The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18

Amore careful scrutiny, however, soor
satisfied him that the spot where hi:
money was buried remained intact.
But de amt no tellin' how long di:
gwan stay safe" he moralized. de mo
1 studies, pears lax de mo- doan know
what de bes' ter do. Money what vol
amt a-spendin' is a power o trouble
tubbe shot,
Col. Thorne had offered To take care Of
his money for him, but Gilbert diStrust,
ed, not his master, but his masters prac-
tice of depositing in banks, for banks
had way of ''b ustin'-en' den whey 70
money!
"Gwan ketch roomatiz, wuSs sort, !" he
grumbled, butcher 70 sun up. Fse got
ter put some o dat money out ter intrust
in muel, OATS what
He covered over the iron pot with 8
studied carelessness in the disposition of
the rubbish. and rose stif1y to take his
homeward way.
IF Nawse Nick wuz jes' home
Laws-a-rlassy! l been studyin' bout
Mawse Nick cawntinual. 'Spect gwan
The immediate effect of all his study
in" was that old Gilbert found it impos-
sible to settle TO any work. He strolled
about his little domain. investigating his
peach trees, his bean srbor, his pig sty and
his hen house, moTaliZing as he went:
''Us po' worldly critturS o dust en-
ashes do git nightly welded ter yethly
possessions, tubbe sho; when any day
hit mought be pleasin' ter de Lawd ter
call US away. En- I doan know but de
hebenly mawster Is a calm ne now, /
doan know. Pears lax somethin' been
a-callin' me ever sence Missy made me
promuss dat WOW. En- VII amt so
ole, nuther. Pears lax l mought live a
long time yit. Tn gwan ter de gret
house, talk wild mawster bout de pu'chAse
O dat ole white muel Zip; he's fair
muel, en- with money-some."
Col. Thorne was in the office. as the
separate small building was called in
which he transacted all matters of bust
ness; but apparently he was unoccupied
when old Gilbert entered. for he sat in
his leather covered arm chair. stroking
his beard and staring at the fire. His
thoughts were busy about Miss Roxanna
Whites appeal-not that it moved him
in the least; it had served but to ernpha-
size his conviction that he was a deeply
injured man; his pride, his affection, his
dignity had been wounded, not merely
by his sons folly, but by his duplicity in
conceahng his marriage, leaving the mo-
mentous secret to be discovered through
child's inability to keep silence. And
yet, after this lapse of time, Nicholas
was not willing TO make overtures. The
colonel, forgetting that he had refused
TO allow Nicholas to say word in his
own defense, was resolved that he would
not take the initiative toward reconciiia-
tion; yet his thoughts turned necessarily
to his son. But he thrust his painful
Ii asings sside when he heard old Gilbert S
familiar salutation, and said, with an
effort at gayety:
''Well. old man. what foolishness are
you up to nOwf'
Hits business, mawster, ef you
please, sub, dis time" old Gilbert made
answer. twirling his hat by way Of relief
to his embarrassment. Use been study
in on trade, eff you'd git 20 cawnsent,
subj"
"Well?'
"Dat ole white muel. Zip, sab. ] wuz
studyin' Diet you mought be minded ter
tex sixty dollars fur MIN; he is 4 ole
muel."
What? You've saved up sixty dol
larsr exclaimed the colonel "And you
want to buy old Zip to feed him on my
corn and fodder, eh;'
you wouldn't miss what he'd eat.
sub, nur NARY 'nuther muel, old Gilbert
said deprecatingly, unconscious of the
comparison he made, hut which the
colonel perceived and smiled at grimly.
81 don't see what you want with the
mule" he said. "Old Brandy and the
OK cart about belong TO you now"
"Ole Brandy en- de yox cyart amt so
survisable for ploughin', Gilbert ex-
planned.
Il don't want your money" said the
colonel, shortly.
There followed pause, during which
old Gilbert stood stock still. as If sudden
II paralyzed. Not a fiber Of him stirred.
except his eyes, that roved from one
part of the room TO another. returning
again and again to rest upon the colonel.
"You can take the mule at any time
YOU may need him, the colonel said at
last, and he repeated, Il don't want your
money
''Thankee, mawster, thankee sub. old
Gilbert responded, but there was disap-
instant, as if he meant 10 say more. then
turned and went his stumbling way cut
Of the Office. When ne had gone down
the steps. he looked back to say, Amt
/ heard YOU tell De oberseer what Zip If
with bout sixty doilars. SUN
81 suppose he NAV be worth about
that" the colonel an5yvered. abssutiy.
Il wanted now but few DAYS Of
Christmas. which the colonel desired %
celebrate Just ~ usual TIE turkeys had
long been fattening, the beef vas killed,
the bonfires were piled ready for light
ing. II Nicholas sDsence Wa felt, no
one alluded to II, and pet and Jolhty
went on without him.
On Christmas morning the Hill re-
sounded with the popping ri tire crack
ers. the shooting Of guns and the repeat
ed shout, n evsry variety Of tbos, q
Chris mas cir. ulSEsterr' "ChTis rnas
giF, Missioner ''Chris'n1zs slF.
Missy Eren zone few ventured 20
catch GioEy-Ana Chris mas EiffT for
which impertInsHoe they were promptly
rewarded vith = cuff On the ear. Missy
stood On the back gsllsTy and pFesented
china mugs, gay handksrchiefs. strings