Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02

only hover left her, now that her idol
had turned to the basest clay. Her heart.
only half weared in these few months
| flor the willy stranger had won her
through her vanity, and not By any well
| grounded esteeml, returned at a bound
to its old allegiance.
| She crossed the room 10 where the
young man stood abashed. and looking
in his face as only Susie Barclay could
| look. said very sweetlv:
'.Wih you take me. Samuel Z
Take yons" said Samuel Dale, and
testified his readiness By actions instead
of words.
'.Sho. sho. sammy" said the farmer,
'.thatn do. There, don't smother tha
girl. Now, Parson Bates. Wen be obleeg.
ed TO you 10 tie that knot"
VI.
For many weeks Nancy Tyler lay III at
Farmer Barclays house, and in her fever
and delirium the wild fancies of the sick
woman's brain were all more or less con-
nected with her III fated journey and the
relic she had brought.
In answer 10 her pathetic appeals tho
stone was placed in her chamber, ard in
imagination she traversed again and
again n lis company the weary distance
between Sinsbury and the farm house
where she was lying. Now sho was in
the stonecurIer's shop, consulting about
the form and fashion Of the monument.
and bargaining for Its lowest price in
dollars and cents, She found comfort
for hours in repeating the inscription.
and the Ill matched rhyme OF the cpl
taph gained marvellous pSthos when
uttered in those pl2intive tones. But
sometimes she cried cut that the stone
had fallen on her breast. and with it's
weight her heart was qaiteabrnken. She
crept back to life az last. but her phys
ical vigor never returned. and her mind.
at Its best estate none of the strongest,
was weakened and diseased.
They were very good 20 her at karmer
Barclays. Samuel Dale remembered
that he had gained his present happiness
by the blow that made this poor woman
doubly widow, and the Young ~ifcwas
gratefuito her who by her timely COM
ing rescued her fsona fate.she could not
contemplate without q shnriCler. Farmer
Barclay expressed has good locking by
his favorlte elacuigtiop, and moro than
once tarned from her bedsidewith asear
III his honest eye.
"Youtakc care of that poor crcetur',
children. as long as.she hres,S he said
"Dont you never send her back 10 Sins-
trry. Give her enough 10 do round the
house, Susie. TO keep her mind easy, and
a warm place in your Chimney corner.
She'll hayea gloomy time ef ID, poor
souli stumbling round among tomb
stones till she's at rest under orc hen.
self"
So the farmhouse became Nancy Fy-
ler's home, and she lived her qusee,
melancholy life, docile and harrniexs,
never wild In her arrangement; only. a.
the country people called It. ''guea."
The stone remained IN her chamber, for
" was'a fancy of Eef bswaidercd praAn
that IL was stin ii her charge, and day
and night she was painfully responsible
for its safe keeping.
And spring and summer and winter
came and gent again, and they vert
very busy at tho farm.
Nancy came 10 Mrs. Dale one evening
with frightened face.
IF you please. marin. / can't skim the
milk tonight" shesaid.
''Why not, Nancy
There's man keeps looking at me
through the window, MARIN"
Susie took tbe-candle from Der tenrn-
bling hand md went into tho PARITY.
She pressed her face class To the gfasS--
then raised the window and pccscd @
into the darkness, bat couJd SEQ nothing.
She smiled at Nzncy's foolish fesrs, In
ished the rclinquisbct task and rcturIsod
10 the kitchen.
IL don't see anything Of your man,
Nancy" she said. What DID he look
Hke2"
HE looked Like robber, urarm|
Law, Nancy. We don't hx~o robhcrs
at the farm. Such a thing was nese~
heard Of. IL was your fancy. And DOW
you may go TO bed. Yo1 arc tired
know, with your days work"
Nancy hesitAted. Gould shs things
be moved back into my reonl, rsarrnY
she asked.
why, no, Nancy; j don't sao ho.s
they can. You can ret sloae for one
night, can't you've expect togrt atong
most anyhow in house clcauinr time"
~ don't mind anything abort the rczl,
Miss Dale, but it's cszskide."
''Ob. the e1onci We'll. Nancy, IL - TOO
heavy fer you or me ~ hft. but when
Samuel comes home III 'lakr him Tn STRIP
UP and set il inside yosr door. Will
that dos Now go right 20 bed and 70
sleep"
She 10 her candle. and elisabed the
stairs % her room over the Kitchen. The
spacs at the top Wa cTos se-d wIth taIiss
and chests and ether articles belonging
TO the upper regions Of he ho1sc. for
Mrs. Dale w,as in the In4zist 81 athoroaztl
cleaning. LssDing against bur-aa
close to the hesi.o Of tho stzarSatoosi Nan
cy's preoio1s chsrEs. ghe ssoyg,ed 10
pas her haad over ia y,aaAksaf surface.
sOzne half Et.r51zso words
"a her brVhen voscs--assn fsszse@ tnto
her chaEa5er
Half "A hear later. vines. S<zarlei Il&je
returned from slIe Polto2scs. be had an
srcf.inr story to tel. The depot - Lee
ter's CornsT3 va rokosrf tlae nigh.
before. and ths iisief had ben Tracked
half way 70 Barclay Fsrra-
$50 l0ok CIT for yoar nissr sFoOzz.
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