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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-06

schemes IN thrir true light ilad
any served her uHHeiHshiFH Aye,
there Nha one This Eusiiahuau
who had sacrificed bis sacred honor
a. become hef dupe How would ihis
febuke affect hef in hiH eFsaf It1W
sine hated BIN for bIa honesty to
her for uaH peffufce she must look
up a. hIu Hos size hated him
And set She could not fe-
main hlgui before this E.rl. hhs
must ffplY
Madeuolseile. shs said 4 beg
nf you fo accept M sYfnpHta but
TIE farfAHsH of Haf
An. mad ut interrupted the
PRIVATE uffiHF hH thin. WhIts hand.
=ae vii discuss the fortunes II #af
later
Madam ehokeH beck the sudden
gust af rtHs She glanced c4FeftlN
/ at thu HnFlshman. 4uf hr with
{ = ide aHidHiahrd eyes. AaH staring 40
The fuai 1f She Throne. from which
gradually reese a Terrible Figure. eaVs
eHtd aIth blood and ezErd Nith dry
/ Ing olaY Tho figure leaned heavily
Ca the hilt 81 HaHef HHd sHagtd
uHsteaaliy its dress Hl rNtH
e1aH be said with u prolonged.
.
madam che ducheraf fuu are talk
7 ing IT aatH what HnA sou. u1
lord the fnElishnlsHf H9f and
war; Look nt mp' Here BE- The
mark - battle che only ene fought
. To-Day Look 81 me- iiefH ia the
mark % yeHr RENEGADE friend. Col
{ What > bia naue Huf whore Be- Do y
Ehf where d. Yea plek him W.
on the way He b. dead
I IT, was "a hseaI. but hr lied ike q
man. as presently 7 fhai
die An honest man dies bat once.
bat q traitor ales thauHaHd toathn
Z Kf0uHu f. that your name T
iit was az honest uHs once ana
the pHitry snda gou gainf
Thr grand duchess % u1raistsint
what connie opera Not
even music 20 60 b. ID. ysu= you
EHKiishmAn has madam made YOU
q lieutenant "A cantalu# EHn-
1 efat7 What d farce Nobiss, Tpu :
liz laugh at sou al Tor a pack 81
thieves. You come like Iarkais 90
piundar a Ein while her father lies
dend in the house shame on your
/ petty souls Medals and clothes
medals and clothes that Is The sum
3 n your nobility lie laughed. but
Z the laughter thaked in hls throat
and De staggered a few PAGES away
from the THRONE
aReiaH t.nf'" cried madam
Whsa abe men HpraHs forward 20
execute This command. Fitzgerald
barred the Hay
no be saii dasEesiy. you shall
not touch hlm
stand aside. monsieur" sali
madam. determined 10 vent her rage
on HUuaa one
sMadam. said Yon Mitisr. Il will
shoot da@u tbs first man no lagH a
hamH aH Monsieur cHFewH
TIE princess. her heart beating
wildly ~ The sudden knowlefas that
lay written On the inner vision
fafntness stealing aWaY hsr sight
leaned tack aEaiusi The rrelate
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"ua ~ dying. aha shHprraa. BE
y dying faf me- -
Maurice wHb now in tho K#ap -
mad asilflum Hcuma nHi ne firlI
sroma on J. vii show you hpW q
brave man fln die Come % Nc
-irEufs 1EY1ys sr-d r'5ff n
raised THE atbHr HHd De- caught dhH
fIaAefiuR light Ha r. tfalIel flIels
above hla head Be HfuWbirl ia#tHa
fhem Suddenly There rH8an
chance il9 stopped Tho sid 60
PRECISION faded from hlr fHtr sur
pfiaed loah came m#ifaG Tie a1hef
clipped ffuHa bic nuHffa and eiHnFesl
ou iHs floor ffr rafurH HuI looked
~ the princess and that glance caH=
frYed b. hrr the burden 9f hla 'oFa
/ shIHHrmaiHaIs 49, fHees
doubted. he aaHh. faiied face down.
