Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31

and the sun shining On them all down
there. And, Raphael. think it VIII do
me good to humble myself before Den
mis- and before Johns wife"
81 don't think they would want that,
mother" said RATE, with gentleness
born of pity for the sharp se1f-rebuke
in the old woman's tones.
Eyes. yes! or at least will want It.
I kept Dennis from marrying that noble
girl for years; and-and-Raphael, if I
had not repeated to John the words
heard that fiend Celeste use, the very
first night poor Nora spent at White
Cliffs, he would not have been SO supine
afterwards. l made him believe the
child Ninette was Morals daughter and
not her niece. have been bad, hard
hearted old woman, and don't deserve
to have lived to see the two houses of
White Cliffs and Glenburnie so bissful-
| ly united"
THANK God, they are united at last!'
| said RATE, bowling his curl-crowned
| head reverently.
| Read me Dicks letter again, Raph-
| ael,'' she demanded, with a touch of the
old imperiousness.
81 can repeat it to you,'' said Rafe;
| 81 know it by heart; but Lorrie has
gone over to Glenburnie to read it to
| Cato
Just like him. said Mrs Lorimer,
with a proud smile.
''Just like him. RATE echoed. cordial
| ~. well, Dick says that the whole
crowd, himself excepted, seemed disin-
| clined to return to Glenburnie and
White Cliffs immediately They have
all gone through so much that Fair
| IL
their equilibrium by travelling month
or so. They are in Boston by this
time.''
'.And DiclS?''
Fairbanks begged him to take
charge of the furnishing of Sister Ida's
suite. He wants the rooms the old gen
tleman occupied SO long beautifed for
Dennis and his wife. Dick will be up
on the Sherlock and bring the decorat-
ors with him.
'''Sister Ida That sounds sweet,
Raphael
81 love to say it over and over again, -
the boy said, blushing like girl ''She
is such a grand woman, mother. And
there are SO many clumsy men between
the two families. We need her.
ST thought of that so often,'' said Mrs.
Lorimer, humbly, ''when l lay there
waiting for the summons. Yes, she is a
grand woman; and I will be proud to
call her daughter
''You have had a daughter all along,
mother"
''John's wife. Yes. But am wiser
now than I was when John brought
her here. 1 hope they won't tarry very
long, Raphael. L grow restless already
But they did. They tarried until the
and the purple-eyed periwinlzles were
tuInblIng over each other in fragrant
chaos adown the slopes of Dry bayou
until the pink tint of health and happi
ness had come back to the faces of two
dear women; until Sibley Fairbanks
began to find in his child balm for the
unjust treatment he had endured at the
hands of the world; until old Glen.
burnie, resplendent in its fresh beauty,
was ready to open its welcoming por
tails to them.
It was on the first night of Nora's
return that the mistress of White Cliffs
following her to the old bedroom where
two years before she had given her such
a doubtful welcome, folded her in he1
arms and made q full confession before
asking Gods blessing on their reunited
circle.
1t was well done, and fully done; fol
neither bane nor blessing ever fel
lightly from the lips of the mistress Of
| White Cliffs.
| /