The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05

Epress the man. This bleas-eyed navy, cnly shook his head with an affirmative oath.
 ! "Sure as hell-kre burns. He wers mertal jealous, tor she were a rare beau ty to look at. He woulent never ash ns questions ssrAigh, out questions when hs come back from sea and found the neigh bcrs talking. She sos her back up ana left hum as soon as he spoke to her. Aftel a bat il come out as hnn as they thought she were making loo free with were hei brother as had been Jagged. and as she'd never spoke of fct sh anne to lack She lived along of him when she bolted from here but he served her bad turn. broke her skull. and nc~ she hes in the work. house over there, and he's so, pretty time to do"
 Flags grew ghas,ly pale as the recital vent on. She clusched the framcwosk oi hea sota. hiung her glance to n,on lack which she had fashioned da,nt,iy and hNed like picture against the wall be side her seat.
 What's come on him z she sad, m her hoarsest whisper. Am. he back from Ch,nys'
 ] The nan gfantei. Ay. month gone Ills ship it's in the dock ior bottom re- pairs s'pose he's lN,ng t'o,hsr s,de the water
 1 Flags stretch he'd out her hand. a hand so ,hiu and transparent that the man hardly felt Us lgh, touch loe. I've been a good trend ,o you al tiincs s-T can do me guoa tutn s"e biins me word where mon Jack hangs oHt
 Have you ever been m the nospttai ot work house These slek-wa,ds aie much the same. fancy. all aser the ,oun. tty, though there arc distinctive typcs among the inhabitants thereof sn certain localities.
 ltell ls s,lne here ln distant eornes She is on 4 lar way io leeoserl ao~. She had fallen sick after leaving the hospital sick oi piivation when work was no; to be had. Some r1shan had assaulted her. and A tall on the pavemen, had produced conc CuSsion of the h,ain They had taken her tb the hospital, where she had lain insensIble iof weeks and from thence drifted hithef IL was visitors day at the work k-house but Bell had no friends to eome and see her. Her eyes rested lanauidly on the high window through which she could see a bti et sky. liic was tomlng back to her slowly. X senile ctone lay m the next bed Ia her, gibbef- ing ai a shadow that iieker-d on the wall. They had cut of Bells beautiful hatT. What need tot such adofnment upon paupei head The hsli-dte~sy unconseiouSness oi weakness was upon her She heard the door opening, heard people come and go. and sounds of sebS sfaf oii. That was a frequent so0na on visiting days. A young lushwoman was kecning pfe. ma,arely. with All the atdof oi her na= ton The venerable Sublee, nt hef stiei wa stIli suiiie ien,ly a.isc 10 tc,cIve con trabAnd goods iicli did not notice the stump of cIu,th Ill the length of the ward Her bcaui,fil eyes only dropped from the high window when hoafse ofoak sounded IT her ears cfask one [ famlliaf.
 Bell O Eeil -
 twas Flags bu, isg> so altered and shrunk. SD pale and mournfui, Iha, she seemed a new person.
 Put me on the bed ~ill ye. 7 she sad, huskily, to the paupei nurse. who accompanied her.
 Now yer not to go upset,'ng the pore thing. She mending beautiful; and shes real respectable one. can tell ye. Said ,hls won 4n, ~l,h objection.
 Flags waved her hand conteinptu- ously
 ." knows more nor yer can tell of her"
 Then she nestled closer to the s,ok g'rl Bells eyes inquired wha, |, all
 m a-2oing to take ger away Bell never forgive me knows no. hos Il all IS
 Then she burs, into a parosysn ei fearless sobs.
 ou re h,s viic and he was your brother
 Bell lifted herself upon her eIbow. She drew the ifail hguie into 4 close embrace. s,roking the grea, mass of waving han Spec safne sIovi
 T; looked bad. lags, when l run away from the Lamb of Goshen Eu, Tom he made rae swear ths, "a no, lef out to none ~ho he was and ! ouldn bear ths, all should ,hink bad oi me stayed ~hs!e with l.. n, and he began 10 ill-use me. They ,grnee iae away !ia,n the factory because he hung about con ;inual He was drunk one night he struck me, and l vas taken to the hos pital then afterwards came here
 Flags hid her face resoiuiely Tn ,he pil- low. She pan'ed heavily
 Flags, how did you know l was here :"
 TAe trembling answer was broken wi,h hear-rending sobs.
 .' we known i; nolih gone There's been them as has kept watch on yer Now I'm a-gotn' ,o set things s,faighl You and me can't never be friends no more. l telId iies to him to lack ,ha, he won't never forgive
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 fortnight later Inc tep'ior-rooul Al the Lamb Of Gosher was swep, and ga, ut&H@G rra III ftvrnstttfxrTex