The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-27

- Ass such Q chance o. eoars. ]
wanted 10 Sc my handsome .sd - GOD
. geniieman - The best of thefn" The
old woman seemed 20 be taking On and
on purposeiy, Ike telling . ngmssois
10 . child TO keep n Yasei sammy
gro~led again ia = milder tone.
oh. yes Say its ali my fault. dol
You can talk black white when Il pie.ses
you"
Il; ras your fault. Sammy. Yos
might have lived happy and p~esc>abae II
you'd chosrn- Hayen't ! been down On
my Bonded knees 10 beg you q o lrt her
alone when you was treating ker that
shameful that the whole country eide
was ringing with IT, You Know 4, and
Others no~ H. And I eaa tell you
what. Mr.. Samuel Nixon. u she'd bern
found dead In her bed. - I expected
every morning Of ms life 90 hear. there
wasn't = servant in the place hal
wouldn't have spoken up before the
Coroner-and gisd Ia do H. Who'd have
swung for IL then. I'D Ike to know
The brute was mastered. ! hard
him shutting his feet about unes.ily;
thep-in . maudlin whimpcr: lit Was
tsHhs ptAA4 w. ~ ~
ing. whining ways. Don't be hard on
me. old woman; I'm sure I've given in
handsome TO al your plans"
because YOU couldn't help yourself
YOU fool Now. you see what il is TO
have your poor old mother To turn to.
Your wife may talk - much as she
plcases now Who'll believe her when
we We got 1t written down by two grand
London doctor that she's a. mad as
mad can be? Who TO mind her tax.
or n one eis's? Arcn't we taking
her up To London jus, for the good OF
her health. TO . nice safe place where
she will be well looked after and kept
from getting herself and other folks into
any more trouble; and then YOU and nie
will go back. sammy. and live As happy
and comfortable as you please"
They UiH treat her like . lady
eh. moiher9'
"Of course they will; . beautiful
place. and the best Of living. Bless
you. she'll be = happy as the day Is
loag. IL does YOU credit being 30 ten
~der-hcarted. Sammy. knew You
couldn't abide seeing her storming and
raying as she did last night. SO | Just
gave her a little sup Of something be-
fore We started, and You see she's been
sleeping like a baby ever since. And
the gentleman where shes going. YOU
know-he gave me this bo'te; and
when We get 10 London I've just 10 give
her a Whit OF il on n handkerchief, n
of she goes as quiet rs a lamb. No
screams or tantrums Gi time; and he
and his nurses will be on the lookout
for Us with his carriage. and before she
knows il there she'll be ~ snug - you
please
This was awful.
What shonLi lido? Were we ever 60
ing To stop? Vas there another STA
ton before Londons Should | be
drugged. dragged OF and male away
with! knew il they found me out !.
was all over with me. The pattern OF
the blue Shetland veil danced before
nv eyes-the noise OF the train was rs
the sound of the roar Of artillery in my
ears l sat up ready for a spring and a
struggle.
A jerk! Another! A stop. and the
door flung open.
Tickets. please"
l made one plunge. | flung he rug
cieiu over tHc otu npuu'H. NV ihs
arm into Sammy's face. and tumblcd
headlong out. into the arms OF the A.
tonished tickct collector. fell him
clutch me. AMI then the ground rose up.
or | went down -down-into an nn.
~fathomab!e depth Of 6!ackness-
"Heilo, old fellow. Better now'"
were the first words I heard. Thomp-
sons voice, There he was with a glass
of water in his hand. STOPPING Over me.
Thompson's mother was knecling be-
side me. cuddling me up against her
nice soft scal-kin. was on the vat
iny-rOom sofa. and about q dozen peo-
pie were all standing staring round.
Thompson went and telegrsphed home
that | was safe. and then he and his
mother took me TO the house in London.
where they were staying.
can't remember much after that
was i'll for many weeks. l believe. !
tr.cl to til people what had hippcnel;
: but no one would listen. They try.
even now. { O make me believe | drcaml
it in my illness. I've got it told now
though. and every word OF it Is the
solemn truth. Besides. didn't | see and
smell Lefty burning the blue Shetland
: veil.
I've had no more music lessons since.
that's one good thing.
The Railway Key? Oh. I left tina,
sticking in the door. That's alL-1h<
Argosy.