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14 is V Bf 4 0 if X TasaaatauMMnrw B iv Ci girtwVigwiwft wiwifcwvRawyjgtfijuyoj THAI GIRL of JOHN By JAJV KATB LWDLJJM Author of At a Gills Mtio HL CHAPTER XXI Continued Dolores heart was so sick every thing was so dark for tho moment she could not sec or think clearly hut she temembcred with stinging distinct ness What shall I do she cried what shall I do If he should die if he should die before I have asked him to forgive me I cannot live I could not live 1 tell you and let him die believ ing that v ve win be In time dear he said quietly and she did not question it scarcely heard the more kindly name hough the honor somehow fell away f Trom her heart and a silence and full despair mingled with an indefinite hope rested upon her Not another word was uttered until they were standing at the door of tho lijospital Dolores asked brokenly as she clung to his arm unable to stand alow for the moment You are sure sure we are In time Yes said the young man gravely and with steady assurance in his voice Yes Dolores Be brave as you al ways arc and all will be well And as Dr Dunwiddie held her hand for a moment putting new strength into he- fingers from his steady clasp he said cheerily I am glad you are here Miss John son We will need you in the morn ing but you can do nothing tow and would only tire yourself to no use We will call you when it is neces sary But I cannot sleep I cannot rest until I have seen my father Dr Dun widdie May I not at least speak to him No I must say no Miss Johnson Your father is quiet and in a half doze should you see him now he would be too weak to talk to you and it would be worse than useless Dolores did not think of resting or sleeping with the great weight of her injustice to her father upon her mind but the woman who entered with them at the orders of tne doctor to bee that the girl should rest quietly removed her things and induced her to lie down for a moment any way and she slept until a light tapping on Iter door awoke her i She answered the rap a tremor in her voice her thoughts confused ind unable at first to comprehend where she was or why she was there until the voice on the other side of the door told her to go to room 37 as soon as she was ready and she realized what had come When she entered No 37 Dr Dun widdie turned to her as she approach ed with a quiet greeting We think he wishes to see you Miss Johnson he said Speak to him please 1 She leaned over the bed with won derful self control the hollow face among the pillows was pallid with the dews- of death upon it the coarse scant hair strayed on the pillow In stinctively she touched it half timidly -with her fingers speaking faintly to him Father she said Father He muttered something i i III Ull l Jim W Ql Father Father Ible without opening his eyes her voice seeming to reach him even in his stupor Then suddenly he started up and opened wide his eyes brilliant they were with a swift false light and looked past the girl and those at the bedside to where young Green -was standing near the window away from the others Ded ye get ther water he whis pered hoarsely Were ther gal tear Then he sank back muttering Dlores Dlores Why shes jest Dlores thats all Then his voice rising above the hoarse weak whisper he called clear ly with a new tone in it the name Da lores had never before heard from him the name of her mother Im a rough ole feller Mary the -weak broken voice muttered faintly I dednt mean ter make ye cry I told ye I warnt good nough fer ye xtr Dunwiddie was standing beside Dolores and unconsciously his eyes -were fastened upon her face spell bound as were the tender eyes of her friend at the window as were the ey6s of every one for the time in the room Ets a gal he muttered weakly his voice falling I sed most likely eta be a gal Jest my luck Eft hed heen a boy now But ef ever thet wyiattWy SONS Cntcrcd Acconlinz to Act of Congress In the Year 1810 liy trect ft imUh In the Ouicc of the Libranr of Corsress at Washinston D C sartawaaMWftyaiBftwaatitttycato young feller kems around hyar a-put-tin notions Inter her head yes shes purty nough Mary an I dont blame ye so dont cry only ets my cursed luck thet she want a boy The muttering ceased the weak voice sank into silence a faint gasp stirred the white lips and the hollow eyes opened for an instant all the light gone from them and rested on the face above him then a strange half livid pallor spread over his face and Dr Dunwiddie drew the girl gently from the bedside over to the open window He poured out some wine from a glass on a stand near and pressed it to her lips Drink it he said sternly and she obeyed him mechanically Young Green came and stood at the back of her chair as though to shield her from any more of lifes strain any more of the sadness that had followed her nay even to death His friend seeing the expression of his face laid his hand gently on his arm in sudden comforting But Dolores hands lay in her lap like two hands of ice She herself seemed turning into ice with no power ot feeling or thought or wish She seemed to herself in a strange half sense to have died when her father died CHAPTER XXII But Life Went On Her father was dead she knew it she accepted it in silence after the first wild return to the realization of what had come upon her Only once when she was alone with young Green while they wore making preparations to convey the body home did she show any sign of emotion She was standing at the little window in their