The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-09
CHAPTER XVI.

y XVI
AsorHER .REwE
Dayl ~b. came 2, last: came slowly.
a. if ]: were forced to contend with the
INV ling darkne~, for mastery: aud
even ;ncn the clouds did no; lift. or the
rain cease IT. stea.iy down-pou-
Martha Parsons never knew whence
came the strength that enabled her TO
close the eyes o. her dead husband. TT
10 continue existence when she had
done 50. one was dead, Int one l"t
lived. and living. needed Ter care.
While Ina: life cont nucl ,he fell that
her strength would c~oatinue also. and
beyond that she neither thought nor
c red. When ni~ father spirit took IL
flllh,. and afterwards while -a- was
car.ng for the dead body -traighteu =
out the linus and iU.dIn- the arms
across the breast .Jo n Law in hs
col: and watched his mother w!t5uu. a
word or a cvy. bit with II loos Ia I q:
awe and half q. Su-pr.sc. a. J. he had
seen Inc fiight o. the spir.; AM under
stood why and vhilhcr i, had "uu..
And So hen all WIS done and Ia. co. IN
wu ch he lax had been vince Ell INTO 'gc
Kitchen. where, the fire uuvau. IN iBe
>royc. AZ litle more chr,r..I OK
10 the room. Lr til asked no Cur,ilo >
and made no con pla!nl
UiS mother found hcr-c.i wondering
If .IoIuuy kew that m, ,a,h W.
dead Int could ia nix Of no Wa # as
,crtaininr without herself .mlar,ir~
the in forma, ON Z he did not alre dv
ross.-s # and tn ; She fear If To do est
il sbolld cause his spirit 10 follow tat
al hi, father.
III only we could both % were
the words that kent ,w,llna I'D in acr
ho,r, and 80. u,,rr4urr a, hr-
lin, Then r-m.mbern~ what Lucy
had writ en-. tina, + py-Sih!a her mother
,bnu'd come 10 ,n.m before her babe
WAS horn tina, she IN ~u. h- with hey
IN her bour a.. ira. ~Ie .r!t anew mat
sb, must W. for the sak. If ucr chii-
dr"u. Bat what va, sae 10 do? How
courd sh" obtain hclp 10 bury the dad,
or = rly>-c an TOR h.. s.., ci:ll? tn.
ram m rnt continue or q week. and
already comm uiratiuu WA, cut oil with
al who we'd blow. + no. win tnaS"
on IN. other ,.dc Of the mountain. and
she Atfta I MOI .n.f' .sfb#flf. lt 20 10
hen. even # She could MAKE her way
,hrpuch III" floods. She did leave him
for a lew moments. loro enough 70 20
10 HE stable and throw feel 10 the an
mai She did no, milk The COWS. q 4
mo-, dare, cave The child lor~ .nourl
for ina, In; tie horses sac must feed.
for IA, mioh, need one To + &c for help.
and n, mus; b, ,r.onr To- contend " II
tin. torrent. which vou,d hgyc TO be
crossed # ,be did 90
About moan Sh, made = cun of tea
for herself and tired 10 eat. Int found
If .lmo,, jmnos>lh'e 10 do so al.lourn
she had c,icn uo.hin~ for twenty .our
rou~,. and II Wa, only hy tell no her
: II thai Sle mu. cal in order 10 keen
IN her STRENGTH until heln came TIT
she was cnab ed to swallow ANY ialu-.
-, dared NOT think now ;onC II m olt
T., L.fo-, hen came hu.. come II, ATE
or early sin. mus; t,-n up until ,.at
time. She tired To tn Tx o! some way
of no >t:a~ n si.rar q. distress. a. ,4e
had read Of sh pwrrckrt mariners, do
inv =, >,.g. I'm; could moi. She watched
Tn. pr, nj cr IN th,. road wclcg could
! lie seen from the K; hen window. hu,
she slw no one mass No naa cor'd
pass the vorre, now a roarfnr. 10 ~
torrent. with n depth and mower tina;
made ford ne II a matter Of mgo>S b IL
". And So the m nr.es and The hours
urarrcd slowly hy.
N,cht c.os,d n ear Y. ewing 10 the
JarAcnrd heavens. ard she II, : q
lamps. r%lacin- on. in the rom with
tn. dead. .h. Other on a s,and nr4r IN.
cot Of the livinr. aud "a. DIV hv The
side Of h,r enid To- watch nm, DE.
That he would die brfo c the morn uy
came sh. knew. and She wondcrcJ 81,
her ability 10 nc: conlls. or 20 sc, \, al
Al. thr urh IN fore par: O. The nir :
he "a; watchinr e,cry mo. rmes OF
The hands, every Use and fall Of trs
chest. every ,rrmbl nc OF the .yrl Dis.
utterly unconscious a. anv w.arre,, n
her " frame. She keut q tir. arm
Il. ING u the stove. and ey.-y sri. VIII i.
gave the diving child n lev d,op- az
some i ud PREPARATION VIII ca sh. Al
made. ~ the oaiy IN nc sb. could Il !,
rro.or~ lie. Tn. chid sleu, aImo>.
continually row. and Wien no awake.
mad. no ero-; to sr,.aS. INT IN, u-.-
toairr look which had been there sipcs
h father. death had M, la,, nj. ,,.S
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