The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-06-29


ls.r,gz,ilsn hEirs lie ssYfhai she -
pala ass,!s wan ss1ts-r-zlcts waiehfa
suF lt,.r %ses. th1E looked D mourni -
= gut eyer lie meadow. hsd dark au
y af.a-.. vsrs.les@tsesn. she ~ ssisesf ~
br-atl Of esaeuleS air cgIGc. fnII
spring. Promises, in af the open window
q sads arnel "a fiud lis dark eyes wat
lovu's geutls gi.san in them fastene
t.tssfi Ter FACE She gave a little star
= sai .lrIr e.s-se ts,~spe.l beside him am
t.ls. :, Isgsssl. sac was not ssr Sertai
II tfst tais was q 1 - a,ssE ph~ssrofs flie Il
yer, lat he turned his face 10 her as b
+ pressed her hand and said: yii
s"l, az heart, howslvng havei bYen III:
s'-Os 81, l5a;. s.1 lonaa my o~n--tei
. long. CrtaIIFfi1 EsSS-and feared that
SHOULD lose sos! But you VIII get well
: x,-,-i .t-;,rt. You will Lot leave YOU
poor Jela.' ..........
40. .Gehr,s I will not leave YOU.
shah rtfcc Ter1 fGst-ror-, /; think. and yo'
Try nn1.-zytp look so pale and tired
3 Go aud ra~t and ct SOME color IN thoss
whit c'iee:s." 4 t'.F't
| She laid her head on the pillow besii,
him aad looked deep into his eyes. Aftel
awhile her own lids dropped, and in q
moment she slept, with n contented
: fsaniIe epm her liis5 The blue veins il
hsr fsqeAead made her skin look lills
purest marble as she lay there. Her
sweet breath famed his cheeks as he
! -gazei; Hfoa bier, fair and childlike,,yet a
weme II in the full LlDom of her rare
beautv-perfect-t very dream of an
artist ir poet. Toes
/. Wh4n he left his bed and could walk
TO hi; window and look forth, 10. the
spr7ns had stolen upon the canyon sud-
denly and sweetly! The sight of green
meadows, the blossoming trees, the snipe
| darrng In zigzag flights ACROSS; the long,
/ easy swing of the, swallows as they
| SKINNED the water: sent the blood
coursing through bis veins, and he felt
! his, strength re1urning in rush.. But
| he had been near to deaths door, and
the fact was Known to the people of
| Atziai,.h Il Strengthened Chalpa's posi-
ton i1ilhensely.yZT"i'J 1Hh yitfii Il.
| '''tiilis is no god"'he proclaimed. /" IT'S
| but a man, for lol he is dyingl His
| breath is rs. ours, Shall we worship d
Then Eric began to fancy. as. he lay
in his bed at night, that he heard prowl-
| ing footsteps about his house, but JAN
lila, watching jealously,, could not detect
any providers. But Eric put his revolver;
in his bed and kept it there He awoke
at dawn one morning and lay watching
the rose tints grow and CLEAN along the
Canyons castellated brows.. Soft pearly
shadows mingled with the rose, and
deep, sulfen blood crimson hung in the
creviccs Of the rocks Above vas all
SULPHUR. and gold red, shooting up in
long streamers across the clear, cool blue
of the sky He heard the peewee CALI
and the. shrill Hte4t teet" Of the snipe.
Then q robin burst out in rich .rollick-
Ing matln song that made. his heart swell
with a queer mixture Of Joy and sadness. 4
1t was all SO sweet to come back to
and 50 touching to him, softened by ILL
ness that the tears almost came into his
eyes. Then as he looked he saw q dark
hand and n arm appear at his window.
The, hand held a bunch of, small. pale
green bberries, and it shook nervously as
they We're sque9zed, and a few drops of |
grayish white juice fell into his water
jar, which stood on the window Sill
In a second he had fired at the hand.d
but missed his aim. Jan-ila awoke with i
a Startled Yell and stood dazed for a |
mement,f tlen rushed to- the window.
No one was in SIS lat, but minute lateret
people began to emerge upon the house
tops and peer about. Others hurried to
Eri5's dwelling to- ascertain the meaning !
of QretzaT's thunder. An Joined In the 4
search for the wretch who had ATTEMPT.
ed hlsShfe, but he had left no trace: The 7
circumstance put Eric upon his guard? 4
he realized that the, enemy1was willing
to resort to the sternest means to accom-
plish their end, and he once more put on
his belt and holster and carried his re-
volver wherever he went I'2l'>ei'I 81,
Pills attempt upon his life, however.
was adfoit1y used to Chalpa's disadvan-
1age, for he alone was known to- he in
lnicalto Eric, fand the election, which |
.ook place two days later, was lost to
llmp by only; twenty-five votes. The
priests and the heads of families alone
soted, and the latter were largely in
iue1lced by the dastarhfy attack upon'
Erie's placing it entirely to Chal-
"a saccount. HU';#H s. es ~ toad
! TheJ latter gave mo sign of the rage !,
hat consumed him, but smiled as craft ,
y'as ever when the votes were counted. :
re congratulated Kulcan with the snayi- |
J OF an Italian diplomat, for he had not, I
played his last card, and he was now, re- ,
Owed upon a desperate measure He !
low knew the Strength of his party and !
he stuff of which his lpartiSans were : :
made. and IN another week he would rid /
hmseif of hisgprineipal obstacles andiI 4
ONE 20. out triumphant Another week n
nd the Feast of the, Katun would beJ +
'eld: He alone knew. the name of thef /.
oomed maiden whose life would 90 ont 4
hat week as a sacrifice to the rod oil = ;,
entur1es. On the morrow he u;a,1d :,
nnonnee it, and he felt the thrill 'of + /
orror Whleh would creep over the citv 4
men toe name was heard, -. - dCc
E = HtE same morning 7Jan-ila. aris;no, H..
"a q sqlng forth for, q matutina, plnnga .
'11'd a roll Of cotton cloth n,,on; r.
oorslH;% 1t contained WRITE sto;,iio Z
18th these words upon it,: G0ITs5 Is0 = =
a1o ar ar Soo end RnaWest they have chosen a
n I.L.,-. ,tH9o.i Tttkeu and spare not. | w,
: 80 ef rlarrled pack to ENC and the read
( q me words gave the latter a shock - =;
4 tg unnamed him for. several n min ~
.es as their dire meaning crepti fully -
'oil ms 1a1nd.l He sent for IklaueI and t.
uican;a The younger priest was forri. m
y, .i ana amazed 99Gd Of redteoo1 %
Loud dhed dareYo, he cried aSrha 4dt
ma y 70 wreak such a,revengeiI can Id
: ! p pc that he would do such an
{ e., Even he reckless and cruel as he 8
y 9elid hesitate to bring such a thing To- tn
IS; . 'tfas he lost his sanasessa Up = or
''NhstdoT youmea,ie'' ASKED Fri. e.sa. "a,
nom are iyouspehkingg, b9cag1 vi -
. athe hsadet the scouncil;he 90 90
:, - casts the, lots and decides the fatal =
= :, SafeNwlng, 9Chalpa the cheat, and
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