The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-08-19

! | couidnt make the letters stick to-
gether no way | could fix EN-, and
whenever | started to write, | could
see you steppin' up to the head Of tie
class"
There w:s another long silence.
"Shall l go away?" asked Joe, sor-
rowfully. "You haven't any welcome
for me, Daphne, girl?'
Daphne flushed again at the word,
but did not answer.
Goodbye, then," said Joe, turning
to 60. "Good-bye." be added to the
waiting chair II did come back, as
promised"
His head fell on his breast, and, as
he reached the door-stone, he looked
about him with the dazed air of trav-
eller who has suddenly lost his way at
nightfall.
Then Daphne started like one wax
ing from dream. await, Joel" she
cried. "Come back. | want to tell
you. It's been hard for me since You
went away she said, pleadihgly. "At
first thought you'd come back soon.
I didn't think you'd be content to live
away from me long time, and |
laughed for half year or SO when |
thought about your token; then /
stopped laughing, and began to watch
like her. with a motion toward
the chair. "For years it seemed my
eyes were never off the hills, till l
couldn't bear to see them, they looked
so forlorn; and listened till thought
| could hear the sound of foot if it
crushed the white clover at the gate;
but it was no use Then father died,
| and went to live with John. They've
tolerated me there, she said, the plead
ing quality growing stronger in her
voice, "but I've been kind ofleft-over
scrap that you don't care for, but don't
want to throw away. | wasn't nobody
in particular,-only some one to help
and a sister of Johns. No matter how
hard | vol ked or what l did, they had
a way of always expectin' it. And
there wasn't any one but you in the
world that had care for me because ]
was myself, and | got to longin' so for
a sight Of you that it seemed as if |
should die of it. | couldn't write, for
YOU never written to me; but once,
when saw a man settin' up a camera
in front of the old house, thought
came to me sudden, and slipped over,
put on one of your mothers caps,-I
knew there was one here-watched till
he was ready, and slipped into the chair
without his noticin'. The picture did
look little ghost-like; and l said to
myself, 'That'll bring him, if anything
will;' so l sent it. / knew it was
wrong" she said, half sobbing. II
have been so ashamed ever since. l
almost hoped you wouldn't come. l
wouldn't blame you if you never for
gave me-"
"Why" exclaimed Joe, looking at
her in astonishment. "Didn't you think
| knew the face! Why, should know
it was you if there was only shadow
in the water. l know l never was
quick at the books, like mother and
you, but mans heart" he looked
away for an instant, flushing, "somt-
times stands him in when his brain fails
him. | knew it wasn't mother, of
course, guess she's happier now than
she'd be settin' here, in the cobwebs,
waitin for son that was never half
good enough for her; an there amt no
Imagination to a camera that I've ever
heard tell"
| He placed his hand gently upon the
chair. "I'll move it now" he said.
81 can't bear to see it here by the win
dow, as if it was watchin' still. I've
dreamed of it thousand times. Well
have place for it in the new house
a good place-but not by the window
IL couldn't bear that" He looked at
her shyly, to see if he had her sympa-
thy, and was surprised to see that she
had hidden her face in her hands.
"There! There!' lie said, gently,
laying his hand upon her shoulder.
"Daphne, d-dear, the waitin is all done,
and the sorrowin'-that's all done, too.
Come, let's go plan the new house"
He moved the chair; then, clasping
hands, they went out OF the house to-
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