The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-07-24

direction, the Smokc from the tail lac
tory chimneys driftcd around to the
settlement and tangled In the pixies
Ike gray spccters waving their slad-
owy banners above the scattered
houses down toward the valley. Many
"A time Dolores had watched these
smoke wroatAs, ard her mind had
gone 20 the place from whence they
came. and she woyc from them fan
tastic shadows born 81 dreams, ard
she clothed them H. garments OF tlc
Twins. and they brought her many
many fancics 81 the life pulsinC just
beyond the piny peaks.
Now her mind was filed with the
one subject SO much discussed; she
turned IL over and over. viewing Il on
all sides; now reasoning with herself
as TO this or that possibility. this or
that decision. but eventually return.
Ing To- tac first conclusion which was
to her so convincing that IL sent her
over the mountain TO the town 60 dis
cover II possible the truth. and NJ the
court was the place 10 learn what she
wished 10 knuw-if there were any
place Go learn IL ere the whole world
should know
As she passed over the mountain
and down on the other side the town
lay out before her; a thriving town;
smoke arose black from the towering
chimEeys. the whir OF machinery. the
rattle of wagons and din on everyday
life were borne up TO her as sounds
OF n strange land The knowledge be.
gan 90 grow IN her mind that the life
In the SLOW little settlement beyond
the mountain was too narrow. too
shut into itself. too lacking In energy
and growth. But this was new
world To her and she shrank from IL.
not from any foolish feeling OF inferi.
GRITTY. such thought could hold no
room In her mind. but as wild ami
NAL instinctiyoly shrinks back To It's
natural world. Then the feeling left
her: the old thought drove every fear.
every other feeling away; she had
come for a purpose aud as yet it was
not accomplished.
She passed steadily down the road
looking neither 20 right nor left. The
court house was at the farther end 81
the town; she had heard tlem say So.
A long low white building with wide
steps and a bell in the tower.
At length she came 10 Il: she knew
she was right; long. low white
building with wide steps and bell In
tho tower
She walked mp the steps and turned
the handle % the door. but could not
open II. This ending of her journey
had not entered her head. For mo.
mcnt she stood In doubt what 20 do.
People passing ON the street looked
curiously at her 4 boy who was
sitting astride of the fence called TO
her that the door IVES locked. but II
she wanted the lookup II was down
around the corner
She did not know he was laughing
at her: she walked down the steps
and spoke 90 him. She asked him
where she could find the Judge. She
was looking at him with her straight.
level glance. and De was discoGcertcd.
The Judge he said lived In the house
On the hru. 10 she care down the
main street she must have passed H.
Not biz 81 her resolution was
gone as she rotraccd her steps. but
she walked swiftly. for ~ was grow.
ing late. She found 10 without trou.
BILE: she mounted the steps and knock.
ed at the biz door She did not know
she should ring the bell 10 one
came. She knocked again aud louder
then again sac wasted. NJ one came
II tie Judge were gone where should
che find him?
a step sounded on the gravel 40 the
side II the house. size turned and
faced the newcomer
Dolores. exclaimed young Green.
In establishment.
4 red flush crcpt In hc- face.
Il want to see the Judge" she
said Rravely. and there was a visit.
fulness In the large. dark eyes raised
To his for an instant that caused his
heart to thrub strangely while q flush
also arose IN his own face.
My father lie Is rot at home.
When the court adjourned az three he
took the train Ia ". n YOU wish
TO see him am sorry. VIII not ! do
instead Come In. Miss Johnson: my
mother would be pleased To meet
YOU
She was unused 90 being called
Miss Johnson. and scarcely heard
the unfamiliar rame
Tie opcrcd the door, waiting for her
TO pass iu.
u won't stay she said Tho Judge
Is not % home. came 20 see the
Judge.
She turned down the steps. and he
closed the door following her
IL you will not go Inside. may
walk with you Miss Johnson"
She bowed her head. and they prss.
cd up the street together IN silence.
That the people they passed. and
whom her companion greeted. turned
and looked curiously after them she
did rot know; had she known IL would
have affected her little. She came on
an orrand and could not accomplish
Il. that thought was uppermust In