The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-28

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he asked respectfully.
NO" The girls face flushed =
thought tonight when We were passtns
that / saw some ono In the bread fne
l knew, somebody We can't ind"
That happens many a time"
DO you think" DofcAs asked ca
gerry. there would be any chance Of
his being here tomorrow night?'
The nkeliest chance in the world
II q mans wolfish with hunger-and
you'd think some Of them were wolf1sh
the way they eat-there's heap Of
comfort in even a mouthful Of bread
and a cup of cones."
If should come tomorrow night
TN give you any help you want
said the officer kindly, as Dorcas hest
t2ted.
81 don't believe III want help The
only thing isl wish to do it as qui
etly as possible. 1t is altogether a
family affair"
Il understand You'll find me here =
Thank you Good night" said Dor
cas- gratefully.
Il didn't bring Mr. Merry tonight,
Jason" she said. when the old servant
opened the door for her; but tomor.
row night / think he will come
The following day seemed to Dor
cas- the longest she had ever lived
through. The weather was crisp and
cold. She went for Song walk, tread
ing for the first time a tangle OF
streets in the vicinity of the docks. 1t
was a part Of the city which belongs
to the very poor. She searched every
where for one figure. Poverty, famine,
and hopelessness seemed to create a
family resemblance among men, WON
en-. and children. Still-she found
nowhere the man for whom she looked.
When she reached home at noon she
felt tired physically and mentally
She had spent an almost sleepless
night. AS she dropped on in a
browse she dreamed Of finding Merry,
of bringing him back to the world
where he belonged, of setting his face
towards fame, happiness, and an hon
orable life
Not thought of love-tne love of
woman for a man-stirred in her
heart She had forgotten her broth
er's question. There was something
singularly childlike about Merry. With
his magnetism was blended a strange
dash of childish dependence which \
few men never lose. 1t had appealed
to the maternal instinct in Dorcas the
first time they met.
From morning till night she waited
anxiously for news from her brother,
but none came. She realized that he
was on the wrong clue, but he had
left no address, and Dorcas could
merely wait. After her walk she lay
down to rest on the library couch. A
few minutes later she was sleeping
peacefully as child. When Jason
came in he closed the shutters noise
lessly and covered her with an afghan
The city lights were ablaze when she
woke. She waited impatienuy for the
hours to pass. The policeman had
told her it was Of no use to come to
his corner until eleven or later; 1t was
past midnight when the bread was dis
a carriage Dorcas had ordered stopped
at the door. Jason hovered anxiously
about her.
You mus put on yo' big fur coat.
missy. please" He was trying con-
stantly to manage her as he had done
when she was little girl.
Jason. don't need it; I'm perfectly
warm"
"Yo' do, sure ez yo' breathin',
missy" he pleaded anxiously. Hits
grown bitter col TO- November. Yo'an
II freeze ef yo dom"
All right laughed the girl, and
she slipped her arms into the wide
sleeves. Just to please you. Jason
remember that-not because I'm cold
Now" she added, don't get nervous
II it is an hour or two before l return.
come back with me tonight, ! know.
Have everything as coy and cheerful
as possible And-Jason-I've got
my key. I'll ring when I want you.
Don't bother about opening the door"
The girls intuition told her that MeT-
ry might have fallen to such low e.
tate that it would hurt for even the
old servant to see him. The negro
understood.
Il know. missy, I'll do des ez yo' say
but To- de Lawds sake do take care
OBJ yo'sef. What could I say to Marse
Enoch II anything happened to missy!"
''Nothing's going to happen, good
old JASON" cried the girl, as she ran
down the steps.
The oficer was waiting at the cor
ner. He beckoned the cabmAn to puh
up where an electric light would not
shine into the carriage, then he
stopped for a minute at the window.
TN stay near by and keep my eye
on you. When you see your party,
siInal me Ill give Your cahhY the