The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-06-17

SVuy pllHOS1 1lHltl1 H'u'Hhai ltD
whose bulk overshadowed lniny men
such as the grave stoHe mako and ], ~
great trco would overtop sumach.
| Now / could understand nll tie mean
little daggers / had driven into ili-
heart while ago -tlis great, splendid
fellow, who wore bis heart IN his sleeve
for jackdaws To pick at. Bit by ldt
during the next two days / gathered
the whole sad history Of biz marriage.
There had been no courtsiip at ~.
The poor girls people had cast her oG,
being purittas who wore gray & WIS
and slept in nightcaps. She had not
a friend in the world and ana iil gorr
strait, being in urgent nee,l Of woncu
friends and medicine. Ugel Jansen
went 10 her with tho smoke aud grim
Of his forge OH bis face and hands and
spoke very feelingly and simply to ber
She went away with him to The minis
ter. aud Ugela sister, vnIi much
horror, but wholesome fpnr ~ Jansen,
took charge until all was ner. Daily
and hourly Ugel watched by her, a g..
ing nothing in return. ani i.y aud by
he gave the baby whom All hat i hi.
big brown finger TO hold and the little
fellow slept in peace.
All this made Ugrl the sport of the
village and furnished the town an ever
lively scandal, but il WIS tIk,rl of in y
smotbered way. Jansen had the
str, n 9Th ofan * and kep5 H. solely H.
lavish on one man when hc shonld tind
him. conceived the notion 10 help
him ia this project.
My mare understood her business
well enough about this time u cast 81
shoe Jansen was not Ht the forge, the
shop was closed, and WAS directed t.
his house, retired little spot, with
cluster Of Glove pinks IN a tiny pot Ia
front
The poor wife's baby was ill-dying
with bunch of Glove i,inks on his
pillow and Jansen's fipger + nrensd IN
his cold little fst. Mn. Jansen SAT
still and gazed yacantly at Ugrl, while
he Shiverei as with an Hgie. Perhaps
he had prayed To God TO take back
that child. lie had done uobiy by II,
though, and now hs waa even sorry.
1t was the saIne pur. pale face Of the
organ loft, surrounded Ia "a tangled
mass Of curls Of rare deaf gold hue,
and the sight Of her gave ne IA pang.
Jansen unlocked the little hand aud
scattered the pinks recs cssly. Then
he bent oyer bis wife and said, sooth.
ingly "Come out into the nil, Ads-
laide-Jane will take care of bALy--he
will be all right now.
She got up mechanically and they
met me at the door. The sight of me
hal strange effect. She began to re-
member days before her sorrow. She
put her hand TO her heart, and with a
grst cry fell at Jansen's Eei. After
ward she Was the same AMI bcgged of
him to let her 90 away ut once--for-
ever. She thought he must loathe her
liz h'.ld her auttering little haul io his
IiI@ ~h.Ie big tear Esll ou their wrd-
ding ring.
"Y"u've hal great black wrong,
ln-s when have righled that you
may 20, If you wish. Until then am
your LroIher-noiliing higher. nor
better. am not fit for such as you.
Such as am you have me bound body
and soul"
lie came awa3 with me, rnl in the
shop l'egan 10 ~bet up huge kniic.
"The poor little wretch H. gone no~ F"
Janssn referred to that other nabs
child. lie smiled in an ugly way at
the broad. keen blade of the knife, and
passed bis fingers down il csressingly.
"Long ago" he said, speaking with
bitter taste in his mouth, "Adelnide
had spells OF sleep-she could not wake.
She slept in little place in thr turret
Of her fathers 10 ise lie was the cur
rate here. lie il damned devil,
though" Jansen began at the knife
again.
"S.me one sealed that wall | must
find that man. Then | will restore her
good name-and | will leave this place
there is curse of the earth there. "
al will help yon," l said, simply.
lie grasped my hand shut up the
shop and put huge chair across the
door. He was gone odt indefinitely.
went toward the stone hreaker's :
yard. His shaft was still, anil thin
bit Of steam arose from damp stone
OH which the hot sun steamed.
A boy near hy rigging line Ia
catch tad poles said that B.ccord, the
mason, had gone To stop the coping in
! the third story of Tylers mill, where
the rocks had started it. IC was a
dangerous steep place, and Beccord was
the only fellow who could climb and
carry mortar. He had been ~ sailor
T once in French waters. had well.
nigh forgotten my own affairs at thi'
time, but my game was safely housed
at little resort out of Bloomsbury.
At 6 o'clock all the bells ia the place
rang sharply, and housewives put on
fresh aprons. met Jansen at the ca,
Of the street leading to the mill.
His looks frightened me. He tol'
me briefly that he had followed Bee
|, cord, who, looking down from his mar
row parapet, saw n terrible knife wait
ing him. Whether with intent or from
fright his foot slipped, and with fear
ful cry the mason went down into tn
brawling race below. dr.pped int
the cottage after supper. ] toand Jan
son and his wife sitting hand in ham
! in the porch.
She be my wife now" he said prone
: ly. "She won't leave me, hut | kno'
! am not tit for her. | am hlucl
{. smith"
} She got up and left kiss on hi
d forehead. "And do you think IN
friend uual- that am 80 base or III