The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-04-01

''Yes, and | am the cause" she return
ed, restlessly. "oh, Roger, / will not ask
| you to forgive me: Alison has. but then
she is different. But you, of course, you
can never care for me again p
Indeed you are wrong my dear little
sister be said, soothingly, Il do care
for you very much all the more that you
are SO unhappy. When you get well again
you shall see how proud / shall be of my
two sisters, and what nice times we shall
1ayev
''Oh, no she returned, bursting into
tears, Il never expected any one to be
| fond of me again have made your life
miserable, Roger: l have tormented you
! Just for love of teasing. If | were not SO
| wicked should like to die, and then per-
! haps you would be sorry for me. If any
thing happens to papa, | could not live.
Oh, if | could only see him, and ask him
to forgive mel
MY dear, he has forgiven you over and
over again" returned Roger, in rather a
husky voice. for he found all this very
trying that is the best of it. One need
never be afraid of losing fathers love,
it is not TO be lost Mabel; the thing is
against nature. If | sinned against faith
er ever so, / know he must forgive me,
just because | am his SON."
I viii arise and go to my father -
murmured Alison, half to herself, but
Missile heard it.
"Yes, read that to me; have been re-
terx Foo 9 4Ia Il
that is, if you are not too tired, Alison"
with renewed thonghtfulness.
Roger will read it, returned Alison
feeling the task would be good for her
brother, and distressing her own voice;
and though Roger looked little shy over
it, he did not refuse,
Missile lay with closed eyes AMI listen
ed, and he harassed expression passed
from her face.
Thank you; that was beautiful" she
said, when he had finished. How nicely
you read, Roger Now l win try to be
good and not wake Alison. Perhaps
when the light is shaded, 1 may drop of
to sleep"
Alison was in sore need of rest by this
time her head ached as well as her
limbs but she had one more duty to per-
form before she laid down in the little bed
that had been prepared for her in Missiles
room, and that was to bid her father
goodnight.
He welcomed her with smile 81
feel easier tonight" he said, and his
voice was stronger. My good nurse has
made me very comfortable, and | dare say
rkon tn+ l. Ill
How is Pussie?D the old name escaping |
from his unawares.
Il do not think she is any worse" she
replied cautiously; but she still suffers
a great deal, and she is making herself |
so unhappy about you.
TEL her not to do that" he replied.
with a little effort "he need not take
the blame of the accident on herself; she
has enough to bear without that"
May 1 give her your love- papa?'
'0h, yes" he said. as though surpris-
ed by the question, for he knew nothing
of the child's misery. Tell her l hope
she will have a good night" And then,
as he seemed weary, she left him.
Missile received the message in silence.
and, as the light was dim, Alison could
Hol SEE ueI IdGt tout LduEltu tudl /
as she was dropping off to sleep there
was sound as though some one was
crying; but her senses were too drowsy
to take in the fact that it might be missile
sobbing in the darkness. Her last recol-
ected thought was about Aunt Diana.
Roger had promised to write few lines
from the Office, and she had wondered if
he had done it.
How shocked Aunt Di will be-" she
thought, land how sorry for us all y The
sentence was completed in
Ter dream, for she dreamed that Greville
vas rowing them both among the water
lilies, and Aunt D was gathering roses
md throwing them into her lap.
do not cry, child, it will all come
light in time" Alison heard her say;
there is silver lining behind every
loud, you may be sure of that And
hen she woke with a start. Something,
he did not know what had disturbed
Ter; she sat up and looked round in be-
gilderment. The moon was shining full
nto the room, and Missiles bed was
mpty.