The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-05
Dukes Mission.


~
00 ARRY.was lying under the apple
J0 tree by the brook, Duke by his
~ side.
"You see," Harry said, running his
hand ever the shaggy head, you and
l, old boy, have got to patch this thing
up. But how" meditatively, that's
what want to know. She won't let
me say anything. Every time l do she
gets mad or cries. Dorothy won't speak
to Jack, and couldn't II she would. for
he won't come near enough to give her
a chance. You and l don't have any
more drives or picnics or nice long
tramps in the woods. Taken altogether.
things are dead slow in this old place
in the country. First thing we know
he'll go back to town, and then It's all
off. wish you could help me-"
Duke wagged his tail sympatheti-
cally.
Here comes Dorothy now, cd boy"
And Harry waved his hand to the sen
der little figure in the pink muslin gown
| coming across the meadow.
Harry" said his sister. as she came
| up and sat down beside him. 81 think
you are the LATEST boy ever saw. You
and Duke have done nothing but lie
around all day lately. Why don't you
| go somewhere such lovely days?"
| whats the use?" he answered, as he
rose and lazily stretched himself.
There's no one to go with or no one
to lend fellow his dogcart, and one
thing and another.
"Say, sis" he said persuasively, "why
don't you and Jack make up? I'm miss
ing heaps Of good times"
Harry Graham! Dorothy said.
don't you ever as long as you live men-
or I'll see that you never come with
me again to Aunt Nettie's for the sum-
mer"
Don't care If l don't" he answered
GROSSLY, I'm going to write home for
them to send for me, anyway, If some
thing don't turn up pretty soon. Come
on, Duke" and he was of.
|
ing at Dorothy, then rose and stood
thOughtfully gazing after Harry's re.
treating form.
Dorothy leaned back against the tree
and let her thoughts have full sway
Harry was right" she thought, I'VE
have all missed heaps Of gold times the
past four weeks"
all r., %, all 49,
governable temper, she thought, and
now she might never see Jack again
Since their quarrel she had only seer
him once. He had changed his board
ing place and was living at the Other
end of the town. There was a pretty
girl staying there. too. The day she
saw him they were driving together
laughing and talking with each other
He seemed happy enough even If sht
was miserable. Suppose he had falle1
in love with her!
At the thought she buried her face IL
her hands and sobbed bitterly.
A cold nose was placed In her hand
and looking up she saw Dukes big
brown, sympathetic eyes fixed on her
"You are sorry, boy, aren't your" sh
; said, "but you can't help me. want t,
tell Jack | am sorry, but he won't Civ
me q chance, for he won't come nea
me. and perhaps it's too late, anyway
he may not love me any more. Oh!
.. am SO miserablev' and the sobs brok
out afresh.
Finally she ceased crying and fel
asleep from sheer exhaustion, her hea
leaning against the tree trunk and he
hands loosely clasped together. Duk
stood and looked ut her for 4 few mir
utes, then lay down close beside hel
Suddenly he pricked up his ears. the
was on to where In the distance b
: could see hgure coming through til
trees that bordered the meadow. With
, rush he was upon him, licking his hand
and with low banks telling him hov
glad he was to rec him.
.Duke. old fellow" sa3d Jack,
haven't IN Jon y Ing Tina" On