San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-30

went through MS soul dS ne uTdnh the
wine; and when he rose he was going
straight over to him to sit down beside
him; but some one sat in the way and his
brother did not look up After church
there was again something in the way,
there were too many people; he thought it
was best to go TO his brothers house and
talk seriously with him When the even
ing came he did so. He went straight to
the door of the cot and listened, and he
heard his own name spoken, it was by the
wife
"He went TO communion today" said
she; "he certainly thought Of you"
mo, he did not think Of me-" said
Anders. II know him; he only thought
of himself"
For long time nothing was said; Bard
was wet with perspiration as he stood
there, although it was a cold evening. The
wife inside was busy with her kettle, which
sung on the hearth; little baby cried at
intervals and Anders rocked it. Then she
said
81 believe you are both thinking of each
other without being willing to confess it."
LET us talk of something else," an
swered Anders.
A little while afterward he rose and
came toward the door. Baard had to hide
himself in the wood shed, but it was just
there that Anders came to get an armful
Of wood. Baard stood in the corner and
saw him distinctly. He had taken off his
threadbare Sunday clothes and had on the
uniform he had brought home with him
from the war, like Boards, and which they
had promised each other never to touch,
but to leave for a family heirloom. An
ders' was now patched and worn out; his
strong, well built frame lay as in bundle
of rags, and at the same time Baard heard
the gold watch ticking in his own pocket
Anders went to where the smaller branches
lay; instead of STOPPING to load himself he
stopped, leaned back against the woodpile
and looked out at the sky, clear and gilt
tering with stars. Then he drew sigh
and said
'Yes-yes-yes-O Lord, o Lordr
So long as Baard lived he heard that
ever afterward. He was just about to go
up to him wh.an at the same moment his
brother coughed, and it seemed so difficult;
more was not needed to hold him back.
Anders took his armful of wood, and
swept so close by Baard that the branches
hit his face so that it smarted.
For at least ten minutes he stood still on
the same spot, and it was doubtful when
he would have moved if, after his emo
ton, he had not been seized with such
shivering fit that he shook all over. Then
he went out; he acknowledged freely to
himself that he was too cowardly to go in.
From a woodbox in the corner he had just
left he took pine knot, went up into the
barn, shut the door after him, and struck
light. When he had lighted the pine
PM ha hall 70 ha mil An
ders hung his lantern when he came early
in the morning to thresh. Baard took out
his gold watch and hung it on the nail,
put out his light and left; and then he
was so light of heart that he bounded over
the snow like young boy.
The next day he heard that the barn had
burned that night. Probably sparks had
fallen from the pine knot which lighted
him while hanging up the watch.
This overwhelmed him to such degree
that he sat that day like sick man, took
out his psalm book and sung so that the
people in the house thought he had gone
crazy. But when evening came he went
out. Il was bright moonshne. He walked
to his brothers farm, dug about where the
fire had been, and found. sure enough, a
melted lump of gold. That was the watch
to his brother that evening, begged for
peace and was going to explain everything.
But it has been before related how his visit
terminated.
A little girl had seen him dig about the
spot of the fire, some boys going to dance
had seen him the Sunday evening before
walk down toward the barn, people in the
house related how strange he appeared on
l.
and his brother were bitter enemies infor-
nation was given and an inquiry was
made. No one could prove anything against
him, but suspicion rested on him.
Anders had thought of Baard when the
barn burned down, but had mentioned his
suspicious to no one. And when he saw
Bard enter his room the next evening,
pale and distressed, he thought immediate.
ly now he is seized with repentance, but
for such an awful deed to his brother he
shall never have forgiveness. Afterward
he heard how people had seen him go down
to the barn the same evening it burned;
and although nothing came to light at the
examination he firmly believed that Baard
was the guilty one. They met at the ex-
amination-Baard with his good clothes,
Anders in his patched ones. Baard looked
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Anders felt it in the depths of his heart.
He does not wish me to say anything,
thought Anders, and when asked if he sus-
pected his brother he answered loudly and
distinctly, NO"
Anders took to hard drinking from that
day, and soon began to show the effects of
it. BUTT was still worse with Baard, al.
though he did not drink.
Late one evening there came poor
woman into the little room which Baard