The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-05

| plant! He is a good man, your father
And to hear you cling TO him, stand up
! for him, is not that enough2-is not that
enough?" she cried, with a shrill tone,
whatever failed2"
Then, " said Dora, pursuing her argu-
| ments, mammals relations were not
friends to him2"
The lady withdrew her arm from
Dora's waist. She clasped her tremulrus
! hands together, as if in supplication.
Nothing was done against him-oh,
nothing, nothing" she cried There
was no one 10 blame, everybody said so.
1t was dreadful fatality; it was a thing
no one could have fOreseen or guarded
against. Oh, my Dora, couldn't you give
a little love, little kindness, TO a poor
woman, even though she was not what
you call friend to your father? She
never was his enemy-never, never
never had an evil thought of him never
wished to harm him-oh, never, never,
never! !" she cried.
She swayed against Doras breast,
rocking herself in uncontrolled distress,
and Dora's heart was touched by that in
voluntary contact, and by the sight of an
anguish which was painfully real, though
she did not understand what it meant.
With certain protecting impulse, she
put her own arm round the weeping
woman to support her. Don't cry" she
othlNAs do ollt III III nave Sdlu 10 Il Cuuu.
Il Will not cry. l viii be very glad,
and very happy, if you will only give me
little of your love, Dora" the lady
sObbed in a broken voice. "a little of
your lOve-not to take it from your father
"a little, just little. Oh, my child, my
child"
Are you my mothers sister?'' the girl
asked sOlemnly.
The stranger raised her head again,
with look which Dora did not under
stand Her eyes were full of tears. and
of a wistful appeal which said nothing to
the creature TO whom it was addressed.
After moment, with a pathetic cry of
pain and self-abandonment she breathed
forth a scarcely Ineligible Eyes"
Then now ] know" said Dora, in
more satisfied tone. She was not with
out emotion herself. II was impossible to
see so much feeling and not be more or
less affected by it, even when one did not
understand, or even felt it to be extreme
"Then l will call you aunt. and we shall
know whom we are" she added. Il am
very glad to have relations, as everybody
has them. May | mention you to father?
IL must be long since youQuarreled, what
ever it was about. | shall say to him,
You need not take any notice, but ] am
glad, very glad to have an aunt like other
girls"
mo, no, no, no-not to him! You must
not say a word
Il don't know how can keep a secret
from father" Dora said.
"Oh, child" cried the lady, do not be
too hard on US! 1t would be hard for him.
too and he has been i'll. Don't say a
word to him-for his own sake!'
1T will be very strange TO keep a secret
from father" Dora, said retlectively.
Then she added; ITO be sure, there have
been other things-about the nurses, and
all that. And he is still very weak. l
will not mention it, since you say it is for
his own sake"
For we could never meet-never,
neverln cried the lady, with her head on
Dora's breast-''never, unless perhaps
one of US were dying. | could never look
him in the face, though perhaps if were
dying-DOra, kiss your poor-your poor
poor relation. Oh, my child! oh, my
darling kiss me as that"
Dear aunt" said Dora, quietly. She
spoke in very subdued tone, in order to
keep down the quite uncalled-fOr excite
ment and almost passion in the others
voice. She could not but feel that her
new relation was a person with very lit
tie self-control, expressing herself far too
stronglY-for in ordinary conversation,
and that it was her, Dora's business to
exercise a modifying influence This
is for you,0 she said, touching the sallow,
thin cheek with her young rosy lips
And this is for poormamma-poo young
mamma whom | never saw"
The lady gave quick cry, and clutched
the girl in her trembling arms