The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30

filed with fe-giving aromatic odors and the glory
of the early sunlight Lois thoughts were busy with
recent happenings, and her heart filled with the spirit
of the hour. Presently she spoke aloud, and Don
paused to look UP into her face as though to ask:
did you speak to me?"
"No, it's all right old fellow" she said "Pm Just
having little powwow with Lois Chiffon, and try
ing to make her forget old scores to-day. It's hard
work, sometimes, Don do you know that?' she asked
she dropped upon fallen pine log and took the
dogs head in her hands. Don looked at her with
almost human intelligence eyes" she continued, look
now growing in the sunlight "dreadfuly, dreadfully
hard for | so hating anybody be-
fore, Don truly never, never did, and today
don't want to have single unkind thought of any
body If | can help it; not even of Miss Joy But
she has hurt me cruelty so many times because she
has been 50 unjust. Listen to the bells, Don. Do
you know what they are saying!
Our hearts be pure from evh,
That we may see Alright,
sang Lois, softly. Listen, DOM
AS she spoke the last words piercing shrek came
across the water from the further side of the lake.
where two rowboats were moored to stake close to
the waters edge The dog bounded to his feet as
though it were the cry to which he was hidden to
harken Lois glanced quickly in the direction as the
cry was repeated, and saw fall between the
started to around the border of the lake to the
figure struggling in the water AS she sped along, she
cried to Don:
lon, Donl onl Catch bert Catch herp
BY the way Lois was forced to go the distance
was great and had the rescue depended her the
could cut corners and with comprehending bark he
plunged into the water and with all his might
Not moment too did he reach the woman who
had ceased to struggle and, graspng her by her
coat collar he held for dear life he strove to
swim with his burden But the boats impeded him and
he could only hold her head above the water until
Lois arrived breathless, for she was only slender
little girl and too strong AS she hurried down
the bank to the mooring, she gave gasp of aston
lshment, and tor moment mistrusted her sight,
for the palid upurned face with its closed eyes and
drenched locks that of Miss Joy. Not one Sec
ond did she wait to take BREATH but bounded into
one of the boats, and reaching down. drew the un-
conscious woman into it, then fell upon twart faint
and exhausted. When aid, summoned by the intel
ligent Dons barks and whnes, arrived from nearby
cottage, Lois sat holding her late eneys hand in her
lap, and Miss Joy, once conscious was looking
up into the girls face with an expression in which
gratitude shame, and dawning wondering admira-
ton sadly mingled.
To help save Iife-for Don was given his full
need of praise for his share in the matter-and to
turn an enemy into friend Lois Chiltons pleas
ant record for that Easter Nor did the good stop
there, for the Appleton students were amazed to find
a new Miss Joy when the Easter holidays ended-a
Miss Joy who was actually human almost gentle in
her changed personality, and who by degrees grew
away from her old, hard self until it was evident
that miracle had been indeed wrought that wonder
full Easter and nature had been made anew and for
the better.