The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
: The House That J
8 Bob Built Z
q BY NELLIE CRAVEY GILMORE 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
By NELLIE CRAVEY GILMORE


Copyright. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Miss Lettia lifted herself slowly
from her white linen pillows and
peered through the open window into
the sweet, summer dusk. \ little
sharp rap on the panel of the door
caused her to lie down quickly with a
low-murmured: Come"
Dorcas TrimbIa entered, bearing a
small silver tray on which was placed
the newest deicacy shrouded in
snowy doiles.
Il didn't wake you?" she questioned
with a half-apologctic note in her fresh
young voice
NO, oh, no. Turn up the lamp
higher. I've been awake some time.
But after dinner | slept an hOur or
more-and l had he widest dream"
Dorcas placed the tray on a table
beside the invalid and turned up the
light Then she sat down in a chair
close to the bed and took one Of Miss
Letitia's slim, ltIy-like hands between
her little brown ones. Tell me about
the dream she said.
For a second the blood covered the
others pale sace like crimson man,
tie. She spoke musingly and with
yagucly-tremulous lips.
when | was young like yourself
dear, had a lover All young girls
have lovers, do they not, Dorcas?"
She smiled. Now, now, don't blush
any more, child; I'm not after probing
your sccret-but I'm going to tell you
mine"
For answer, the young girl squeezed
the hand she held warmly, while a di.
vine flush slipped up to the rims OF
her little pink ears.
"Whcn ! was nineteen" Miss Lctitia
went on drcamily, The came into my
life, changing everything. ] loved him
and he loved me-that is the biggest
thing ! can say. We were TO be mar.
ried in June The house was all in
readiness the house he'd been scrimp.
ing and pinching 10 get built, for years
The wedding gown had come home
from Worth's and the invitations We're
waiting to be mailcd-when GRANDPA
theirs letter came, like a bolt from
the blue, Lctitia must never marry
Robert Grautley-if she values his
life. For he is the grandson of Ger
alduc HASKELL When mothers father
was a young man, Geraldine Haskell
broke his heart; he cursed her and
everything connected with her-Cyery.
body. He was dangerous man, and
much to be feared. !, as everyone
else. knew that he made no isle
threats And SOL gave up my lover
to save his life. I have not seen him
from that day to this, Is years"
Unconsciously, the young girls fin.
gers frightened on the ones she held.
"Oh," she said, oh" Then after a
little, she asked
And if YOU had it all to 80 over
again, Miss Letitia?"
II hardly know, child. Love is a
strange master. Robert was very an,
cry. and mortally hurt, But | re
NAMED firm When he found that
was not to be moved. he let me alone
forever" Her voice dropped 70 a
little CULVER and she turned away her
head, wcttiug the pillow with a rush
of hot tears
Under some sudden impulse, Dorcas
bent swiftly and kissed her on the
check And you were dreaming of
him." she qucried softly.
"Of Bob, yes. The years rolled
back; II was just as if there had been
40 sorrow, no separation.
a moment Of silence ensucd, during
which each seemed waiting for the
other to speak At last the girl said:
Shall | tell yea my secret, Miss
Lctitia?'
Yes, indeed" The older woman
looked mp joyously, banishine the
shadows from her face. Her eyes
We're very bright from their recent
tears
After an eloquent little pause, Dor
cas- began:
There IS someone whom ! love and
who loves me- very dearly Like your
self that is the biggest thing ! can
say Ills name is"-shc bent and
whispered tall my people art
against him because his are Yankees
Papa fought side by side with Jack
son, yon know But If all his people
were lIottcntots, it wouldn't make any
difference to me now. ! should sim
ply snap my fingers at the whole uni
verse and marry him.
Miss Lelitta laughed softly as saa
pressed the damp little hands in hel
! clasp. Wen. he's lucky young chal