Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-26

anybody but Tom Andrews should help
her down, He had seemed 50 Mortified
at the idea that she should ever 20 up
on windmills nc all when he warned her
Of the unsafe ladder.
As she looked he stole softly back 10
the little divide that hid the house from
the road and waved bis handkerchief
10 someone she could not see
An awful fear clutchel ut her heart
as, IN answer 10 the signal. a wagon
ccme in sight along the road A wagon
with the ten young men she had expect
ed to dinner. some riding In ii. some
walking beside It, and Ia the body Of It
a long box, covered with q cloth
She knew wlint that meant as soon as
her eye caught &C. II was Wade-her hoy.
tier baby, her only soni They were bring
ing him home to her Her tired arms
nearly let 20 their hold.
They were driving up IN front Of the
house now, They had gotten out very
silently and were carrying the long box
in, She could hear the shufllng OF their
feet.
20 Wade. my little SON. she moaned.
lis this your Homecoming" Her MUD
went through all the torments we feel
when our dear ones are taken from us
TINT all mothers know for their sons
who 70 astriy. Would 1t have been
different II she had been irner, II SHE
had been more ienient II she had followed
him at once when she failed 10 hear-O,
the tragedy " those Ifs.
She thought Of dropping to the ground
aud ending it all there; but she louged
10 see the face Of her boy IN the collin.
Tom Andrews pecpcd cautiously out of
the back door, and she called softly TO
Why. Aunt Mat; why, Aunt Matte"
he crietl--a name he kept for state occa.
sions Of great excitement How did
you get up thereF d,
20 help me down. dear. lit me down."
she moaned I'D rather die ON me
ION ran and lifted her down in his
strong young arms, and sat her on q
bench against the windmill tower, ana
stood looking down at her.
u saw You" She gasped.
Then you've been up there nll me
time. The boys sent me on ahead 70
spy out the ground. They diidn,t want ant. %
bring il while you were IN the house,
and II you were about, ! was to gel you
away on some pretext, ~.
sbulder went over the pathetic ~.
lie flgnre before him. Poor Wade!
already he was ''it TO everybody nnul hyl.
Tom was tanning her vigorously WIN
his mg cowboy nat ,i
,.,oneh 20 come In and see ~ Ihe
boyFn be cut Up about Your geIilnE
ssgbt OF before they were ready
bgt You had to see II sometime, OF
I'M. utter lack Of sympathy IN fhe
,,oitng voice quite broke his lisienere
,,st;e,,t heart. 20. Wade. my sou, my
som she cried, and Jurst into storm
..,S-hy YES" said poor. bewildered
rom i.Wade's all right He's IN there
,yifh she others. II was him driving
~, Id kept rs hat pulled down foF fear
md see aim and know him. Says hes
icen sick and gave the folks NJ the hos
n;fI M wrong aidress i The reason llis
letter. didn't get here; but lies al Hsht
now-why. whats the maiterf
( For shr had risen and was gripping
"a arm hari with both hands. ~
/ tVaae's All right she WHISPERED, husk-
{ III ..ufiat-wa S-in--ihat-box
I "a nflno for yOu.' said T0n. a piano
49, ~. ana The rest Of the boys ss,at %
Emerlid Cir for and hauled out here
I A. slear yon play On,
snd ,vhe1 the Thanks giving dinuer
f,vbirb ,rarn't buried In fhe leas) had
been diers.sed Of, any passerly ini6il
nave hard the nidodious strains or
S,nifh'E Alareh a. performed ~ uie
HeIle Of The Big Draw, on 4 resenant
Z rev piana. 10 the great deDEr o. nfr
/ anIience saluting thr prairie hi.sh.,
ALnck MCGOWAN.