The Red Cloud chief., 1883-06-08


hair. But there ~. an ar a krsa q n
russ abou; h-r which could j.r cr s~rve.
isasss.-oase go. k~-s~-A
have b-~n swees cd uma Nov.
y tAksstsna ua.. - prurls a.. hard
- sesng With JSrkssa R~-fs
hg1st baspAS nxast m.p<ic tn Lord
p-rhAgpL dsAp IL I'D To tie .sjsrs-
a. Ess sN1p~h& sa~gD<as fairs
thrr.. and the Old lght-hoa~ ks~f-s
had no: cospr bone A hrsvy ,emp~>t
twilight vas settling dorn. and Il ~.s
slma-; TIM ;b~ lamp .aSSt ~
SxsrAsk ess1s .rSt wSssatws
Vet. and az she sat Ss~rr ssan~. kst
knitting dru1rdHM bp-~
O'Clock and Ter oid ku.tanI azf nd
cna ~A ssise paart pt~. So 3
terrible nighf. ha add pies, ssd far
- w,Sssy --rsrc w-nHs rB6 e-vs xne
ihupdrr.- A spn.lym~rzis car ozne
fpa fhr or-an - frum . den # wia
h<asU SD6tzdy an axfsI ;hoa-h,
sfrk Ske<r<rhsSt I'D ~oman 81 tn
lighthouse wibao~. and "a q un Il.
track ru-a-d snsa5er .;lu y swfEl
The fr.s a. b~ ba-nnh hM ksd .
turn Somewhere on uhs loaely rusf
fr0 Rye "Tun- "a stse ezttc
them. Jsck>ou Rel Md Aasfoncsos
't~ier bsfore. bui shsy hsf never inter
FIRED ~hh hi. daily. He had .slier
down in-enssbie. and lais al furIs~of
;hn-e horn Eas - shss had hap
prned 10 him bow. And the ~eszsHc
thoeest was her darling. William bar
stow Was ax an TIA: drrstfgi SEA abs
there ~a- n Eghito s1sisie him u port
ssrsss~ s~sse-s~tsd n-sss-uSrh1--
les. IL va- Ta-~iay. Va il Tu-~tay:
Yes. the very dag b. xas xe.ng ao~s &c
LockPprt with Johnny So~er. H WA
out on tina; sea somewhere tuatcat.
which cpald So livr in IL 4 minute. Us.
IL was TO-DAY he was going. He and b..
pretty httie wife wsr- talking Il 0sei
sunday night She wa, l~ameniing,
halt IN .,ort ami half in esSHxl--otet
the lonesome dsy she w.yuid hsy-. sr@
be promised 70 bring her hornr a n-w
bonnet to console her. Yes. il Wa Tue
dss. and jackson Reed had told A1ns
Weaver ss,put 10 Yesterday that vT
Monday. IL had foryotf~n that -As ss
NO lonksf 50 Interested in Willie Bar
stow > m~ovenents- And when ne hsf
told his wife what he had done IN,
scolded him for M thou-htles-ne-s
Yes, il was Tuesday. ud he wne Gu
on the sea. and ther- Was NJ iishf lit.
NoShisK u ksep him ii thrse trribls
rocks that the light hal been -, tber,
Ia show. In the morning h- would h.
thrown dumb and cold where IN. cuulo
almost see him from her "a ineiuw. IL
would b. with him n IL had been viii
his father and grandfather. snd may b
with his wife n II had u-t-n 18th hi-
popr Young mother. All the strong,
baflcd. but not suppressed nature oi
the woman asserted itself with terribl.
force.
.-Dh. my darling. NV darling ny
darling 81. -trirke,i. IN = VOICE whri
wa- in itself both n PRAYER and a curse.
.-sYuu OCT rfzr. an att ttc fy~p ~
mothers heart cant light We home
Oh. the black water rullin' over tina
beautiful face. an those laughin' blu,
ewes that looked a; me when you Wa, .
baby. an those black curl> I've brushed
an those lips I've kissed-putiin out
that loyin' soul, q. Lord Lord Lord
Hes been n good hoy" she ~ent On.
in a curious tone. a. If the mighty Is
If the memorable God she had half bc
lieyed in was become now a reality o.
her. and she was pouring arguments,
unavailing though they might bE. int
n-'he'- been n good loy; never any
bad habits. never any little mean ac-
tons. Their. Abby Weaver. | know
but fpok nj the face IF the girl he's
" - i.
hind ahomely face an 4 handsome one.
But while YOU keep IN maxim folk
that think rosies i prrttier than pots-
toes. an pearls than oysiers. the low
that looks ost If = pretty face siu hosi
the longest an strongest. Ilswa'ut &
blame-O Lord. he va nj To- blame. Alb
by was n good girl. but YOU made thi
one a pretty a. n pictur He wa Mt Il
blame. Lord. h. wa nj To blame. Don't
drown him for that. IL amt right tc
drown him for that. O Lord. Lord
Lord
She sat there shri,.ing IN = strained
weak VOICE, half in PRAYER. half in eN-
postulation. The wind rose higher ant
higher. and the .~a ,ifuad~r-i ioss,8-i
and longer. A new terror seized her.
II her husband should recover from the
bad turn which she SUSPECTED he hac
had. and attempted To- crp-s th,, bridg,
now. he would he killed. to. God
knew wha: new rents might D. in if.
When her sitting-room ciurk Change,
out nine, above the roar If tine Storm,
she went into a perfect fury of despair.
Down she sank ON those old rhcumati,
knees that had not bent NJ her bidding
for the last FIVE wears. and PRAYED n sht
never had before.
In the midst of her agony . great calm
fell suddenly over her.
Il Will go an LIGHT the lamp myself
she said. in an awed voice. /" an He vii
90 with me-" Slowly Sarah Red aros.
ON feet tha; had not borne her weight
for five wears Every movement wa
eNcruciating torture. but she paid nc
heed to il; she SEEMED to feel il and vet
~ outside of il. She realized. a II
wpre. the sepsrateness Of her soul ano
her Spiritual agony from ali bodily pain.
She walked across the floor. went out
into the entry. and groped her wsy ur
the narrow stairs leading 90 the tower.
She dragged herself up the steep steps
with terrible determination. She sid
apart the slide ST the top. and = blaze
Of light almost blinded her. The dgA
IRA hL.
Sarah Reed might have fioated down
those stsirs. upborse N angels wings.
for all she knew. Somehow. she Wa
back in the sitting-room. on her knees.
Her husband found her there, q half
hour later, when he staggered. pale
As death and drcnched to the skin. into
the room.
Good Lord. Sarah. who Lit the
lamp" his first words were.
The angel of the Lord" she an
swered. solemnly. raising her gray
head.
Il he'd q turn over thar on the rpad.
bout \ mile out of Rye. I've Jest come
TO an got hame. seemed 70 me ]
should die when l thought II William
The bridge Is pretty well broke up. but
/ hung On 10 the side. And. Lord,
when l SAW that light hurnin' ! could
ha' come over = cooweh Who came 10
light it. SanhFN &1cL
The angel Of the Lord" she said
again Don't you e say il amt so.
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