Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-09-12

66d6f th6 covers OF the BED hSf 66n
had used. Then she stole into the
room. and softly lifted the sleeper's
tattered clothing and shoes from
chair near the bed, and bore them
back to her room.
She looked at them aghast; they
we're beyond repair. For twenty min
ates she sat helplessly looking at the
heap Of rags, unable to think.
All at once her breast heaYed. She
arose, and going to the box in the
corner, took out the suit Of clothes
she had shown her neighbOr the day
before.
"It 'ud be shame to low i'm to
20 away in them rags" she mur-
INJURED softly; and all at once she
buried her rigid face in the clothing,
and held it there for a silent moment.
| beside, Tobc flowed, il he never
:ame back, to give 'em to some fel.
er as needed 'em; an yet l wish't !
might a kept IN, to look at once in
while"
She measured the two suits to-
yether; she put the soleless shoes
against the bottoms Of the high-heeled
boots. and was satisfied with the
| measurement Then she folded the
ragged clothes up in bundle and put
them behind some rubbish in corner.
Taking the other suit and the
boots, she placed them noiselessly
upon the chair near the strangers
bed, and softly withdrew. About
three hours later the guest put his
head cautiously out Of his room and
Taught her eye.
81 can't find my Clothes" he said.
II left t'others for yer," she said,
huskily and she coughed little behind
her hand. "Yore'n was bout played
out. Yore welcome to 'em-I recken
they'll fit yer"
When he came out wearing the
suit, and she looked up suddenly and
saw him standing near the water, she
fell to shaking so violently that the
pan she held fell to the floor. She
stopped to pick it up, and without
giving him another glance quickly
left the room.
When the young man stood in the
door, Ladd and the Sheriff rode up to
the gate and called him to them.
They had come to restore the money
that had been taken from him, and
to tell him that a man had been ar.
rested in the next county with Broad.
enex's money in his possession, aud
that the man had confessed the crime.
The young man took the money.
That's the money your boy sent
YER" he said to Ladd. '.An' now ]
think I'll go. I've been away from
my folks fer three year, an I amt
thought much about home, but some.
how I've got the strongest hankerin'
to see my nanny ever had in my
life. GoOd-by. Tell your wife I'm
much obliged fer 'er kindness. ]
know how she feels, an won't bother
bout tellin' 'er farwell."
Ladd tried to speak. but could not,
He walked on down the road by the
Iyoung mans side to a tree where his
favorite mare was tied. There were
tears in his eyes, and his feature.
were softer than they had been since
childhood.
"Hold on" he said. He put hi.
hand upon the neck Of the mare, and
looked appealingly into his compan.
IONS face. "Fer heavens sake don't
refuse what I'm agwine to ak YER
he began. Il b'lieve, on my soul, III
die if yer do? You've forty mile tel
go-I want ter give you my mare, fei
yo' ter keep for good. I've packed
some victuals in the saddle-bagS
Don't refuse me-"
~ cayn't take yore hoss, man.
said the other. "You needn't feel
like I'm agwine to harbor any ill-will
Iagin yer. l amt that sort"
eyer must take 'er." groaned the
farmer. Il cayn't take no refusal. u
The young man looked into the
Istreamlng old eyes for moment, then
he said:
"All right, sence yer insist on it.
l think l see what's botherin' yer, an
if l kin hep yer, I'm willin'."
Ladd watched the horseman ride
Iaway. When he was almost out OF
Isight down the long road, Ladd
turned and found his wife at his side.
Her face was as hard in expression as
a statues. But she showed surprise
when she noticed the tears in her
husbands eyes, and his trans6gured
visage. She looked away in the sun
shine after the departing horse and
rider. Then her face lighted up with
sudden eagerness.
"Did you give IN Betty, Jacob?'
she asked.
He nodded.
She wavered an instant, then she
threw her arms around him, and with
her white head on his breast, burst
into tears.