Show THIAT THAT A T GIRL of f j 30 N 9 s I 1 ZV aj jeffi allt al 0 ofaf m etc fc ted cron lint to la act acl or of Cong congues fes in ia the year vear ISTO IM by street 1 I 1 1 in I 1 oli IL uwe ol of the of cack cac k kt at ahia Wh Ia D C CHAPTER XIV continued he la Is my father nod and they will III not let me in there yet ret he ha can BOO ace I 1 11 him m 11 the nurse laid her hand caressing ly IY on the girls arm of 0 course coi inic she said in a matter of fact tons tonij remember dolores it Is S years since he has seen your father and do you know as soon as he be is in better we are going to take him over to the town so you can nurse him to your hearts content thre are pretty houses in the town and your undo uncle intends buying one and furnishing it 11 tor for ou theres a fine blacksmiths shop with a good business for your father and be Is to have a house housekeeper heeper aud and everything comfortable for table while bile you are in new york with us your tour uncle will be ready in a moment and he does not like to wait you change your dress and can wear ear my wrap and bonnet dora will fix fit everything when hen you get there here is her rate note you have not yet read it it shall I 1 read it for you while you get ready she stooped and picked up the note where here it had bad fallen talking continually bising tile the girl no time to reply biad she so BO wished dora writes such stich a pretty y ba band 1 they say those who be draw w well write t well and dora makes charming sketches here Is dour our note it reads like her only one misses her pretty voice mrs hirs allen alien shohe rapidly hut but with not it a trace ol at excitement more as though the he would give the girl no time to think she unfolded the so soft gray ray shawl and laid it over a chair the then she line opened the note with no break in the conversation and read stand aloud my dear new cousin nurse allen alien lias has told you I 1 have come coine to claim you or rather have come part way nay to claim you they will not allow me file to go out today so father has s promised me solemnly that he will wil balm bring I 1 you with him film to me nurse kurse allen alien will tale good care of him and till hi ing him to us ua by and by and we can go over to see sec him when the weather Is dry give him my love 11 1 I hope be is if better and will w III go to bee ee him soon come to me at once I 1 wish you dolores john soni son and can wall wait no longer DORA DOHA CHAPTER XV dolores reply dolores listened buic quietly 11 Y with no sign of impatience or interest I 1 she stood erect and silent her eyes resting calmly on mrs aire allens aliens laco face the bedroom door ope opened tied and her eincle bacle came out accompanied by young greenard Gre reen enand and dr dunwiddle he noticed the wraps mate male ready and spoke cheerily I 1 i well my dear are you ready my girl wab be watching for or us eh and it you are ready we will go eo at once mrs allen alien advanced and began putting the wraps around the girt girl but dolores stepped back to avoid her giving bor bar a slow clow glance as ae of 0 reproach proa cb then she bhe turned away from the others toward the physician who to 1 was waa talking earnestly to young green at tho the farther window there was no trace ot of agitation in the young girls face or manner as sno she crossed the room to the two at the small south window dr dunwiddle she bhe said eald gravely her eyes were searching his for the truth she never glanced at bis big corn com liar D anlon llon dr dunwiddle le she bhe continued slowly and distinctly you can tell me it if you will there Is no reason why I 1 should hould not know the truth Is he not my father ather ilae haie I 1 not a right to know knewt do you think this ID Is Is fair or just gustt all the other women woman at 0 the settlement care for or the men when there Js need there Is no reason why II 11 1 should not do the same it if there Is aneed and there must be else albe why are these strangers hero here and why Is he be kept so quiet I 1 do 10 not understand it nod and I 1 cannot unless you will tell me and here Is my uncle here waiting to take me away from rom ruy my father to leave him aim to be taken care of 0 by strangers I 1 flo do not linow know my uncle no doubt tie be us well but he be la Is a a tranger to me ime dora doos does not know ow she lingered over the name mame bow could she linow know or I 1 am sure bure she would not wish me BO to go she could not wish to go she ahe would not do it hers bertelt elf you know she would not do it herself do you I 1 i i ia I 1 I 1 11 I 1 1 I 1 N X i I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 II 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 a I 1 I 1 W I 1 i 1 you can tell roc me if you will 11 bink th I 1 do not know something mile all than you have said cald my y father roots more the bedroom door opened noiseless came out As AB he and dr grey ar by tho the door stepped into the room taini closing motioned behind him dr dunwiddle but ho he shook his bis for him to return head ead emphatically i ot of hl hal the trump heb like ilka a toe could arouse him archangel alono alone the day and night ulio like an ive stuck atuck to him want a I 1 obedient obe alent puppet now out all this going on change ilore what tille alls you people frowned row ned emd ion dunwiddle I 1 P hr r I 1 I 1 I 1 voice was vas almost sharp as he answered there Is nothing going on an here to interest you tom and mr air johnson roust must not be left alono alone one moment if you are tired I 1 v will III talo lithe your place until until its ocr 01 or the other interrupted lord knows I 1 wish it were well ver over its e aused bad piece ot of business andow ant how and I 1 wish ish I 1 were out cut ot of it he was stopped by gesture from rom dr young green also turned on him with ith ila flashing shang eyes dolores seemed turning into stone her face was whitening and her eyes dilating her voice sounded strange oven even to lo herself as she laid tier her hand on tho the doctors arm as he be was passing her you will not go until you have answered me dr it ft wee as more a command than a query tier her eyes nero mere ull full on him and ho be paused instinctively tier her undo uncle spoke impatiently like all men lie ho disliked scenes this girl I 1 f I 1 fi I 1 III I 1 I 1 II 11 I 1 J 4 0 I 1 ii i V 1 I 1 11 1 11 I 1 I 1 ill t I 1 I 1 i 11 1 I 1 1 I I 1 i i I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 dont go flo in yet dolores seemed scorned capable of 0 getting gerung one