WHfd ana dark stain appeared aHa
/ IS Ifr.s I'D OF ths marble flpuf
Go. madam. said the Fre.ata
land be- fen tHr princess gfuA Hmi
on Hia arm Go
tMHufiaaf" cried TiizHffnid
rnfinriua ta the aIdr IF the faiIHf
man "My uaHi Mauriesf"
teaHiinHed
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silence prevailed. Maurice iaY upon
the cushions. the hit n the Habsr
sim TN his hand consciousness had
returned a clear. penetrating con
aciuuaucaa he did not Niah g. die
he was young there were long years
% come the world was beautiful.
he wondered II Beauvaia Htill lay in
tho road. Again he could see that
rcd aabef swinging high. and b.
"a l.a4Aa4-a4
Haf an hour passed. then came
the distant uurfnur Of voices. which
expanded into tumuit iu the streets.
The victorious army had entered the
city The conauerars trooped into
the palace and madam the duchess
looked with shining eyes at the
throne u her fprcfathers.
CHAPTER XVII
NORWOOD AND LEES
Madame. like a statue Of expect
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aYNorala
Maurice GHfuwe. attached 90 the
Amrrigau ieHafiaH in Vienna. while
sefkirH RtFentlfa ia nslbers en-
counters hia friend tafd John tattus
Esrsid whose father when ufiiish
ministef 20 the uuppet kinFdam ten
teara hefnru. protest ted klns Leopold
ffam pista ~ bic cousin tho ufd uuke
josef and wads large loan 10 the
government
fttsseraid essires 20 asslst the bed
Lldaeu kinE bY extending tar taan
Friends - fha Slaughter " tho late
Duke lazef amons vhaHs 10 cal h=aa.
Nals. ~ the royal nsifaHHiffH. seeking
o. nlaea hsf an tha thfene. attefHfst O.
/ ptefrHi hiH Crewn Primes tfFavflfks
~ tafnAYia. abaHt a. marry the
Princess AieKia. mfHtrfiuuniY disap-
pears
After Maurice meets the princess he
and fitasrfaid are abducted by The
I duchess and confined at Ned Chateau.
where Fitzgerald falls heeeteHaiN In
love with their haatras whiie her
felesd. the Countess - Ilsfshsrs,
huhses Maufirr fhe American 10
then sent q nleihsru o. eseure The
hladen bonds FINDING shrY have ben
stolen Maurice captures lnhsa kapf
snF Ia ihs employ q Col Hsauesis
wee escapes hy a ruse
Maurice rraeurs the nfineess' faE
and u thAnh.st hy her hishnsss IN ser
san
% tse niFht hsfata Maurice
arrives konf dtsffas=s q Htnhrt the
ipakseper q plot ~ ueauvaia for The
ahtueilah ~ the princess
kHpf A. SEWERS tfis hidHe- handa anf
steals them Maurtsa aNsin
meets the priueesa a the afebhishep's
| palace
she gives him RS rose Mauriar
= infiiesi a. the fearna ~ ttsauvsit
/ iia discovers that thn caianal 10 an
eutsssi aehiessitH - kHaffia aEainFt
uhatn he hsa afuaas ueauk ala
seeks g. tlil him aad they ptepars %
/ axht
Maurice wtus the dasl bat spares
I ueaHVais ne
Maurice returns @ Hsd cha
/ tezH without bonds. AMI g. wfaaEfuliy
aeesfsssi = pefatY - securing and ssli-
iu9 Ihe iHsuds e. fha Chancellor The
Duchess refuses Is fnfaEoisa hiui a.
special skeat - British Embassy ssut
"a feak un f1taarr4id anA pFspafps So
srua hiHs O. pflssu aAHriea Is a.
iauef - snake his - aHa - esuutaas
eha believes BIN inneesat lie meets
CfaRn Frfnce FF~AaFich she was fhs
unNatrriuHa prisoner 80 the Wsh cha
teas Ard 40 nsasee BE escape au
dAf after thaf at fer he wvsialHN q
Princess Aissia Thr tNa return O.
