The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

| the letter was returned unOpeueu- i5lS
brother could neither read nor wriie,
and had no correspondence. or else
was dead
As TO Dora. she has had all tne
teachers and masters necessary to IA
excellent education; she is an ex-
quisite musician; her touch on the
piano Is like magic, and her voice is
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 mo
menl. looking into the fire with a far
awaJ expression on her face.
The bedroom door opened noiselesh-
lyl, and she turned calmly in answer
to Dr Dunwiddie's summons. every
tracs of emotion gone. She left the
room for a few minutes. and when she
returned her voice and manner were
quiet. as usual.
"Eora 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 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 SO 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
tiful 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 laming of the mare. The
world of which the woman told was
outside OF her world; 1t 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 10 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-her
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
ful eyes.
'Dora's father did not know whether
or not his brother was living she
went on. THAT the letter had been
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 in
the habit of receiving letters. That
he could neither read nor write still
left IL possible that he was living, and
when Dora made known her wish to
come here. to see her fathers old
home. arrangements We're made at
once. We arrived in the town over
the mountain yesterday. They are
stopping at Judge Green's for the
present and Dora sent me here at
once when Mr.. Charlie wrote for help.
She said 1t was one of Gods provi-
dences: that he had arranged things
for us and were only to obey"
The interest died out of Dolores
eyes. She knew nothing about God or
his proyidences: she had never heard
either except as wandering
preacher stopped at the settlement on
his way through the moutains. and
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to by only handful of women.
The nurse leaned back so that her
face was in shadow. but so that the
girls face was full in her sight
Dora had been In the town but a
day. yet she had found out great deal
that she wished to know. Every one
in the town has heard of your father.
OF you no one knew much excepting
Mr.. Charlie. He told my girl over
and over what he knew about you;
She never tired of hearing and planned
such pleasant things for you and your
father, and knows she will love you at
once"
Dolores face was full of wonder
That any one heard of cared TO hear
of her strange enough, but that Dora
the beautiful golden-haired, gray-eyed
girl from the midst of the marvellous
world of her dreams should love her
or wish to love her was beyond heI
| comprehension.
! DO you not wonder. child" the
r nurse said slowly. why my girl is
so Interested in you? Have you never
: thought of this uncle of yours oi
! whom you have never heard or seen
: or wondered that he never came, oi
, let your father know he was living?'
Dolores voice was unmoved, hel
eyes still gravely questioning.