The Ordway new era., 1914-03-06
The eDAI]GHrERof Of
DAVID KERR r.
BY Harry Kin5 Toofle
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man. the man thought he VAS You
know, Mrs. Hayes. he seemed 20 me
| to be very much like my father"
For a time she thought II over 10
herself Mrs.. Hayes did not press her.
and continued to show her sympathy
by holding her hand.
Yes, IL would have been . lot better
had he died before ever knew. What
would have been a beautiful dream Is
now only a hideous nightmare And
I believed in him so, You who have
seen Just a little of him can't know
how ] loved him. II wasn't exactly
lave when we were abroad In the same
party. Yes, 1t was: only didn't know
it It wasn't until he had gone away
and no word came from him that l
knew how much he was to me- And
then met him here. Heaven seemed
to open for me that Bight"
She turned her head for . minute.
and the tears began to Hov. when
she began again her eyes were sttu
blurred with tears.
Il can tell you. aDd I could tell
Mrs. Gilbert, that it's going to hurt
me lot It's going to hurt TO think
how was deceived. I thought ! was
building my house OF life upon q rock.
and when the rains came ! awoke to
find the foundation was only shifting
sand"
I'VE all have our troubles. DEAR"
Mrs. Hayes told her. Yours may seem
hard to bear. but you must know that
life can't all be painted in rainbow
hues. I've taken you with me into
Belmont's unhappiest homes. and what
you have seen should teach you to
bear your own trials with resignation
and fortitude az = Christian should
Perhaps its not well to think how
much better on we are than other
people. but when we do think Of II We
see that God has shown US abundant
kindness compared to that given to
others, and then our crosses are
lighter" r..
But 1 loved him so!" cried Gloria.
burying her face In the pillow. -
Mrs. Hayes could only clasp the
girls hand. The attempt to comfort
her was Improbable. Her grief was
too new. her wounds too fresh for COM
fort. Longer and longer grew the in
tervaIs between her sobs. Finally Mrs.
Hayes thought she had fallen asleep.
but Gloria was only thinking. II came
to her that she was still young. Love
would never be hers. she was sure Of
that: but long years stretched out be-
fore her. She couldn't be . coward
and shirk those years. Once she had
built her house OF love and Hfe upon
IL rvNrltA
build her house OF life upon the nrm
rock of service. In ministering TO the
unfortunate. she might ind surcease
for her own sorrow.
Mrs. HayesT
What, Gioria?"
I'm not going 70 let anything that
happened today spoil my life"
"Of course not. dear. Rain today
means sunshine tomorrow for uy."
II don't know about the sunshine.
but do know that want to go along
just as II nothing had happened. To-
morrow let's do Just what we planned
to do. and the next day and the next
I want to keep busy. Can't you under
stand?'
Mrs. Hayes did understand. and ad-
mired the girl for her bravery.
"AlI right, Gloria. think that II
best We weren't put into this world
to have only the good things OF life
and shirk the bad things. We must
take them as they come. the bad with
the good. You are doing Just what
Mr.. Wright would have you do II he
were the man you thought him and
he had died before your wedding day.
Perhaps all will come out as you once
had planned"
The daughter Of David Kerr shook
her head.
That can never be-"
|. She said no more, and after . time
seemed to fall asleep. Mrs. Hayes un.
clasped her hand. turned out the light
and left the room.
Through the windows streamed the
moonlight. The girl, assured that she
was alone, turned on her side and
watched the beams creep slowly across
the room.
What a flood Of memories the moon
light brought! 5oe
Those first nights on shipboard had
been under silver moon that shed
Its rays upon silver sea. Those nighta
In France month later had been un
der a moon no less gorgeous. Their
had come the Rhine and there. too
had been moonlight.
She tried to think Of him as he hat
been and not as he was. In him she
had found every good trait mar
should have. She was chagrined Il
think how easily It now appeared sha
| had heen WON How much abe WlIilf