Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-09-10

and had no correspondence, or else
was dead. :
"As to Dora, she has had eli the
teachers and masters necessary to an
excellent education; she is an ex-
quisite musician; her touch on the
piano Is like magic, and her voice IL
soft and sweet. but she does not sing
now. Her singing used to be her
fathers delight"
A shadow fell over the face Of the
nurse, and she was silent for q mo-
ment, looking into the fire with a far
away expression on her face.
The bedroom door opened noiseless-
lyl, and she turned calmly in answer
to DR.. Dunwiddie's summons, every
trace Of emotion gone. She left the
room for q few minutes, and when she
returned her voice and manner were
quiet, as usual.
Dora draws and paints very well"
she said, resuming her seat ard her
story; she teaches several children.
from the mission school. None Of her
time is idled; she has her fathers am
bilious spirit, and her life is full of
work in spite Of the fact that this dis
ease is slowly eating her life away.
Each one of the children loves her;
she sometimes tells me, laughing, that
she has 80 many blessings she cannot
count them. To hear her talk one
would never imagine the nights have
held her up in my arms that she might
breathe while she cOughed her beau
tifuI life away"
Dolores leaned forward, with lumin-
GUS eye; for the time she forgot her
father, and the dread awaiting for the
men to come to prove the malice pre-
pense in the tanning of the mare. The
world of which the woman told was
outside Of her world; IT was the world
of her dreams.
Silence reigned in the room for =
few minutes; the nurse arose and
drew the little half curtains across
the windows. When all was arranged
for the night, even to preparing bed
in the corner ON the settee, Mrs. Allen
drew her chair up to the fire again,
and resumed her story.
Dolores face was troubled-heT
thoughts had returned to her father, to
young Green and his efforts to save
her father somehow mixed with his
words lately uttered, of love and its
sadness; and OF the trial that was to
come of as soon as her father was
| able to go to prove She started
at sound of the nurses voice and grew
white to the lips. This did not escape
the watchful eyes of the nurse. There
was little that did escape her watch
full eyes.
"Dora's father did not know whether
or not his brother was living" she
went on. THAT the letter had beer
returned uncalled for, went to prove
that he might be dead; but he knew
that his brother had no friends out
side of the settlement and was not IL
the habit of receiving letters. Tha
he could neither read nor write still
left it possible that he was living, anC
when Dora made known her wish Il
come here. to see her fathers OLE
home, arrangements were made a
once. We arrived in the town owe
the mountain yesterday. They ar
stopping at Judge Green's for thu
present and Dora sent me here a
once when Mr.. Charlie wrote for helI
She said It was one of Gods provi
dences; that he had arranged thing
for us and were only to obey"
The interest died out OF Dolores
eyes,. She knew nothing about God o
his providences; she had never hear
either except as WANDERING
preacher stopped at the settlement o
his way through the moutains, an
was jeered at by the men and listene
to by only handful of women.
The nurse leaned back so that he
face was in shadow, but so that tn
girls face was full In her sight.
. Dora had been In the town but
day, yet she had found out great deS
that she wished to know. Every on
in the town has heard Of your fathe
OF you no one knew much exceptin
Mr.. Charlie He told my girl owe
and over what he knew about you
she never tired Of bearing and planne
such pleasant things for you and you
father and knows she win love yen /
once"
Dolores face was full OF wonde
That any one heard Of cared to hei
OF her strange enough, but that Dor
8 the beautiful, golden-haired, gray-eye
5 girl from the midst Of the marTelol
world OF her dreams should love h
a or wish to love her was beyond b.
A eomnrehension
d do you not wonder, child 4
r nurse said, slowly why my girl
!. so interested in you? Have you new
e thought OF this uncle Of yours
d whom you have never heard or see
& or wondered that be never came,
o let your father know he was living
& Dolores voice was unmoVed. b
h eyes stiil grayely questioning
d Yes she replied. Il think il
Is is living he Is happy in his life, al
r prefers 70 leave US out"
d The nurse made quick moveme
81 az of indignation. When she spoi