Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-30
CHAPTER xIx.-(contlnued.)

And as Dora Kept To her WOru ana
drove or rode over every day when
the weather was pleasant and together
they wandered under the pines In
many a daring place. the color OF In
crcasing health slowly tinging the
cheeks of each. while Dora's cough
grew less and less frequent and vio'
lent. and an addct grace and spring
showed In Dolores step, though there
was a growing sadness upon her lips
and hunted look In the wide dark
eyes that her friends could not under
stand, this woman gloried and exultei
in her power To wound the girl Dora
loved with a deeper. trucr love than
she could ever give to her. and she
planned out many u subtle manner Tor
wounding and sending her shafts deep
er into the soul OF the girl who was.
she told herself over and over. steal
Ing away what rishtfuily belonged to
her.
Lemuei Johnson went often to see
his brother. who grew civil to- him
after n while. though Mt first he was
suriy. and resented his brothers long
silence and neglect. Together they
talked OF the future. and laid many
plans To be carried out as soon as Joe
was little better.
DIR. Dunwiddic still. positively ar
hrmed that he would rC ,oycr. but that
this must nccdfuiiy be slow. and Joe
Johnson was never possessed with pa
tience enough To bear quietly much
waiting. And as the day passed Do
iorca waited and waited. tho dread
fear shut In her heart. they would
come for her father from tho town.
The subject OF the mare vas never
mentioned among them: II had
dropped out OF the houS. as suddenly
and completely as though dca,h had
touched IL. that day Dora r1yc her
cousin sketch Of the feeling regard
lns Il In the town. though no: one OF
tham Understood the girls horror OF Il.
excepting II might he the oEc who
had seen the most of her emotion.
Sometimes the Eiri VAS tempted To ask
about IL. bu, the dread ot bringing
down something worse upoa herssif
and her father kept her al q To suffer
alone.
hut Johnson fingered along In much
th. same condition In spite Of III. In.
trrcst of his friends or foes. from
week To week. scarcely getting hsitsr.
yet growing no worse. p.. Duneiddlc
knitted his brp~s and looked very
Eras. and puzzled many time after
his visits: be did not like the appear.
aner Of things: they we're going crook.
ID: something mus, b. don. and at
once. lie did not ~lsh 10 arouse the
thought of such ,hlns In III. minds
of Johnson himself or Dolores: In fac,
he wished Ia keep 1, from Johnson
more even thaa from his daughter. for
he sas In suen an cxci,ahi. state tha,
u scu, much asains, his Fvcuscfy-
pe,niant. fault. .anaihz. with many
word ths, showed his brute nature an !
cruelty. Al nF against Dolores and
fate his anEsr and spleen ucrp direct
rd Dolores uas Of IN usc-na earth.
~ use in the world: she sss ~ithou,
crcn N. sense Of most women. and
that aas little cnoazhs Had she bera
. bay things might have bcgn differ.
cnt. boys urru os usr. Ana u wss no,
enough tha, this III luck Of her being
= girl was uraa him. ha, he must have
this added 60 the Fpst-,s be laid up
with not evsa the tee Of his feet or
hands. Here he uss. crippled. help.
icss. constantly in rsin. scarcely able
To mate without paia. and there uas
his brother healthy. Eisrid. rich man.
With a enc home and the comforts Of
life at hIs disposal
And uhst reason vas there that his
brother shpuii have the gains and he
the inssssf Was he not quite as dc
serving and carablc Of sppreCiatius
them as hss Fate vas a powerful
master. partial. and many times cruel
In its dscrvpss Life vas pretty tough
thlnE anyway. scarce worth the living
To lie In sha, hole Of room day In,
day out. vas growing uubsaTabie:
nothing 10 do bat watch the bit of sky
and masa,alH through the tiny win.
dos. the scent Of the pines stealing
through. or. closing his eyes. To think.
think. thInk his narrow thoughts tina,
never Ep; away from the mountains.
the sruiihy. the tavern. and the town.
until he vas driven nearly Wild by
the thoughts that us one else ever
knew. though those who we're with
him most guessed nearer the truth.
The thin face. grown pailid- with
confinement. would narrow and seem
tn contract. the small eyes. set deep
aad close together. grew cruel and