The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-01

| many fancies Of the life pulsing Just
beyond the piny peaks.
Now her mind was filled with the
one subject so much discussed. she
turned II over and over. viewing II on
all sides; now reasoning with herself
as to this or that possibility. this or
that decision. but eventually return.
ing to the first conclusion which was
To her so convincing that II sent her
over the mountain To the town to dis
| cover II possible the truth. and at the
| court was the place to learn what she
| wished to know--if there were any
place to learn II 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
| ChimEcys. 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 to grow In her mind that the life
| In me slow little settlement beyond
| the mountain was too narrow. too
shut into Itself. too lacking in energy
| and growth But this was q new
world to her and she shrank from IT,.
not from any foolish feeling OF inferi.
| ority; such a thought could hold no
room In her mind. but as a wild ami
mai instinctively shrinKs back to its
natural world Then the feeling left
her; the old thought drove every fear.
| .,tb Ia. oh haI
come for a purpose ana as yet IL was
not accomplished.
She passed steadily down the rond
| looking neither To right nor left. The
court house was at the farther end Of
the town; she had heard them say so.
A long. low. white building with wide
steps and a bell In the tower.
~ length she came to 81 shc knew
she was right; a long, low. white
building with wide steps and bell In
the tower.
She walked up the steps and turned
the handle Of the door. but could not
open II. This ending of her Journey
had not entered her head For a mo.
ment she stood in doubt what To do.
People passing ON the street looked
| curiousiy at her. A boy who was
| sitting astridc of the fence called To
her that the door was locked. but IL
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 Ia him. She asked him
where she could lind the Judge. She
was looking at him with her straight.
| level glance. and he was disconnected
The judge. he said. lived IN the house
on the hilI; II she came down the
main street she must have passed IL.
Not a bit ~ her resolution was
gone as she retraced her steps. but
she walked swiftly. for IL was grow.
ing late. She found II without troii.
BILE: she mounted the steps and knock.
ed AT the big door. She did not know
she should ring the bell No one
came. She knocked again and louder.
| then again she waited. No one came.
II the judge were gene where should
she find him?
| a step sounded on the gravel al the
side Of the house; she turned and
faced the newcomer.
"Dolores," exclaimed young Green.
| in establishment.
| 4 red flush crept in her face.
II want To see the Judge" she
said, gravely. and there was wist.
fulncss In the large. dark eyes raised
to his for an instant that caused his
heart Ia throb strangely while flush
also arose In his own face
My father? He is not at home.
when the court adjourned AT three he
took the train To N. n you wish
To see him ! am sorry. VIII not do
] instead? Come In. Miss Johnson: my
! mother would be pleased Ia meet
you"
She was unused 10 being called
Miss Johnson. and scarcely heard
the unfamiliar ramC.
| He opened tho door, waiting for her
to pass In.
Il won't stay" she said. The Judge
Is not at home. ! came To see the
| Judge.
She turned down the steps, and he
| Nlbrfl INV Ntblf i'llbNllE HfIs
III you will not ~ inside. may
walk with you, Miss JohnsOn?'
She bowed her head and they pass.
ed 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 II would
have affected her little. She came on
an errand. and could not accomplish
e., that thought was uppcrmost In
her mind blended as II always was In
thinking Of Il. with the face and
eyes of the young man beside her
| Dolores" he said at last. when
they were climbing the rough road
beyond the town. unconsciously usinr
the name. Dolores. why did you
wish to see my father today? II must
he something special or you would
not have come. Could not ! do as
well"
Some way his kindly heart was
aching for her with the remembrance,
of that swift. wistful glance OF tn,
brown eyes into his own, and ht