Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16


the only oac In all tho world who
had ever loved her since Betsy Glenn
died. Sh. was small little lady. and
neatly dressed from the widc'brlmmed
whit. hat with It's dropping gray
plume. To tn. blue ribbon around her
throat. and the soft gray costume and
delicate gloves. Her eyes were wide
aud gray. dark with excitement. soft
with touch of tears: her mouth was
scnti. and sweet. but tho lips were
coloricss: her small oval face was
white as death. save for faint trace
of fcvcrish color upon either check.
Dolores knew nothing OF the nature
OF Dora's disease. and to her the girl
was picturc-somcthing to look Mt
and love and admire. but too fair To
touch. Her eyes grew luminous as
she looked ut her. Tho brown eyes
and the gray met. Dolores lips part
cd In one OF her rare smiles that
transformed her face for the moment:
her eyes were like wells OF light.
beautiful. unfathomablc.
Young Green was standing behind
Dora. During the time he had known
that: IL was a revelation to him of
what she was capable. Sho did not
= him: she saw nothing but Dora.
and II was uncommon for women to
show such marvellous depth OF soul to
another woman. Dora saw no one but
nor cousin. They did not kiss each
other; they offered no endoarmcnt
common to women. but Dora sat down
ON the doorstep beside Dolores.
II am 80 happy!" she said.
Dolores said nothing. Her eyes
talked for her.
Young Green. with a feeling that he
noticed around TO the rear OF the
Louise and entered through the low
door Of the pantry. -t#
DIR. Dunwiddic greeted him with
smile. but he did not speak. rs he was
busy with the bandagcs on Johnson's
arm. On preparing one of the band.
ages he stepped aside. and at that
moment Johnson slowly opened his
eyes upon young Green's face. He was
conscious, and his eyes had the old
look In them excepting that II was
intensified by their hollowness. His
face grew ghastly in It's pallor. then
livid with fury: the close set eyes
under the narrow forehead were wild
and bloodshot; instinctively the fin.
gers of his right hand were feebly
clenched as he endeavored to lift him
self from among the pillows, unmind.
full of the pain. as he cried in hoarse
whisper. between painting breaths:
"Ye hyar? Fool. with yer-larnin'
an yer books. sweared I'd get even
with ye--fer te--ef cvcr-ye-kem
hyar-agcn. a.settin' my gal up--ter
thenk-hersclf better'n-her feyther
a.turnin' her head--with yer-foolin'
an'-yer soft words--as though-ye'd
look et-a-smith's darter fer-no
good"
Young Green started to speak, but
DR.. Dunwiddie. with stern express
never before seen, said with quiet
authority:
BE quiet. Johnson. Not another
word. Charlie. go into the other
room. Mrs. Allen, help me at once; F.;
his excitement has brought on hemorr-
hagc."
| As Green closed the door behind
him he caught glimpse of Johnson's s
face that he never forgot. It was
pallid AS death and ghastly with the
hollow eyes. Horror and amazement
mingled in his face as he noiselessly
crossed the room and passed out of
the house through the pantry at the
rear, without disturbing the two on
the doorstep, and struck out among
the pines beyond toward the summit
where the winds were soft and the
sky blue and still. He saw nothing
around him clearly: his thoughts, IN
a tumult, were in the little bare room
of the house below where the strong
man, who had just been brought back
from death. lay in his repulsive fit OF
passion; and with the mare in the
stables at home. the beautiful, intelli
gent animal, ruined forever through
cowardly act of malice; the two
blending so closely that he could moi
separate them, mingling with the
stray words he had heard In the towr