The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-28

-. AIS tHdA 10 THROW DOfd IN
ms face and told of the letter she
had sent.
|, crown suddenly very conscientious,
haven't you?" she sneered, latter TAX
ing every year the remittances sent
Tor Doras benefit. Go on and S gn
out Of it, and I shouldn't be so par
tculariy anxious about hat except /
want to secure Hastings-which it will
aid me to do" (Which she never
shall. so help me heaven!" muttersd
Howard as he moved softly and sw it
fresh air out of doors, where he
breathed more freely, as if just escap-
ing from the poisonous atmosphere
Of a deadly unas tree. But she
might have duped me-" he thought,
for l am but human" Eugenia
waited in vain for Mr.. Hastings to
come and escort her to the concert
and returned to Dunwood in exceed
ngly i'll humor.
That night, all through the silent
hours, there shone q glimmering light
from the room where Howard Has
heard and meditating upon the best
means Of remov ng Dora from the
influence Of her heartless cousin. Slow
ly over him, too. came memories Of
the little brown-faced girl Who when
his home was cheerless, had come to
Hill Will Ii hifluly aCtS anu S611lc
ways, diffus ne over all an air Of COM
"ort and filling his home with sun
light. Then he remembered how Ella
before she died, had babe him care
for Dora. Dora was almost a wo-
man now.
The result If his cog tations was
that he visited his sister in New York
Mrs. Elliot, the charitable woman
Who had first brought him to Dora
Deane on that 'dreary New Years
morning when they found her aslee-
beside her lead mother Howard has
found out that Dora was t : same as
the forlorn orphan OF the tenement
house and had told his sister. Now
he asked her if she would continue
the good work she began SO long g
and take Dora to live with her. Mrs
Eliot readily consented and asked.
And, my brother. do you love Dora
Deane?" Love Dora Deane!" he ex-
your head" AS he went away le
Kept repeating to himself as t il
doubt. Love Dora Deane?" Whe~
he proposition was made to Mrs
Deane to let Dora 90 she demurred
hut Eugenia said: Let her go. INCL
ing school. Col to Mrs. Elliots W II
amount to the same thing and we car
spend the rest of the money
So Dora went to live with How
ards sister. and under THE guidance
Of that lady rapidly DEVELOPED into
a beautiful and cultured young wo-
man. Meant me Howard Hastings put
INTO effect a plan which he had made
Cor the punishment of Eugenia. He
gave out thai he was to trave 70"
some months in Europe. but really
set out on voyage to Uncle Ma.
N India. Before he sailed he had
come to the conclusion that per
laps. his sister was right and that
he did Glove Dora Deane." E,ugenia
was much Vexed at HASTINGS depart
rre, but did not DESPAIR of canturin"
him ultimately. However, as she was
IA managing rnrson, she cult waited
during his absence the acquaintance
Of Stephen Grey. brother Of Ella Grey
whom she had met when he had
Formerly visited at Rose Hill a,n@
who. during the absence Of Howard.
came with horses and dogs and s"enf
some two months at his brother-in-
laws place hunt n" and making him
self at home there "Oh.
it was all the same thing-Howard
would not care,
Stephen was q dissipated young
man, utterly worthless, and on the
lookout for a rich bride. He amused
himself with Eugenia. but held Off
from proposing marriage as inquiries
had convinced him a the Deanes
had no money Of their own to speak
of. Still Eugenia had so persistently
given out that she was to inherit the
fortune of her fabulously CHI old
uncle out in India that Stephen
Thought he might take her for his wife
should no better match offer. he
would prefer a certainty to a contln-
gency. but the c~ontingency or a rlcn
uncle's death was worth while keeping
n reserve.
Great was the rage, grief, anger OF
IUncle Nathaniel when Howard Hast
ings found him in his Indian nome
and disclosed to him all the trla1s
through which Dora had passed and
lto1d am Of all the duplic'ty OF
Eugenia. It was agreed that the two
should return together to America,
and c~onfronting Eugenia with her
os,.ol and narfdinnS conduct rescue