Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-10
CHAPTER XIX.
A Perfect Cross.

window, Miss Elizabeth LittIeford sat
reading by the fast fading Hight of an
carly March afternoon SOMEHOW She
liked TO sit on the floor, and always She
liked TO read; for one thing books
helped her to forget that She was
lonely.
There were footsteps behind her,
soft footsteps because OF the thick vel.
Vet carpet; then low voice inquired:
Aren't you afraid you Will iuiure
| your eyes, Elizabeth? Better have
light, hadn't YOU, dcar3' Tie ola coal
king turned toward Tie switch oa tlo
wall.
mol" she answered quickly. I'm
through reading for today, ANA ! l.e
Ibis twilight"
Her improvement IN speech ard tn
manners had gone ON az surprisingly
rapid rate. She rarely Spouse wish ANY
bat the simplest words. but She never
lell into anything more than brave san
hiance Of The OLD dra~l'ng BIN Dialect
unlcss 1t was while she Was Kinder tle
stress Of some strong emotion.
She closed the book and looteA un
with eyes that were like Che erst stars
IN summer Sky. Her beauty WAS
wouderful; it was finer and sv.etor
tlau it had ever been before.
old Dale stood looking thQv4h
into her uptu.urd face Tie was g Ut-
he pale, and he seemed troubled sna
uneasy.
Elizabeth shook her head. Yoase
worrying again - sA.n4
lie dropped into nearby chair
leaned slowly forward and ld, lo
hand fall gently on her thlck .aEl say
ches'nut-broWn hal
Il wish" he said MS though u hm.
scelf. that had a darehter' i.ee yoa.'
lie took his hand from her'ssaa .lr
back vearily IN his CHAIR and
is eyes. Then he bert forward aea.a.
The Morolands. ElzaDeih-~H cy're
moved away from The settlement
haven't they"
Yes; BIZ Dale has done W lAera'
things for 'he'p.g thepir ~ e*re,---
John X. Dale was silent (9g. r.-
mcnt. after which he said su91cuiv: Il
want 10 see my son there is elle,hn-
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fbot stirred him. pt ipus e
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Was not SO much used now. They said
nne. Each thought their owfi flNrn-hts,
and neither cared 10 speak them TO
i,e other.
Just before they reached the noun
iams crest they passed a group Of
spow-ladcn pines that concealed o big,
brown-heardcd man who had been
ffoalfhiiy following The trail Of a lone
wild turkey. lie w,re khokiahunting-
clothes and high laced bootssq pd there
was n certain English nnends,nbout
him. In his bare hands he carried
repeating rife. which marked BIN as
one born in the hills; a fo@lander