The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22

that when Jones or Brown laughs at US 1t Is
| from malice. ignorance. or desire to show his
| superiority: but there is always haunting
suspicion In our minds that those little critics
really sec something In us to laugh at 1. how
ever. smiled affably In return ignoring any
possible grotesqueness In my manner OF eating
in private.
Come here. Johnny" I said blandly.
The two elder ones girl and q boy. disap-
peared instantly. as II tho browning joke OF
this remark was too much for them. From q
scraping aud kicking against the log wall
judged that they had quickly dropped to the
ground outside Tho younger one the gig
g!er. remained fascinated. but ready to fly at q
moments warning.
Come here. Johnny. boy" repeated gently.
Il want you to 60 to your mother. please. and
| tell her"
But hero the child. who had been working It's
face convulsively. suddenly uttered . lueubri-
GUS howl and disappeared also. I ran to the
front door and looked out in timo to SEQ the
tallest girl. who had received me- walking
away with it under her arm. pushing the boy
ahead of her and looking back over her
shoulder. not unlike youthful she-bear con-
Quoting her cubs from danger. She disap-
peared at the end Of the extension. where
there was evidently another door.
1t was very extraordinary. It was not
strange that turned back to the cabin with a
chagrin and modification which for moment
made me entertain the wild idea OF saddlinG
Chu- Chu and shaking the dust of that taciturn
Is ;aaiskiy, presented itseft to M: JghnsS9;
sEs IL from ia 1oe
s ask hit h sna cTn last Sss YAH heGeW
the outcoming OF the stars 1t had grown
LIGHTER; ,o through ~, wind wind oH,eni9E IN the
site mountain. and beyond it superior
crest defined by red line Of forest fire. which.
earth or sky. Faint Woodland currents Of air:
still warm from the afternoon sun. stirred the
leaves AROUND me with iong-drawn aromatic
steady sierran f night WIND t sweepiss down
from the higher submits. and rocking the
SRf sfs Rass sHs es
m eTs
Of distant Nor did tS Pe
measurable loneliness Of an ocean shore. In
the 81 thes dweers IN the cabin
When returned. however. I was surprised
f. shs ne
pointing to the corner where common ct bed
when 'Doiphus does the chores and was turn:
ing toward the extension ngain.when stopped
NV Zone .sra MOMENT. please. Can SEQ your
lar EXPRESSION. Then she said sharply:
You know. fust rate. she's dead
I. She was turning away ashin. but think she
.; SAID quickly y, n! certainly sqds,.
s sessk IKE seSsss the e1ass
shos VIM %sf bssn dead
~ Up persisted lis there no grown up
III }se who takes care Of you and the chill
Yourself and your father-eh7"
Dad amt here two days running. and then
IA, sAnas, /, YOU take tho entire charge Of the
:TSs an End , ths ,9g s! tallies"
60 " shs count and tho logs that
s Sc1 @s S The h had R %Ss4s e ss
red that John Inns; business was cutting tim
But you're rather young for all this work."
I'm goin' on 49," she said grayely.
have been . cry age Her face; on which t. sun
srsE s4a Ss syes ysT
were not large. were almost indistinguishable
from the presence Of the most singular, eye
sion. they bristied rather than irisged her
Ss Sacf pupls S III is
tain IustEous hairy mountain berries; II was
eas ss W the
not Esr yo SdsSS. tell sHs1 m sHs.t
Isl She e. nodded. Then you thought I was
Il was such cha reliei her worn face re-
,ss S SscSp sSst, hsaf SS.ss
n mst;ks SoRsiderins all you do for the house
"Thon You didn't tell Billy TO 90 and be
dsad In the g55o%Hnd with as va ne
ON the edr sa Of smile. p''ou'''' '''
No. had had not e, but admitted that my asking
r. syS ss sHsn
FAINT mind. She seemed Modified. and again
ssa s s:: ssa tPfz sa E2'F
"Good night Miss Karline."
She looked 81 It ana then at me through be-
Ssky s'n nos unEsdy sh said
nSw"as she might have said to one o. the
door. Not showing whether to be amused or
Indignant. remained silent moment. Then
ness. listened TO the now hurrying wind over
the tree tops. reentered the cabin. closed tho
door. and went to bed -
But not TO sleep. Perhaps the responsibility |
toward tness solitary children, which johnson
isy there: les tsossS myself i%ssIaiss H., :
which the elder giri could scarcely grappie. |
There was little to fear from deprodatofy man man
never stooped to ignoble burglary, bear or |
panther seldom approached cabin; but there |
cidents that beset childhood. to say nothing Of |
the narrowing moral and meptal effect OF their |
isolation at that tender age; 1t was scandalous |
In johnson to leave them alone,
In the silence found could hear quite dis |
tinctly the sound OF their voices In the extern |
sion. md Y was evident that Caroline was put
iiitsd-her own! She began to Sing and the
others to Join her. II was the repetition OF