Dodge City times., 1888-04-19

oren ana JDe cnLdreG' s mother used 10 Iooh
at me SO. And the servants whispered be-
hind my back. | guess she was discouraged
when she got hint OF Thane. for she said
before that Thorncy was bad enough. | re-.
membered that when | took Thorney away
without telling her. For you see didn't
know then it was useless to run: and was
not convinced until we tried it so many
times. We didn't run very far at first. We
went into the country to Dutch farmer
whom the asylum patron knew. They
made US work hard, but let US go to school
in the winter. and the next summer |
taught school near by. Thorney kept on
working for the farmer and we saved every
cent except what we bought clothing with,
and it was well we did, for Thane hunted
US out. bought him off that time and had
enough money left to bring Thorney and
me to this State. thought if we went to
another State he must lose track of US. We
went to the Dutch farmers relatives, and l
taught school there and ThOrney worked.
We staid a year before Thane found US.
Every time he found US he took our
money!
"And no one protected you!' said Gurley
'No one could
'Couldn'tn' roared the master. 'sWait
till the scoundrel comes around here"
''You shouldn't have allowed him to
blaclunail you,'' said Gurley. ANY friend
understanding your relative positions would
have driven him Off
But l never wanted to talk about our
relative positions. The sight of him made
me shuddering sick You don't know how
horrible it first seemed to me that | should
feel so toward my own brother. SO it went
on until he was sent to prison for a long
time think he has been pardoned out !;
E;s time would not expire for years. Do
you know l was very glad they sentenced
him ThOrney and drew some easy breaths.
l spent some money to go to a normal school,
and Mr. Barker was the lecturer on mathe-
lnatics. So got acquainted with him.
The master nodded
'Your ignorance of common geometrical
general intelligence so fair that l felt i'm
PEELED to take you in hand"
''You know you said she looked like the
sister that died when you were boy,''
mused Mrs. Barker.
The master drank his root-beer and made
only a distant response to this allusion.
L
love this old cabin and | love this old dis
trict. I've had one or two very good offers
from colleges, Mr.. Gurey,'' he owned with
frOwning and shame-faced pride" but
school term after school term sees me at
the same Old desk. l suppose I'll die in my
rut 1t seems good enough to me for man
to grow fast in the spot where he was born.
/ know it amt progressive. | know it mar
mo Ny-n ,irrh4 ho ~
if | circulated more. But the wrench of
tearing up would be more than l could
stand. This is not sentiment denied the
master. sternly: but d simple physical
fact which L can not get around. Who's
that, nowE'
Phoebe cornered toward Mrs Barker
"You haven't any ceremonious passage
way" said Gurlev, smiling. You can open
your door and kick intruders right off the
threshold like they can at Tom Holmes.
I've always envied that arrangement"
"Now. Miss Phoebe said the master,
visibly warming to the occasion, as a second
and very loud knock bumped the door,
don't let me see you do that. 1t hurts me as
a man."
Il knowit is Thane. whispered Phoebe.
"What if it is Thane: What if it's a
the master, striding to the door and motion
ing his wife back, ''gratfy myself with a
good grip on the collar of his coat and the
active use of my right foot"
But it may be one of the neighbors,' -
objected Mrs. Barker.
1--WE shall sce," responded Mr.. Ogre,
jerking the door toward him and concentrate
ing his frowning sight upon the dark
ho,.
face against Mrs. Barker.
"Phnbe White is here,n sid voice out
side
Don't mind-dont mind." whispered
the masters wife, feeling a strong shudder
shake the girl.
''Well, sir!" said Mr.. Barker, gathering
himself.
Il want to see her. She cheated me- She
gave me an envelope full of blank paper
awhile ago.
u did, said Phoebe. facing toward him.
~ meant to have told that, too.n
"Who are you, sir and what should she
give you!n demanded the master, making
himself sure.
'rm her dear BROTHER responded Thane,
with insolent jocularity. land she was to
give me money that she knows she owes
me-"
.'Siri" snorted the master, grabbing into
the dusk, I'm give-you-something-
that has n-owing to you a good
while!n
'.Oh, Mr.. Barkerr screamed his wife, for
in excessive zeal her husband disappeared
over the steps and was heard to strike the
ground
Before Gurley could helphim he had risen
up, and he calmly brushed off his coat with
his palms as Mrs. Barker held the lamp on
high and gazed with anxiety into the clear
ing
.'Come in" begged Phoebe, ''come IMP
Her clutch fell upon Gurleys arm as well