parlor looking out upon the busy street Dora who had come to her upon receiving the telegram of her uncles death was in the inner room with Mrs Allen and the doctors and one or two of the attendants Her father was dead dead Never before had she seen death She knew absolutely nothing about any other life about anything beyond the days that passed much alike to her or had passed much alike to her until these friends came into her life Heaven was where the stars were her astro nomy told her of God an infinite Be ing all powerful all merciful the Creator of all things biu farther than that she knew nothing Thought crowded upon thought yet with a distinctness mingled with those strange half intelligible words of the past that was intense suffering to her She was in a half stupor with her brain so active that it was wearing away her very life Dr Dun widdie said that she must be aroused she must be brought out of this state she must ba moved to tears or to some utterance of her grief She could not go on like this For a year now she had been in this strained state of feeling He turned to Dora in this time of need She was not the pale girl who arrived at the mountain a year before her face had filled out her cheeks no longer bore the hectic flush but held the soft color of ad vancing health while her eyes had lost their strained look of suffering Dr Dunwiddie called her over to him by the window that morning and she went to him obediently Something must be done for your cousin he said gravely She is in such a state of half consciousness her senses dulled by too much strain upon them that she is in danger of losing her mind Go to her You are a wom an and will know what to do But I dont know what to do she said as gravely as he had spoken Dr Dunwiddie Lorie is so different rrom other girls 1 dont know what to say when she is like that It sounds cruel he said Miss Dora but it is the only thing that can be done and is true kindness You are always kind she said softly and the soft eyes lifted to his were womanly eyes and the tender drooping face was a sweet face to him We will take her away from here as soon as all is over We return to New York next week Dr Dunwiddie There is so much there to take her mind from these things the change will be good better than anything else will it not You are going so soon he said and the grave voice proved the inward control of the tumult in his heart Dora Dora will you leave me with no promise no word of kindness no hope that I may see you again have you love you You are very kind lo every one Dora Johnson out of the pure sweetness of your neart be kind to me and tell me of some kindly thought They had forgotten for the moment the girl in the other room Doras hands were close in his Doras tender face was lifted up to his with a half shy sweetness upon it Doras lips were whispering something he scarce ly knew what only knew that Dora was giving to him the tender sweet womanly heart with its purity and truth giving this into his keeping to be held thank through all their lives as the sa d thing it was a womans tender Sieart Then by and by only a minute it might be yet with a lifes change to them Dora drew away her soft warm hands and a new expression was on the sweet face lifted with its tearful eyes to the face above her j w ArfwTSftpe I I must go to Lorie Harry she whispered and there was a tremor in her low vofce born of her great happl ness I must not forget Lorie even oven now Always my thoughtful tender girl he said and fco low spoken words brought iea deeper color to tho smooth cheeks and a gleam of happy light In the lifted gray oyes Sho drew away from him and cross ed tho room to the door of the Inner room her heart beating rapturously in spite of the sadness that would come at thought of the sadness of the nobler girl in that still empty room beyond But in the doorway she paused and every thought left her every thought save of thq girl she had come to comfort the brave noble true girl who had suffered so much and so long alone Young Green had just entered the room from the hall There had been something in his manner lately thai won Doras deepest respect The lightness that had made him such a How can he know jolly comrade had given place to a quiet humor that made him a charm ing companion She had guessed watching him interested in him lov ing Dolores as she loved her she guessed of the thought he had for her and she honored him loving such a girl as this grave cousin of hers this girl so slightingly spoken of among her own neighbors because of her utter height above them this girl whom her father had hated with lm narrow hatred this girl the personifi cation of womanliness and truth and purity Dolores turned from the window at his approach and a sudden sharp sense of everytnmg that had gone everything that must come in the future struck her like a knife She turned to him with a bitter cry hold ing out her hands as though for help He is dead she cried and the watching girl in the doorway felt the hot tears rush to her eyes at sound or the agonizing voice and the agaony on the lifted pallid face He is dead and he does not know I am sorry he can never know now He took her hands in his and held tiem close and warm in his strong clasp his eyes were only full of a great tenderness and love and longing to comfort her nis voice was tender as a womans when he spoke I think he does know Dolores I believe he does know To whom much is given much shall be required Therefore to whom less is given less