The Press., 1891-07-02
DORA.

The night after his stepfather, Squire Haksted, whipped Harold Burr for a 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 ful thing when she took Squire Halsted for her secol,d husband, and let him rule her, take possession of her money. and ill use her handsome boy
 had had my share of it too, for while MT. Rolling iived, and while she was a widow l was like 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 coldly, and l heard him ask Mrs. Hal sted who was.
 Her mother died when she was born," Mrs. Halsted said, land took the baby to my own nursery. where Harold lay in the cradle"
 More fool you. my dear" said the squire. ..
 "The father went away" said Mrs. Halsted, land was lost at sea-so they said-and kept the little girl .
 You must remember that she will 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 ress."
 Oh, MT. Halsted!" cried the bride
 I cannot do that"
 My dear," said MT. Halsted, II am master here.'
 The poor lady was helpless. She had no longer any control of her own money. 1 was six years old, Harold the same age, and terrible life we had had of it. was very well used in the kitchen, but 1 felt cast down and degraded. l,wore big crash aprons that covered me from head to foot, instead of my pretty mus lin and silk dresses. l was delicate, and waiting is hard work when your wrists are slender
 Mrs. Halsted did all she could for me 1 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 fan cied him very wise.
 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.
 Cook would whisper:
 That's right, Master Harold. It's a good deed you are doing. God spare you. was never taught to rade me self, on account of an evil minded step father iv me own that put me to sarvice before could get schoolin'. an know the loss"
 And not servant but would have waited in my place, for they said was too small to carry dishes; but the cruel squire would have me come in to make sure that he was obeyed. ,T.
 Mrs. 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 l am wandering away from the morning when Harold Rolling, just eighteen that day, walked down the gar den path in the gray morning light, and l with him, choking down my sobs. For now the one being ] loved was going away from me, perhaps forever.
 It was only 5 o'clock, and no one was up. The grass was wet with dew, and there were only a few pink streaks in the sky to tell that day was coming. We did not dare to speak until we got out of hearing of the house. but then said:
 Oh, Harold, what will you do with no money and no friends-alone in the world?'
 Many young fellow has done the same sort of thing" Harold said. "No man with his limbs and senses need to starve, 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 a mother he has bewitched into doing what he wishes, whatever it may be. It was a crime to make a servant of you, little sister. But remember, the moment l have power in my hands all that shall be altered. will write to you, and you shall know just how get on" g.
 Dut HOW WS udN SOL LO the WnarI where he was to take little market boat to New York, and was obliged to leave him, for he did not want the squire to find out what he had done un- til he was fairly out of reach, and then he put his arm about my waist and kissed me.
 "Goodby, little sister, he said, good by, Dora, my pet. Keep up good heart and never forget to answer my letters" And he was off, and went home weep ing as though my heart would break.
 There was terrible time at the house when they found he was gone, and the squire swore he should never enter his doors again. But the squire's daughters, who hated Harold as their father did, though he was their own mothers child, said they were glad he was gone. And only l remembered him, l think, very long. Aweak woman was Mrs. Halsted, and her husband had got her under his power. The way he managed her has always made me think that there must be something in magnetism or hypno- tism. She seemed to have lost her senses or to have grown mentally blind, and he led her where he would.
 Just about this time l fell very i'll, and when l grew better the squire, knowing was good at my needle. made
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