HirifsefE and raise nsisn ARM ard re-
turn ta the franiivs g. battle slyh fhs
Duchess Ifaena. The osiann dsssft 20
she psIehess and take Maurice end
g'slaea HFetsFHss stfh sthsg<. pfasa
anNfs
Msmriae aaeanas aHd i followed ~
mrsHyIs rhsg engage e. desperate
dusI on ths hishuas nsaafis u
kufad aua NhnrteH severely Nnaad
Aimssss md tram hGs snanH ~ uaaa-
asra % reach ths palace 81 tHstlasFs
Nhara ~ fsls 81 nturF anh is pat -
tsasf IN ~ thruns raasa.
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DaneinH classes MaH Ffi eve Pref
MIIaan. Ianhn hall nrItale lnaa1ns ..'
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CHATTER xNNI lcantlnns.ll.
rruan % love himA A gallant man.
Aehs I sauiH give YHaf II my Hfs
81 have seen aim and flrauTats To
kiii liaaueais fhs hrst - bee b. the
kl8x.iufa ft uHust have her = fight
worthy - The isEnusfa iauf TouaE
man ST wit lassa his arm " rot
hIa Hre I atli aaek ths Kings
physician
II the royal hefehamsser a Mtrl
niusmurest over a enii hard fGaf
pifF me ! afn Ar AZ aipuef- The
arvhblahau WaH kneeiluE ~ The fN1t
- tAs hesi Is hiz hssrt ass tisr bit
serneas ~ insa and tsfsaf
IN the throne ra-ofu shadows and
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oysters Ia every style French dia-
nor sefyea from Z 30 90 , ~ only
ags
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vas. Wa sTRAloHTEN cRo SIS EYES. WITHOUT PAIN.
SEATTLE Eye AND THROAT fsFfRMAHY
toons 4 s. Haler Block
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riage across the Atlantic or the duty.
tsee fossicks History of the British
Iron Tradc.D In 1871 we began the
policy of adequately protecting our
steel rail industry. with the result
that wc were soon producing steel
rails as good as those of Great Brit.
ain at much lower price than her
rail makers had been charging us.
This price was aftcrward steadily re-.
duced so that millions of tons Of
American steel rails have been sup.
piled Ia American railroads at less
than $2j per ton. or lcss than one.
third the British price Of 1866, To.
day the price Is S2S which Is exactly
tho amount of the duty uf 1871 on Tor.
cign steel raila.
hut Tor the great reduction In the
price of steel rails t0 American rail.
roads during me period referred Ia
by the Statist II would never have
boon possible for Western farmers Ia
secure the low rates Uf transpurta.
tion for their wheat that they have
long enjoyed. Nor could We ever
hdN' hill' WI our HldGUlH''hi F'''l
rail industry without the help Of nn
adequately protective duty on for.
cign steel rails We commend these
indis pUallc facts to The cunsidcra
tiun Of our Iowa friends. who have
been invited by Gov. CommlnE tu
assist him to place steel rails In the
free list II may also be worth while
Ia consider the further fact that all
Western wheat growers are protected
against the competition Of the wheat
growers of Manitoba and other British
North American provinces by duty
of 25 cents Il bushcl un wheat and a
duty Of - per cent on the foreign
value Of wheat norr.--lrun and Stcc!
Bulletin,
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agriculturalists Of Iowa to decide that
II was wise To let well enough alone.
But nov II Is claimed that the Iowa
idea has switched to Minnesota. and
that there will be- fight there for
tariff revision, II Is probable that the
reports of the favor of tariff revision
In Minnesota are largely exaggerated.
ana that the demand there may col.
lapse as speedily as II did In Iowa.
int. In those who think the assumed
positions of Iowa and Minnesota are
significant: Both are agricultural
states. The few goods manufactured
IN each do not come In competition
with the cheap labor of the old world.
Neither Iowa nor Minnesota rcaliz-
the necessity nor the true benciits of
protection. States not practically In.
terestcd IN the iarin are poor spcci.
mems Ia decry It's benefits.
When sections which have no In.
tcrost In protection oppose IL, the les.
son Is that manufacturing states must
stand snlidly for IL Philadelphia
Item.
