The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-02

under her and sprnsins down from the chair hurled
herself upon him where he half kneeng by its arm
oh, Kenneth I'm so glad YOU came I lust sroxed
and prayed to God you would"
And dear" he said gazing over her shout
der into the dying fire.
Its awful lonesome with just Donald" she said wss.
fully.
Now about the story"
Blu, you must tell it right in the big chair!" she
cried Just used to-"
He lifted her and sat down with her on his lap ~An
right Now which shall it be-"
Evelyn wriggled him cozily. tell me about The
Palace O. the King Her little voice lowered itself
gravely. Il haven't heard that since mama died"
The Palace o the King he repeated as If to
himself "Im-rm afraid I've forgotten all about that
dearie.'
course you haven't You just think you have but you
haven't About how grand and fine ii is and everything.
Now just wait until I'm comortable-and cover up my
John with your hand he won't take cold"
He held her foot in his hand while in the curve of
his other she followed place to her liking, and
rooted with her head his shoulder until she fitted il
in snugly "Now begin" she commanded
Slowly, partly because he trying recall the
words, and partly in the effort steady voice that
would tremble in spite of himself. Kenneth began:
Its bonny bonnie warl that we're Twin in the noo
And sunny is the lam that aften traive throo;
But in vain we look for somethin here to which
hearts may cling.
She prompted him. Its beauty is as naetln' to.
Go on"
CO. For its beauty is as naethin' To-"
He stopped. and Evelyn finished for him. the Palace
O. the King There knew it would all come back to
you if you just tried, She yawned pleasuraby Now
go with the second verse"
Kenneth went
awe like the gided Simmer wi its merry merry tread
An sigh when hoary Winter lays its beauties wi the
dead;
For tho bonnie are the snaw-Aakes an the down on
Winters wing,
It's fine to ken daurna touch the Palace o the King.
The Palace o the King" repeated Evelyn .sleepIy
She snuggled up closer to him. drawing my John
out from under his hand and doubling her knees up
under her nightgown. Kenneth looking fxedly into
fire She drowsily at the silence and
elutching his finger. closed her fist around it.
GO on, she murmured
More and more falteringly he continued:
"'Nae NIGHT shall be in heaven an desolatn' sea-
An tyrant hoofs shall trample i the city O. the
free:
There's wan everlastn' dayght-an' a-never-fadin'
spring
Where Gods a the glory in the place. the
King"
His voice had broken hushed sob and the words
in little groups of threes and fours.
The flowed down his checks and dropped the
touslcd head his breast. Finally his eyes blinded he
tried brush them away; but Evelyn held his fingers
fast, and, as he raised her in doing she
INJURED and nestled closer him The trivial confdng
of the child helpless in her sleep. lifted
him suddenly of his emotion a feeling which
he had hadh that he had IN keen
that he responsible for her happiness and that she
part of himself passion OF fondness, of pro-
tectingness. swept him like eliminating He
leaned his wet check upon her tumbled hair.
All" he cried in yearning whisper. Keep tight
hold little hand, and don't let wander again"
Donald had entered quietly while Kenneth
peating the last and much stirred by the young
mans emotion and by memories and hopes of his own.
had up with his noscless step behind the chair.
Now, feeling that he IN the presence of some
thing sacred be sped Upon and fearing, Also lest
the detection Of his presence might spoil everything he
turned to steal away softly as he had come
Blu, Kenneth heard him, and. rising carefully with
Evelyn in his him just before he left the
He called to him in low voice:
Donald"
The paused, his worst fears allayed by the boys
tone but still apprehensve, he toward him hesi-
tatingly.
Forgive me- Donald was very rude-and wrong
and" He stopped chokingly, but he still looked
firmly into the mans answering eyes. Then forgetting
Evelyn he held out his hand to the butler
The child, disturbed and finding the comfortable hol
low of her nesting place unaccountably changed cud
died and twisted until she had made herself one
Both men regarded the movement anxously, fearing
she would wake Satisfied that she asleep, Kenneth
turned toward Donald again. But the buffers glance
had fallen the little bare foot and taking the missing
slipper from his pocket. he put it tenderly.
When this operation finished, Kenneth stretched
out his hand again. "And-Tm sorry. Donald" he said
The butler took it in firm, moveless grip. "Whsht,
mon" he whispered, &" dnna wsuken the bairn"