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B yond th gr at p1 airi L. and in th .:ha P ki .: Ii th
t'o hill . F r nin hundr d n1il .:, th prairi pr ad th m._ lv ut in
\a t I v I r ach . and th n in to climb o r r ftly r und d m und

hat v r gr w high r and harp r till, h r and th r , th y br < k in
jagg d point· and at la.~t 1 ~t up n th gr at ba~ .: f th n1ighty m un-
tain.·. Th L. round d hill., that join th prairi .: t th m untain.·, f rm

th F hill ountry. L at d in thi F thill ountry wa.~ th h m f
Vi I t D nni~ and h r fath r, J hn I nni:.
Lat on v ning, thi · hom wa · vi it d b. a trang r, I r ... 1 I nald,

and th two mountain p ople Iik d him v 1 y n1uch. H 1 r. uad d ... 1r.
D nni ~ to I t Viol t accompany him back to th city and att nd . h I
th r . ft r h had gott n h r fath r' · c n.· nt, th y I ft f r I nald'.

hom . Early th n xt day, th y arriv d at I nald' ~ hom in th city and,
of cour e, Viol t wa · amaz d at th obj ct · th r . ft r a f w w k._'
tim , Tiol t could v ry w II di:tingui.~h a qui t n1ountain lif fr m a lif
in th city.

Donald nt Vi I t to chool until . h gra luat d. Imm diat ly aft r
h r graduation, Dr. Donald vi it d h r :-

"Viol t, d ar, I' com to pr nt thi. diam nd t you. You will w ar
it a a graduating pr nt and al. a.· a :light r m mbranc of m . I will
leav tomorrow to nli t in the army."

" h, onald, ju.·t think. Y u ar 1 aving : L. n aft r my graduation.

W can't hav our happy vacati n that w had plann d. How Cc n I l t
you go?"
"I hat to leav you too, but I mu.·t go \Vh r duty call· an a th r

i a gr at call for doctor in our country, I mu t go. r u kn w m your
fath r' d ath, I hav b n in charg of a va · fortun \Vhich h \Vill d
o you. I hall turn th mon y v r t you b cau. I may n v r r urn.
How ver, if I do r turn, I will xp ct t : my littl girl and I kn w h

will b tru to me.''
"Ye , Donald, I hall wait for you, for I hav alway. loved you d arly."

\\ York t nli t in th army. hil
Th n xt day D nald I ft f r ... T
he wa away, Viol t w nt to a h .. pital to g in training for a nur .

Whil in th ho pital, h m t a y ung doctor, Jam · a l , who f II in

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