The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17
The slumberous light in her eyes

The slumberous light Iii her eyes broke into sudden fire.
 You to talk O goin' off to any other gal when there's that tween us; when I've got that secret O your'nI Remem- ber-Im the only one that knows it.
 How the old story repeats itself This was the same wild outcry of the scorned and forsaken Medea of her marriage solemnized i'll blood
 "I aint skeered you'll tell" he re torted.
 I'd kill you" Suze Ann went on, slowly "Td rather-Td rather-than let any other gal have you
 "I lieve you would, you darn little wild catl he said, admiringly. You're the spunkies' thing!" and he bestowed a rough caress upon her You're the only gal l eyer knew that wasn't sap head
 Well, femme git the water now said Suze Ann rcassured and suddenly relapsing into commonplaces-"' n don { pitch rocks in it. You're making it druggy '
 As they rcturncd-Suze Ann some what heavily weighted and Spanish Jack with Iii, hand, in his pockcts-thcre wao a youH@ moon sailing in the clear sky heiolt them. and red light, faint and distant, strcaned up through the ylstHS oi the iole-t.
 They've ben burnin brush. n sct 1 the woods aiirc oyer to Poasam Corner remarked Suzc Ann.
 N then tust thing you know we'll all nave to turn out Il save the fences, Spanish Jack said.
 This Wa, prophetic, for by the follow ing evening the fire had crept mp the pine hills and threatened th'' littlc +ct- tlement of which Mr Whct,toue wa, a | prominent member
 Well. folks said Mr Whctstone. dolorously, rumpling up his hay-co- lored hair well have to beat it out with pine brushes, Il keepit off n the fences, reckon"
 Well, make 'aste, then" growed lis mother " Hit ain't goin' to wait on you.
 They found most of their neighbors assembled on the hillside, Eunice and William Ginn among others. Eunice called to Spanish Jack to help her, and after that he stayed by her side
 4 wld red light tlared through the dusk, and swathed the trees in clouds of lurid smoke Narrow lines of fire ran, scrpent-wise, along the pine straw leaping the little stream by the aid of it's ringing grasses. Sometimes an ad- venturous flame would rush to the top of a sapling, flicker there for an instant and go out. The canebrake beyond was in blaze, and the continual popping of the joints sounded like volleys of mus ketry. Fiery balls of pith shot up into | the air and fell like showers of falling stars. \ hum of voices arose, accom- panying the swish-swish-swis of the pine brushes that left darkness in their track
 Suze Ann made no pretence of help ing The others had passed on, follow ing the fire, and she stood motionlcss in the scared and blackened space be hind the ruined thicllet, trailing her pine brush i'll the ashes
 Look at that gal O WhetStone's,' whispered n neighbor Fhctr'k goin' to be vrn@cn', shorrl
 wouldn't trust none O ole LissvS breed, replied the other; and then they moved on and saw Suzc Ann no more.
 Toward daylight when the fire was nearly under control, and they Were | thinking of returning home, she was seen again Her dress was torn by the briars and she drew her breath hard like one who has travelled far and fast fhcr" was blood upon her mouth, where the sharp white teeth Were set upon the red underlip. Her eyes We're wild and bright
 When Spanish Jack saw her he called out, " llullO, SuHr Annl where V0u ben hidin' y'self2"
 The words were scarcely spoken, when q troop of horsemen dashed upon the scene, with pistols drawn
 The sheriff $ posse! cried Lisher, in amazement.
 spanish Jack, you are my prisoner arrest you in the name of tine law. Said the leader of the posse
 The murder spanish Jack had com mitted, of which Suze Ann had been the 1 only witness, had found him out. Mad with jealousy, she had trudged all the way to the neighboring county town and given up his secret
 No, you don't. By God I'll die tustl Spanish Jack cried quickly drawing his revolver and firing. It was all over in moment, and Spanish Jack lay dead, with halt-a-dozen bullets through his body.
 Then d tumult of outcries and exca- nations arose. William Ginn lifted the dead mans hand with cautious move mcnt, and let it fall again heavily.
 This was the end of his magnificent strength and brute courage
 The sight seemed to startlc Su1e Ann
 But hes dead she said, in low shuddering voice" he's dead
 And tho murmur rose to shriek She fell upon the ground beside him, beating wild hands upon her breast and head; as the wounded snake in the anguish of its poison stings and stings itself to death.-Ae,o Orlt,ujs Times Dem ocrat
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