CHAPTER II.
LONG, LONG DAYS.
It was not many days after the events mentioned in the last chapter.

Dora sat by her father's bedside, her head buried in the pillows, vainly striving to choke down her tears and sobs.

It seemed as if her heart must break.

The Major lay back on his pillow, white and still, with a peaceful smile on his calm face.

Dora could not understand it, could not take it in, but she knew it.