Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-12-14

II was with a sigh that she put her
elbows on the toilet table and dropped
her white chin into them.
All the evening her thoughts had
been back with her mo,hcr-remem-
and yet there KEEP, running In her mind
also III. words sh. had jus; read.
Love your enemies All how I'M
possible II seemed: to how many more
than poor little Moiii. has II appeared
too hard n pr.ccpt to follow But
she struggled for Il. asking help from
above to forgive Leonard Bario~.. and
endcayor TO live In peace with her
relatives. rs;urnin. good for evil.
A hasty TattiinE at the door handle.
Rates voice screaming. reused her.
and. running tn open H. the child al
mos, fell against her. her thin little
face colori.ss. her tiny hands Eraspins.
as II for dear life. at the folds Of her
dressing gown.
Let me- stay With you. dear. dear
Moiiic!" she sosb-d and sighed. u
eanno,-eanno, stop alone: should
die"
II Was ,-rribi. to sec tn. nervous
excitement. the fear that shook the
child from head To foot. and as Moiii-
caught her up she only remembered
that she vas hrr mothers baby. the
iilt.~ sister she had tried to love. Shut.
ting the door. she carried her 10 the
window. pausinE To wrap rug round
her. for she ~as in her small night
gown. jus, as she had Jumped ou, ns
i,sd. and shi,erins ,ioicnsiy.
'Y~s. yes. you shall stay with nc"
sh. said soo,hinsiy. in her round. soft
voice. -Bu, what is the ms',cr'
whcrr arc Jane and Harrie,'''
LANE has gone: she said she vas
not going to stay In this house to-
nisht for anything 40 could Offer her.
She just so, the gardeners boy to take
her box after dark. and went. don't
know what Aun, Clare ~ili say. and
harriet will no, sleep in my room
without her
what they both sIrp, there
YES. because of the strange noises
midland things I woke up and called
out. and when got up and felt Har-
ric, .as no, there. and her blankets
wsre gone. my heart seemed to stop
beatinE-I could no, breathe. All I
though, Of ~ss you: I should BE- safe
II I could get to you. Something passed
me in the passage: I f.i, u brushing
AGAINST me. II uas a ghost. wasn't
it, And she covered down into Mol
lies arms. a pi,iabic object indeed.
Kate vas almost beside herself. and
/ IL vas long ere Mullis could calm her
/ agitation. tnvardiy the sisters heart
burned ~ith wrath against the two
maids. who in their own ignorant fear
had left this hishiy-s,runs child alone
at such time. after the shock Of the
preceding year. Seriously alarmed.
she rubbed the icy little hands and
| .eet, talking chccrfuliy the while. and
then rocked to and fro until the
breathing grew auic;sr. and the aaScn
| head lay still on her shoulder. while
Z she hummed the old lullaby which had
/ sounded in her own drowsy cars when
I she vas a little child.
Mother sang that Kate said. sud-
/ denly looking up with a faint smile.
| when I found I vas alone. ! said all
/ I could remember of my prayers-'our
Z Father over and over again"
Il am glad Of that replied Moliic
| simply Il feared you did not. Kate. -
Il am a Frecthinker in the daytime.
[ but at night in the dark. when | am
[ frightened. l always say all cas
/ think Of" said the child, with quaint
Innocence. all the self-importsnce
knocked out Of her for the moment
/ by terror.
She listened very quietly when Mol
lie tried to show her that this .was
wrong. and then her thoughts went
| hack to the last Easter eve. and she
/ spoke of her father.
1T was very Cold-oh. very!" she
Z said refiectively. lie took me out In
/ the dogcart. and cried with the cold.
/ so he was cross. I did not know he
was going to die. you see, or | would
have tried not to-"
put YOU loved him. kate7'
pretty well.r she responded truth
| fully. for she had not words TO ex-
press what she was sharp enough to
| kuow-that her father had cared for
ber for what she had represented to
/ him. when I went to the study to
say good night to him. he called out
he was busy, s6 i went away. Next
nSrning when I awoke the snow was
/ thick, and heard screams and shrieks.
/ go Jumped out of bed and ran to the
,op of the. stairs and looked down.
and all the servants were there at