not account for it in any
way"
Hearing this, it is not Strange that he
found little sleep Sunday night. He saw
that her pride and shame were killing
her. He knew not why, but his own
heart was filled with very peculiar sem
sations, and do what he might he could
not think consecutively Of any thing or
anyone but her.
This state of affairs continued until
New Years morning at about half-past
eleven o'clock. She, for the first time, left
her little room and quickly entered her
mothers. His door was open a little
way, and he caught glimpse Of her
| dress-the same she had worn week
| ago when he SO surprisingly found her.
He was at that moment examining for
| the hundredth time her belongings he
had carefully put away. And as he saw
| her enter her mothers room thought
came to him-Or, rather, courage came
to him-sufficient to carry out the bid
ding of thought he had cherished for
many days.
| He stopped not to consider for fear his
heart might grow faint, but quickly
wrote a few words on his card and tied
the hairpins, glove buttoner and hand
kerchief with it into neat package.
Then trem blingly he sought the mothers
bedroom door. The honOred lady re-
sponded to his knock, and with very
flushed face he stammered:
| "Pardon-I think should say this
or these belong to your daughter"
| After which he made a very shame
faced retreat. A few moments the good
woman stared in blank amazement at
the package she held, but she had not
long to mediate thus. The daughter,
who was reclining on sofa in a most
exhausted manner, suddenly received
new strength as she heard his voice, and
springing to her feet, she pulled her
mother into the room, tore the package
from her and burst its cord in almost
breathless haste. The mother was by
this time thoroughly amazed. and sank
into a chair. not really knowing what
next to expect.
The daughter read the few words upon
the card at least dozen times. Tears
came to her eyes; her bosom heaved
with mighty sobs, and she buried her
face in the cushions of the sofa.
Alarmed at this the mother went to
her child, and when she became more
calm she laid her beautiful head upon
her mothers lap and told her every
thing. Then she seized piece OF paper,
wrote also few words, tied it in with
the relics-if they may be so called
and induced her mother to return it to
the room at the end of the hall.
L L. thn