Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-11-14
CHAPTER XXI.
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shs screDtsi i iu slie1ce AFTER the
5Fsf Esla FstzFr 10 The rszi zstlga q
what had come Epon her. OuiT enee.
NEAu sAs was s5ons With yo1nx GFeen.
Nhtie they ~ere making preparations
- oouyeF tie oy1y home. id ere
shoE znF s5Fa - emotion She was
stzneiug a. he little window "a their
pzrlor ls1Einx out uDDn the basy
street Dora. ztO had cone 70 her
upon receiving the telegram Q. her
uneisz death. Ezs n the Inner room
~ith Ars AiIsn and the eoctors and
oos % two of the affendznts
Her father szs asad-desa. Never
bsfOTe had abe seen death She knew
absolgta5E nothing about snF other
llfe. about anything beyond The days
that pzszsza much alike 20 her-or had
passed maeh alike 70 her until these
friends cane into her life Heaven
vas where the stsfs we're; her sstro-
roruy told her 0, God an Infinite Be
Ing. al po.erfui all nercifsl: the
I Creator of al things. but farther than
that she knew nothing
Thought crowded upon thought. yet
with a distlnctness mingled xith
those strange half intslllgibIe words
81 the Bazt. that Wss intense suffering
% her She sss In a half stup0r, with
her brain - active that & was
wearing away her very life DR. Dun
widdie said that she must be aroused:
she must be brought out Of this state:
she must be moved 10 tears. or to
some utterancs Of her grief She
could not 20 on ike this For a year
nov she had been in this strained
state of feeling. lie turned to Dora
/ In this time of need. She Vas 10; the
i pale girl sho arrived at the mountain
| a year before: her face had filled ont:
/ her checks no longer bore the hectic
! flush. but held the soft color of ad-
vaBeing health while her eyes had
1 lost their strained look OF suffering
DR. Diinxiddie called her over 10
I him by the window that morning and
she went To him obediently.
Something must be done for your
cousin he said. grayeiy. She is In
such a state of half consciousness. her
senses dulled by too much strain upon
them that she is In danger Of losing
her mind. Go to her You are a won.
an. and vii know what to do 2,
But don't know what 10 do. she
said as graveiy as he had spoken. DIR.
Dunwiddie. Lorie is 80 different from
other girls. ! don know what to say
when she Is like that."
1t sounds cruel he said. Miss
Dora. but It is the only thing that can
be done. and is true kindness.
You are always kind she said
softly. and the soft eyes lifted to his
were womanly eyes. and the tender.
dropping face was a sweet face TO him
We Will take her away from here as
soon as-ail is over. We return 10
New York next week. DR. DunwIddie
There is so much there TO take her
mind from these things: the change
viii be good-better than anything
else. will It not7'
You are soing-so soong" he said
and the grave voice proved the inward
control OF the tumult In his heart
''Dora-Dora. will you leave me with
no promise. no word Of kindness. no
hope that | may see you again. have
you-loye yong You are very Kind to
every one. Dora johnson. out OF the
pure sweetness OF your neart-be kind
to me and tell me OF some kindly
thought"
They had forgotten for the moment
the girl in the other room. Dora's
hands were close In his, Dora's tender
face was lifted up To his with a half
shy sweetness upon 1t. Dora's lips
were whispering something. he scarce
ly knew what. only knew that Dora
| was giving TO him the tender. sweet.
\ womanly heart with it's purity and
| truth--giving this into his keeping to
be held. thank God. through all their
lives as the sacred thing II was-a
| womanss tender heart.
Then, by and by-only a minute II
might be. yet with a life's change 10
them-Dora drew away her soft
warm hands. and new expression
| was on the sweet face, lifted with its
fearful eyes to the face above her.