The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13
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! farn.'
| He said it slowly. distinctly. pushing
the words out Once he would b
heard. if he never spoke again. And
Mary Clark, finding herself over
reached, gave in with very good srxcc.
She. who always drove. insisted upon
his driving home. Perhaps is shortened
her life. for the next spring she died
A few struggling flowers from lasS
years scattered seeds made = s;cklv
showing against the brick wall Tho
| chickens scratched ct them viciously,
and then summed themselves on tha
doorstep unmolested Samuel raissed
her more than ne would have dreamed
| possible.
II wisht had a-buils her that fenea
'IwouldI't have cost much" he said.
/ pretending TO himself that he had op-
J posed her IN the cause of economy. Yea
J this mild regret could not lessen the
sense of Joy and cla;ion that took pos
session of him The feeling that he
was at last really his ovn master grew
stronger But he was stiu very shy Of
outsiders. He wanted 20 rent his farm
and be free 70 so where he would. bus
he was afraid 10 do business with anv.
one: afraid he would commit himself
before witnesses to conditions which
he Hever hearti-as she had 50 man,
times told kim he would do.
One morning Mr.. Dever. lawycS
from Nev ark, who had always a..
tended to their few legal Affairs
stopped in front of the house ali
! beckoned to samuel
Good morning. samuel" he shouted.
Il just happened to think when saw
you of little paper down at my Office.
Sorry was away three weeks ago.
/ They say she went easy. Eh? Yes
Glad to see you looking so well.
Samuel. Well, that little paper. guess
III have to read it TO you. It's will
Mrs. Clark had me draw up. II isn-I
of any Importance, but she wanted 10
done. Come down some time this week,
and We'll look il over"
This was news to samuel A vague
misgiving possessed him A will? WI,
had she made will? He felt s.it a
hand had reached ou, from eternity ts
rob him of his few years Of freedom
That very afternoon he called on
Lawyer Dever, and listened 20 the read.
ing of the win:
~ do give and hcqueath all ry
property, both personal and rsai. IN
wit, the northwest third t;ncludinr
dwelling house aud barESl os tn,
northeast quarter OF section thirty.
range twenty, township five. in Litch.
field county. O.. known as Clark
Farm also two thousand dollars stock
in Newark national bank-to nv be-
loved son. Samuel Clark. providing. he
does build and maintain during his lifs
a pSo1es fence four feet high aud painted
red, To incloSe the dooryard and clothes
lot lying wcs. OF the apple orchard: tho
same TO be completed one month after
my death.
Providing this Is NOT bull, at ths
time specified. and maintained in a
neat and respectable manner, do leav,
all Ty property, both personal and
real, all moneys. bonds and stocks ,n
St Mary's orphan asylum OF Newark
except ten dollars which leave TO rng
beloved son Samuel, with which 20 purs
chase little remembrs OK me-
There. that's the will. Sorry l'vo
given you so little time 70 build thu
fence. Guess there amt no hurry. :e
we don't say anything about IT, What
was the matter with the old lady, any.
way? Why didn't she build the fence
herself2"
But Samuel was staring helplessly al
the wall. At last, "Wili that hold?r
he asked. tremulously.
why, you don't mind building the
old lady fence. do you? OF course "a
will hold. unless you break 1t, and I
doubt If you could work that You're
not her own son, you sec. And II you
could it would cost-well, the amouns
of tho property. Tho ST. Mary. would
fight you. Of COURSE Confonnd you.
Samuel, why don't you want 70 build
tho fcnce?"
Samuel arose. Worls-rebellious.
protesting words-strove thick and fnss
for utterance on his stiff tongue. Their
import was that be could never be bo~s
in his own housc. lord Of his own per.
son, keeper OF his own soul As bs
shambled out, his newly-aoquired youth
fell from him and left him oltlss than
nc had ever been, more withsrcd, with
q trembling which was new 10 him.
Always, always. in one way and an
other. she had had her own way. /. al
ways would be so. Tho living oisht
be thwarted. but ihe dead
The viii was certainly . great shoce
TO his mind. When he reached hosns
he went quietly 70 his room Soon after
he might have been socn stealstily
leaving the house and pattsripg down
the road, his stick and bundle over his
shoulder
Again he was running away.
II WAS late when be reached ths fence
corner. and long he waited bot no ors
came 70 coax him At lass, when the
moon rose, be realized that no cns
would ever come; that ths house might
stand there for years and 20 one would
know he had gore
He reached home In the gray Of the
and crept In. cowed, beaten
IL was afternoon when TIE painting
vas finished Samuel Clark turned.
brush and paint aud pail In hand. aad
ookea through the rows Of apple .rees
70 her grave II was ia shadow now
III there's anything you want. test :
DOT for IL, and I'd get IL ssti pleasure.
fou needn't he s~tan6in' there so
neck l<. You've had your own way"
A fragrant breeze drifted through the
.pple leaves. and their distarbed shadow
lpon her seemed like the swayinx of
y 4.