shall be required I believe he does know and has forgiven you and me How can he know she cried and Doras hand went out to the strong hand near her for strength watching the lifted icy face before her never thinking of her eavesdropping forget ting everything but the agony of the girl How can he know when he is dead When he died before I could tell him before he could forgive me Dont you know that my father if dead To be continued The Kaiser and Art The Kaiser s latest role is that of champion of the pamt3rs whose pic tures have been rejected by the man agement of the annual German art ex hibition Out of 30uu pictures offered only GOO have been accepted and it is alleged that the selections are due to favoritism and improper influences It is stated that the modern impression ist school is favored at the expense of the other styles The painters of the 2400 rejected pictures laid their grievances before the Emperor and it appears that their protest has been successful A high official in the Ministry of Education Privy Councilor Mueller who is chiefly responsible for the management of the art exhibition has quitted his post It is understood the change is due di rectly to the Emperors initiative It is probable that next year the Em peror intends to participate personally in the selection of pictures when the impressionists whom he abhors will secure less prominence She Could Have Her Way James Lane Allen tells the story of an old bachelor living in Kentucky who having determined to get mar ried sought the advice of a married friend on this serious step He spoke of his farm and money and the ma terial advantages of a union with the lady of his choice but sentiment seemed to have no place in his con sideration After listening carefully to what he had to say on the subject the married friend asked What if your tastes differed great ly Suppose for instance that she liked Tennyson and you didnt Well responded the bachelor un der those circumstances I suppose she could go there New York Times stick it into a piece of wood Use one ot the points for a spring as shown in the illustrations and you will have a catapult that wil lthrow peas or small wads of paper The Hen This game can be played by any number ot persons who sit in a row The leader who is at the end says to his neighbor I have a hen and each in turn must repeat the words to his nearest neighbor When they have reached the farther end of the line the player at that end asks of the one next him Has slie feathers And Avhen this question has traveled back to the leader he returns the an swer She has feathers Then fol low in like manner the questions and answers Can she walk She can walk How does she walk wigglcdy waggledy As each player says this he imitates the walk of a chicken with his hands Can she crow She can crow How does she crow Each i imitates the crowing of a rooster The object ofthis game is to keep from laughing which is usually diffi cult Any one who laughs or makes a mistake in repeating the questions and answers must pay a forfeit The Angry Tree Did you know thet a tree can be angry There is a kind of acacia in Nevada that not only is as touchy as the sensitive plant but as a gardener put it goes very mad It is about eight feet tall and is a very rapid grower When the sun sets it is ready to go to sleep and shuts its leaves together and coils the ends of its twigs just like a pigtail If any one pulls that tail well the tree doesnt squeal but it flutters and moves -uneasily and seems to be deeply agitated If it is ever disturbed by a shock such as transplanting the leaves stand out in all directions and quiver violently Strangest of all they send out a pungent nauseating odor that is most unpleasant It takes this bad tempered tree an Qour or two to get back into good humor Well Known Proverbs 1 2zL 7 8 What well known proverbs do these rebuses make Ansvers to Last Weeks Puzzles 5 Empty vessels make the greatest sound G Pride goes before a fall 5 tgi isij A Trick for the Breakfact Table Here is a little trick for the break fast table which is warranted to sur prise every one Turn a saucer or plate upside down and pour upon the under side just enough coffee to cover it Tho stronger and blacker the coffee the better Now put a drop or two of strong cologne in the middle of the layer ot coffee which will at once draw away in all directions leaving in the middle of the dark surface a white The Coffee CHmbs the -Plate spot of bare porcelain for the coffee not only moves away but drags the cologne away with it I suggest coffee ior this little trick because it is dark colored and convenient Ink will serve as well and brandy or alcohol may be substituted for the cologne The explanation of this peculiar ac tion is that every liquid has what is called surface tension which simply means that it behaves precisely as if its surface were an elastic skin like sheet India rubber But the amount of this tension varies in different liq uids It is greater for water than for alcohol or a mixture or alcohol and water So dropping the alcohol liquid in the coirec ink which are like water in the strength of treir sur face tension makes so to speak a weak spot in the skin which being pulled in all directions gives way or tears at that point If you pour cof fee on the right side of a little saucer and add a larger quantity of spirits than in the first experiment you will see the coffee climbing up the edge of the saucer as if attempting to es cape and rolling back again in drops So too if a glass