The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18

who would willingl name a Furnival IL
the colonel's prese ce; but Dublin did
not refuse the errand, he simply trans
ferred it to Griffin Jim, who passed il on
to Tom Quash, who appealed to his
grandmother, Glory-Ann, who found in
Missy a ready ambassador; for Missy,
connecting this visit with her brother
Nicholas, felt a burning desire to know
what Dan Furnival could have to say to
her father.
The colonel flushed darby when he
heard Missy's announcement; like her,
he thought this visit might refer to his
Son, but he did not refuse to receive Fur
nivaL 'Let him come in here, he said,
with coldness that gave no hint of the
fire at his heart; and Missy ran back
across the yard to conduct the visitor to
the Office. When he entered she sat her
self down in the doorway.
''Mornin', colonel" said Furnival,
with would be easy air. ''How's yer
health?'
The colonel returned his salutation
with involuntary stiffness, and, as a
matter of course, asked after Furnivals
family.
They're middlin', I'm pledged ter
ye," Furnival replied, in tone that re-
Elected the memory Of a stinted Christ
mas. 81 heaTn tel, about q week past,
colonel, what ole man Gilbert is missin',
along O one o. yo' mules Pledge my
word, l nuver was mo- tux a-back in my
life; an l amt credited hit none, ontel
las night my son Jesse up an tole me
what was KNOWN ter him: an thought
hit mought throw a sorter light on the mig
gers disappearance, an [ come straight
ter give you the benefit Fur, colonel, you
an me has been neighbors, an frienly
neighbors,' Daniel proceeded, waxing
ELUSIVE, as he perceived the coloneIs
growing interest; IAN / amt minded ter
let no recent Happenings interfere betwixt
US. Me an Samantha amt takin' Jobs
part
But an impatient gesture from the col
onel warned him that he was venturing
on dangerous ground, and he checked
himself
Hits ole man Gilbert what I come
ter report on, he said, after clearing his
throat loudly. "As l was a-sayin', col
Onei, ] warn't nuver mo- s'prised in my
life; fur ole Gilbert was ez nigh free ez
you or me, an fur him ter up an run
away! What kin you look fur, mex?
SEE l. Howsomever, my boy Jesse, he
done tCle me what he has come on ole
Gilbert's tracks time an agin, in the
woods, an jesse djs5ivered, a day or so
ago, what the ole coon had a hole in the
groun', all 6ivered with bresh heap. an
a ole pot was buried thar, what must a
hilt a power o money. SO, putin of
this an that together, do bullieve, col
onel, whatthat ole niger must of planned
ter get away ter furrin' parts, say Ala
bamy or Georgy, somewha, an 50 on be-
yon' Mason an Dixon's Line. fur augbt
we kin tell. But he can't a-gotten fur ez
yit, not so fur but he mought be tracked"
Furnival was 50 full of the service he
meant to render that he misconstrued
the colonies rising color and burning
glance. He knew. indeed, that neither
the colonel nor the colonel's father be-
fore him had ever had a runaway slave,
and he supposed that indignation was
the stronger against old Gilbert because
this trusted old negro had furnished such
q record.
Hits a shame, colonel, ez l DO de-
claT, a cussed shame tibet SIGH a deceitful
ole niger should plot an plan, an steal,
mon lakly, layin' up of money jes' ter
rob his owners Of property; an SO, fur
ole salle's sake, an bein' neighbors an
all, an nuver no gredge betwixt us. eff
you'd a mind ter commission me I'd I'M
dertake ter track that ole hypocritter
from here ter Jericho
Missy, who had risen from the door
step, pale with anger at the first sug-
gestion of hunting old Gilbert, now threw
herself fiat on the floor, interrupting
Furnival with a scream of rage. 1--WE
don't have runawaysp she cried. "And
amt goin' to let nobody track my old
Daddy Gilbert! He shall go il he wants
to-
The angry flush in the cOlonel's face
faded; a softer light came INTO his ewes;
he went to Missy, sobbing on the floor,
and put his hand on her head. Get
Up, Winifred," he said, with an I'M
wonted gentleness; it touched him to
find that his little daughter felt as he
did in regard to old Gilbert's disappear
Rnce.
Let him go!" he Numbered TO Furni-
val, with a sweep of his arm that seemed
to emancipate old Gilbert and the mule
together.
Good Iawd, colonel. Property"
gasped Furnival.
I'm have none of your interference,
sir" said the colonel, and turned his
back and looked out of the window. but
saw nothing for the mist in his eyes. He
knew old Gilbert must have followed
Nicholas.
jest ez you're a mind, said Furnival,
suldly. / wish you good day an better
Judgment.
lie went home and gr1mbled to Sa-'
mantha: EFF Col. Thorne doan beat me
plum outen all onerstandin', you kin
shoot me. You may live neighbors with
him year in an year out, an think you
know every crack an Granny of him. an
tharu come a day you'll but yo' head
beginst a corner of his darned, crank
sided natur. ez would stonish Zebedee.
Tn cussed eff he amt sot that ole Niger
an mule free with . wave Of his han"
"Well, he's got plenty mo-" SAID Sa-
mantha, dolefully.
"Whyn't he give some on EN- ter Nick,
eff niggers an mules is so plenty? 1 tell
We that red headed, freckle faced little
savigerous wasp Of a gal O hisn has got
her finger in both his eyes, an she gees
an, hazEs him rn1, hattar h.hare