People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-03-23

ne CT 90 mat lis thou has WOW
the strands aboot her bonnie neck
an all COS ZEE must blab TO what
warn't no business o thine An
wish my tongue was rotted i my
head afore I'd spoke them words a.
war brought up agen her afterwards
but twas thy wark, man, a. II
wark."
judith turned and kissed passion
ately the mouth that had ignorantly
borne testimony against her.
'I'd rather ha' a curse from this
wan-the on'y wan-than tn lu7 O.
all the world" she cried; and he
kissed her back with all his heart
As on the first occasion of nv
hearing her speak. the woman's
voice Jared upon me; she looked a
Semiramis. and she spoke like a
daughter OF the people.
Judith" l said, "your counsel
imagined certain things to have oc-
Cured on the night Seth Treloar
came home. Did he guess trulyp"
She looked at me indifferentIy.
"lss," she said. but what dot
siggerfy nav? IT'S all adone wiz
an yo'd take me TO- fool if l up nv
told ZEE tn truth"
mo, | should not" l said, n
what is more, | should believe l.
| want to help you, but you k.ust
help yourself by telling me exactly
what happened that night"
Judith looked at Stephen.
Shall | tell 'un?" she said.
"M'appen him 'ull know then what
fule 'un has been. Iss, I'll tell ZEE,
tho It's waste o time. an I'd rayther
be talkln' to him, yon.
"Wa-al, l war sittin' by tn FIRE tn
NIGHT afOre we was & sail TO- AustraNy.
thinkin' O. my baw. an bit fainty
hearted at leavin' tn old place Jus
had teen main happy, hadn't us,
LADY! when steps coined along tn
path an somebody gie'd a bang at
tn door. | s'posed twas some gig
let or rapskallion coined fro tn vii
lage t ieer at me, so l jist bided
quiet, then body swored out, an
in come man-'twar Seth Treloar.
Il gied a yellock ZEE moight ha'
heard MOLE, an him jest larfs an
ses' 'Your'm purifier nor 'iver!' an
ups t kiss me. III ZEE touches me,
ses /, I'll murder ZEE an he larfs
agen, an ses, i see yer temper's so
sweet as ever twas, an'him thrawed
hisself into chair, an keeps on
larfn'.n
81 'spected to find zee married
agen,' him said, til seven years is
up, an you'm free, 'sposin' VEIN ony
brother an sister t wan anither now?'
4" WI a my heart say |, stralnin'
my ears TO- tn sound O. Steve's han
upo' tn latch. l knowed war
thrust out O. my bit hebben in to
hell ryxsSas5'' Sc. s.:Ss .s.ssts
"1f ZEE means that, ses he, lookin'
hard towards me, 'us'll be the boon
ist trens as ever war. Thar's a baw
out yon in Syria as clapped his eyes
on yer picter, an he be jest mad
about ZEE, an when | tells 'um you'm
my sister, he ups an swares to mar
ryin' ZEE, an giles me no pace till
sets out to fetch ZEE. Will ZEE come?
'Ee II have gold an fine clo' an SIGH
lashlns as zee never see the like O.
here, an e's a fine baw, as 'ull be
good to zee, sight better'n iver
war;
ii said niver a word, | war Just
listenin', listenin' for Stephens steps
"Wa-al. he ses, we'll talk more O.
that bim'by. l doant look much
loike TIL ragged ne'er-do-weel as
ruined away fro zee dol Awh, tbs
foin life out yon in Syria, all the
baws is lusty an strong over there.
Jes look to this An he rolled up
his furrin' sleeve, an showed a arm
as I'D lummax an OK.
d" Us don't drink much over thar
sez he, W a curious sort O. larf, us
knows O. sOmethin' better stuff as
you poor fules 'ud reckon as bit
different to what US dus, stuff as
makes ZEE strong, an yer skin sleek,
an yer hair t. shine, but | amt a
goin' t. tell ZEE wot tits. Has ZEE got
drink O. milk anywheres?'
"Iss, ses |, llstenin' for tn sound
O Steve's foot an | wraps my cicak
closer about me, an | goes t tn
cupboard, an thar tn devil wor
waitin' TO me, as t is aisy now t see.
TO BE CONTINUED.