Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-18

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PUTTING The U.....-. ;o:,:; on HIS SHOUT.
DERs, HE WENT 10 TIE STRING
But what of the child? This dainty
stranger b.o~n lii upon their shame
and poverty from Heaven only knew
what quarter OF the world. What had
she to do with then, destiny? Perhaps
when he who WA sleeping in the hut
should wake, he could tell them some
,, thing OF this new bat welcome burden
he had added to their cares.
CHAPTER i'll
The 0ay went IL and the night
passed ere Tr;.:c .,E.l5r awol-,. When
he came out TIE door lie san was shin
ing and the earth seemed fresh as
heaven. The children were racing
about, and a,aon.s them little Gale was
flying her curl, :.lony TIC rinc-spiced
wind; she coui,i 10: :or-oIv. the air was
so sweet ana tie inGr,i;I,; VAS so fair
Paul was ~. wit, the dawn ard had
caught III salmon down Ivy the rocks,
and his mother va, frying it on the
stove under the .'lyG. When Armor,
still a little u..s:>;d,y II step, came
through tie lov; Do =, .-,;.-iit sight of
Gale.
''Ha. there. ',h@re are ye flynn to.
little canary" !. c:icll AMI the child
ran to him ans! &c :ossc;! her lightly up
and down. How big and strong and
chung about his knees when he was
washing his face and laughed and
shouted when IL dashed the cool fluid
upon his feverish head and sprinkled
them with the BRIGHT drops When he
was wiping his trembling hands he in
quired for Paul.
HE got his breakfast early and went
up the shore with the boat to see if he
could get some fish said the mother.
He'll be back about noon and take the
clean clothes to the mill
The man looked down. An expression
Of shame and unworthiness passed
across his face. When they were seated
he ate but little. but drank great
draughts Of coffee.
lyon see, Lacy. wi,cl, dropped down
out OF Deep creek into the sea-" he said,
in answer to her inquiry, Il smelt a
storm comm. i wasn't very clear in
the upper story, guess. but thought /
could make the bay aforc it struck, an
I rowed tremendous. But the harri-
cane came on like = race horse. an with
the first scoop it lifted me an the boat
clean Outen the water. ! hung in 'er,
though good many times l thought
she was goin' upside down, but she KEEP
on 'er bottom some way IN run on in
the darkness an lightnin' like all pos
sessed. nabbed holt of the rudder an
KEEP rightin' her when the Eghtnin' fell,
which was about every second. The
sea looked white like Il kettle of water
bilin' over, an suddenly see a ship was
about to run over me from behind. 1t
was flynn afore the wind like all crea-
ton and jist missed me. ! heard things
rippin' and breallin' on her an shouts
and screamin' as she passed: then some
thin come crashin' agln the boat and
knocked me orten it. The next second
see by the lightnin' that it was big
platform or stagin' of boards. an l
L
my breath heard something cryin' by
me and looked around, and 10 and be-
hold! this little thing was layin' there
tied fast to the platform. l got her
loose an she cotched me round the neck
and hilt me fast, an do you know, Lucy,
in my scare an confusion ! thought it
was Breeze? Wal" he continued. after
a pause, Il hilt to her an she hilt to me,
an thought, my soul and body, we'd
be throwed ofcn the pitchin'. rollin'
raft, but it went straight for the head,
and all of q student l looked up and
saw the front of the cliff as white an
terrible in the ightnin' as the face Of
corpse, and t.,c next minute we struck
with crash. and H,c and the child was
shot up one of the pillars. and clinched
holt OF It and l got ioot;n' an hung
there till Paul corlc with he rope
\ heavy siicccc fell between them.
he ionged to speak of the boys bravery, |
but in the face of his own shameful life, |
The words stuck in his throat Present.
" he arose.
81 guess, Lucy, Ill go up to the
wharf and see Eric Iverson," he said. |
'Mebby ken get him TO come around |
this way tonight and talk with the !
little thing. I'm thinkin' she's Norwe- |
yian, an mebbe he can find out where |
she's from" !
"Yes, Trave," said the woman.
Then he stopped down and said: |
Good-by, little canary: I'm goin' to |
fetch some one that can understand y'r
ha a OF
neiy a moment. then put her arms
about his neck and kissed him.
''Oh, Trave," said the wife, you won't |
Mink any more, will you? See, it's like |
Is if Breeze had come back from
Heaven and was begin you with kisses
not to be bad any more" and she was
:rying on his breast
The man gave Il .roan of wild contri-
don and helplessness.
''NO, Lucy, ! won't ever fetch it
again" he said. IN strive agin it, an
won't ever fetch it no InOrc." And he
vent away with ciinchcd fists. swear
ng in his soul that liquor should never
PASS his lips again. But alas, for the
nan who once sets himself on fire with
his inhuman thirst. His will is turned
% ashes in the flames.
Paul came home at noon with shin
ng string of fish, but tine father did not
,ome. When dinner was over the boy
;houldered his big bag Of clothes and
Itarted for the mills.
''1'l bring him home, mother, if
cen" he said. Don't worry" and he
vent limping On.
When he had delivered the clothes,
Ne turned off into the town. There all
he streets ran stumbling down and
,onverged upon the wharves, and he
vent mp one and down another looking
rainly for his father. Presently, with q
brill of horror. he saw the man come
ceiling from little grog shop down by
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