Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-05-11

| pleXion; there was purple tin t
about her closed lids, and the YER
! million OF her lips was unneturally
bright. was struck by the delicate
beauty of her face, but it was q
beauty that filed ones heart with
sorrow, like the fading away of a
! divine melody.
| entered tho room noiselessly, and
| seated myself in chair by her side.
l heard Brace moving about in an adj
joining room. She was unconscious
of my presence; and as / sat with my
eyes dwelling upon her beautiful
face. my thoughts wandered back to
the old days at the cape. when l left
my work from time to time to see
how "the little 'un" was getting on,
as she lay exhausted with sickness.
The CLEAN OF the white teeth between
the parted lips, the curl OF the long
lashes that swept her cheek, the
crisp little lock above her ear-these
were all the same, yet, with the in
definable trait OF womauhool, so diff
ferent The bud had opened-only
to die? / had asked myself before il
she would live. 1t was doubtful then,
but the hope was fainter now.
She opened her eyes, and. seeing
me, sprung up with cry OF Joy, and
threw her arms round my neck and
kissed me, for she was, indeed. still
a child at heart
ooh. it is truem she cried, between
her kisses; IL was asleep. and saw
you come to me, and" she stopped
abruptly, and drawing back. said in
wonder, as she looked in my face,
"Why, you are crying"
Hearing her voice Brace came in
from the next room.
"Say now, what did l tell you?" he
exclaimed. 1.-The Kids took il into
her silly little head as she wouldn't
SEQ you no more, sir.
"She will see good deal OF me II
! have my way" said, holding out
my hand to Brace.
His countenance changed; no
dragged his chin tuft thoughtfully
for minute, then turning to his
daughter, he said
lola, my gel. we must have it out
now straight OF. Here's Gentleman
Thorne holdin' out his hand to me,
and amt no right to take it till
you let on what's come OF the big
diamond. "
mot now-not now" she said be-
seemingly; "a little while-a week
no more"
"No. my gel; faint to be put OF
like it was dose of physic. See
here-see here. When we parted,
Gentleman Thorne refused to give
me his hand-for why. no knew we
wasn't playin' squares" and turning
to me he said, you knew we'd got
the stone. didn't you. sir"
al saw You hide the case" re-
piled.
Consequently you knew we'd got
the thing among us somewheres.
Come, my gel, think how Gentleman
Thorne nussed you out there in the
hot sun; member how he stood by
you and pulled you through. Don't
let the best friend you ever had
think you amt got nothin' but
greaser blood in yer; don't let him
think you amt got no kinder graft.
tude or fiction in yer.
"Oh, you shall not think that.
she cried, starting TO her feet. "rll
take you there-not to day, it is too
far; but tomorrow I'll show you
where it is, and you shall take 1t to
her, and mover see me again.
II will take you with me il | go,
Lola" said.
mo. no. you will never see me
again" she said, and then O violent
fit of coughing attacked her. and she
left the room, closing the door after
her.
Brace looked at me significantly.
and in q low voice. that faltered a
little, said
lit amt nat'ral for her TO give in
like that; it amt like the Kid. not
bit Her contrariness and obstinacy
used to make me wild. but it didn t
make my heart ache like this"
Lola came back in little while,
weak and exhausted, but with a
smile upon her poor face She sat
close to me, slipping her hand under
my arm, and resting her cheek
against my shoulder. Her love was
too innocent or she was too igno-
rant of social usages, to know re-
straint
al don't want to talk; it hurts
me-" she said. Il just want to sit
here quiet. and she closed her eyes,
Nesting still closer
you've come to ruined and
an onhallowed country sir" said
the Judge; 'durned If l skercely
knowed it again--nothing but ma
chinery and Chinese-not decent
white placer l. all Nevada-them
yaller varmint amt left anythin'
worth looSin' for, not in the Urinary
way. It's got to be looked for in
onor'nary places, and fetched out in
onor'nary ways, as I've said more'n
once before 10 you; and my meanin'
is that / could do the same IL | had
the means. and IL so DO the Kid keeps
her promise--as | do believe she
will" Lola nodded. without taking
her head from my shoulder. or
opening her eyes, and little sigh
nutterel up from her heart. Gas /
know she wlll-rll do It: not for