Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1886-11-15

He pointed to two large tubs standing
near each filed with water that wa,
muddy with clay. He would watch III.
fire. IT would do no harm Many idlerI
gathered near to see the thing burn down.
but to their surprise it remained intact
BY night the fire burned out, and thu
next day the curious mud-colored hut
had put on a dull brick red.
The work was complete, and Silas sal
in his house taking much needed rest
when one Of the older settlers, sharp
faced Yankee called at the open door
ssBeen lookin, at that ark o. yours.
GURUS concern, but / guess she'll do
Coin to charge much for storage d
papers and valuables2'
You've struck my notion Of things
neighbor only valuables received. Rents
will be high. and if wuss comes to wuss
cargo will be liable to be thrown over.
board to save life. Understand2r
No. Storage and insurance is stor
age and insurance Didn't like the look
o' things last night. There's smoke II
the air now. Got some papersro' vallI
here, and if rents are not too high I'd like
to store EN- against fire.
The kara was not built for cargo; i'll
for passengers. I'll take your stuff, j
trouble comes, but it will cost you ter
dollars q day for every square foot o.
space, and if lnrst throw 1t out to say.
life, out it will go =
Folks will never lock themselves il
that oven. It's only fit for paper and
the like. z
s'Mebbe not. Wen see-when i
comes
In one day the opinion of the towr
changed from one extreme to another
They had called Silas Higgins crazy
fool Now he was the wisest and clearly
the richest man on the section. Ht
owned clay bank and safe-deposit
two banks of unknown capacity fol
wealth.
Nothing happened for three weeks,
and the brick hut would have been for
COTTON had not its black and red walls
been in plain sight of the main street.
There were new arrivals every day, new
houses going up, and for all who would
work, plenty to do at good wages. Silas
made little progress with his love affair.
Nina seemed more distant than ever.
Some countrymen had arrived, and d
lager-beer garden had been opened,
Where at night there was music and
dancing. Among these was one hand
some youth who seemed to have plenty
of leisure and money. He played the
fiddle at the saloon, and by day was
often at the yellow shanty of the Lander
felts. Sias Higgins seemed to accept the
situation with that quiet patience that
is born Of much disappointment.
She'll have him. He kin fiddle and
dance, and she likes that. He does not
work overmuch, nor sile his hands.
Mebbe she likes that kind !"
The strangers suit for such it seemed
appeared to prosper. Twice Silas met
them as he was walking at his ebay bank.
Already he had interested enough of the
little capital in the place to start a small
brickyard, and he had given up his car
pentry to become manufacturer. II
was night-fall the second time he met
them. They were walking arm in arm
along the dusky road toward the town
when he overlook them. There was, low
in the north,.a faint glare in the sky,
and as ha passed, Nina stopped, and in
rather wild English asked him what Il
meant.
It's. the day O. judgment. And, Miss
Nina, if Wuss comes to wuss, don't try
to-run. It will outrun tho fastest horse.
Don't run, but come to me.
Her companion, who plainly under
stood better than Nina, laughed, and
said to her in German THE wind isthe
wrong way. There is no danger; and il
there were, ! would take care Of you.'
The day had been hot and sultry, with