Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-31
OUT IN THE COLD.

a great baT window filed with creep
ing vines ard rare tropical plants Eva
Ray. fair yosug girl neanly clad. stood
among the flow ers sohbing bitterly. max
ing vivid contrast to the brightness and
grandeur all about her.
She was 40 tired. and her cousin. Re
gina. had been finding fault with all her
work.
She IVES a motherless girl who had
been the idol Of an iuduIgent father Until
three years before. Then be had died.
leaving her pcnniless and dependent upon
proud. wealthy uncle. who only endured
her presence to make her n mere servant.
Eooks OF which she was 50 fond were
forbidden her. and the piano she dared
not open. Her cousin hated her for her
pretty face. her graceful form and beau
tiful. tapering. pink tipped fingers and
made her a slave TO every caprice in con-
sequence.
One could not help pitying her as she
sat there sobbing: at least Harry Morton
could not as a servant ushereJ him in.
and he came suddenly upon her. He was
one OF her cousin Re.,ina's visitors. and
had often noticed this fair haired girl 90
ing quietly about the house attending to
various duties He went quietly to her
side and said softly:
Il am 50 sorry for you. Little one
She raised he- great blue eyes. with
the tears still trembling on the long
brown IashcS. and VIXEN she saw who /.
was she gave little c-y OF surprise -
well as Of pleasure. for she had secretly
admired this Mr.. Morton who visite,i is-
cousin
Can you not 90 away from hsre-cs1
you NJ. get something eise to d0T' Re
said in hurried and perpIsxed name
Il Nouli not stand such treat-.enf-
Now. have IN aunt who has two ii:tse
girls CoTli yoI not give ;he,n music
and drawing lessons or something ot tie
kind? Do not turn away. an very
much in earnest and want 70 help yOg--
There Was = rustic in the doorway. He
let 60 Of her hand which he had taken IN
his arriar. and she sprAnz TO her feet
both feeling like two guilty children-
Regina swept into the room. smiled
sweetIy in greeting to Harry Morton. byIt
sai1 m 4 severe tone 20 Eva. while .
dangerous ii=ht fszhe,, in her great bl.cf
eyes:
You src wanted IN the kitehcz-
Poor Eva hurried from the ron.
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for her cousin had surely heard an that
had been sail. and. even hzd shc not.
she would never be forgiven fo- speaking
TO Harry Morton
IL was dark when her coIsin sent foc
her to come tn her room. and after open
Ing all her vi1is OF wrath upon her or
derr,I her to leave the house ialreyiizteIy
and never darken the dor 7-zin
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with the thou=ht that she. stranger IN
that great city. n1rst % out in the dark
anil cold. with no roof 10 shelter k-r- 81.
packed her scaHty vsrirots IN 4 sateheI
nn,I started ont Oh eouH she ever for
get that night. with her EanaeriaEs NJ
and down unknown STREETS until hrzin
and feet were alike wszVy. 0r how rk>
rude crowd had IocsllY I1u=h-3 snl 59-s-
tie,l her by, She went to a polScrmaG AZ
last and les-Ee,i zoe 7 ptacr 20 sD-
Her pleadin<s touched his hart and
h. conducted her % . boarding hSzse-
The room she was shown TO was small
and anything hGt clean but to Eya's
tired eyes and limbs u WIS n delightful
haven 0S rest
No matter how great the sSrTDE. ss~Sp
comes soon In young strDGE Minds ansi
Eva's bead h-d hardly toEched th- pal
low VIXEN she was far IN the land %
dreams. When she avoke- the sEa Was
shining brightly IN the little Eiasisw
I.ife had been hard fee her before bot
now IL be-an in rsEFibIe earnest Shs
mHst tn.i ea1pbsynsnr. that dzy % sr1rvs-
Fortunately tk,- vOrisi 8 nSE al bal
as we woslIi make IT, ard before ui=as-
fall kind lady had taken pity On Eva's
| helpless ecnditiau and irsssaiiet ker -
/ rursery =uveruess m hsr Own ksns--
II was a pseasaut rssk and pleasant
home. and Eva was quit- hapUF With
her FnEy checked eh1r-~x I3Ir serle-
times her rhau<hts uou5i wzrrser away
, frrnr that o. a dark- hsusEs.sea~ fter- VITA
-tariosrs bLIek eFs-S STE s,1aht feel z-1iz
the taurh % he's han,I aEh krar the r1G-
sis7ti v1tc'- saying
Il Az sorry foe yoU- hrth- eas--
she wu1ders,f ~ h. rsrusnnhsrp-s hs-r.
ant " Ne Was Sorry he sau- her 10 nzaes-
Sls- vas out in the parS sus- Inv Eith
rhe children wh@n . rhIet8u Uirh two
rentler~n 10 "a passed hs-- Oass q them
ruiss,, hss kzt-
The btaa,l SE=E-y,t ~ her frr~ N an IN
s-ant and , -gvar rpbe % iay srrpe svvr
hrr hrrrr- " w-sS Harry Morrsu-
lie h.sL insFev.I- Fesu~asa-rs,s krr- Ths.
hsfr~'~ ~tnopstt- tnst "a y Eiz-l tE- lIs1GH ~.
. vas Or hsr sbb~- i,ssIin= hsr haz-hs aass
' saving
{ -Sna ulughrv rir- uhsr~ have Farl
hhAlsu ysurseis those ttrsv hia- muurhs
AEl I huurIn-s f.,e ySu svsrywherv--
Eva tnbl him al aasE when the frrs.
rirts wrnr hsnf- they h.Ht 4 srary - rei.
. their mother rhntr <rpar his nal VITA
kis-stt F.vf aHsl aisiaI- hsr cry
Nj wa< -VptIi-r.I -b,- ue1r iArF n "a.
weu,l~r5H= -a,ts b Harry Sssrrla hi,r-
s'fs 1-fl So her1nns -pirr. 6lrr-s-rl-I r,
he- =1vrrz-~s tAln sver wien shss firl,s
81 Tis -pil= - marry wslIrAsr amt
efri1ivHrstf -rnfhfHiaia-
\ ritsf.h llr-r -as-s- Esrs a a;-a.s urs.t-
{ dfn;< ~ a~f h's.as~- I-.t tlnsn Eva usu-
! av-y o. ==stev 2 st1rrlE arurvlss-fae Hr-1-
sh,u. Sar .a.t hnsrs u F-b-ults- hur -.
. eue~ P,-u=l-r='.- htsufbsza sirs zhir =zi
rrrrussI sur "a TIE sr-s-r aus arss- F-z
-ttrrns,l ter ssru-an l-7-izn-s hrnlr1 saH
- 'l'i-n-t b. uHtIi1t her whsn -hrg Ilsr---
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