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The London Statist for August IS.
1908 contains n leading editorial arti.
Gle on MIR. Chambcrlnins colonial
policy of discriminating duties. from
which we take tho following extract:
We have seen that between 1856
ana 1902 the cOst of carrying wheat
for export from Chicago to New York
was reduced by over 50 per cent
roughly. from little over 23d. per
bushel To n littlc under 4hd. per bush.
el In other words. during the period
referred 10 The cost uf carriage by
railway over "a Distance of about "A
thousand miles was reduced IL. GIkd
per bushcl. West of Chicago the re-.
auctions wof" certainly not less
Hence II will be seen that during the
past ~ years the reduction I'm the
cost Ot land carriage has been extra.
ordinary. Furthermore we have seen
that the cost of carriage from New
iofh to this country was reduced
2@sd. per bushel that is to say. from
j lh'lGd. io 5.lGd. per bnshcl. Alto.
gothor therefore. the cost of CARRYING
wheat from Chicago Ia this country
has been reduced during tho past
loriy years from about 27d. per bushel
10 abou, Cd, ar about 2ld. Is there
any reason to suppos, that Ike ex.
trcme limit m reduction has been
reached? We fail To see any?
In this great reduction in the cos,
of transporting the Western farmers
wheat tn New York and Iiverpcol
American steel rail makers have
borne prominent and Indispensable
part. In 1866 we had not commenced
the manufacture of steel rails and our
entire supply was obtained from Great
Britain, who charged us Gi5 los. or
SI5i3. per ton, on board ship. This
sum did not include the cost Of car.
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CHOOSING Msrriaue Date,

A curious old marriage custom,
called locally the settling" still sur.
wives in County Donegal. ireland, and
in the Scottish districts OF Kintyre
and Cowal. After the marriage has
been publicly announced the friends
of the couple meet, at the house of
the brides parents to fix suitable
date for the marriage. A bottle of
whisky is opened. and as each guest
drinks to their happiness he names
n date. When each guest has named
n date an average Is struck and set.
tling" is complete. Neither the bride
nor bridegroom ever thinks OF pro.
testing against the date so curiously
chosen.
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o. 6F COFFEE Oh
sA,o TO HAVE eugN pIscoveRrr|
CENTURIES AGO.
perv;ah In Arabia the First 10 urew|
the Fragrant Beverase---can Never
ee Successfully Grown In the United
States.

Az to the history of coffee. the lo
gcnd runs that IL was first found grow
Ing wild in Arabia. lladji Omar. a
dervish. discovered II In 1853. Cl Il
years ago. He was dying Of hurger
In the wilderness when, finding somt
small round berries, he tried to eat
them. but they 0ere bitter. He tried
roasting them. and these he iinaly
steepcd in some water held In IA,
hollow OF his hand. and found the dc
coction as refreshing, as IL he had
partaken of solid food. lie hurried
back to Mccha, from which he ha,
been banished. and. inviting the wis,
men to partakc or his discovery, they
were so well pleased with II that they
made him saint.
The story Is told that coffee was
introduced into the West Indies in l72;
gave a Norman gentleman by tn,
name OF DE Clieux. IA captain OF infau
try. on his way to Martinique, a single
plant The sea voyage was stormH
one. the vessel was driven out OF he'd
course. and drinking water became
so scarce that IL was distributed In ra
iions. DE Cllcnx. with an Affections
for his coffec plant. divided his por]
ton Of water with Il, and succeeded ir|
bringing II TO Martinique. although
weak. not In hopeless condition
There he planted It In his garden.p
tected II with fence of thorp'
watched II daily until the end orc
year. when he gathered two pounds
coffee. which he distributed among iH1
inhabitants of the island to be plant
ed by them. From Martinique coffe|
trees In turn were sent to San Domifl
20, GaudaIoupe and other ncighbor
ing islands.
