The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-17
DORA,


thing he had not done, Harold ran away.
No one knew it but 1, and was nobody.
But thought as much of Harold as ever
. human being could think of another.
And knew that he was wronged, and
felt that Mrs. Rolling had done dread
full thing when she took Squire Halsted
for her second husband, and let him rule
her, take possession Of her money, and
III use her handsome boy.
had mad my share of it too, for while
Mr.. Robling lived, and while she was
widow I was Ike daughter Of the
house. But no sooner had she come back
from her honeymoon trip than all that
was altered. The squire looked at me
colby, and I heard him ask Mrs. Hal
eted who / was.
"Her mother died when she was born"
Mrs. Halsted said, land took the baby
20 nv own nursery, where Harold lay in
the cradle"
more fool you, my dear" said the
squire.
"The father went away" said Mrs
HAlsted, "and was lost ct sea-so they
said-and kept the little girl"
you must remember that she viii
need to earn her own bread" said the
squire. '.She is not a lady. Let the
servants keep her IN their part Of the
house and teach her her duties as wait
raG."
! ~Oh, Mr.. Halsted!" cried the bride,
{ II cannot do that"
"My dear" said Mr.. Halsted, az am
master here
The poor lady was helpless. She had
10 longer any control of her own money
I was six years old, Harold the same
age, and terrible life we had had Of II.
Twas very well used in the kitchen, but
] felt cast down and degraded. wore
big crash aprons that covered me from
head to foot, instead of my pretty mus
LIN and silk dresses. | was delicate, and
Mniting is hard work when your wrists
are slender.
Mrs. Ealsted did all she could for me.
I used to hear her pleading with the
squire TO let her send me to boarding
school to learn to be teacher, but he
called her little goose" and she fam
cied him very wise.
T. But for Harold ! should never have
known anything, as after school he used
to come to me and teach me what he
had learned himself
4 Cook would whisper:
z That's right, Master Harold. It's a
good deed you are doing. God spare
YOU. I was never taught to rade me-
self, on account Of an evil minded step
father Nv me own that put me- to sarvice
before could get schoolin', an know
the loss"
And not a servant but would have
waited in my place, for they said l was
too small to carry dishes; but the cruel
squire would have me come IN TO make
sure that he was obeyed-
Mr.. Halstead really felt badly about
It. know. But two little girls came
soon, and then little boy, and soon she
cared nothing for her own splendid boy,
and why should she care for me?
But I am wandering away from the
morning when Harold Robling, just
eighteen that day, walked down the gar
den path in the gray morning light, and
1 with him, choking down my sobs. For
now the one being l loved was going
away from me, perhaps forever.
L was only 8 o'clock, and no one
was up. The grass was wet with dew,
and there were only a few pink streaks
tn the sky to tell that day was coming.
We did net dare to speak until we got
out of hearing of the house, but then |
eaid:
''Oh, Harold, what will you do with
no money and no friends-alone in the
world"
Many q young fellow has done the
same sort Of thing" Harold said. 'No
uau with his limbs and senses need &c
etarye. and mean to make my fortune.
But I'd rather work IN the trenches for
my daily bread than to live In Squire
Halstead's house, and with mother De
has bewitched into doing what he wishes,
whatever il may be. 1t was crime &c
make servant of you, little sister. But
remember, the moment have power IL
NV hands ell that shall be altered.
will write TO you, and you shall know
iust how get on"
But now we had got TO the wharf
boat to New York, and l was obliged to
leave him, for he did not want the
suuire TO find out what he had done IN
I'll he was fairly out Of reach, and then
he put his arm about my waist and
kissed me.
s.Goodby, little sister" he said, good
by, Dora, my pet. Keep up good heart
and never forget to answer my letters.
And he wss of, and went home weep
Ing as though my hear would break.
There was terrible time at the house
when they found he was gone, and ths
aouire swore he should never enter h:
doors again. But the sQu1re's daughters
vho hated Harold as their father did
though he was their own mothers child
aid they were glad he Was gone And
only | remembered him, think very
hong Aweak woman was Mrs 6alsted
and her hus band had got her under M
mower The way he managed her ia
aIways made me think that there mus
be something in magnetism or hypno
tisn She seemed to have lost her senses
or to have grown mentally blind, and u
led her where be would
lust about this time | fell very Ii
and when ! grew better the squire
knowing was good AZ my needle naS1'
a sea,nsress or me. L was ashamed 4
nay whv. but it is because looked rather
stylish and was called pretty, and *
many questions were asked me o'
rrests. As q seamstress 1 could stay L