The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30
CHAPTER IT
AECuE

ABT- IF history.
u The evening. after the lamps were
lighted. Orson Beam. with his honest. OK
Ike tread. cane II ~ the doorway % the
Ea-claa home On the threshold he
stumbled slightly ard hesi-ated. then. with
deepening color. nodded 10 Trean- who.
from her sewing By the LAMP. looked up
Eravrlv through the lin OF darkness.
which seemed always hanging over Ter
face. and benz her head 20 hin: thea Re
advanced. aid o.erej his hand 20 E.chard.
who TOOK i eagerly.
"Eowdo you feel ty this ti-ei" asked
Beam. U~neveclv-
..Oa. much better. much better. thank
you. SAID E.chard. with his face Lighting
Up. Let NE thank YOU fox yoU- kindness
last night. AMI tor the pleasure your coz
Icg asa.n gives he. Mss Trean has been
dong wonders tor ne" flashing his
large eyes u her direction. with an admir-
ing smile. -snd / have really begun re-
greeting already the necessity Of getting
vel. AID losing SO much that is pleasant
You must not hurry stammered
Beam. while Trean's eyes were fixed upon
her work. with treuor OF almost Invisi-
be coio- seerius Up through the shadow
fin That satienei her face
Yes. the doctor. who was here this
nooo. says caU not safely so on for two or
three weeks h, answered. Il an afraid
chev are already growing uneasy over AZ
Ea-,e's on account OF nv absence. l wish
there were so1e way by which I could let
them know"
Il Will 90 ior you,- said Beam. taking up
bis bat
Thank you. Oh. not now, sir" catching
hin by Tie hand N a grateful protesting
-ay. You are very good indeed. but II
the morning wiL 90 quite as well
If thev are ANXIOUS l guess / had better
80 tonight" he said half ~doggedIy, getting
up.
On it wiI never 60; you SLEPT none las,
night: il IS altogether Eco much"
Il s.sp, some to-day" gong oEard the
Goo- with a feeble sort Of laugh. Eichard
reached out his hand The other caue and
tooA Il md stood looking down a. his hat
You are . very good friend. said Elehari.
with Z fine warmth II lis face you have
ne - : disadvantage ROW.. but sometime l
hope / uav find a chance 10 return your
kindness Ny horse IS a. your disposal as
/. also. shall De II the future. Tel them.
please. that I have q cracked RI or TWO and
that IS soon as they knit a little l shall be
over OF the range. You had best waIc Ill
morning"
No: is moonlight I snan't mind the
ride / have work 10 DO IL the morning.
Goodnight and he traDPet heavily out
When he lid gone E.cha-d SAID. softly.
without turning his eyes from a grea:
.ai.zy star that from over q far mountain
top booked Il through the open door: L
Ike him He IS , good. honest fellow and
seems Ike q brother"
YES" said Trean. quietly. and silence
fell between then After a time the girls
father came IN with q wear sort of step.
lie sat down and said a few words almost
with his customary childish checrfu!ness,
then fell 10 gazing moodilv ~ the floor.
He did not Ugh; MS pipe as usual. and Trean
went TO the mantel and filed and brought
Il 10 hin. Sh said nothing. only aid her
laid OF his shoulder with q fond and pity
ing movement as he looked up IN a half sur
priSed aad trembling. end way. Then ms
eyes filed and he sat . long tine looking
through the open door into the soft dark
ness with his plPe unlt IN MS crumpled
hand. Soon Trean arose and went droop-
ingiy about the duties cpuUon 10 the retir-
ing hour. anc ere long the Old Ian went OFT
through the kitchen and found her standing
on the back steps LOOKING sadly I'D .: the
untro-5led stars
10. my pore iarter.- he so5bed out and
re put h;s arm abou. her shoulders. Its
come OFT At last, Yo-r e be tuck away
from me. my pore. purity gal. The Bishops
been moved b. the Holy Sperrt 70 make ye
his wife. It's His vii, but it's hard. D,
ir's hard 70 give We up-
The girl scenes to sink down for . mo
ment- then she suddenly flung him Oh and
stood erect
Its . he-' she almost Kissed. 1.-The
Bishops told YOU . lie It's the Evil Spirit
has moved him. if any thing, The Holy
Spirit has been revealing itself to M the
las, two DAYS, father" with softening voice.
.-Oh. il has been Speaking TO me in the
flowers round there IN the yard have been
w~hisDerirR II 70 me. and the birds hav1