Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-03

Tcem"d capable Of getting one up at
almost any. moment.
My dear Dolores" he said. Dora
l. waiting Tor va. Why do you bother
the docioTsg' They know much bet
ter than Ne do what il best TO be- done.
Come. like a good Eiri. let ua go: wc
ar" only hindrTinE the others
WAY should hinder ,hcm!- she
here: he Is my father
Yes. af course he said. brusauciy,
-of course. Dolores. We ali kno~
that. bat they know much better than
"" do what IL best To be done, Dora
iH waiting for yuu-it is better In
every way i1f us to Eps-
She stood erect and slender among
Ihcn. her print s"sn falling around
her TO her feet. her face catching the
rhadoss ui the storm upon H.
-D!i ! not say the voice Vas al
must solemn in its ETav" caTursiu-ss.
7tha, viiI rot leave him-cscr-
whIic be iiVrs-u1, Tot any on-s-
None of them spoke for a momCni.
not uuC of Them VAS capable Of dc.
cciyiuz h-r a. sh" slood 50 Etssc aud
quiet ssi,ins bis reply, That she had
a TiEht to kuuW a better right than
they. cailJ not i,r denied. She had
spoken the truth. shs .'as woman
capable of enduring much. ot suffering
niuch. she vas not = child tp be put
on with cvasiyr replies.
ur. Grey sicBi a, the brdruom door.
he had uot moved since the girl spoke.
fhs Impressed him as she impressed
thc others. Young Green looked tTou.
bir'l: t- started Es though he would
go to Dolores. and checked himself
EsHn pr. Dunwiddic was samcwhs,
iisauiO,cd: he looked beyond the girl
utn uf the opposite window.
They waited for him to- speak: the
zitl EncN he would tell her. the 9th.
rrs vCrc SURF he Would do what vas
best As his case left the window and
hc turned io Dolores. he caught the
look ON young Greens face. His own
cleared Instantly. he vas himself
again. grave. practical. thorough ply.
sIcisn and gentleman.
My dear Miss Johnson he said
hc was grave. courteous. her eyes did
not leave his face searching. steady
Cycs-"vhrn your father Icli-tuIly
twenty feet II was-hc struck the
ledge With srcst force. had he dropped
II might scarcely have hurt him.
though II Is evident that the ledge
below il rocky and the bushes scrub
by aud sharp. as I, vas. he lost his
balance and slipped down suddenly
with a force I wonder lid not kiil him
outright
As II is. he broke both legs and an
arm. besides Internal injuries which
cannot he determined UPON at once
She watched him steadily: iustinc.
lively she kncW he had not told her
all. Her lips were white. and set in
straight line. MTs. Allen crossed over
and tuuyh he'd her hand. but she paid
no heed to her. she was waiting to
know tho worst
You know how he was brought
home. continued Dr Duuwidjie. "Sou
we're the one who found him. to YOU
he owes his liic-yuu and Charlie. His
right leg was broken below the knee.
We set that and his arm yesterday.
but his lcft leg"
His voice was steady and grave.
Mrs. Aliens face was blanchinE: how
the girl would take it she did not
know. she vas used To many affecting
scenes. but this vas totally different.
Ills left leg is broken in two places.
Miss johnson We did not wish to
tell you till the worst was over. but II
Is best you should know Your father
remained so long in that position in
the night dampness. in his exhausted
state. that We dared do nothing yes.
terday. We wished TO save this limb
u Il were possible: II would be worse
than folly to attempt 1t; It is best that
1t should su. TJcn. with careful nurs.
ing. we may bring him around all
| right"
SIN Dolores did not move: she
wished - understand it thoroughly. as
yet the truth was but slowly dawning
upon her