is partly filled with strong wine the whole inside of the glass being wet with the liquid and allowed to stand a little while drops of liquid will be seen rohmg down the side of the glass Tree of Good and Evil Omen Few trees have the twofold reputa tion which the humble elder can boast In the middle ages it was be- A The Way That Wins i ges are filled with the dreaming Of verges the poets have sung Iilled with the anguish and sorrow Tragical muses have wiimg From the loom of fanciful musing But the essence of ull the wit The lesson of al the lessons Is the lesson Git up and git While searching the archives for edge While after the rarest of lore While seeking the richest of Jewels In wisdoms radiant store Remember this as you rummage For a word of the Sages wit The best and rarest of lessons Is Git up git up and git - New Orleans Times Democrat The Obedient Boy James B was out sailing a boat the other day with a playmate a good deal larger than he was The boat had sailed a good way out in the pond and the big boy said Go in Jim and get her It isnt over your ankles and Ive been in after her every time I darent said Jim Ill carry her all the way home for you but I cant go in there mother told me I mustnt dare to Your mother Why I thought she was dead said the big boy That was before she died Eddio and I used to come here and sail our boats and she never let us come un less we had string enough to haul in with I aint afraid you know Im not only she didnt want me to and I cant do it Wasnt that a beautiful spirit that made little Jim obedient to his mother even after she was dead Washington Star A Catapult To make a catapult from an old pen first break off tho points and then Moved to have been the tree upon which Judas was hanged while since its pith Is soft and its wood hard it Is anid to be heartless and even thd heavy perfume of Its flowers and the strong smell of Its leaves have been objected to On the other hand It has been a terror to evil doers of the witch and sorcerer kind Boys love its stem for popguns and the anciertfi used it for several of their musical in struments An Experiment Place a stool on the ground against the wall Now stand from the wall with your feet twlco the width of the stool away Stoop down and seize the stool by the top in both hands and place the top of your head against the wall your back almost horizontal Now lift or try to lift it from the ground without assistance Be sure to try it on a carpeted floor so that your fall may not be painful or disagreeable Your failure is due to a curious effect of the displace ment of your center of gravity Trick With Egg and Glasses To remove an egg from one wine glass to another without touching either the egg or the glasses Plact two wineglasses touching each othei and in a direct line fiom you and lr the one nearer to you must be placet an egg with its smaller end down ward Then blow with the mouth sutl denly and sharply and strongly against the side of the egg but in a down ward direction and the egg will h lifted up and falling over will lodge in the other glass Names of Eight Kinds of Candy CLEVER SHADOWGRAPHS There is not a child in this country perhaps who has not seen and been amused by the rabbit on the wall made by the shadow of the extended hand with the thumb upright to repre sent the ear the first three fingers joined as the head and the little finger working up and down to show the rab bit eating And there is not a grown person either perhaps who did not see it when he or she Avas a child But very many other shadowgraphs may be made with the hands only a little skill and ingenuity being Notice the tusk the trunk and tha eyes Could an artist more truthfully de pict the head and the open mouth of a dog than the accompanying picture shows And yet see how simple and easily made the shadow is Let us fancy that the dog Is hungry and has his mouth open for the bit of meat you are about to throw him But the next picture shows that the bit of meat was too large for him to swallow and has lodged in his throat for see the lump there And there id How the Shadowg ed to produce results that will surprise those who look at them Here are a few illustrations which speak for themselves so plainly that you may soon be able to make them all First there is a swan Both hands and one arm you see are required to make this shadow but the picture is so perfect in detail that a few min utes practice will enable you to get the exact pose And then we have the neck and head of an elephant and even part of its body made by placing one hand on top ol the other as shown in the picture with a cloth thrown over and hanging from the wrist to represent the fore part of the elephants body This shadow is particularly effective the shape being almost true to life raphs Are Made no doubt that it is the same dog for the form of the head is unmistakable More amusing than any of these pictures and decidedly more ingenious is that of an old man making an argu ment of some kind and emphasizing his points with his gesticulating hand For this shadow you will need a bit of cardboard to be held in the left hand to represent the cap and a cloth over the left arm to represent the old mans shoulder and chest And finally here is an old soldier perhaps the very man who is listening to the argument for you see him look ing up with an air of attention It would require only a little prac tice to make all these shadows por fectly and the amusement they afford makes them well worth while Ml i u it M
