The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-04-14
THE STORY OF DORIS.
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they were watering the garden to
sether. He drew the great buckets
from the well and filed the watering
pots, and she took the little one and be
The lds one and they went down the
long, brick paved paths between the
borlers and the grass plots giving the
flowers . generous showering, for the
! weather was dry, and roses and tiger
lilies, iox and gladiolas. coFeopsis and
portulacA. sweet peas. puppies, lady slip
pers and maFigOlds were all athirsk
Frank had come over specially 10 help
Doris. BE had said to his gFandmOther
one afternoon, cit seems wrong 10 SO
awoman dragging up those great buck
eta And his grandmother had replied,
That's right, Franklin. I like 10 zee that
spirit in q boy; help her every evening"
From that time Franklin Fairfax had
regularly jumped the dividing fence be.
tween the gardens when Doris Morton
had appeared at the kitchen door with
her watering pots. and the old lady felt
that she had commanded the perform
aDce Of this neiyhboFly deed and was
QUITE satisfied.
Though bis grandmother considered
him q boy. Franklin was quite old
enough 70 use his own discretion IN such
matters. But this innocent little ma
neuver Of his had made Il easy 10 make
the first breach In . barrier built BE-
tween the houses Of Morton and Fairfax
BY a neighbour quarrel Of come years
Standing.
The Fairfax pigs and plglets had once
upon q time broken their bonds and got
into the Morton Kitchen garden, and
Matthias Norton-Mean Morton they
called him in the villagO-had locked
them up and presented the Widow Fair
fax with q bill for damages This she
had mildly and obstinately refused 10
pay. and the pigs were sold and the
money went into Mean MoFton's pocket
On the day that the Hnal deed was
done his Grandma Fairfax had said 70
franklin;
Franklin. my child, thee viii not
hold any conversation with Doris Nor
ton from this time forth. Thee viii
have no more 10 do with thess people.
nor win L Thee can ses the imposz-
bility thySelf."
Even then franklin had thought Doris
the sweetest little girl alive. but be was
very young and she not grown up. and
he had been wrathful with Mean Nor
ton and thought his grandmother very
badly used. He literally obeyed her
until year later Meeting Doris in the
village streets she had spoken n him Of
her own accord:
Il should like you to know that feel
that uncle was unneighborly." she said.
II want your grandma 20 know feel
that way. ! tried 10 drive the pigl
back, and Of courHe ! knew that it was
an accident. for your people are always
particular and careful not to do any
thing that Il not right think Il was
Unele MOrtOn's great love for money
that made him DO what be did I'm
sorry. for be ismy fatheT's brother, and
dear Pc was 20 different, but be b %
close that everything b uncomfortable.
lam SURE be worried Aunt sarah into
the lunatlc asylum, where she viii end
her days, suppose. and ! have hard
life Of It. Frank. harder than any ons
knoWB.-
As she talked. Franklin noticed how
soft her eyes were and how dark, and
what . pretty mouth she had. and yot
how tired she looked
I'm very glad you told me how you
feel. Doris. be sid II never supposed
you had anything to do with what hap
pened, and have often wished 70 have
some Of our old talkn, only out Of regard
to grandmotheF's feelings. r.
II know" said Doris, ''and you'n teIl
her how feelg"
That day they walled together until
the roofs Of the neighboring houses wsrS
visible, and when they parted Doris o.
Tered her hand to Franklin.
Sweet little thrills nan up his arm b
his heartas be took it, and he was already
IN love with the girl. though be did mol
know t.
BE told his grandmother what bad
passed and the old QuAkereB replied:
II am glad that tho child takes {
proper view Of the matter. Bat stiIl, !
will be best 10 have no more 10 do viii
Noighbor M0rton's tollA Thee viii -
the wisdom Of such . c0urss thyself."
Franklin Was Wiss enough never 70 b
his grandmotbeF know how often he me
Doris after that; how they walked 10
Eether In the CHESTNUT woods on Sunday
afternoons; how be FoWOd her about Il
bis little dat bottomed fishing boat o.
the river In the moonlight; how. day b
day and hour BY hour. be grew fonda
Of her.
And now that be had caused the oil
lady 10 command him 10 help DoEi
water her flowers, all would b smootl
and easy. He aid 10 himself e was no
a. Il Doris were MoEton's own daughter
She Wa his niece and he made her b
drudge. He had driven his poor wifi
mad with constant little tOFmonta. b
had bauished his son from homo b,
such usage as . boy Of any spirit mus
resent, and knew not whether be wer
dead or alive. prosperous or in poverty.
When his brothers little girl had Bee
left an orphan be had tal1sn her to b
house, saving thereby the expense of
servant and making Der . drudge.
Franklin. . now aedged OWL engines
with prospect Of q good appointment
knew what poor Doris had 70 bear, an
his one great hope was 10 take her froE
al this one day and place her In . HON
81 her own. q home hs would make bear
tiful for her. and where she should reig
aqnesn. Meanwhile they had beeom
engaged Oh. happy moment. indelibl
written on Franks memory. stamped o
the hart Of little Doris In character