The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-05-26
HER ATONEMENT.
By OARO-LOUISE CLARK.

flying wheels and familiar figure, sup
porting on his arm an almost prostrat,
form. The red light was ON everything
on that strong face which, turning for
moment with quick gesture to lool
back at the fire, revealed to katheriu,
the well known features, the bushy brow.
almost she fancied she could discove,
the kindly but reproachful eyes, which
now would probably never again lool
into hers.
Angela Stauffer-she had forgotten tn,
very name until thus rudely recalled to
her. Van Duyn had spoken of her more
than once. had remarked upon her name
Angela.
"A veritable angel she is" he had said
at one time; 80 the patients think. She
sings to them in the twilight when
6hey are able to listen" At another time
he said:
Little Angela. the nurse, has the
voice of an angel. Last night she sang
something like this:
| Sleep. dear one, sleep, and well for thee
Such rest is thine.
The fate to walk life desolate
Alone Is mine.
Twas pathetic. She has the heart.
ache, I'm sure, or she couldn't sing so"
how katherine recalled every word,
branded upon her heart now as by fire.
Let US go home. John. she said. 1T is
all over and as they took their home
ward way in the fading light Of the
dying flames she felt that the light had
gone out of her life as well, leaving ONLY
darkness through the coming DAYS. That
hight SO kindly, So benignant her own
hand had rudely quenched.
Angela Stauffer. Angela Stauffer. How
the name rang in her ears. She woke at
midnight from vivid dream Of a Young
girl. her brows bound with a wreath Of
name, singing with the voice OF an
angel:
The fate " walk life d-solate
Alone Is mine.
Summer advanced with ar,lor waved
anu waned- The cool Of the year drew
on apace. The groves about Fernwood
turned from emerald to ruby and gar.
net, then sobered down to dull topaz.
Katherine was much out of doors with
Star, who had not been well through the
summer. Twice had he lain very low.
ehe had called DR.. Mcneil, the old Scotch
physician, from Southwick. Notin pride.
not in revenge had she called in the new
ana torsaken the old. Katherine was very
humble now. Her past was ever before
ner, sometimes to accuse and reproach.
Always to humble and soften her. No
one would call her proud now nor
naughty But she had called DR.. Mcneil
N order to spare herself and out OF pity
70 herself.
Il cannot endure to see what bava
ost, she thought; that might have
'een mine, but which now belongs to an
,ther."
one dld not know that by so doing She |
vas woundlns yet more that true heart
Snlch was trying to believe that Kath- |
r1ne Weatherly would never more be
uSht to him; that by rejecting his
she had promised never 10
had cast away forever all thought
I him
On one Of these fall mornings. n, sb.
'aiked the wood paths with Star, gath
rlng the few late wildfowers, John
ldSln came through the grove, market
asket In hand, on his return from ..relic
uhtlh' as he termed his marketing. in
Is contempt for northern grown garden
un' AS purity "a a pictur'r' he ex-
AHMED aloud "a his appreciative eyes
iuSht sight of the beautiful mistress az
ernwood, her lilac gown dropping down
ioiiS loidS from beneath little shout
II wrap very soft and white and cliny- i
y. Tier crown Of snow white hair &
J. white now as the driven sno.y-h.-
NIX orows and darker eyes, the futter. :
PINK OF her cheek, formed a picture I
aeed, so quantity sweet, so poetic one /
isht FANCY she had stepped down from @
ola bit OF Dresden china into the q
idst OF the dry autumn wood and Tn. .
ing year Little Star at her sida
- very IKE his mother in feature, the t
me straight brows and brilliant eyes Q
$ dark coat and scarlet cap were in c
eIty contrast to katherine's garments n
90 dainty AMI ethereal in colorinr :.
'ohh Fldgln's admiration Of "the Ii
ssus was unbounded. He had stood Il
tiehtiy tor hours. and sat uncomplain. c;
'iy on a relentless wooden chair for n,
my half day while Katherine nads II
Fiou5 charcoal attitudes and oil stud.
OF him. His plain but honest face
ns IN the Loan exhibition at North
Tor the benefit Of st. Luke, hos
d ana the mission to Ramapatarn.
study being chosen rather for it. ;,
orons execution than for any ideal =,
Antics in the subject. :"
heard tell some news over To North m
u. Miss Katherine" began John in b;a al
wing voice. The Methodist minister 70
Seicomin. his seventh daughter Bible "
nbtrj and both the misses are laavin' Is
Lnkes today. Miss LOOMS il poin' -h
'onah up at tumor-and- cancer hos =.
u IN New York, and little Miss Stnf. ~,
Is goin' home to get married" "a
,atherlne bent low over a clumn of adj
iehrod, her whitening face deem in dit
feathery blooms. 80 en-
she has a purity face. little Mia ex
Her, and they'll miss her voice in the sa'
" come Christmas and Easter" con. sr'
led John. cu'
III no response.
!" ondcr how the COWBOYS and ranch.
WIN APPRECIATE her singin'-Te Denms fea
snch' John chuckled with a sense Flu
rs superior culture. "She's goin' to Ian
on the frontier, you know" mo
atherlne turned like statue on n. 'o'
.stal. -" ''' hen
m 60 ,, "o marry, John" Ten
IN, some blood relation or other. sid,
. or cousin, they say. That's con, on .
TO Church o England dostor,ny thei
otuffer pears middlin' pious. too terri
Son she must have skipped the last
> OF the prayer book. Torn ont rar u