The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-28

pr fotber. She glanced In the
Us. ~ and saw how pale she
w.. father would be pale. too.
a;ferent his pallor from her
~. -. nallor like none other in the
p''u .,,.r passed over her. Did she
49,. Gather? But anger went out
~ m, her love. Her love was for
- md he could never be anything
Inst night she had written to
M told him the truth. and the
Z rould separate them forever. She
~ daughter of thief!
Wat ,selessness it had been TOT ner
'.ssr 10 move hundreds Of miles from
IA .heme. 1t had been done for the
,.aand, not for the daughter. For the
...hter there had been half years
.,dsuee in the new place, and learn
!. - love a man whom she had last
,sh, declined to marry. Her father
ii wrought this unhappiness as he
"A wrought so much more.
what grief had her father not
,rought? The day he went to prison
!, The defalcation in the bank where
had been cashier and her mothers
,ther's manager. had not her mothers
,ther fallen dead? The world had
aid the old banker could not stand the
|iserace. And what more? Had not
er mothers mother, always an invalid,
Aeen stricken by her husbands death,
md never been told Of her sOn-in-law's
rhine? There had been mass Of de-
keption, the poor, feeble woman being
ed to believe that her daughters hus-
hand, whom she loved as a son, had
rome away on business. and letters
written in his prison cell had been read
10 her, and they told her Of great
prosperity In the West, with cheerful
ness that was appalling. Yes. the girl
almost hated her father as she thought
over the events of the past four years.
And yet would she have hated him save
for Jack?
She pressed her hands fiercely to her
eyes,
Suddenly she started. There was a
| step on the stairs. Her mother was
bringing her father up to her. How
should she meet him? Had 1t not been
for Jack she knew how she should have
met him. But her father had forced
Jack from her.
The steps ascending the stairs
stopped. There was a cough outside
the library door. She knew the sharp
little cough. She used to fly to meet
her father four years back when she
heard that little cough in the hall in the
dear old home. Now she did not move
from the chair she sat in.
She heard voice outside the door
her mother urging her father to enter
me room. Then the handle Of the door
turned and her mother led in a strange
y aged man.
Inc girl arose. Her father stood be-
lore her. expectancy written on his
iace. She went slowly to him and held
ner forehead up to his lips. Her moth
e. looked angrily at her. but she went
pack to her seat and caught up some
sewing.
), ANNIE" said the mother sharply, ais
tnis the way to meet your father? Do
you know that all that has occurred
uas oeen more to me than to any one
e'se in the world? And yet l forgive
oecause love. And You who have a
bver?" :
nave no lover" coldly interrupted
ne girl. Il couldn't deceive him any
nager. l wrote him last night. l told
nun the truth and that would not
marry him."
An. said the mother, "now l un-
uerstand." She turned to her husband
marx DO not mind. dear. You have
me and shall never fail you. Have |
ever tailed your What is done ia done.
: Is an wiped away. 1t is only remem-
Dered oy your daughter, not by me, and
W. are as much to me after all the mis-
'aAes and sufferings as the day when |
'.ood ny your side and vowed to be q
wing and true wife till God should
pai' US IN death. We always spoke of
'ou mother and l."
.,,. .our MOTHER his dry lips said,
Where is she?"
his wife caught his hand.
"a. lear she said, "can you bear q
little more." :
he looked at her.
!, Anhle'' she said. sternly, "eet me
nose letters"
ne girl went and took from the book
80. packet. which she brought to her
NY letters to your mother" the
ned" anu onop'
~. ms wife fondled his hand.