Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-09

CHAPTER Nj.

~ and at best very angry one,
.houoh it would not do for him to
'n Nv nlaved sick and he cursed-to him
..if- Tho doctor who had turned his
moan pretense into a frightfnl reality.
No was in no amiable mood when
othello came in on tip toe, and, in re-
sronse to his masters demand to know
Who was making that noise out there,
made answer
sIt's my granny, san.
MAY the devil fly away with the black
har! Why he haS n t done SO tefore is
mystery. What does she want" The
Colonel pushed himself higher up on
tha willows and g ared at the black man.
ss If ready to slay him If he did not at
once give q satisfactory nsHer to the
question.
Othello his tremulous voice indicating
the fear he felt of his master.
sYes. en- Pee to see ye. No use
tryin' to keep me out Eff yer sick.
rye got YARDS to cure ye; SO in comes
EN- ow d. es yeh do, me LODI"
The door was opened and closed with
asudden bang, and Dinah stood in the
middle of the floor, bowling in a way
that to any other II an than that sitting
bolt upright on the great "four-po7ter'
bed would have been extremely ludi-
crous.
Il am sick, woman, and want to be
alone" said Colonel Graham, but even
Othello noticed that he did not speak
with the peremptory voice at usually
distinguished him.
so We does" The cd woman turned
to her grandson, and enforcn5 her COM
in the direction of the door she con-
tinued: Cit out, Thello me en- err
mas'r wants to be lone. Don't We go
fob to stan dar GRIMM W d Yer mouf
open, but 90 out. Tell In TO 90 out to
once"
Dinah turned to the bel, and tie
colonel. falling back on his pillows W tn
sigh of min gled wrath and pain said:
Leave me a.one for lite while,
Othelo."
Amazed at his grandmother audac-
ity, Othello went out, but he did II go
out of hearing His curiosity was
aroused. and he made up his m nd 10
learn, if possible, the secret of the cd
womans power. SO far it had been his
firm belief that there was not in all the
world being who would dare to oppose
the wishes Of his fierce mast T..
Dinah had not been in town for some
days, and though she had heard OF the
departure Of the Wanderer, he as yet
did not know shat Capt. Denham had
left on that ship.
Il have offered you gold to leave me
alone and to keep your cursed tongue
quiet said the colonel. NOW, wh t
do you want2"
Before replying to this the old woman
drew back the bed curtain, s. that she
might get a better view OF his face,
and then, coming 50 near that she could
look into his cold. glittering gray eyes,
said In voice that was not ~ whisper,
but which sounded far away and
sepulchral:
Il want to keep on leadin' of bettah
life, en- l can't go foh to do it W en- yer
roun'"
Leave me alone, and I'll soon be
away" The colonel threw pillow
under his sho lder, so that he could rest
on his elbow, and returned the wom-
an s look without fi.nehing. Suddenly,
as If he had decide on differ, MT ia tics
from those he would pu'su if he con-
lnued acting in accordance with his
feelings, he said:
Sit down, Dinah, and let us have a
chat; let us be friends, as we We're in
put have been sick in mind and body
Tor some time"
ia rather stan up. replied Dinah
and she Place both hands on the top OF
her long staff. and, resting her chin
thereon, she still watched him.
After pause, she continues:
1ez sick in min IN body, en- nc
wondah. Wy ye'z alive arter all dc
min tn body sickness ye'z had yarse
en- made odders fob to hab is sc mos
1s,prisln' ting I'ze ever heard on, ell
lze been libbin' now nigh onto fou-at
Score en- ten"
Never mind that" interrupted the
,,Dnel, restraining with terrib e eff
lori his tendency to anger Let US
Talk about yourself and what you hav,
ueen doing since last saw you. LIE
me See. it must be one and twenty years
ago?"
Jes dat time. l couldn't fohgit it
en- you couldn't fOhgit it. We was bof,
IN Bermooda den, en- was the slave o
ue Gov-nah. Does yer reminder whit
mat Gov-nah WARP"
The bag cooked her head to one side
ana leaned forward on the stat for al
answer.
Colonel Graham shot glance at tn,
saw ~ was CiOSe y tutu u'
,nrs~ back the curtain still further an
ooked over the room before he said:
4, The Governor of Bermuda, OF tina
time' WIS my brot her."
too"
GU know they did. Dinah.
In II he'd libbed den dat Gov-nah't
oeen Lo'd Paliton?"
What of it?"
but dat Gov'nah didn't lib. KaZ
w, Doan't you know, sah?"
ne died." replied the Colonel, wit
rOom
En- W, did e die?'
~ Is SO difficult 10 reproduce with &C
oaracy the strange dialect of this won
M, that for the present we shall discon
s" ae IL, aud give q summary of til
ao's developed by her shrewd ques
tO luis ana her ready and frequently gro
nnIueiy humorous answers.
lwenty-one years before the date {
oh Si story. Colonel--tho Right Honor
kor al