The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-29

furnishing OF the little passage. Miss
White, glancing over her shoulder. saw
them there and she Immediately slammed
the front door.
You've been in the rain" said Dosa,
accustomed all her life to consider others
How wet your clothes are! You must
have ridden all night"
Il did" Nicholas answered, with a dark
frown then, with burst of bitter laugh
ter, Have you any clothes, Dosia ?"
don't know that have any unless I've a
few scattering about Sunrise plantation
that NAV lay claim to-"
"Your father has" Dosia faltered.
my father has" responded Nicholas,
indicating with a wave of his hand that
words would not express the sentence
passed upon him.
Dosia sat silent and stunned, clinging to
his arm; for herself, it did not matter; but
for Nicholas-it seemed, at the moment,
more than she could bear.
"My whole fortune" said Nicholas, with
covert bitterness, consists in my horse
and my watch we'll sell these. Dosia, and
defy the world"
Il have done you a great WRONG" she
whispered.
you've done yourself a great wrong, it
may be, dear heart" said Nicholas. But
at least we have each other. Oh Dosla!
Dosial my wife II they only knew you,
Dosia, my saint There is nobody like
you. You had faith in me and you saved
me. Compared with you, what are they
ALP Henceforth l live only for you.
Missy, Missy alone" he faltered. poor
little sister! she has not cast me off. How
she cried to me. through the rainy dark
ness, to take her with me! 1 seemed to
hear her every mile OF the way! I'm an
exile from home and all that, you know
All, no! no." he amended, quick y, as
Dosia sobbed aloud. How could / say
that, nv dearest and best? You are my
home. Dosia, Dosia, look at me with your
heavenly eyes; say you love me; say you
believe in me"
And Dosia looked at him. She did not
speak. but she smiled through her tears I;
and then she drew away from him and
rose.
you are going to pray over the situa-
ton, Doeia, you know you are; my beauti-
full saint" cried Nicholas, with a smile of
reverent admiration.
II am going to find you some Of my
fathers clothes, said Dosia.
Good wife, You are better than any
fortune" Nicholas declared; and he
laughed. He was very happy in spite OF
the situation"
Miss White had finished sweeping and
left the porch. She had no grace of man
ner. but she was by no means devoid OF
grace Of heart. That this marriage was a
wretched business, a miserable blurder,
was an opinion fire would not melt out of
her; nevertheless, abe had no thought of
refusing Job Furnival when the time
should come, and she was entirely willing
to spend herself in helping to take care of
the foolish young couple. She had
slammed the door, not in wrath, but
solely by way of giving them to under
stand that she meant to leave them I'M
trammeled enjoyment OF their Fools Par
adise and she now considerably avoided
returning TO the house to put away her
broom. but went round TO the kitchen to
get Nicholas a cup OF coffee.
hes next do to a fool, 1 Deem" .srum-
( bled che; "but that sin't no reason why
| he should perish onto my hans; n if he
/ don't git somethin' hot inside him, after
that ride all night in the rain, he'll be laid
| up agin with that stole in his lung. II
| faint his lung. leastWise twas mighty
| c!ose. Hit would be a mercy o the Lawd,
an Judgment. If he was TO drap of sud-
| dent, an spite the colonel 10 conversion
| but faint none o nv business to hurry
| his end by goin' beginst my lights TO neg
! lect him"
| So Miss White made Nicholas drink the
coffee scalding hot, and then she departed
to spread the news, that being the sole
satifaction she could derive from the
/ event.
Two hours later she returned in better
| heart "Dosia" she said. cheerfully, Pm
| a-goin' to stir up poun' cake. 1t don't
seem proper, nur 'cordin' to nature, not to
have somethin' to give feature to matri-
mony."