The herald., 1922-06-01
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HIS LESSON
:, moLLIE mATHeF

a nddenl! "a q buddled form in the
" down ~ Mercy" she exclaimed
sssgss,. % f 'as was '9a, Of . girl
pc aI ,San herself, a girl with 18th grief aet
pGnsef u tsce buried in her OUT
s tssd arms. De !, nD5 I snsef the
81 70 gaze into It, anu S"''A
Z d Tsnu. 'rr she chlded, "what
NJ o ,SIng to do; lying here where
ssle 'smoOIIe might crush you at tam any
o suiOlDO What ever are you think
Dc Of .ora if one does crush me-"
dOn' cried wildly. Il wish II
bs s o. don't want to live l cant
w. This any longer: ,,,,o,.,v
well saiu
veil fastened her pony 10 tree;
Se csme back TO the girl. BE
hsa n TO- ordered Delphine' {,
s., =, here and tell me all about about. IT, 10,
rsI uet tbe girl came obediently' Del
Wen ,no,red the tear-stained face
pun l.Is,t her own soft shoulder ,r .,,a
lpn'' curse" matter-of-factly' the
VI vour sorrow is man. Ii
dnT y e I am told, when they want
pa ~. And what is your name dear
% Oe na ond where do you liver
SS . ROSY" the girl answered Sob
IL aeyeryone knows me as Rosy
nns. ,.,or Is a farmer, and bring
y, earnings to the big white house
W, you are boarding. He used TO
su. ,bere too. before he went TO
s.t he calls his lodge in the
w. .Ss 7 first met him when L car
~ MILK there one evening, and Mr..
1 ~, walked home with me because IT
No. ,roving dark and he thought Ia
= .mId As we walked l told MN
.sOut nv school in the winter, ana
VI love TO teach, and he told me
.s0rt the great city where he came
,". and how wonderful and beauti-
AL .s.l ne Is there, and Of the studio
-s.,e he makes his drawings. And by
"a nv after grew to know him very
--.h better. he told how lonely he
=, in the big empty rooms, with no
,its 10 encourage, or greet him and
posv naused breathlessly, her words
MAJ rushed on, a torrent Of relief in
he telling.
peluhlne sighed and patted the
csded head.
q know" she finished the story
-ssu he told you how he would love
IA tske you there as his wife,"
Rosy's eyes were wondering.
swby-how did you know" she
uked.
sHe said he would teach me to love
him" she went on, "and he did.
an love him. that's the trouble
tere never will be any happiness II
he world for me any more; you see
he words we're hard to say. 1T wa'
all. mistake. He does not care, aftel
Ill BE confessed this to me when
hunted him out at his lodge, and asked
him; he had stayed away so long"
Rosy's tears burst out afresh.
He smiled" she sobbed. Smiled II
such a hooking hurting way, whei
be told me to forget him."
Delphine held the girl close.
That" she remarked emphatically
d exactly what I would do"
And when she left Rosy later II
he afternoon at the farmhouse door
De gri smiled back at her, vaguel,
nnforted. The charming winsom
hdy had promised to see her again
md often.
Barris King was fishing in a STREAM
-near his own coy camp when, on
nnshlny morning, a veritable nymp
ia maid greeted him between parte
foliage.
Please" asked Delphine, may
hare your retreat. / am not at a
ibashed by the fact that we have nc
net nor even that you may think m
iforward creature"
II man stared in surprise. he col
ndsd that rudeness at once by
welcoming smile.
7 am more than delighted by tn
hvsSion," he said calmly, '.fortun
does not often, so favor me-"
Daphne laughed; her soft involuI
my laughter was as pleasing as hi
nee.
Perhaps you were feeling as bore
xih the silence Of nature as l." st
MD
M days following passed swift
0shshtully, for Barris King. 1t VIZ
. JOY to hear Delphine's ingenio,
praise Of bis drawings.
10 at last, In all earnestness ar
wing longing. Barris King asked De
pune Bonnie to be his wife. And De
palne. resting her head against Il
wy tree where not long ago, she hi
@usorted Rosy-looked up at h
vooef through long curling lashe
In0 she smiled, a hurting mockil
mile; 1t was such as he might ha'
p'n to the poor girl who loved hi
Why silly!" laughed Delphine.
Ave only been Willing away a lone
, a. you may have done pc
% when tired Of your paintin
vw Rosy Glanced to amuse you.
"urse my identity here has been Ike
cret' I'm resting up, getting ne
strength In country seclusion. Yo
happen to be a coming NOV