That Girl of Johnson's — page 164: what you’re looking at

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THAT GIRL OF JOHNSON’S, 153 suddenly going over to the girl, she touched her flushed cheeks tenderly. ) “In all the world there igs noone like you,” she said. At that moment Dr. Dunwiddie opened the bedroom door and spoke to Mrs. Allen, and she entered with him, young Green coming out. Dora flushed as she saw him, and she aroused from the settle, shaking her head sunnily, “Mr. Green, I beg your pardon for detaining you—I do, indeed. Truly, I did not think. Time has passed so quickly that Ihave been selfish. And there is the carriage wait- ing, and you anxious to get back to court—” He appeared not at all inconvenienced ; he smiled re- assuringly at her as he said, when she paused : It has been pleasant to me also, Miss Johnson—so pleas- ant that I had forgotten the case on at eleven at home. It is now ten minutes of that hour, and if you will pardon my leaving you I will send the carriage for you at any time you name.” Dolores did not move or speak. The case on hand. Her ears seemed sharp to catch and hold such sentences. These words only were clear, the rest were distant and jumbled. Even when he spoke to her she seemed incapable of hear- ing or replying. That her silence was caused by anything he said he did not imagine, but he was growing accustomed to her silence. I wish I could stay with you always,” Dora said, softly, when the young man had gone, ‘‘but I cannot leave father, Dolores, you know. You do not blame me, Iam sure. And f will come over every day, or whenever I can. Father ig anxious for Uncle Joe td get well, so we can accomplish what we wish. And I want to see him, too, of course, but I cannot now. He would not know me anyhow, and it is better to wait till he is well. Father would have come over with me this morning, but Judge Green wished him to be in court. They have a strange case on hand, and I am so interested in it; aren’t you, Dolores? About the laming of Eomichoo cS co