Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07
A WESTERN STORY.

vast it was: never ending il seemed IA
Care. "a she stood in tho doorway OF
t:.eir zdol1e cottage and gazed sadly of
toward the northwest. where herd OF
sssse.co,iil SC seen.
Tow can they live on tia dry grass,
AID hcw c2n Charlie even pretend TO lisc
it. the horrible, lonely-life in such desc
lation si.t, isolation! EaSh, baby. dear,
;,n coming. How the mosquitoes aad
fi.s tsase and torment him, poor little
whitening blcsson-for even he has falt
:ise blight
The sun rose higher: the wind how
harder. and it seemed 10 have toueh OF
IKE.
II wonder Why bnhy,s cheeks are SO
red; can he be seriously i'll? Papa won't
l.e in until evening, darling: mamma
will do the best she can
Charlie Deaa wondered why no wife
wss visible as he approached home;
wondered mere why no smoke iss7ed
FROM the chimney. rs WAS usual 1T SUP
pr time. Fad anything happened, he
wondered. hastcning his naturally slow
kSsl5.
lie sceEe that met his gaze AS he en-
tered Ills home WAS one never to be for
gottea.
Ills wise-his pretty little girlish wits
lie had brought from i,er city home-lay
l.sck in the wooden rocker white and
sill. while tie haby. the little ak
,norths-old Walter. was mctionless
Within her arms. and the sweet face
wore II look the ho-ri6o>l father uIlder-
t;tmd
Clare. Clare!" he e7ied brokenly.
..Saby-ch my loved oncs.'
Tkon Clare o?ore,l ber eyes and per
,s:ttc1 him 20 place the child in its c1a-
f.is-a cradle lie had n,ai,e out OF a
w-oderi box.
IN voic,. he scarcely recognized she
sz:,!:
..Ycu knew u" life was to share out
kcrs: why dbl ,a@ not tel Ress'
Sri liz seemed sfcll this morning
ws;:; ~ :.e has l:cen lately. mean. oh.
! sevc- e1Hected this! 1he ranch is no
It.::el:er than liunGrc,:a OF others. Inever
:tarTht
30. hut Won hsvc had TO think now.
"a ,;i;c'l al hour ago. could not leave
h!sa 10 seek you-i5 DIX! rot matter after
i.,.t. III acver forgive you for bringing
rss OFT to this.
Glare! Yon knew owned the raIeh.
EsH knew was poor"
Isl reycr guessed that it would be, es-
r.dslly in :, case like this" pointing TO
ke- child. Il little realized what it wss
10 80 v-olna.l
Let her -,,:!k." he caid, 'she enjoys it.
Anyway. I'll t:nti other friends.
An.l he did. Ee occurred the services
cf s ICY il whosa care he left Inc ehesp,
ass vert OF almost daily to a little
isw;. 81 pleasant rido FOR him of only fif-
,aen miles When thc-c, his place OF
lspnsin3 can he easily guessed.
its Ciarcs Goings." no unused; Two
ns., Ike To selld ,ren to the dogs"
II Glare Saw anyt!.;2g more than usual
rhs remained silent. sometimes when
Is cane home al1.oa: too stupid to talk
ho caught glimpse Of contempt in the
reid eyes Of his wife. Ter silence was
fairly na;i,lc'.;ng.
why don't SIG howl and storm like
ether vcIrc.,:" i.c r,uttcrcil. ''She never
even weyt over the baby. I'd give q
xroil deal TO see her cry jrat once
The ruln1aer had sono Snd wigtor had
e<rae: az usual c,l Saturday morning,
Charlie hal ridden away in the direction
tt: the town without word of farewell.
Two year; ego" eaid Clare bitterly,
'.se ao;;:,i.t INC in that cczY home Of my
srnt. witt, its soft carpets. its loving
friends. am! he nc1:::aiied lne to marry
Kim aad ,oine cut totilis 3reary place,
w.,.re he has even forgotten to BE- hu-
mane"
Then r,;,pc:ng toward tie northwest
she ST. IL Tll;4.s' CT cioUds ling. threat
anins ASPECT growing over all the SKY.
There's a siorl:i coming and I'm glad.
Ono of the freaks in M makeup is that I
lii,e .tcr,:;s, particularly now. Had
been tir:id lass would long since have
died of fright. have felt sometimes
even q Dear coming in at tie door would
bs 2 change" and Clare smiled sadly AS
the masses OF black clouds increased and
tho wind tore around the little mud
ranch with fTightiul violence.
Don't d4tain me, boys. must go
homo!'
Impossible in each storm as this.
You'd DO t,ead in less than I'll hour. Tats
illingY coolly, Charlie. Why, is the
l.rst time ever saw you anxious. Your
wife's al! right: being showed in few
dSys don't surprise folks in these parts. "
he's-out-of-lour: she made
h:scuits this morning. and there was
ooly olsougi.-and she
"Un. no. she's got other things, trust a
xoraan for tiat: there's canned fruit
t-i.d corr, there's beans and-no danger
IT be- suffering. Anyway you can't helI
ksS; ea sr1ny could net force its way
ever those mIcs.'
God forgive mel" thcught Charlie
Dean. lis face in his hands, land God
help her. for know how precious little
N,s small house contains. Two seen bel
hunting among the weeds fcr something
green to help out the salt pork and
brad. know how rio's t.icd TO cock
sssnethirg we could eat when orough'
her home almost nothing. She ma.
have something for din,ler-after that
Oi., heavens, boys. must go ho1ne! b
e.;ad aloud.
You'll net go quarter Of mile bs
fsse you'll be dead, and thea yoar Wit
VIII h&ve TO aelp froin you. E-d by ant
ly Che expense OF burning ycu---n tn
wolves don't Grd you"