The Forrest City times., 1904-11-25

through lHe SnutteTeu WluuOW, sat child whose bright face, surrounded by gleaming waves of hair, upturned to his, was of singular attractiveness and beauty.
 She spoke to him in the language of the song he sang, and Hendricks an- ing of the grave lines of his face into a look of love and devotion, was clear ly what she wanted.
 Jumping up she threw h>r arms around his neck and gave him an inn pulsive hug and kiss, and ran off down the path to the cottage under the trees, coming back with a kitten, a doll and variety of playthings, which hence forth remained in the corner of the workshop.
 From that day on Hendriek and Yo- larde were inseparable.
 To keep her near him while he worked Hendrick built a small adjoin- ing room where Miss Stevens, the min ister's elderly sister, who gave private lessons in few families scattered within walking distance of the vil- lage, came to teach Yolande. finding an amazingly apt scholar in the cabi- netmaker's niece.
 At least the villagers supposed she was his niece, although Hendrick never said she was. because Yolande called him Uncle Carl, besides many terms of endearment in the language Miss Stevens could not understand.
 Yolande grew In vigor of body and mind, owing to the free open-air life she led. and to the long tramps and conditions: everywhere in the noun tains, with Don" her handsome shep- herd dog for Hendrick, prospering greatly, bought her a sure-footed mountain pony and let her roam to her hearts content when her tasks were done and her books closed. Hendriet laid stress on Yolandes education, and constantly urged Miss Stevens to give her more studies and to push her on.
 When, in her seventeenth year, To- lande had learned all that Miss Ste vens could possibly teach her, and had picked up an astonishing knowl- edge of French from a professor of languages who came to the mountains for rest and reeuperation every sum mer, she had also acquired much mis- cellaneous knowledge from the minis ter's library, beside practical and do- mestic training in the management of their small household.
 Yelande, in her joyous and untram- meled youth, rode and drove with dash and recklessness over the dangerous mountain roads, securing the country far and wide with perfect fearlessness in spite of Carl Hendricks anxious re- monstrances
 Her only concession to his fears was that she agreed to take witt: her when on some particularly long excursion Ben Cumming, a small, bright-eyed lad who worshiped her as an idol and divinity and something not of this world
 How can an old soldier like you be so timorous?" Yolande would ask Car teasingly. What would your com rades, the men of your regiment. say if they were told that Carl Hendrick who carried their flag in certain charge, was nervous and afraid be cause his foolish niece did not come home at the setting of tho sun?'
 And who would harm me? know them all, these honest. UiS-heartec mountain folk, and We trust and love each other. l am safe among them Carl Hendrick, you need not frown and put on that ugly look, and as foI an accident IS if Don and cant take care of ourselvesi'
 So Yolande coaXed and laughed Hen drick's fears away, but looking with faithful, loving gaze at the fine frank face of the girl standing in the doorway and laughing back at him Hendriek saw farther than the horizon shut in by the mountain peaks and tnl simple life led by Yolande, and srest fear fell over him.
 ''ls this the place where furnitate l, made?" asked a young man whc stopped as Yolande turned to look at him, then made way for him to pass ir the shop.
 Godfrey Brennan had come up to tho mountains for two weeks of golf, and trout fishing. in disregard of the iuYi- tation of an adorins aunt, who insist ed on his spending his vacation in her comfortable and appointed cot tage at Bar Har3or.
 T have Amelinc Carter with re. you have no ieda how Paris has i'm proved her and she is really anxious to renew that old-time friendship O. yours, his aunt wrote, at which God frey smiled grimly and returned q prompt answer pleading a previous and solemn contract with an old col lege chum to go on a camping eXpel;- tion to the Blue Ridge.
 Aunt Sophie is the most incorri2ih'e and conscieEceless matchmaker iu the United States; she will have to be stow Amellne' s million and temper on poor Tom. Godfrey reflected, while Srix DlF .