The Republican., 1900-11-29
silent for some time. Sud-


denly she laughed out gayly.3
''It is just like the story of the prin-
cess and the giant" she exclaimed.
Wilfred joined her laugh. so it isl"
he said, "and you know what happened
to the princess, Dora?"
She turned and threw her arms
around his neck.
"You can eat me up if You want to.
love you whatever you do, you look
so much like papa!"
From that moment Dora seemed to
put her grievances completely out OF
her mind. She was the life of the party
all the evening.
When Althea walked out through the
open door to the long piazza Dora
came dancing out after her.
II want to walk with you" she said,
putting her arm around Althea. 80. o,
see that dear little path in the moon
light! Where does ii lead to?"
Over to Aunt Roey's,' replied Al,
thea. absently.
Tell me about Aunt Roey''
"Why, there is not much to tell. She
lives alone in that little house. Once
she had dear husband and daughter,
but they are both dead-that is all"
rs she very sorrowful?"
NO, indeed, she is always happy.
Everyone goes to her with their
troubles
Il guess I'll go to her with mine"
said Dora, with a sigh.
Let her go, Althea." Wilfred said,
coming out of the door Just then. I'VE
are not going to begin any serious work
until after our honeymoon. 1t is too
much to think of having a child like
that in our home at first Come, we will
go and comfort your mother by telling
her she was right, after ALL
Her grandmother will be glad TO
keep her few months longer, I'm
sure" said Althea.
NO, she is unhappy there. I shall.
find some place for her to board There
she goes running along the path. Isn't
she graceful. pretty child?"
Come in. dear" Aunt Roey answered
to the gentle tap at her door.
You don't know who it is Dora
said. pushing open the door.
Yes. do. I saw you coming along
the path
DO you know why I came over here ?"
she asked.
ITO see me, hope. was just think
ing of walking over to see YOU
Il came to tell you my troubles"
said Dora. "Althea said everyone told
you their troubles. They are going to
send me back to grandma's in the
morning. because | ran away to come
to the wedding. i'll never 90 back to
grandmas, never! They don't want
me to live with them, and I'll have to
stay there"
20, you are mistaken. They do ex-
pect you to live with them. as soon as
they are in their own home"
But they don't want me-"
Sitting on Aunt Roey's lap. Dora
poured out all the loneliness of her
heart since she had lost her father.
There are some places where Won
Just cant be good or happy, no matter
how hard you try" she said at the con-
cIuslon OF her story.
And you think that you could be
good and happy here?"
Yes, | am sure could" Dora wound
her arms around Aunt Roev's neck.
"And will you coax them to let me stav
to the wedding?"
DO you know my own little dauch-
ter would have been just a year older
than You are if she had lived?" Aunt
Roey said, holding Dora close to her
heart. Her eyes were brown. like
yours, but her hair, think, was a verv
little lighter
a low whistle was heard in the dis
tance.
There is your uncle coming for you.
Now keep perfectly still and | will talk
to him.
Dora ran to the little seat in the win
dow
III sit here and not open my lips. O.
o, doesn't he look like papa coming
along that path in the moonlight!'
''Is my little girl here." Wilfred
called as he came up to the open door.
''Yes, she is here. She thinks she
would rather live with me than with
you and Althea, and have told her that
she may" said Aunt Roey.
80, l didn't say that!" exclaimed
Dora.
Wilfred looked from one to the other.
Yes, she has won my heart, and am
going to keep her for awhile" Aunt
Roey replied.
ASK him to let me stay to the we'd
ding" said Dora.
Wilfred held out his hand to her.
laughing "You know that | cannot re-
fuse you now. I give up all control of
you TO Aunt Roey for a year"
80, please don't say that" cried
Dora, clinging to him. II belong to you.
III go back if you want me to-
Dear little girl! No, you may stay"
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