The Dolores star., 1911-03-31

V~s - SOSUsNAunes JNsduc~ mu omu
convicts him. Read this dispatch
which says that the party II progress.
Ing we'll with the survey Of the rail.
road. that the members are In good
health and enjoying themselves. En-.
joying themselves. indeed! That's tho
uukindest cut Of all. It's the injustice.
the neglect that hurts. II Tom can
communicate with the daily papers. Il
looks ~ n he might at least send me
. miserable p-post card Love 10 every.
thing to woman. ] demand all or
nothing. have thought II all over My
mind 10 made up irrevocably. have
written the young sentleman--break-
ing-o6-the--engagement."
This emphatic pronouncement threw
Mics Judith into state OF utter panic.
What have you done. childr she
cried In dismay. "Ah. the marriage Of
my dear foster children has been the
one great dream Of my life, and now
by . thoughtless act you have shat.
tered II. ruined my happiness. You
did you say that you have writtenf"
"Yes. ] have written" replied the
girl with tone Of hnality. "The let.
ter went out In the morning mall. Il
is now beyond recall"
1T shall be recalled! II shall not
be delivered!" protested Miss Judith
with all the vehemence OF an Uncle
Toby.
Miss Judith's mental energy was ex.
pended during the succeeding mo.
ments in tracing the route the letter
would have to take to reach the young
man. and In form ulating some plan to
intercept II on the way.
Some so miles down the road II hsd
already left the train 1t Oakland, she
figured. and was waiting until early
morning. to begin its 20-mile journey
acr0ss the river. through Wild swamps
and then into the heart Of the exten.
sive pine forests. then on to q point
within ten miles Of where the sur.
veyors were at work. The letters des-
tinatiou was IN insignificant little
backwoods post ONCE presided over by
. lank cracker and . couple Of lean
hounds. Three times = week II boast.
ed Communication with the outer
world.
But the trouble-bearing letter could
not be stopped. Miss Judith was
forced to that conclusion by the logic
Of the situation. She had no phone;
the telegraph ONCE was closed for the
night: her home was ~ miles out In
the country: and II was night, and
there was NO one TO bear q message.
These cumulative reasons were insur.
nountabls.
Ten lagrsm was : psotess os Miss
Jslith. when NJ parents dls1 she
sd0ptsd the boy. trained him up ten.
derry and educated him at the State
university. He was to her real son.
loyal and devoted. endowed with all
the gifts Of mind and heart and char.
acter that giorify manhood.
Margaret was . frequent visitor at
the old-fAshioned country house. and
Il was there that Miss Judith saw the
nrst promise Of ful6llment Of her cher
ished dream.
With all his good qualities Tom was
proud and highstrung. like al the In.
grams. Therein lay the danger In the
present crisis. A breach between two
young lovers with 20 much Inherited
pride of birth would BE- hs.d TO heal.
Al that long night the giris soul
was In . state u bitter revolt asainss
the injustice Of the treatment she hsl
received from Tom. She coald not
sleep. The clock In the hall down'
stairs tolled the hours 1t intervals oe
seeming ages. She hated the darh'
ness. II accentuated her troubles. 8hs
lonsed for daylight and peace.
When the FIRST faint strssks oe dawn
began to dispel the shadows In the
room . strong and sudden reaction a
feeling set 10. What u there should
be some mistakef Il was not IKE
Tom TO act thus. The traditions of bic
family and his training cried out
against Il. He vas too faithful 10 b.
guilty of such cold.hearted indiasrs
ence. Had she not been chIldishly
selAskf 4 sense Of guilt swept over
her with the force Of convlcti0u. Bot
the lettsri Al. the letter would reach
him In . few short hours. Soon ~
terrible mission would b. fulnlied. u
was too late.
Was II too iatei There was . morn
Ing train at seven. u was now half.
past ave. Why not attempt 10 correct
the blundssf The thought came 10
her IKE On Inspiration. A. she ~
volved the matter rapidly In mind the
possibility Of retrieving her error t0oa
% sonsthinG os the rosy hue Of hops.
Ysverishly she wrDte for few min-
utes. thrust the latter Into m snvsDops
and marked II Important! Rushi"
Her brother was . newspapsr covre
spondsat. and she remembered hav.
Ing sssn ssch symbols u the right u
way stamped n big lstters o. the lons
savslopss.
'1f he sets thls at the ssms time. ~
Win rsal Il Asst. All win - we'll thea.
eos have asked hin not 10 opsa The
other Isttes."
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