The Yale expositor., 1903-08-21

WIZ NiAAs
AS To Dora. she has had all the
teachers and masters necessary 90 an
excellent education; she Is an eX.
Gulsite musician. her touch ON the
piano Is like magic. and her voice Is
soft and sweet, but she docs not sing
now. Her singing used TO Do her
fathers delight"
A shadow fell over the face oi the
nurse. ard she was silent FOR a mo-
ment. looking into the Ere with a far
away expression on her face.
Tho bedroom door opened Uulscipss.
~. and she turned calmly In answer
10 DR.. Duuw.ddics summons. every
trace OF emotion gone. She le't the
room FOR n few minutes. and when sh1
returned her voice and manner were
quiet. a. usual.
Dora draws and paints very well.
she said. rCsuming her seat and her
story: she teaches several children
from the mission school. None OF her
time Is idlcd; she has her fathers am.
bilious spirit and her life Is full of
work In spite of the fact that this dis
ease Is slowly eating her life away.
Each one OF the children loves her:
she sometimes tells me. laughing that
she has 50 many blessings she cannot
count them. To hear her talk one
would never imagine tho nights have
held her up In my arms that she might
breathe while she coughod her beau
ti.ul life away"
Dolorcs leaned forward with lumin.
ous eye; for the time she forgot her
father. and the dread awaiting for the
men 90 come 90 prove the malice pre-.
pcrsc IN the tanning al the mare. The
world of which the woman told vas
outside OF her world. II was the world
ol her dreams.
Silence rcignrd In the room for a
!cW minutes, the nurse arose and
drew the little half curtains across
tho windows. When all was arranged
for the night, even TO preparing a bed
IN the corner on the scttec Mrs. Allen
drcw her chair up 10 the fire again.
and resumed her story
Dolores face was tyoublcd-hc
thoughts had returned 20 her father. 10
young Green and his efforts 90 save
her father somehow mixed with his
words lately uttered. OF love and its
sadness: and Of the trial that was to
come OF as soon as her father was
able 90 go 10 prove She started
az sound of the nurses voice and grew
white to the lips. This did not escape
the watchful eyes of the nurse There
was little that did escape her watch.
ful eyes.
Dora's father did not know whcthc'
or not his brother was living she
went ON. THAT the lcttcr had bcan
returned uasallcd for. went 20 provo
that he might be- dead; but ho knew
that his brother had no friends cut.
side Of tie settlement and was not ia
the habit OF receiving letters. That
hr could neither read nor write sull
left q possible that no was living. and
when Dora made known her wish -
oon" here. 10 see her fathers old
home arrangements were made A.
once. We arrived I'm the town over
the mountain yesterday. They are
stopping 90 Judge Green's for the
present and Dora sent mo here a.
once when Mr. Charlie wrote for help.
She said IL was one OF Gods provl.
deucos; that he had arranged things
Tor US and were only 10 obey"
The interest died out OF Dolores
eyes She knew nothing about God or
his pr0yidcnccs: she had never heard
either except as wandering
preacher stopped at the settlement on
his way through the moutains. and
was jccrod at by the mon and listened
20 by only handful OF women.
The nurse leaned back SO that her
face was In shadow. but so that the
girls face was full in her sight.
Dora had been in the town but a
day. yet she had found out a great deal
that she wished 10 know. Every one
I'm the town has heard OF your father.
OF you no one knew much excepting
MIR. Charlie. lie told my girl over
and over what he knew about you:
she never tired Of hearing and planned
such pleasant things for you and your
father. and knows she will love YOU az
Gree"
DoloTc5' face was full OF wonder
That any one heard OF cared To hear
OF her strange enough. but that Dora.
the beautiful. goldon-halred. gray.cycd
girl from The midst Of the marvellous
world of her dreams should love her
or wish 20 love her was beyond her
comprehension.
DO YOU not wonder. child the
nurse said. slowly. why my girl is
SO interested In you? Have sou never
thought OF this uncle Of yours OF
whom you have never heard or seen.
or wondered that he never came. or
let your father know he was liying?"
Dolores voice was unmoved. her
eyes still gravely questioning.
Yes" she replied. Il think II he
Is living he II happy In his life. and
prefers Co leave us out"
The nurse made a quick movement
as Of Indignation. When she spoke.
however. her voice was gentle. as