The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-25

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EEAnd Nom Beer" Missy queried, anx-
iously. Missy had been at home some
hours when this conversation took place,
and her heart was burning to know why
| Nom Bee did not come to welcome her.
Miss Elvira wiped her eyes and stiffen-
ed herself. ''GIory-Ann is with her
family in town." she said, with strong
indignation. "Your father tried his best
to have her stay here. He built her "a
house and be offered her COW and some
pigs; but Cinthy, that daughter Of hers,
wouldn't agree to it. She made Glory
Ann believe that we had designs upon
| her"
Missy burst into tears. E'Mom Bee
might have waited for me, " she sobbed.
'Oh, Winifred, don't cry!' Hiss Elvira
entreated, weeping herself. cit doesn't
do one bit of good. do believe old Gil
bert himself would have left us if he
hadn't gone long ago"
81 don'tr' cried Missy. "And one Of
these days he is coming back; he Is sure
to come back; he promised ma"
"Winfred? What do you mean?' ex-
claimed Miss Elvira, startled into an en-
ergy of emphasis most unusual.
lit was me sent him away" Winifred
declared exUltingly, reckless Of grammar.
at was me wrote him pass. And
gave him my gold chain and bracelets
for Brer Nicholas to turn into money.
What did I care for trikets, and my
brother, my dear, dear brother, in need?"
~Winifred, you surely never did do
that?' cried Miss Elvira, aghast- "Your
fathers giftsS'
II did more than that" Winifred re-
turned, with a proud, sad smile. II
tried to go to him myself"
81 trust you have grown wiser. child"
said Miss Elvira, primly. lone rarely
meets any return for such sacrifices"
"Oh, aunt Elvira? Don't you know
that love pays itself in loving? If l did
wrong to try to run away, bear my
punishment-a life long punishment;
but l can't, can't be sorry for the effort
made to find my brother"
''This is rebellious," said Miss Elvira,
reaching out her slim hand for Bishop
Ken, as for talisman. You oughtsto
resign yourself to his loss"
"If he were dead, yes said Winifredi
''but until l know that he is dead"-she
faltered, with bianching hpS-''Oh, aunt
Elvira, did you never know the might
of a love that is stronger than life,
stronger than death? 1t seems TO me
that my brother must hive until I see
him again, or he must send Us a message,
even from the grave"
t'Winifred, you shock mer said Miss
Elvira; and Immediately she took refuge
in Bishop Ken, holding the little worn
book close to her eyes as was her habit,
and pretending to read, while she glanced
furtively over its top at her irrepressible
niece. "Winifred, sighed she to her
self, sis going to be no easier to manage
now than when she was child"
A few days later Glory-Ann visited
Thorne Hill in great state. She arrived
in a hack, the recently acquired prop
erty of Griffin Jim, who expected to
make a fortune out of the travelling
public.
Nom Bee had grown older, and she
looked more stately than ever in her
Sunday attire of black alpaca; but she
forgot her age and her dignity, and took
her nursing on her lap, and shed tears
over her.
my po' little honey been gone all desc
years, en- l amt seed her no mo- ontel
she wuz plum growed up? You ain fur
got yo' ole NANNY, is you, honey?'
"No; I've forgotten nothing" Wini-
fred declared, between tears and laugh
ter. "You know how you used to tell
me that 1 should hone after this old
plantation; and it all came true. l
dreamed about the blackberry patch, and
the spring, and the souppenong arbor;
and nothing ever tasted half so good as
your corn dodgers and huttermilk."
Outlaw chile. don't TALK
'>And you said once that should never
dance, the girl reminded her, with sad
little smile.
Don't lay that up beginss me, Miss
Winifred, now don't" Glory-Ann en-
treated. "Fac' is, honey, desc ain no
times ter be dancin', Vid your paw
agittin' gray in trouble, en- Aawse Aleck
Gage done got hEssef killed IN de wah,
en- May7se Nick ain nuVer herd fun -
~What has become Of the FurnfvRls,
Nom Beef" Missy interrupted suddenly,
Gavin, honey, all on emp said Glory
Ann, with Solemnity, ''Ds LA~d Is done
wiped 'em clean often de face o de yetb
5fiz Hlrnival. sl-e done dsde, natchul
lax. but de res on 'esn wssz men folks, en-
de persisted in de wah.7
"Dont tell me any more about the
war!" cried Missy. turning pale. Il had
heped-they might knew something Of
Brer Nicholas Oh, Nom Bee! Nom Bee!
what has become Ct ny b<otherS'
Honey, don't you tote eorrer long
O what is pas en- GAVIN oounseled
Nom Bee.
''Oh, it isn't that!7 cried Missy, pas
sionataly. EFT rs thorage Of helplessness.
When l vas a-clHld / Used te think ali
knowledge and power came with grown
up years; but now l Gn CHILD no
longer. and l DO nes know what 10 do 70
have my wish. can't forget hin! I
must hear from himl | must, l must.
God is good. ana surely ssEno day GOD
will give ny brother back to has home
~Hush now, honey, en- gWsn tel!
you somethin'," safd Glery-Ann, lower