Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-11
away expression on her face.

~. and the turned calmly in answer
TO DIR. Dunwiddie's summons. every
trace OF emotion gone. She lett the
room for few minutes. aud when she
returned her voice and manner were
quiet. as usual.
Dora draws and paints very WELL"
she said. resuming her seat and her
story: she teaches several children
from the mission school. None OF her
time is idied: she has her hther's 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 so many blessings she cannot
count them. To hear her talk one
would never imagine the nights have
held her mp In my arms that she might
breathe while she ceughed her beau
ti.ul 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 iamlng Of the mare. The
world of which the woman told was
outside OF her world: IL was the world
OF her dreams
sllerce relEned in the room for d
few minutes: the n.sSe arose and
drew the liItl. half curtains across
the Window when all was arranged
for III. night. even To preparing a bed
IN the eurrer on the srt;.e Mir. Allen
drew her chair up to the Ore again.
and resumed her story.
Dolores face was troublea-her
thoughts had returned TO her father, to
youns Green and his efforts to save
hc= faSeF somehow mixed With his
words stcly uttered. of love and its
sadress: and a the trial tAs; Was To
come OF as soon a. her father ~As
able to 50 TO prove She started
at sogrd Of the rnrs.'s voie. and grew
shN. TO the lips This did rot escape
the Hstehfal eyes Of the nurse. rher.
sas !i,il- tssi aid escape her watch.
ful eyes.
"DoFs's father did rot kno~ wa-,h.-
or not his bother ~as living" she
ssnt aa. -ThA; the letter had been
returned ancal!-i for. vent 10 prove
that he might b dead: but he knew
that his brother bad no friends out.
sla. of the f-tti.m.n, and ~as not IN
the habit OF receiving letters. That
he could r-lihsg rad nor writ. stall
irft IL possible tha, he ~as living. and
~hcn nu-a made known her wish TO
cone here. 30 see her fathers old
home. aTfzrEem-nts were made AZ
one.. We arrived Ia the town over
the mountain yesterday They arc
stopping =; Jnake Grrrn's for IN.
present and Dora sent me her. a,
ouer vh-n Mr. Charlie ~ra,s for help.
She raid u vas ose OF God's pFuyi.
d-nocs. ths; be had arranged things
for US ard ~cfe ouiy TO obey
TIE inisr..; died out of Dolores
eyes. She kr.- nothing a.oat God OF
his pruviisue.ss she bad never heard
either except as =and-rins
preacher stopped at the settlement on
his way through the rnouiains. and
vas iccrei a; BY tho msa and iis;cscd
to By osiy hsEafui OF ~osasn.
TIE nurse leaned back 80 that her
face .as in shadow. bu, so tha; the
girls face ~ss suii In her sight
Dora rad b.ca in IN. ;oua but
day. yr, she had foaad out Erss, deal
,hsi she uishcd 60 know Every one
Ia the ;asn has heard Of yoar father.
OF yoa no one krsS much excepting
MF. Charlie. lie. told my sirl over
and over shat be kHeW about you:
zle never tircj aG hearing and planned
such peasant 'hinss for you and your
father. ard kaevs she util love you at
cree
Dolores face sas full Of wonder.
That aHy ons heard Of cared to hear
of her stsanss enough. but that Dora.
The beautiful Enldcu.hairrd. Eray-eysd
Eiri from the nidsi uf the marvellous
world Of her dreams should love her
or wish to love her vas beyond her
comprehension.
-Dp yon not wonder. child.- the
nurse said. slowly. why my Eiri is
50 interested in your Have you never
ihuaEht Of this uncle OF yours of
WhCm you have never heard or seen.
Cr wondered that he never came. or
let your father know he vas iiviHE."
np'nrea' voice was unmovcd her
eyes EiiU EFaveiy questioning
Yes she replied. Il think IL he
is IyiuE he is happy in his life. and
prefers to leave us ont
The sursc made a quick movement
as q Indignation when she spoke.
however. her tgirv vas Eentie. a.
usual
your sathsT is not like his brother.
Dolores. You will not blame him
wien yuu see him. and Dora will win
your heart at orcc. as you have al
ready won hers. As soon as the storm
is over they will come. Dora's father
Is your uncle. Dolores. and they came
here ON purpose to md you.