The coffee tree is an evergree1
shrub. growing IN its natural state u
height OF fourteen to eighteen feet
II is usually kept trimmed. however, fo
convenience in picking the berries
which grow along the branches clos
to the leaves and resemble In shapI
and color ordinary cherries. The tre
cannot he grown above the frost lind
neither can Il be successfully grow
In the tropics. The most successf'
climate for production Is that foun|
at an altitude of about 5000 feet. An,
thing much above this Is In danger q
frost. which is fatal to the tree, AMI
when coffee Is grown much below thi
II requires artificial shade. which mi
terially increases the cost of produd
ton and does not produce as market
able berries. II is owing to this pa
ticular requirement that coffee ha
never been successfully produced y
| the United States.-Success.
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no consequence to her, however, be-
cause she disliked him. But she had
mistaken his meaning. AS he locke
eyes that were SD clearly windows to
the pure soul within. the sensitive
mouth, large. but well formed, full Of
strong character, the slender. grace
full figure In the print gown possess.
Ing quaint dignity, the wonder grew
and deepened in his mind that the
brother Of his recollections should
have such daughter as this--a won.
an one did not meet every day even
In his world-a girl whose soul was
purer than many Of those he knew.
And this Is Joe's girl" he repeat.
ed, slowly. MY dear, ! am glad to
have found you"
and that everyone meant what was
said was a matter of course. II was
new thing for anyone to be glad to
sec her, and she almost liked him.
Tho words touched her strangely. but
she made no reply, though her eyes
softencd somewhat.
My girl sent you n message. Do.
lores. She told me To he certain to
follow instructions, too; Dora is an
exacting young body. | assure you. BE.
tween you two my life will be rather
hard FOR an old fellow. am going
In to look at Joe, If ] may not speak
to him; when | return you will be
ready, my dear"
He turned away with pleasant
laugh. and Joined young Green and
DIR. Dunwiddie without waiting for her
reply.
She looked after him with unfriend.
ly eyes as he stood for moment
talking with the others outside the
door. but after few words that were
indistinguishable to her they opened
the door and passed In. closing the
door behind them. Then she arose
slowly, her eyes darkening. The lit.
tie scented note her uncle had given
her fell unheeded at her feet. She
spoke slowly, but her words were
clear; there was no bitterness In her
voice. only great wonder.
Ito be continued.)
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European Beet Suuar Beaten,

The latest statistics Of the foreign
commerce of the United States show
that one naturally absurd purt Of the
import trade h being cut down so
fast that II may soon stop entirely.
That is the bringing of beet sugar
from Europe.
The quantity imported In the last
fiscal year was less than one,tenth as
great AZ the largest receipts Of beet
ed with the imports of the preceding
fiscal year, there was decrease OF
about 90 per cent. Yet the whole i'm.
port trade In sugar was the greatest
on record. and the consumption ex.
ceeded that of any other year In the
history Of this sweetloving and sugar.
eating natioh. Cane sugar, mostly
from the West Indies. In driving out
beet sugar. except that which IL pro.
duced In the United States. The lat,
ter gains ground NJ a good rate,
This IL as II ought to be- There
may be sound reasons why the farm
ers OF America should need more
time to compete with the sugar of
the tropics. but there IL no natural At.
ness In any dependence Of such an
agricultural country an the United
States upon sugar grown In colder
lands. with less fertile soil and much
smaller area. In proportion to their
population. Az long as sugar must
be imported let II come from coun.
tries very different from our own.
But II ought not to be many years be-
fore every pound needed here can be
grown on American farms.-Cleve-
land Leader.
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The total deposits in all the banks
amount to about $4,000. .0Oo, 900, OF
which the savings fund. the money OF
the common people. make $3.50 900, :.
000-more than half Clearly. not all
the money In the country is owned by
the great Hnanclers.
This showing Of money saved by
the working people of the country be.
comes all the more remarkable when
we take into consideration the pre-.
vailing high prices Wages have not
gone up In proportion To the univcr.
sal increase In prices. With only n
little more money to buy with labor
pays far more for all the comforts OF
life. Yet the savings report shows
that their share In the benefits of
prosperity Is no small enc.
Another important fact Is TO he
cleaned from this report or the
s2I5O.h0O savings deposits the New
England and Eastern States possess
$4,000 .O0O.00O. leaving only 100000,
000--less than siXth-for all the
Central, Southern and Western
states.
