The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02

He raised her in his arms as though
she were in truth a child. and carried
her to the settle between the south
windows. She did not speak until
Mrs. Allen brought her beef tea and
led her with tender care; then. half
rising among the pillows. whittier than
they. she asked family with a wistful.
ness in her eyes that sent an angry
pang through the woman's heart:
Where observation-disclosures Allen?
I-want-Dolores."
Mrs. Allen called sharply in n voice
that caused Dora to look up at her in
wonder:
Come in at once, Dolores; Dora
wishes you"
DIR. Dunwiddie hearing the words
and catching sight of the woman's
face. crossed the room and spoke to
Dolores, his voice low with kindness.
She started when he addressed her.
and turned obediently with one swift,
startled glance up into his face, and
entered the room half hesitatingly.
Dora put out her hand as she
crossed the room.
."Dolores!" she said. cntreatingly.
DR.. D%unwiddie turned quickly away
and entered the inner room where his
friend was waiting for him.
BY and by, when she was better,
Dora sat up among the pillows, and
drew Dolores down beside her, hold.
ing her hands caressingly between her
own, smoothing the tense, slender
fingers now and then with pathetic
tenderness as though to atone or
soften her careless, wounding words.
She leaned her pure, pale face against
the gray window casing that the soft,
low wind with its subtle odor of pines
should blow upon her. Her large gray
eyes. grown black with a half shy
love and pleading. rested on her u
ms grave face. And she did not
know that the slender shred OF pale
blue ribbon lay safely hidden in the
depths of the doctors pocket as he
re-entered the sick room beyond.
They talked long there at the cool
south window, she, smaller girl, hold.
ing her cousins hands closely in hers,
telling her of the world beyond the
chained mountains, of the life that
throbbed and pulsed out of her sight.
Dolores listened in silence. wonder
ing more and more how this girl could
care to love her, could care to have her
for her cousin.
I'VE will paint together, Dolores
she said. 'and sew and play. You
shall sing and l will accompany you
accompany yourself, for the guitar
will Just suit your voice: and how you
would look in an old gold gown with
warm colored roses about you, play
ing a guitar. it's broad ribbon across
your shoulders, your eyes-just as
they are now. Oh. such a soul al
there is in them at this minute. DO
lores Johnson. The men will love you
and the women-must. Dolores, DO
lores, | cannot wait. | wish / might
take you right now"
She paused, breathless. smiling, sit
ting erect. holding Dolores by her two
young arms. her sweet face flushed
with excitement.
AT that moment DIR. Dunwiddi,
opened the bedroom door and SPOKE
to Mrs. Allen, and she entered will
him. young Green coming out.
Dora flushed as she saw him, ant
she aroused from the settle, shaking
her head sunnily.
MIR. Green. l beg your pardon fo'
! lntn,n,,,., x.r,,.J 40 in1anI T,,,Iy
did not think"
He smiled reassuringly at her.
at has been pleasant to me, Mis-,
J~ohnson-so pleasant that | had for
gotten the case on at eleven at home
Ii Is now ten minutes of hat hour
and II you will pardon my leaving 70,
| will send the carriage for you n
any time you name
Dolores did not move or speak. Tn,
case on hand. Her ears seemed sharI
to catch and hold such sentences
These words only were clear, the res
were distant and jumbled. Even wheI
he spoke to her she seemed incapable
of hearing OF replying. That her 81
lence was caused by anything he sal,
he did not imagine, but he was grow
ing accustomed to her silence.
81 wish | could stay with you a
ways" Dora said softly when tn
young mar had gone, but | canno
leave father. Dolores, you know. Yol
do not blame me, ! am sure. And
will come over every day or wheneve
| can. Father would have come owe
with me this morning, but Judg
Green wished him to be in court. The
have a strange case On hand. and | ar
so interested in it; aren't you, Dc
lores? About the tanning of young MI
Green's beautiful mare, you know?
believe they have some new avidenc
to be heard this morning. Young MI
Green was to have been there early I
attend to some important matter b.
fore court opened, and here ! hav
detained him"
Still Dolores did not move or speal
In a vague manner the thought pr,
sented itself to her that one of til