New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
you've ben tollerble happy here amt you, Daily -
"Yo' amt gwine ter send the away, be yep"
III quick terror.

"Yo amt gwine ter send me away, be yep"
IN quick terror.
The free hand chung to the womans skirts.
! II never sh'll do that answered Mrs. jacobs.
with what seemed unnecessary fervor.
Daily was so relieved that she could now give
| the information that she had Ind but two trials
| since she came to Ransom.
! If had my way" responded the widow, "you
never should have trial in the world"
! There was an unusual ring in tho voice which
! greatly impressed the girl. She felt as il some
| thing were going to happen.
| "Yes'm. she said, seriously, "Ive had two,
m I've got 'um now. You know they tell to
thur prayer meetin's' how we all have our
burdens, so reckon as thur Lord lows we've
CURT ter have 'nm. III tell yo' mine. When amt
too sleepy. pray bout 'um. But mostly I'm ton
sleepy One Is that amt gurd Barker ] keeper
| thinkin' OF him down thur with Ole lid. Yo'
| don't know old It'd. She's thur wusscst crittcr
God ever made: 'taout It's Mrs. Winslow. Ell
Mrs Winslow'd ben Twin on White Crow l
reckon she'd ben kind Of er Old lid. Such er
wsrd as cuss must er been mado ter call snch
folks by But know it's wicked ter say cuss.
| n amt er gwinc ter
/ Dally's voice paused; she stood holding up
her tire of daneleEerries with one hand. while
the other grasped Mrs. Jacobss skirt. The girl
was looking intently of toward the horizon,
| where few low hills wcro beginning TO glow
| in the santing western light.
Her face was not so childish as when she came.
| And Mrs. Jacobs noticed that her frock needed
another tuck let out.
And what else plaques you?' asked Mrs.
| Jacobs
Daily looked up conGdingly, and said promptly :
Mrs. Winslow!'
But YOU done your duty, N confessed. n
arsked forgiveness, n she forgave you" returned
the other
| "She said she forgive me- Bill made her. But
| she amt done htshe amt done hit, answered
Daily. An oh, aunty, l amt CURT over havn
| ter arsk her 1t was so awful. 1t hurt so! an
how she looked at me-
| Dallys tanned hand left it's hold on the skirt
and was unconscousy pressed against her bosom
The elder face became so wruns with unhappy
| doubt as Mrs Jacobs heard these words, and the
| tones in which they were spoken, that she turned
| quickly away lest Daily should see it. But Daily
| had seen 1t and hurried TO say
| Il low it was night fur Inc TO do hit, annty.
COS yo' said so an I'd dcnc wuss fur yo', but"
The girl paused. Mrs. Lander sauucing
| across the yard 10 them. Mrs. Jacobs started and
| said it was high time She made fire for tea.
She took of Dally.s apron of berries and went TO-
ward the house. The sun sank Behind Bald Hill,
! and twilight seemed TO come almost Immediately
| When the tcakette was over the fresh fire. Mis-
| Jacobs was SO uneasy thai She went out AGAIN
into the yard where Mrs Lander and Daily wer
! HOW leaning against the fence, with Sa'n caperms
! round them.
cisurely tones. and She could str The turn Of
| the cirIs head she looked up at her There
was nothing in Mrs Jacobss manner. as she ap-
preached thr tw0. w.rh could have hlhted IA;
the pany in her heart.
Before she spoke. the puppy ran down the rond
giving shOr, bar Of wciconc and presently tw"
tnff, .,;.t Mari. sln,'s
voice cried out cxtitedly. AS she skipped tuuiul'i-
ously forward: ,,,
oh. Daily. yon can't never guess what Bills
rhc tai. figure OF voun1 Winsow followed hc
| hind his SISTER He held an Imprinted box under
his arm, and in the box was icard "A >r"'tllng
oh. D,lly'~ clirl Marietta agnn, Il wanted
| him ter give il Ter me, bur II" sal he'd ben
| tanin il tor vou al the time he's ben IN Nrapli
| Bill So, the box on Il" fla top -: tin' fence.
| II then seen thai the upper part and one Sidc
| were wire.
Its gray squirrel" exclaimed Daily. clasp
! ing her hands She stood up tail 10 lock into
Bill nodded lie WIS looking Mt Daily and
Mrs Lander and Mrs. Jacobs were ooEinS ~
him the same expression was Oh each Of their
faces.
grown more manly sine. hi, visit away from
| home talle: and more decisive, the bovish fac"
naSipe ss t tpe t' sa"iprc said Daily raising her
sGs to the boz W Wh ia"e "T '"p I a"r
lRsncd as ss se dd"a b"S ole It'd mostly killed
| um when she wOr drunk
These last words reminded her Of tLc pledge
she had taken, and she remarked that she "wurnt
s~TS 'Sf r sa no Ms "re JaGS1 %, OF ss N"
laughc slightly and put her hand on Daily $
| Marietta stared She had heard about lally's
drinking all The Widdrr 'Bijah', liquor; bur IT
appeared solEc,hin; dreadful {" her t" hear Daily
Bill broke the silcncr bv SAYING that lie would
| nut the cage wherever Da!lf like
Mrs Jacob. said she would be pleased 70 hay"
| both the children in, II thrii mother hadn't
no objections I" tnrir visiting Daily :, !,
She pronounced these words pr"ndIy. as u IT
l s'rG1 GyerS , s!p; d. and ' and n his
| gui>cd admiration
Nv mother hasn't the slightest "hcrtlons
| re sd Sic knows Met ard were coming here"
"Williom ! congratulate YOU, s,d Mrs. Ian
| der in her mos; Winning voice. ~" ph' on' Il
very white hand 10 thc boy who hlu.h"d deeply
a. he took it and held il It minute. u" knew al
| She r,cant lv her words. lie wished hc nIgh'
kiss The hand tina, WINS $" warm. end s"f'' and
| flaticr;nc Put he did not quito know how 4"
do that, lie sighed as lie dropped it.
| lie lifted the cage again ana the group started
D1iy. whose .cnseS w"lc almost - nrn'" -,
those Of the animal; on her natlT" mountains
paused in her walk heiiiHd the "'h'r" aioh2 '''
II hear steps She said. Tie res, went on;
| cNp n y
| and lien turrrd hack. standing Il ir" fec, from
| the Girl. wn'cl ia. lci. ,
"Wha, did yor think y"n heard" he askcI
S!.c raised her hand lie AiW u" glow "i h"f
| cvc, ir thc sr,n h:r'nrS'
| stems" She replied. !" , whiswr.
\ short Gsrrc became Visible c'""" lS N" gate
| II >ccmc,l to hesitate, Though II lid moi ton.
| Daily WA .ornd au instant "SOslr looked ~ ~.
| Then She cried out in shrii!, strong voice.
! Barker"