Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-22

Johnson"
He raised her in his arms as though
she were in truth child, and carriel
her to the settle between the south
windows. She did not speak until
Mrs Allen brought her beef tea and
fed her with tender care; then, half
rising among the pillows, whittier than
they, she asked family with wistful-
ness in her eyes that sent an angry
pang through the woman's heart:
"Where is-Dolores--Nurse Allen?
I-want-Dolores."
Mrs. Allen called sharply in a voice
that caused Dora to look up at her in
wonder:
"Come in at once. Dolores; Dora
wishes you"
DR.. Dunwiddle hearing the words
and catching sight Of the woman's
face, crossed the room and spoke to
Dolores, his voice low with kindness,
She started when he addressed her,
and turned obediently with one swift,
startled glance up into his face, and
entered the room half hesitatingly.
Dora put out her hand as she
crossed the room.
"Dolores!" she said, entreatingly.
DR.. Dunwiddie turned quickly away
and entered the inner room where his
friend was waiting for him.
By and by, when she was better,
Dora sat up among the pillows, and
drew Dolores down beside her, hold
ipo I,n,. bopde ooraoggn0Ixy hofxuaar boy.
own, smoothing the tense, slender
fingers now and then with pathetic
tenderness as though to atone or
soften her careless, wounding words.
She leaned her pure, pale face against
the gray window casing that the soft,
low wind with its subtle odor Of pines
should blow upon her. Her large gray
eyes, grown black with q half shy
love and pleading, rested on her cous-
ms grave face. And she did not
know that the slender shred Of pale
blue ribbon lay safely hidden in the
depths of the Doctors pocket as he
re-entered the sick room beyond.
They talked long there at the cool
south window, she, smaller girl, hold
ing her cousins hands closely in hers,
telling her Of the world beyond the
chained mountains, of the life that
throbbed and pulsed out of her sight.
Dolores listened in silence, wonder
ing more and more how this girl could
care to love her, could care to have her
for her cousin.
1--WE will paint together, Dolores
she said, land sew and play. You
shall sing and will accompany you
on my guitar, and you shall sing and
accompany yourself, for the guitar
will just suit your voice; and how you
would look in an old gold gown with
warm colored roses about you, play,
ing a guitar, its broad ribbon across
your shoulders, your eyes-just as
they are now. Oh, such soul as
there is in them at this minute, Do
lores Johnson! The men will love you
and the women-must. Dolores, Do.
lores, cannot wait. / wish l might
take you right now"
She paused, breathless. smiling, sit
ting erect, holding Dolores by her two
young arms, her sweet face flushed
with excitement.
At that moment DR.. Dunwiddie
opened the bedroom door and spoke
to Mrs. Allen, and she entered with
him, young Green coming out.
Dora flushed as she saw him, and
she aroused from the settle. shaking
her head sunnily.
''Mr. Green, beg your pardon fol
OBTAINING you'll do, indeed. Truly,
did not think"
He smiled reassuringly at her.
"It has been pleasant to me, Miss
Johnson-so pleasant that had for
gotten the case on at eleven at home
II is now ten minutes of that hour
and If you will pardon nay leaving you
will send the carriage for you a
any time you name"
Dolores did not move or speak. TIL,
case on hand. Her ears seemed sharI
to catch and hold such sentences
These words only were clear, the res
were distant and jumbled. Even wher
no spoke to her She seemed incapable
of hearing or replying, That her 81
lence was caused by anything he sait
he did not imagine, but he was grow
ing accustomed to her silence.
Il wish could stay with you al
ways" Dora said softly when tn,
young man had gone. "but canno
leave father Dolores, you know. Yoi
do not blame me, / am sure. And
will come over every day or wheneve
] can. Father would have come owe
with me this morning, but Jndg
Green wished him to be In court, The
have a strange case on hand, and an
SO interested in 1t; aren't you. DC
lores3 About the laning OF young Mi
Green's beautlful mare, You know?
believe they have some new eyidenc
i TO be heard this morning. Young Nj
, Green was 10 have been there carly {
attend to some important matter b
> fore court opened, and here. has
detained him."
J Sun Dolores did not move Or speaI
, In vague manner the thought pr