The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29

II hope you will not think me
rude." he said. "Dot insisted that
should come to see her Candy Lady
And Dot manages to make me do
everything, except leave her, think"
"Dot has managed quite happily
this time, Mr.. Bosley," Sophy re-
turned, timidly. 'My name is Van
Twistern. I've been ut the Mountain
House three days. but / made the ac-
quaintance of Miss Dot only this
morning"
"Mr. Bosley, kin / have another
cracker, pleath," pleaded Dot, delving
into his coat pocket.
"That's the last one, Dotty-eat 1T
slowly" he said to her as he took off
his cap and mopped his bald brow.
"Ouchl Look at the yaller butter
fiy," Dot burst out, and the next in
stunt she was leaping down the slope
like fawn.
Mr.. Bosley and Sophy watched her
frantic chase. Then when she began TO
dodge in and about the shrubbery they
fell to talking about the charm of the
mountains; then of hotels; then--and
! Sophy was most inquisitive to hear
this-Mr. Bosley began to tell what
he know about Dot.
az came intending TO remain three
weeks" he said, land Dotty has per-
suaded me to remain u fortnight be-
You'd that time. l don't know now
when L shall go back to the city. |
almost wish somebody would send me
q telegram saying I must return at
once, and yet"
He went on to relate that he had
found out that Dots mother had come
of farmer folk back in the hills. She
was waitress at the Mountain
House. She had run away with one
OF the guests, who, OF couse, had use
for her only as II summer expert
ment.
"You can guess The rest, Miss Van
Twistern," Mr.. Bosley continued
more sadly, with his eyes fixed upon
the ferrule of his cane, which he was
rolling in the dust. "The child was
4 au impediment to the mother, who
had taken q course from which there
is no return. AZ two years Dot was
sent to tho Mountain House. The
mother sent board money and the old
housekeeper took care OF the little
thing. After while no money came,
and the result was that"
A shrek from Dot make Mr.. Bos-
ley and Sophy Jump to their feet. He
hurried down to the hollow, where n
mountain brook ran noisily. Before
Sophy could catch up with him he
was climbing back. In his arms lay
Dot, sobbing and clinging to him.
"She fell into the brook, he called
TO Sophy. "I think she's more
frightened than hurt.
"There's a cut over her cyel' cried
Sophy, coming nearer. "You hac
best carry her back to the house."
When they reached the hotel they
found the proprietor on the yer
andah
"Hellor' he grunted. What
happened, Dot?"
"She fell into the brook" Mr.. Bos
ley explained. "Get some cleai
clothes for her and some cold water.
Hey, Jimv' the proprietor yelled
to the stage driver. "Dot's hurt her
sen. lukc utI DuCh w thO Duth uh'
put her to bed"
"Mr. Dorm, Sophy broke in quietly
''I think Dot needs care. I'll take he
to my room. Send her clothes NJ
there"
: ~ Mr.. Dorm looked aghast for n no
!, ment. Then he saw an extra dolia
for him in it, and answered unctuously
"Just rs you like, Miss Van Twist
ern," and walked away with q poo
, opinion of the lady's sanity.
/, "Givo her to me, please, MIR. Bos
ley" said Sophy.
He laid the trembling, sobbing bur
: den in Sophy's arms,
miss Van Twistern," he mur
INJURED, ''you put me M much in you
debt rs You do the little one. 1 than
YOU"
Sophy gazed at him as he Wake
thoughtfully down the road. II
mopped his brow feverishly, and a
b he turned Sophy fancied that hi
capacious white kerchief was thrus
to his eyes.
= Sophy forgot all about this thG
evening when she found Dot in
K fever. There were few anguishe
! moments of delirium also, in whic
d she heard from the parched throp
,e broken bits such as
"Mr. Bosley-the Candy Lady
Pleath-Sophy-Mr. Bosley."
AT ten o'clock Sophy called doctc
t. who was staying at the hotel. He Al
It sured her that Dots only danger WI
ID from her highly nervous makeup an
10 neglected condition. All the chill
.. needed was nurture and care. Soph
,e sat wide awake oil that night, hearin
Id the fragmentary means of the chi
4 aud the rustic of the summer wind
g. the trees beside the window. 81
n, felt, somehow, strangely satisfied IN
v. calm.
id
in II was in tho first days of Septer
DO ber. Dot was out OF bed for the thin
III morning in three weeks. She Wi
OF taking a sun bath in the rocker at IL
IL window, which looked out on Il
ID valley. Sophy's plain but refined ia
seemed worn and pale from watchin
ty Yet there was a glow in her eyes th
to betokened new interest in lif
:" Now she knitted stockings for Do
n. aud read nothing but "Jack the Gia
It, Killer" '"rhe Three Bears" al
an ssMothar Gaoaa ~