Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-18
He smiled family, and gathered the hot

He smiled family, and gathered the hot
little hand in his.
"You were sorry all the time, my pet,
were you notY
Eyes, am sorry now" creeping still
closer. 81 could not ask God to forgive
me until you had forgiven me. Oh, papa
why do you look so kindly at me, when
you know it is all through my wickedness
that you are lying here? OF course, no one
can love me any more"
mot love you, Pussie Come, come my
child, fathers are not like that. forgive
you freely; everything is right between
us. But, my poor darling, you are i'll and
suffering, and if you care to please me
let nurse carry you back to bed"
Twill you let me kiss you firstT
His only answer was to stretch out his
arms to her but he wondered to see how
slowly she came to him. How could he
guess each movement was agony to the
poor child? How she had ever managed
to crawl from her bed and across the pas
sage only she herelf knew.
II have only one arm to put around
your neck" she whispered, as her long hair
| fell over his face. Dear, dear papa, II l
could only bear it all p And as he felt
her tears upon his cheek he understood
| how her young heart was wrung with re
morse and sorrow, and holding her
moment tried to comfort her, and be-
sought God to bless his pet.
Alison was just sitting up in alright
looking around the empty room, when
Nurse Meyrick appeared, carrying Mis-
sic in her arms.
ooh, Mabel, where have you been!
You have frightened me so"
go to sleep, Alison" returned Missile,
In a happy voice. 81 have only been to
see papa, and he has forgiven me, and
now l can rest"
"She will be quiet now" whispered the
nurse. 81 have covered her up warm, and
she will rest until morning" And she
was right. Though Missile lay awake,
feverish and full of pain, she gave no
more trouble, and poor Alison was allow
ed to sleep undisturbed until morning.
For the next few days Missile was very
i'll. Her agitation of mind brought on a
slight feverish attack, and when this had
Yielded to the doctors remedies her weak
ness was excessive. Her nerves had been
Jared and unstrung by the accident; and
the least noise, the slamming of door
or even a louder voice than usual made
her change color and burst into tears. II
was impossible for her in her shattered
state always to repress irritability
Again the old sharp tones and words re
: called Missiles faulty temper. But there
was this improvement-she struggled
bravely against her besetting sin, anC
would ask pardon quite humbly of Alison
, 81 have been so cross to-day" she woulC
5 say, with tears in her eyes; 'T wish you
I would not be so sweet and patient will
me-"
], II will promise to scold when you ar
q we'll enough" Alison would say, in he
e most cheerful manner, for she knew Mis-
sic must not be encouraged to be morbid
Just now, darling, l can only remembe
: you are i'll, and that your poor arm |
g giving you trouble. know 1 should b
e cross If had so much to bear"
|, But in spite of Alison's assumed cheer
fulness she was growing pale and thin
;, Her close confinement in Missiles roor
d tried her; no one but Alison suited tn
It sick girls fancy-no one else seemed
e understand her little ways. Miss Leigh
!
y had never cared much for Anna, and sh
e had lost all desire for Eva's companion
/ ship, and though her father had generous
A. ly withdrawn his prohibition, Eva ha
IS only once been admitted to her room. TIL
II interview had been little embarrassing
Eva had cried and begged Missile to FOL
lie give her, and Missile had been kind an
lie magnanimous in her answer; but afte
in the first few agitating minutes their tai
lie had drifted into silence Missile was Lar
sr guild and out of spirits, and Eva did nc
Is possess the art of soothing-the bond {
sympathy between them seemed broker
lie Both of them had yet to learn that sim
:; larity of tastes and the boisterous spirit
" Of youth do not lay the foundation of
Id lasting friendship. While Alison an
z, Anna seemed to cement their intimac
ed more every day, as the good qualities {
e each became more apparent, there wei
Ill symptoms that Missile and Eva wou
as drift still further apart.
ITO be continued)