The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-31
GODS STORM.


bay across the shore as the sun went down
and the long twilight gathered. Ii was
not quiet sunset, but it was beautiful
On the doorsteps of one OF the cottages
along the shore sat Therese, praying that
Sue might die. She sat there with her
brown little hands clenched, her eyes dry
and flashing and two little red spots
burned on her cheeks. It had been hours
since she had spoken to any one, and her
mother had at last LETT off coaxing and
scolding and questioning.
After all she knew why Therese sat
there clenching her little hands. She had
told her that it would be so. but Tberese
wouid not listen then. The evening meal
was set, and presently the father came.
Therese moved enough to let him in at
the door, but she did not speak. He gave
her an inQuiring look, but went OF into
the house.
What ails the child?" he asked of the
mother, as she flew about adding the
finishing touches to the supper table.
Isle has lost her lover with the curly
hair" answered the mother. lone OF the
fine ladies from the city has him now. He
follows her around like a little dog.
ThereSe is fool 10 care"
Hush said the father. Have you no
hearth"
Then be went out to where the daughter
was sitting on the doorstep.
Come. little maid" he said. "let US
walk 10 the Chair and back before we
have our supper.
The Char was great bowlder that
stood out away down the shore near the
water. rudelv fashioned during the cen
turtles that ii had stood there into the shape
of huge settee.
Therese sat very still for moment after
the farmer spoke, but he put his big hand
gently on her arm, and presently she rose
10 20 with him, mutely comforted.
Where are you going?" called the
mother after them. The supper is ready
and waiting"
Then it viii have to wait" called back
the f. tbert "C0me, little maid
They walked down the shore in silence
until they reached the Chair. Therese
elm bed up into her favorite ilace and her
father stood by her. resting his gray head
on her knee.
She stroked his thin locks back fro N his
temples gently. She was sorry that she
had prayed that she might die She had
almost forgotten him then.
Fine ladies are fckle," he said; she
may come back"
It was the first time they had alluded 90
her trouble and he did not look al her, I'M
certain how she would take it. He felt
that the words were weak ones, but he
wanted to comfort her and he could q OF
think Of anything else to say.
Therese stopped strnkIng his hair and
he felt her little hand tremble as it rested
Oh his head. Then she laughed hard lit
tie laugh and began to finger the gray locks
again.
Il do not want him that way" she said
tIf he comes at all he must leave her for
me. | do not hate HIM. for she stole him
hdr hot mi rpfa I'D
know; but l vii! not have her send him
back to me-"
Therese was very quiet when she came
back with her father, but the walk had
done her good and she was about the house
after supper was over. helping her mother
as she was used to do.
When she went TO bed that night her ewes
were still dry. but she prayed that she
might be forgiven for the wicked things
that she had thought.
For the first few weeks after she came
with her mother to stay at the old farm
house near the shore the hours and days
had dragged drearily with Eleanor South.
ard. She as used to being amused and
entertained, and there was nobody at the
farmhouse to entertain her.
On the other hand, she was called upon
part of the time to amuse. or try to amuse.
her mother, who was IN perpetual i'll
health.
Her mother enjoyed being in i'll health.
but she enjoyed it in melancholy way
that needed some one TO see her suffer and
pity her quite often.
1t was with great joy, therefore, that
Eleanor discovered that there was IN the
neighborhood young man who was good
looking, who was intelligent above his
class and who had curly hair. She made
his acquaintance down by the shore whore
ne was fixing up an old boat.
her hat ble " off inl0 the wafer and ha
hshed it out for her, and they both
laughed to see the way it was drenched.
She pnt 1t Oh and the salt water ran
down over her cheeks and that made them
laugh again. 1t was very limited neigh
borh0od and II was easy to get acquainted
Eleanor went back to the farmhouse
and told her mother that she had dis
covered a type. They talked it ever to-
gether and enjoyed the idea and decided
That il was very Fortunate.
When they discovered few DAYS later
that the type could sing curions little
Swedish ballads quite accepta ply. and that
after the days work was done he wore
clothes that were really presentable. thew
were even more pleased.
Eleanor managed to see good deal of
her discovery and after awhile she induced
him to come 10 the house.
1t was not long before his coming there
was quite the usual thing. The two women
fiattered the young man outrageously and
pretty soon Otto began to think that he was
considerable of fellow.
1t was then that he began to neglect
Therese. When he did not neglect her he
patrOnized her, and that hurt her even
worse.
One day when he was talking that way
to her she turned on him with flashing
eyes, and told him some things that it
would have been wholesome for him to
take to his heart and think about. but he
had just come to the Consciousness that he
was good looking and that kept him from
thinking OF anything else very seriously.
1t was quite new to him to know that he
was handsome. To be sure Tnerese had
told him so plenty Of times, but he had
only laughed and pinchcd her plump arm,
pleased. not with himself, but with her for
saying II.
His curly hair had been cause of an