The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-18

warming fu- r.. Uhsr j. va full & re-
h.lltsn aud not. ard h~nt upon h~-ak
iug duEn even uar7s- that lay between
the hI- 'gtuul'suus wave within him
and 'bD,s & tn unknown ws.ld --ysui
The wea~y days weut on. each 81!
them heavier and more d..Dla;s r.
fair ysath.r or fuul j. walked and
wandered. aiml~~s. ~l-tls.- aad f~arlp-u.
choosing the mos; de~aiA;c places. -hun-
ElH. aud iuruiidgng al o,upauinr-hip
Il man or '-a.t
"Th.-.'s that T1an r.I;. AID Old
Jn- CnEu-;peE. that vas liz, the apple
q hI- ryc Z" Joe il amt NJ more 81
him uvw 'haa a Jsplcca; And & want
e. me 20. al.. a. thai, :.u-a.-r g.!
might aa -uas tn thunder wl;h -; and
mold. Don't talk "a me 90 Thank CIV
ll when ou., swu f..h and b!s--i
turns .gr ypu thl, Hay, what j, there
o. Pc thankful iaT2
l. Wa w..i e- .r N0yemh-r. and the
.aGi~-ap" was ~Hmea hai >.r. and worn.
The day wa waning, and b seemed -
NJ Morton 81, 'h.y drove alsu. ,h4. IN.
warmth had all ae,i from the scene
about them and nestled IN Kitty HAIR
There Wa 81 -l5ausri and itwli .N-
precision lu her fac that l-uf d an I'M
u-ual charm The rHrre- about her
mouth dropped Ike thp-. Il A. -
-~i-f,l child. and ne had not spoken 70
&a~3 FIR the last mile or 'UI. Mr.
Morton could A-,i;a'. np longer. /,
would b" an easy thing, h" thought. o.
wear away 'ae usual eNurerau; g1y,tr
that 3vtrtr'-i from Kitty present
charm & manner. What could 'r
~wv-'.r, NOR, itty-ilke. and prim than
h,r dBwu-,t-t eyc~. the drpup If her
~w--; lp-, and the h~a!f-rr-rctfu. shadow
uuYu her face With lust one it'll" -5xh
fyr poor Madeline Van Nlect, "a" shifted
lhe rciuS 10 one hand, AMI with m"
other took from III vest pocket q nug.
! yellow beam # the setting caught
the gem, and 1t suddenly >hon' liz" "a
star. ki,iy'~ eve began Q" giI~t-n iu
unison but she drew back !. be- rauEh;
her hand.
NAY. darling, he said, trudyriy.
ado not irrmhlr II i yours. You
know that | love you; you viii be- my
iitflr wife"
But in 81" mean while the lpng-limb,d
animal. which had been somewhat rest
.yr, and required the two hands If hi
driver, took advantage II thi> little by
play and accelerated ~ speed. Mr..
Morton had not time To- put the ring
upon hit,y'- resisting finger. when hc
found hi- horse pulling heavily upon tn"
rriu-. He determined Ia sell this need
l--> brute Of his. The thought lay
heavily upon hi, now ardent ~cn-lUllI-
tie, that this sweet Girl by hi> side he
had never Vet held - hi heart. nor had
her sweet lip~ been given "a hi> OWN.
aud now the m was rome and
the iov was ~'ill denied him. for the
Hpr~" went plUugIug On. \ curve of
jhr road brought tn" cottage IN sight.
Black sam was still whlieRa-hinT-
Great Heaven not the biz buwldcr2
lc-. nothing less. h" had some white
wash L. spare. and he Wa lathcring II
thick upon thi, rock IN the road, max
Ing il seem biz a. a mountain. Mr.. Nor
tons face grew pale, and not too soon
the evil was upon him IN the instant
hc had feared it; the horse plunged
back upon his Launches. hI> fine ears
stood erect. hi> clcan-cut Limits trvm-
hled: then with one bound hc sped
along, grazing the white phantom in the
road, and disappearing in a cloud Of
dust. Mr.. Morton clung To the rcin-,
and Kitty clung 10 Mr.. Morton. The
widow Benson looked after them with
cla>pcd hands and straiuinE eyes, while
black Sam. now almost white with white
wash and terror, held hi~ brush aloft in
"A mute appeal for Divine help IN this
dire extremity.
Mr.. Morton knew now that nothing
could save them. y few miuute>-four
al the furthc>t-and all would bc over.
The Tully Just below the Com>tock farm
was a bleak and dreary place, well fitted
Tor the tragedy. II" remembered a
chestnut tree that hung dr~rlatc and
bare over it, brink. and broken rocks
and black pools If Stlgnant water lay
below. Here would his strong bones
splinter. and the def and cunning
mechanism al his side Ice rudcly rent
and distorted. In these few seconds,
that seemed a parcntheSis between time
and eternity. a whole lifetime passed in
rcrrct and rctru>pcciiun. To yet rId II
The rcpruachful ewes If Madeline. Mr..
Morton shut his own; but Kitty whole
heart went out in 4 prayer t. Joe
which WAS answered right on the brink
of the gully by the melancholy shadow
uf Joe himself. that clutched AT the head
If the horse. was dragged onward a step
or two, then pulled aside, and finally
Mas left victor, the beast. quite SuhdUcd
now and trembling. in a lathcr of foam.
Nlr. Morton was trembling ~ well a. his
beast. and il was difficult for him 20
quite understand the exact tenor IF the
scene before him. Kitty lay white and
limp in Joe Com>tock'> arms: her hands
Were Cla>ped about his neck: her hat
was gone long ago. and her curly hair
was all tumblcd abou; her face. which
was still ~ white a. the accused bOwlder
before her mothers door; and once in a
while she Sobbed out, "Jpc, dear.Joe,'
and Joe soothed her. and held her
closer, and murmured. :" Kitty, dear
Kitty" and the yellow light If the wan
inc November day catching the diamond
again. il cleaned upon kittv's finger.
that lay careS>ingly upon the sturdy
neck of Joe ComStock: and presently
the little hand shifted about, and Kitty
saw the gem too, and slipping down
from the arms Of Joe, and slipping, too,
the ring from her finger she held ii ont
- Mr.. Morton with that same shy. sad.
>ubdued. and altogether ir~repruachahlc
expression that he had admired a few
miserable moments since.
Keep it. Kitty" said Mr.. Morton {;
keep it in any case. You'll allow her
Ia accept this little present, won't you.
.Joe?"
" If its all the same. I'd a lief she
didn't" said Joe. with honest sim
plicity.
And I'm glad Kitty didn't get the
ring; she could well do withou; il. and
there was a slim and taperinC finger far
away that had grown simmer and more
taperinC for lack OF this gem. The
night of the accident 1t lay listleSsly in
the lap Of Miss Van Eleet. and il did not
seem from the apathy of her face and
manner that any thing could induce her
To lift that fair. frail finger. The bell
rang. but hope had cheated her 80 often.
not a hair If her beautiful head or a
muscle moved IN response. She had
f. .aa-.a ., aN,Na.- -, -.-.--- H. ua-n-a.