The Lamar register., 1903-10-14

the only one in all the world who
had ever loved her since Betsy Glenn
| died. She was small little lady. and
| neatly dressed from the wide-brimmed
white hat with It's dropping gray
plume. to the blue ribbon around her
throat. and the soft gray costume and
delicate gloves. Her eyes were wide
and gray. dark with excitement. soft
with touch of tears; her mouth was
gentle and sweet. but the lips were
colorless: her small oval face was
white as death, save for a faint trace
Of feverish color upon either cheek.
Dolores knew nothing OF the nature
Of Dora's disease. and to her the girl
was a picture-something to look at
and love and admire. but too fair to
touch. Her eyes grew luminous as
she looked at her. The brown eyes
and the gray met Dolores lips part
ed In one of her rare smiles that
transformed her face for the moment;
her eyes we're like wells Of light.
beautiful. unfathomable.
Young Green was standing behind
Dora. During the time he had known
Dolores never had she looked like
that: 1t was revelation to him of
what she was capable. She did not
s'e him; she saw nothing but Dora,
and 1t was uncommon for women to
| show such marvellous depth Of soul to
another woman. Dora saw no one but
her cousin. They did not kiss each
| other: they offered no endearment
common to women. but Dora sat down
on the doorstep beside Dolores.
81 am 80 happy!" she said.
Dolores said nothing. Her eyes
talked for her.
Young Green. with q feeling that he
had no right to be there, passed un.
noticed around to the rear OF the
house and entered through the low
door OF the pantry.
DIR. Dunwiddie greeted him with a
smile. but he did not speak, as he was
busy with the bandages 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 1t was
intensified by their hollowness. His
face grew CHASTITY In its 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 a hoarse
whisper. between painting breaths:
"Ye hyar? Fool. with yer-larnin
an yer books. / sweared I'd get ever
with ye-fer te-ef ever-ye-kem
hyar-agen, a-settin' my gal up-teI
thenk-herself better'n-her feythel
a-turnin' her head-with yer-foolin
an'-yer soft words-as though-yed
look et-a-smith's darter fer-nc
good"
| Young Green started to speak, bu,
DR.. Dunwiddie. with a stern expires
sion on his face which his friend hat
never before seen, said, with quiet
authority:
BE quiet. johnson. Not another
word. Charlie, go into the othel
room. Mrs. Allen, help me at once
his excitement has brought on hemorr
hage."
AS Green closed the door behind
him he caught glimpse OF Johnson's
face that he never forgot. 1t was
pallid as death and CHASTITY with the
hollow eyes. Horror and amazement
mingled in his face as he noiselessl,
crossed the room and passed out o.
the house through the pantry at the
rear. without disturbing the two or
the doorstep. and struck out amonl
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, II
a tumult, were In the little bare room
of the house below where the strong
man. who had just been brought bach
from death. lay in his repulsive fit o
passion; and with the mare in the
stables at home, the beautiful, intelli
gent animal, ruined forever through
a cowardly act OF malice; the two
blending 80 closely that he could mo-
separate them. mingling with the
stray words he had heard In the towr