, 1880-02-14

!t,E rol,nl upon his companions" ,rr wn,lta hive
n"y @ Is wSm W. St arG 5Srs ,,,s ws ss
sonfc,npt ylpinx gTeat bcat's from his forchoa',
"why-whereg n5e you going. IL 1lcaven'a
nantnoY" 7 cri. Ws!laeo' III ho saw her Intention
" nm aninY to narton's wife, shc nnsweretl,
looking up n! him Will, n strn,Eo caltnness upon
llcr ~ fato. "she 'nny need NO."
woinhr isantfJnK thnrr Dotwcrr, thoIn w,ls moi.
thor y11inR NOR b4ndsosnt; yet, lnoklng into her
facc ,nw. s.:n,nY Wnlaco removed hia Int. and
"Mlrs AAFltnn," tn anltl respectfully, "tIo yot,
know that yci1 must pnss directly thrnigh finlt
m,np s!!sst Hcum Of the town-to yet To
"Yes, suppose co." aho answered, still going
~. Wallnce IN; turned his horso's head ubout and
wv ".'Srtaeyl' ,. crtoa ono of tho men, "what arc
~ rbui rco Mtss Ashton through Tho crowd,"
Wnllncc answered coolly.
Nils. Ashton looked up Into tho hnIi.lsomn. dc.
Dopt Do it," she sntd: "thoy will mt hor.n
me- % ensl , wv used I" thSt un ,t ntra'd
riding bcsin her. , She rntl no lnttrr.
II w,ss but ii few nittnenta iNtnrs tho moi, WAS
~ lght gathered In a1,il nro,ltll anl pinve of
stMtey DnkH-ll tbsh.lty:crowtl uf ineM md ls,y6,
mort. igi.twtnt and Doal- thirsty than tue drcgs
i.1i-with tkosecrucl eycs md wolfish ,1,o,,thsf
rtriiiaeI wIt, TINT awful ulJcct anItlainK there
III tue light OF GM's snn, within sight OF tho
s e TX anns wes ssa 1, WE WIEN arns h
~ lnytnl rccp4nition Of tho birth of Ills SonY
Cinfl'ss! Grrat Gult
:. as thug drew nt!hr, those Dn tho outskirts Ut
tho crowd saw and recognized tho wt1nnn,-saw
1H'irinnr % n sarl,r!se. iS''nciutcly checked, n
silence fell upnn thG1n MI.
With .suw1c,lat oycs, With tightly folded hands,
nn,l llr'n STRIP, THO dcspEsed NortllGrn tcncher
wsn no xs ,aTs st hor il xSry y S as HIT o 9 v5a 51s:
Il certain there was that III youl1R Wnilaco fncc
rihald jrst j.'' - ~ "'" "''9 '"'e' "@'s' ''''
:, III ,i,ll,rukrn silounc tho two pusscd Oil until
the further cdge OF tho crowd WAS reached anu
wh1cs, tasc'l low. uneasy lal,g., b, those about
hl,n. Inssnn!ty Wntaco turned bis horso's hcud
nDll my oilc spcAk7" he inquired.
NJ ansycr.
skeu nan y oe h4 atk .G sy 70 ovn ~
iuces.
~ unensy shuf1linE Of feet, IN Interchange
With IL smile. OF lmtnlt contempt WALLACE
sight, he stopped.
!Io rlscd Ills Int lcfcruntially, p,ltl rode buck
through tho silent crowd ind joined his com.
pnnt0ts.
1Iy nnOn tho mob Ind struggled bnck to tho
t,wil tllyclrisying tho ,nnlintGly Of Tho fiolnc-
wnrt why by setting flrn to the rniictl scl,Dol-
house. Fur a,l hnttr or two tlcrp silence rcstcd
over the BccNc uf tho tragedy. 1'hpn II fcw col
nred men. With ushy, aullcn fnccs, crUpt from
the woods, uut from Tho trcc itS droAd fruit, and
bore Il uvIy.
Tho sui t,ntl lust sunk out of sight M Helen
Astnil cl,t,,U out from tho humble cabin Of tho
lIurtuns mud sioDd inoi1unt lns,klng along the
lUi,rIy road wh.et, lny botwccn her ufd tho tuw1
All ,faccs not fully cxpoycd to tho fcalIlc ltptt
which still fingered lily in deep stlatlnw. Just
where tbo laic flru OF tic sky NIT tic hurlxnu a
a Hpcll sec1ncd to hang uycr tho whole settle
mtnt.-N Rl,eil ar tcrr1r unl b!tenec.-blnlsen
only by tho Voices Of tho watchers in tho cnltu
sl,u hUi lert III thpy chant I'd ono Of tho weird
heart t-trenkinE hymns uf tho cOlurcu s1lce.
1t lli!sl brcn Il tlly to try Rio,,ter nerves thuu
hers; Ii uny tn llU luokcd buck to fl nftcr years
with incrGdulols ntnltzonltnt, thnt ono up,1id
witness, and feel, antl do whit si1s hnd Wit.
t1pssctlt n1lti felt. u1il done. uud vet ike, Sic
had bcGtl strangely UNFOLD through it nlI, MT
r,,cc l,ul hpll ,r ypirc, or cO,1rluc fnilct hcr
With every lnl,ytr Of her nature She t1ul MIN
Istrrctl to tho living AMI 10 tfl0 Gcu,l. Yet s
night fell Sue felt tltuitiytiy that hrr psrscftO
wns in i,r,9cr nep,tGl; tfut to these 1rN,r peUnle
with their s,lpnrstIttntts Rites and rude ccru-