The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-11-20

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heal. - 1isGloGs eveo ~ ~ ~
shift 49, 80 lsen the hsoa1 had
scaDo. Alixe. loe1ing 1own q u
blaok hsa1 With ~ shegt eas,D 1T d
thisk 1sohb -aftsrs ~ nannss q ~
curis q PraxitsIee' HssneD-Wal
stAstlsl - - many bgight iinee q
gray throush ths DART nass. Wae ~
srybody ostting ol1f vrunoois WITH
the broa1 baal q Wits b m hair
and now Pistro- -blg little rietro. who
had come 70 then and learned - ride
Coz and played With then. was piserc
getting - and gray!
BY one Of the sudden inpalses char
actsristic Of her. her hand lev out
and restsd on The curis1 hsaA - u q
protect Il mothsrly. froo the whitsn.
Ing Of time.
And Pistro turned slowly and locked
up at her with eyes full Of hopeless.
ness sad alteration. Such . look he
had never before given her; such Z
hook no ono could mistake except q
woman who would not let herself un.
derstand.
IT = good to be up and q the win.
dow. isn't III" ALIKE spoke cheerfully
and her hand left his head and she
went on In . gay dissngassd tone.
"You will be downstairs In two o. three
days now. and then II 10 only . Jump
TO being out and about, and then-then
in = minute you will be well again"
"Oh. yes" Pietro answered without
animation. 1T will not be long before
I am we'll"
Look, Pietro;" Alike held out the
paper in her hand. such . queer let
ter! From Virginia. From the little
Lucy Hampton Of whom Francois
talks. don't understand L. win you
let me read It to your"
Surely" said Pistro. and waited
with his unsmiling eyes on her face.
MY dear mademoiselle. Alike read.
II am writing TO beg your forgiveness.
a. I have begged that Of the Chevalier
Beaupre. for the very great fault
have committed. The chevalier trust
cd to me = letter for you which was to
have been sent you only in case Of .
certain event: by . careiessness which.
unmeant ~ II was, ! shall never for
give myself. gave Il with other let.
tiers to our negro Sambo to b posted
ut once. BY now II may have reached
you. I cannot tell II I have made
trouble or not. but in any case. can
not rest without saying to yoa-as
well ~ to the Chevalier-how sorry
am. II you can ind II In your heart
to forgive me. please do %. dear.
mademoiselle. That should have
made trouble for one ~ dear 70 the
chevalier % YOU are II q deep grief to
mo. He has talked to me Of you. With
very earnest prayer again for your
forgiveness I an. mademoiselle, yours
faithfully and sincerely.-Lucy Hamp-
ton Hampton"
Pietro looked bewildered. what 10
II about?" he asked.
81 WONDER" and Alike laughed and
frowned at the paper In her hand. IL
seems Francois wrote mo letter and
s. sent m case a. : certain event.
what event, wh.s : .t-.r.. sh,rs
for Francois to do! And then he came
n NJ nsrs ara ala rothin, ~ NM.
tsryous letter. Ian cooIinr a. Wiz.
rinia. cannot mshe n ant ptetro-
can yon,.
"NAe !. s.,d p,ssro
.The Latter AZ Francois b.s NJ
come. that 4 cs,4.,I. vocS., ~ ths
negro samho lost A..
.prohs INV. p,stro ..,A .rt .hon,A
h.v. ccrr. h.ec.s M. ~. o.h.,-,.. >.
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I raver .r... ,h.w" rssr Arccnsrs
into . ss.t ~ n. "a. -,.Acr..,li
~P,e,ro--vou a. l.,tir. vonr,.ls 4.
depressed.
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thin, that .s:v.d . ri, ~ ,...rv. n
ths,r .,..Av .,.rc. .I ,h,ns nc..,h,v
I mt. h.v,n. No .x.rc,.s" he ..,S
e, nj, -, nor n.,rr.I rhsr .sn
"a, .hors.
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