Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-14
DORA.

The night after his sicpfaiher, Squire
Hals,ed. whipped Harold Burr for a
thing he had not done, Harold ran away.
No ono knew II but !, and ] was nobody
Bat thought as much OF Harold "A ever
a human being could think Of another
And | know that he was wronged, and |
felt that Ms. Rolling had done dread.
ful 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.
Ihad hal my share Of Il too, for while
Mr.. Robling .ivcd, and while she was a
widow was like n daughter OF tho
house. But no sooner had she come back
from her honeymoon trip than all that
was altered. Tho squire looked at mo
coldly, and I heard him ask Mrs. Hal
stcd who was.
"IIer mothord died when she was born"
Mr.. Halsted said. land ! took the baby
% my own nursery, where Harold lay In
tho cradle"
more fool you, my DEAR said the
squire.
"Tho father went away" said Mrs.
Halsted, "and was lost at sca--so they
said-and kept tho little girl."
"You must remember that she will
need TO earn her own bread said the
squirr. "She Is not lady. Let the
servants keep her in their part Of tho
housc and teach her her duties "a walt
res
"oh, Mr.. Halstedi" cried tho bride.
II cannot do that"
my dear" said Mr.. Haisted, ~ am
master here"
Tho poor lady was helpless. She had
no longer any control Of her own money.
] WIS six years old. Harold tho same
age, and terrible life we had had Of II.
was very well used In the kitchen, but
fclt cast down and degraded. wore
big crash aprons that covered me from
head 10 foot, instead of my pretty mus
lin and silk dresses. was delicate, and
waiting IA hard work when your wrists
ara slender.
MnL HaLtei did all shc could for me-
] used to hear hcr pleading with the
squire TO let her send me to boarding
school TO learn to DO teacher. but he
called her "littlc goose" and she fan.
cied him very wise.
But for Harold I should never have
known anything. as after school he used
10 como 10 mo and teach me what ho
had learned himself.
Cook would Whisper
"That's right. Master Harold. It's
s.aal I...lH x.,t, 49,. .laf.a. n..l. .,a,..
you. Twas never taught 10 rndo mo
self. on account Of an evil minded step
father " me own that put ine TO saryice
before could set schoolin'. an / know
the loss"
And not servant but would have
waited In my place, for they said was
too small 10 carry DISHES; but tho cruel
squire would have mo come In to make
sure that no was oboyed.
Mrs.. Halstesd 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 mei
But 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
with him. choking down my sobs. For
now tho ono being | loved was going
away from mo, perhaps forever.
II was only D o'clock. and no ono
was up The grass was wet with dew,
and tllorc were only few pink streals
in the sky to tell that day was coming.
We did not dare TO speak until wo got
out Of hearing Of tho house, but then i
baid;
"oh. Harold. what will you do with
no money and no friends-alone in the
worldY
"Many young fellow has done the
same sort Of thing" Harold said. mo
maa with his limbs aud senses need 10
starye. and mean to make my fortune.
But I'd rather work In the trenches for
my daily bread than 10 live Ia Squire
Halstead's house, and with mother he
has bewitched into doing what lao wishes,
whatever II may be- 1t was a crime TO
make servant OF you, little sister. But
remember, the moment have power In
my hands all that shall be altered. ]
will write 10 you and you shall know
just how get on"
But now We had got 10 the wharf
where he was 10 take n little market
boat to New York, and WA obliged ia
leave him, for no did not want tho
squire to lind out what he had done un.
I'll no was fairly ont Of reach, and then
hs put his arm about my waist aud
Kissed me.
"Goodby, little sister, he said, good
by, Dora, my pet Keep up good hear
and never forget TO answer my letters,
And he was OFF, and went home weep
ing IN though my heart would break.
There was IA terrible time at the hons,
when they found he was gone, and tn,
squire awore he should never enter hi
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 no was gone. Ant
only l remembered him, think, yer,
long. A weak woman was Mrs. Halsted
and her husband had got her under bi
power. Tho way he managed her ha
always made me think that there mus
DO something in magnetism or hypno
usin- She seemed to have LOSE her sense
~ TO have grown mentally blind, and Ia,
- WHARF he would