This proves not that the people of
the Central. Southern and western
states are making less money than
those Of the East. but that In their
younger and more thriving communi.
ties there are more Inducements for
investment. Throughout the great
West farms are being paid for. homes
are being built, natural resources arc
being developed and new Industries
established.
None Of this can appear in n report
of the controller Of the treasury. nut
the savings thus Invested are tho
most important " all. Indeed. they
furnish the foundation Of the coun.
try's prospcrliy.-Grand Rapids Her.
aid.
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oRDEALs OF A DOCTOR.
Sad Things Encountered in the prad
tice Of Medicine.


II is often claimed by outsiders tha
having n profession dulls a woman
sympathies; but cannot believe this
this Is true in the practice of med
cine, where one side of the work is 81
immeasurably sad. have seen
baby that came after fifteen years I,
waiting and hoping. and was rejoice
over daily and hourly for a wondel'f,
year. suddenly struck down and gas
its little life out In a day with pne,
monia. These are the times when
hurts To be doctor, to find that al
the knowledge that you possess, al
the skill Mt your command, liz as a
much chafr before the wind. To hay
n woman cling to you, hegging yo
to save her baby. is an ordeal q
which no human being can grow cal
lOus. You must feel as though th
brand oi Cain were upon you wheI
with all your efforts, You cannot saw
tho little life. Not years nor exper
ence can tighten hours such as these
autobiography Of a Woman Phys
clan. in Everybody's Magazine.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Bacon and Eqqs.

IJbiOTpS Sipnt, nOt DtCHuSc oI yOunB
Green's wish that she should sleep,
but because she was worn out from
watching and anxiety, and fell into n
drcamlcss slumbcr almost as soon as
her head touched the pillow; and II
was broad daylight when she again
woke To everyday life.
She bathed her face IN cold water
When she was dressed she went ont
10 the other room.
Mrs. Allen had kindlnd a fire on the
hearth. and the kettle was singing
checrily over the leaping flames; the
coffee filed the room with fragrance.
Az Dolores entered she spoke pleas.
antly to her, noting the faint trace
of color In the cheeks and the bright.
ness of the brave dark eyes.
"Good morning, Dolores. Break.
fast will be ready on the table in a
moment II you are ready"
The girl looked steadily into the
kindly eyes opposite, her own very
searching.
How Is my father?"
Asleep, Miss Johnson---aslecp and
quiet. II is the best thing for him"
Dolores turned away and went out
to the entry preparing to so In the
iain. Then she took the pail aud went
To the shed to milk Brindle. Mrs. Al
her. She was n Irotesque figure strid-
ing through the storm with her faith.
er's hat on, and the boots pathetically
ont Of place on her feet. The nurse
shook her head as she went back
into the room setting the dishes and
preparing the bacon and eggs for the
doctors beyond the closed doors.
Dolores was drenched when she
reached the shed, but she minded It
apparently not at all. She pushed
back the shawl and drew the three.
legged stool out of the corner. The
streams of milk In the pail Joined in
with the rain against the windows.
II was half gloom In the she'd When
the pail was full Dolores pulled down
some hay from the NOW overhead
and Brindle buried her broad, soft
nose In IL with deep breath of con.
tent
The girl carried the foaming milk to
the house, and strained II into pans,
the nurse watching her curiously.
Then she prepared the feed for the
chickens and went out to feed them.
When she returned To the house Mrs.
Allen removed her wet clothing and
requested her to change her gown,
hers was SO wet and draggled.
Dolores looked at her In surprise
She was In the habit of performing
these duties rain or shine. and II
never harmed her; rain was but rain.
II might be that she was used to It
WAS the reason why she did not mind
II. The other women of the settle.
mcnt did the same, and not one OF
them feared a wetting; they gave no
thought to II: they knew nothing bet
ter: the rain came or the sun, and
the work was done: doubtless the men
would have been surprised had the
women complained. She moved from
her companion to the fire.
They will want their breakfast" :"