The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-24

III Is So" Win asssated earnestly.
"He had 20 get dollar krmme"
Wisms laughed vs10asfy. BE had
not known before how sns1snarnuun<
it bad besn poszibie for him to gin IN
the game, and he snerEy exclaimed:
''Your worthless pArent-ks hadn't
cent either, ! suppose. bat we find his
I pockets full of eoznse<fsft money list
the sane. Whsre did it come from, I'd
| hkesto know
''He says he wen 1t from you" sad
WIZ.
Tel ne hcw-4n ms eznsshat never
WIS played-hnv il Wa that hs ouuld
start into Is without Gu. 20 play
with Wizms excissd1y argued
Better be 81 to Bad. nay Bog Boss
Donald SID: --yo1 can't 10 anything to-
night On with Jour
VII Brown ebsyed the hst emphatic
command. so far st least as - slowly
qait the spok Deuce would hsTs fol-
loxed him, bat the hand Of Donald wss
sdn q he< -Tlst, Little girl. be SID
with shated hersh1eaS ''yours gong 70
gss right INTO the hammock n nlY esrt
and stay the-s al Daylight can't uSs
myquaEters tonight, anyhow. and you're
welcome 70 then"
There was fCrce enough III his one
arm 10 conquer her harics8 rsSsS2nce
and so she made none By eithez- word or
motion, but let him had har % = tent.
which WAS nlgh aud square, Tor Il served
the boss a. = daytime olScs IS vel as
foE Sleeping quarters. Il had no eccD-
pant until they entered Prom one end
pole 70 the other hammock vas strung.
twas a. high - tue mans breast. and
theFefors about level with the girls
chm Without word he lifted her IN
his arms and Land her in the suspended
couch
Now there's 10 use frsttinG." he
said. with what was gentlsness iG sach
q man accustomed 70 giving gruf o-JAars
10 gangs Of labore-s; you 80 70 sieep.
do you hear and hs set the hammock
% swinging ike cradle. Nothing
shall happen to your father befoCe morn
tng-nor 10 you Good night"
Thank you" she responded family.
Good might
She lay alone, gazing wide eyed and
slsepless 90 the canvas roof. with her
mind In az absolutely Thoughts con
ditSon The b1o== had stunned her, and
abe only slowly regained her accustomed
mental activity. The sky Became fled
wfxh drifting black clouds. and It was at
increasingly rare intervals tIst they let
the moon shine through At one Of
these times, following few mint rs o.
darkness, the illumination Vas SO sud
den and brilliant that the change reused
Der from leth2Tgy which might other
wise have fuIled her 70 sleep. An instant
of dazs, Of confusion Is 70 where she
was, and then she saw s ulsn sharply
shadowed on the side Of the tent IL
was starthngly VIVID sIlbOnette. The
figures psntouirle Wa tkas Of cautious
stealth, and it was bar first alarmed BE-
let that It was sns6de she tent Bat IL
w1Es noiseless and It disappeared IS sid
denly as il had come. She stared st the
U1Anx TADrIc- Inen the clouds shut on
the light again and she was Left IN a
gloon that was almost Eaek-
'-ESiSstt" came 20 her alert ears as she
dinly saw that the entrance y The tent
was being cautiously opened Don't
be scared. and don't make any noise.
was whispered.
She swung her feet over the edge Of
the hammock and sat up. Instantly tia
intruder was close 10 her. with Ids hands
clasping ha-s % kssp her sill, and shs
saw that b. vas VIII Brown.
Two come to talk With you. Demo-,
he said: Il don't know why, fox don't
see THAI ws can DO q thing yet
I'm glad you've come. and she held
hard 70 bis hands. ike child DOE fully
awakened from a nightmare. II va
Lonesome and scared
But We can a. least come 10 an M
dsrstandLng ABOUT tins rszEtez-th3s ar
rest l am sure nv father didn1 know
the money was counterfeit. He = a
drunkard-as much q = sot by spslls a.
circumstance parmIt, but | never kus~~
HIN 10 DO a dishonest act Thirst for
whisky would tempt him . IEh%rre-
lions, but 70 nothing - raetbodacai or
calculating As to deal In bog1s biTls. IL
isn't Ia hin. Deuce se wouldn't bs
equal to It II he ryled. lie st0vpeJ
with sn Indication tisas pohtenss pro,
vented hi7 frUa gong On
Bet you're thinking that ny father
has brains and bHdDe=z for Il What
kind q az oath csn take, VIZ Brown.
70 msze you take uIy word for the trzrtIr-
'Wha3evsT yoa tel uSe-4ow-hcrs--
| VIII believe Won
Their hands we're yet claspsd trgeShsr.
and AZ he stood before Der. zhils shs
beut Der bead 70 her saruszr1sss 70 So
n the darkness whsthsr h lasokrd sri
o1s OF uocEzg. tAefr fzcsa slr1os&
tCJEhnd
Then tel y5u that ny father Is IN
nooent A0Jut .sB DAd szn1EJ. We
hsdpt - mzca as a Alns b-tTs~n &c
when ~ gut here lie nd lost IN "a
J1nl1c1ry game al TIE many We bad
Etsytsd with froUa Cz14eda. That's WHY
We came along bE1s 10 bsstax Shan
trsups Es Ezrsly-s-uely brought L.
counterfeit bi12 an 20 aging hsSs
what be ezSht % bs. ed u sfrezd ia
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