Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-03

| And tho GOOD Woman Took 1t With
Vengeance.
A pair of elderly, leathery-looking
men and limp-looking. broken splr-
| tied woman in calico dress and
bonnet fashionable before the war, ap-
peared in lawyers Office uptown one
day last week.
One of the men said that they wanted
deed made out, and then he turned
30 his companion and they discussed
the details of the trade they were about
to make.
The meek looking, heavy-eyed little
woman tried TO say something once or
twice. but her husband silenced her
with:
Come. come, now. Loocindy; nue.
an he kin settle this bizness our
selyes. IL haiu't woman's place to
take a hand in a matter o this kind.
She's got other fish to fry. I'm dom
this trudin' myself. You jist sit still
till yer wanted"
Loocindy, thus admonished, set
still" but she seemed little less limp
HflQ u IflHG hRAtiec't ''@-
heavy eyes frightened good deal
when her husband said;
.Now. Loocindy. we re ready fer yer.
Jist come along hyar an scratch yer
name out In full on this blank line.
That's all we want OF you"
| 1t was simply refreshing to see the
color come to Loocihdy's wan cheeks.
and to note the iirmness OF her voice,
a. she said;
ii shan't dot. Cy."
You shan't do whatp"
IL shan't sign my name to that there
deed"
why. good lawd. woman; that's all
] brung you along fer!'
Il know 1t, Cy. and amt goin' to
do IT,"
what in thunder do you meanp'
gasped out Cy. as he stared at Loo
cindy with his eyes like saucers and
his mouth wide open.
81 mean just what say. Cy jack
son. Oh. you needn't stare 80 at me.
Cy. It's my time to take hand In
this trade, Cy, an I'm goin' to do IT.
II amt often git a chance to show
you I'm OF any consequence in this
world, but now I'll learn you that |
ami"
"Lookee here. Loocindy, I'm blamed
II I'm goin' to stand this! What ais
YOU TO go to cuttin' up like thisp Now,
you put your name TO that deed an
have done with your foolin'."
II amt foolin', Cy.' she replied.
calmly, AS she took the pen he handed
her and put it back on the pen-rack.
and then pulled her faded old shawl
up around her gaunt shoulders.
"Lookee here. Cy." she said at last,
1.-THE way look ut IL. that lands mine
much as It's yours I've dug and mig
gered harder'n you have, an Tine
blamed II amt goia' to have some say
so bout sellin' it. Now. I'll tell you
what III do. Give me half the money
Higgins Ia goin' to pay you for the
0 land right here In my own fist an III
sign the paper!"
you must be crazy. Loocindy;
want you to stop"
: Forty million OF men couldn't MAKE
me sign without" she said. calmly, III
/ she dropped into Il chair.
'Ioocindym
"Well. Cyw
II blamed il I-I-what 20,
mean, carryin' on like thisP"
III mean that am goin to have 1
dollar or two in the bank kin call m.
own, and some decent buds. Han,
over the money. Cy. an I'll sign; an
III never sign without it!'
Half an hour later Cy and Loocind.
left the office, Cy with Il dazed look OF
his livid face and loocindy with II Sc
renely expression on hers
as she walked away with roll OF bill
cltched tight in her bony hand, an
visions OF u new "alpacky" dress am
fve-dollar bonnet and bank aC
count OF her own before her glistenin
eyes. Her time had come, withou
doubt. Time