up at almost any moment my aly dear dolores he be said bald dora la Is waiting tor for us why do you bother the doctors they know much better than wo we do i what hat Is best to be done coras come like a good girl let us go 90 we are only hindering the others eliy should I 1 hinder binder them she I 1 asked gravely they are strangers here he Is my father yes of course he said brusquely of course dolores we all know that but they know much letter better than we do what is best to bo be done dora Is waiting for you it Is 14 better in every way tor for us to go ashe ashe stood erects anal dorider among them her gown falling around her to her bar teet feet her face ace catching the shadows ot of the storm upon it did I 1 not say the voice was almost solemn in its grave earnestness that I 1 will not leave him bim ever while ho he lives not tor for any one T none ot of thorn them spoke tor for a moment not one of them was waa capable of deceiving her as silo she stood so grave and quiet aulet waiting his reply that she had a 81 right to know a letter better right than they could not nol be denied sho she had bad spa spoken lien the truth she was waa a woman capable of enduring im much tell ol of suffering much she was not a child to be put oft off with evasive replies dr grey stood at the bedroom door he be had not moved since the girl spoke silo she impressed him as she blie impressed the others young green looked troubled ho he started as though he be would go to dolores and checked himself even dr dunwiddle vas vaa somewhat disquieted he looked beyond the girl of the opposite window they waited lor for him to speak the girl know ho he would tell her the others were sure he would do what was best As his gazo gaze left the window and lie he turned to dolores he be caught the look on young greens face ace ills own cleared instantly be was himself again grave practical a thorough physician and gentleman my dear NIBS bliss johnson he said be was grave courteous her eyes did not leave his face searching steady eyes when your father toll fell tully fully twenty feet it was he struck the ledge with great force had bad tie be dropped it might scarcely have hava hurt him though it 11 Is evident that tho the ledge below la Is rocky and the bushes scrubby and sharp as it was ho he lost his balance and slipped down suddenly with a force oree I 1 wonder did flat kill him outright As it la Is he broke both legs and an arm besides internal injuries which cannot be determined upon at once she watched him steadily instinctively she knew tie lie had not told her all her lips were white and set in a straight line tire mrs allen alien crossed over and touched her band d but she abbe paid no heed to her the she ws walling to know the worst you know how bow bo be was a brought home bome continued dr dunwiddle you were tho the one axis who found him to you he be owes his big life you and charlie ills right leg was broken below the knee we set that and hla his arm yesterday hut but his left log lee ills hl voice was steady and grave mrs airs allens aliens face was wag blanching how bow the girl would take it she did not know she was used to many man affecting scenes but this was totally different me hia left leg Is broken in two places miss mils johnson Joh naon we did not lot wish to toll tell you till the vorst was visa over but it Is beat you should know your father remained so BO long la in that position in tho the night might dampness in ills big exhausted state that we dared do nothing yes ye berday we wished to save this limb if it were possible it would be worse thin than oily folly to attempt it it Is best beat that it should KO go then with careful nursing we way nay bring oring him nim around all ajl we right still dolores did not oft move ove she h to understand it thoroughly an ai yet the truth was waa but slowly dawning upon her fe 1 1 it 1 I thought that you were not capa ble of hearing the truth I 1 believed you a i were ere bho many women I 1 see sec now M mistaken ken I 1 was nas lour friend here with willi a movement of his hand and a half smile toward young green tried to impress upon me that thai you bere iere braver raver than other women but I 1 would III not at bo be couin convinced ced I 1 know now that you are brave brave enough for this and worse she understood the truth was upon her in all the blackness ot of darkness there had been little love between hr and her father but he was tiie the only one in tile the world to her and now then he will die you think she asked it calmly except that her lips were whiter than usual and a stiff tiff so that the words came unevenly 1 I thin think that he be may ile die miss bliss johnson but we will hope tor for the best you will lot lei me nurse him she asked tier her face was lifted to his and there N was as not a quiver of a muscle not the trembling ot of the white lids fringed with ith the silken lashes over the steady searching eyes you shall nurse him dr dnoald anuw iddle iddie replied gravely a flash of wonder ing admiration in his black eyes meeting hers in that glance that showed 0 to o him the depth of 0 this th is womans comans soul the marvelous strength of 0 her self seir command ah indeed she should nurse him As he turned away toward the bedroom she started darted to follow him but mrs allen allan laid her ter hand upon her shoulder boulder and young green crossed quickly to her side his face softened strangely dont go in set dolores not just yet he be said entreatingly bending his fair bead on a level with hers the findly light deepening in his eyes as 3 they met the half dazed look in hers raised to his face ace you shall go as soon as it is best I 1 will let you go a there now her eyes searched his big face large and dark and beautiful lul eyes they were she scarcely recognized recognised him tor for tho the moment I 1 why should foot I 1 not go blie naked asked gravely 1 I am aiu to nurse him dr dunwiddle has promised that I 1 shall ahall Is he be not my father but his hand was upon her arm strong and warm and tender and she abe obeyed him silently tier her uncle left soon after and mrs airs allen alien sent a note to dora explaining the strange scene dolores said no word she scarcely heard cihat was going on around her nhen han her undo uncle stooped to kiss her forehead and promised that dora should come to her as soon as it were possible she ebe looked through and through him she heard his words but they mado made no impression upon her bar her thoughts were in the quiet room beyond the closed door to be continued |