Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-27


burnt into vivid fame, throwing its light upon
The girl from head to foot. on her smooth hair,
o.4eA as the night on the profile of her face,
CehoNng unusual character for girl of four
tSeH' and on her primitiyely fashioned gown Of
b.Ge checked cotton
The r'otiag flames, filing the black cavernous
usp'Ls q the fireplace. lighted up the low room
50, GROWING grotesque shadows behind the
S +oyih and spinning wheel, lingering round the
1a-eu LeaGs OF the three children asleep on the
~" HllCle bed, glancing over the basket of
Urn READY 10 be shelled for the miller, and over
'"S saO.e and simple preparations for supper
MS. Cole SAT II the corner at one end of the
LA.' stohe hearth, smoking and silently brood
-; She was small, sicklY-looking woman
So ,sanksn eyes and sharp, delicate features
~ leaned forward with her chin resting in one
11.ALu' gazing into the fire. A stick of wood
Uusned apart and fell softly TO the Goals under
Nt .tTa She started and glanced at siIury.
Not yet ma. -
=, eae Fen!led her pipe and laid glowing coal
0n H. shaking her head slowly
pons NOT no' likely to till the revenue men have
So, An. out dom you know. ma, pa never stays
So tueIe L Two days ct a time. Recollect the
sL-,I Ie came whiStlin' with his gun on his
-- S' S, an the raiders just down on the mill
-, SAD Sllury and laughed at the remem-
s Se .! ms daring. PA amt easily scared.'
r,igIt Ia $50 so, an l remember that he was
90 ;s,,l hungry, too. - mLrmured her mother, a
,T.., eIiie' !oT a moment, lighting up her pre-
MAilTely wrinEied race
,S.-.-! glanced over her shoulder at the oven
;- 9o ~. steaming on the hearth, and the fry
$50, s ian Aileo with fresh cut rashers of bacon
80 80 70 place over the fire. Fer preparations
80 81 complete. When he came il would
ST,ra o-I d re" minutes to place a smoking hot
.ssie'' such as he loved before him.
;---aa-s me children covered up?'' her mother
OC;,Ii5tsC' GiAaclng toward the bed. ''Fhese
Ser nights are gettin' cold.''
co., stepped across the room and tucked the
h., around the young sleepers. No wonder
r-i,b .aNg 80 mao such mature look: she moved
bGIS Sucn Womanly air: the cares of the house
s-[-yS7FiE 2l- Eel on her. She was the pride OF
sns .T'-et LeGrt; her mother depended on her,
Ia - CIhger children always looked 10 her
Is- 15t-y their needs. Mrs. Cole relapsed into
6sr- '-leF aLt;.ude for a few minutes, then sud
inc $50 her head, look of fear fiGshlng
No. - -sE Gull eyes. 'Silury. il pears TO me !
NJ, oo- :S nm, : she whispered quickly.
OF SIT hurried back to the door. and leaned
iiGeSss-'A' heT head slightly bent, one hand
o. v-is - ISr ear IN q listening attitude. a gust
hjyJ swept down the black, serried peaks, so
Ggsi-.e.. 1--we the small cabin, so sharply cut
cons .Le starIlt sky. hurTyiug on its erratic
corr 10 the valley. The cow munched dry
tbe ~, Uses N corner of the fence, and Kit,
Rut 80, paved restlessly at the stable door.
Sola me OF those sounds had disturbed Mrs.
heat FUSED FUSED That fear in her. Far away Silury
hs~5 ele steady best Of hoofs upon the dry,
his T.r,o as Of horse newly shod and urged TO
doc low ~ It's only somebody ridin' for the
BIZ kon, sAe said Soothingly. but line, drawn
bfoy. anxiety. appeared between her dark
AHe sound came upward from the VAL