The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25

face myself as n kinswoman."
should she make the formal re-
quest ] hope she will supplement it
with her carriage"
Il do not. My wheel Is to form n
feature In her reconstruction. To send
her fat coachman and sleek horses for
me would be just what she does for
her dressmaker. If / 90 to the Bril-
ers at all, father, it will be in my pro-
fessional capacity and In my own way.
The fact must be impressed upon this
old autocrat that I am first DR.. Ora
Voolfolk. then her kinswomap."
at would be difficult to decide which
title confers the most honor or
THE least profit" Ora finished for
him. "Ah. well, the Doctors sign may
have TO come down. but l shall die
hard. Perhaps | will merely change
the inscription on the glass. Some
body is always wanting to be taught
something"
Needing II not wanting. What 9TH
err educational crank are you meditat-
ing turningT'
"Crayon and pastel. Mrs. Slawson is
already importuning me to give her les
sons. Says 1t would be so much more
genteel in her turn to teach art rath-
er than trim bonnets. / might fill up
my patientless hours that way"
Anything. my love to keep the time
from dragging while / am compelled
TO leave you so much alone"
Anything Ora corrected with a
nod of her head. ito spin out mother
Bostick's legacy until
1.-The suit is Won"
Her father turned ON his heel with
his head held at a defiant angle and
| presently she saw him relieve old Tim
of the reins.
She turned back into the breakfast
room to give her orders for the day.
Her heart had given ingress to g new
anxiety. She wished she knew II her
fathers personal attendance on the
lawyers was necessary every day. She
was sure that a demoralizing influence
of some sort was working disaster for
him. The fumes of strong drink greet
L. her nostrils frequently of late when
she offered him a fiiiial earess at home
coming. Furthermore. his -easons of
depression would alternate with unnat-
ural exaltation during which even the
interloper would come in for softened
criticism.
Not a bad fellow in the main; sim
ply a little o~utsetting and perhaps the
victim of bad advisers. Saterlee was
an intelligent. up to date chap. and
when the suit was wound up he Wool
folk proposed retaining him as mai
ager. The new hands ON the place
were devoted TO him."
The iesultory talk which always in
teryened between her fathers break
fast and his start for town had lasted
longer than usual that morning. She
had an uncomfortable sense of hurry
on her as she went about her house
hold orders. She wondered. n trihe
sorely. how a masculine breadwinner
would fancy having TO measure OUT the
DAVIS rations with painful exactitude.
see TO it that the wash was given out
! and perform all the other sordid mar
easements that fell to her daily portion
| before going to her legitimate work.
Her consciousness of a dual burden
was certainly not sweetened by her
fathers airy attitude toward her own
efforts. She had his paternal permits
sion to amuse herself with her profess
sion in order 10 keep her from more
frivolous pastime.
II~nrecoynlzed ~martyrdom is not salts
fvinr. One does not care to bear the
cross and he denied the crown. She
was not in Il very serene MOOD ina
morning when she pushed open her or
flee door and propelled her wneei
ahead of her up the low step.
uar first glance on entering was al
WAYS east upon the vase she hau
brought from home out OF respect ZOE
Miss ~Sheldon's floral attentions her
sacond Mt the little slate on which
calls that might come in her absence
could he recorded.
A. rho DAVIS went by she became
more and more sure Of the MOVERS Tess
and less expectant OF the possiDie
calls. o.o.
Tbe flowers were there before her as
,s,ol Int not in the vase on her ounce
aesk They were clasped tightly IN
the thin hands of Il tall. sweet ,a.eu
lady. who left her chair behind Tue
door and advanced shyly to give ora
: Mute unnecessary piece OF inioriha-
ton. chsldop -
~ am your cousin Frances sheiuon'
sa,d nervously, "and | thought l