Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-09-26
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r. ,yas evening The mists yere falling
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man s''' o'i ollo VI Vlie greaV eranl.o
rocks that lay on the top or Dame Tor. lie
had been sitting there since midday. He
had watched the sun as it shone on the
purple heather and green bracken; he had
watched the oloud shadows as thew wan
dered through the valleys and along the
burns and streamlets.
The man had not epioyed so long a rest
If undisturbed oriet for MANY wears.
AWAY in the distance. when the sun
shone al midday he had seen his home. the
home he'd inhab;ted for seven YEARS He
was never going to return to that home,
and he smiled When he saw the sunlight
strike the windows of the great ugly build
ing. For his home had been no cottage:
n had been a large mansion and he had
lived there in solitude. vet surrounded by
hundreds of his fellow men
At 8 O'Clock tho moon lifted herself
above Hound Tor and nestled among a
few white cloudlets which hung around
her in the east.
Yes. it was deliphtfuIly peaceful and
calm There twas onJv one thing he want.
ed-a pine of tobacco He laughed aloud
as the Thought crossed his mind. for ii
seemed oueer want inst then. hut he had
NOT smoked nine for seven wears.
Seven Years aeoi It was near Hound
Tor too inst those seven Years ago that
he had smoked his last nine and had his
last chat with little Clo'. living amidst the
heather Perhaps little Clo' was still at
her again. and thew conld climb the Tor
and lie amidst the heather lust once more.
Yes he would 90 and look for little Clo'.
There was a light in the cottage win
dow. He opened the door without knock
inc. A woman rose from the oak chair,
and started when she saw the man.
~ want little Clo' +" he said. forgetting
now that seven wears had passed since he
last entered the homestead
The woman regarded him attentiyelv for
some minutes Without sneakine. Then
nnshino a seat toward him. ESQ vou've
cot axyav Mt last9 Guessed vou'd tire a.
living tbere',-nointino so,1th-"pretty
soon But If ar'n't no use your a-comin
here Yon cot Yourself into In mess. and
YOU'D hetter clear Yourself If Won can"
nWbera he littjo Clo,Su the man asked
aoain
sI Ia ,itt,e Clio, or ,eastwavs T was it,
t,a Clo, Thew don't cali me- that name
now Have Won forootten twas seven
yeors ooo9,
He sat down IN the chair she had pushed
toward him and looked ohsentlv ot the oil
lamn burning IN the table
uYes-I,d foroot--ves-vm was little
c,o, onca I'd foroot~I,9 somehow OK.
noc+ed tn And her here stil1-T wanted her
r. cnme IN and eff m Honnd Tor and
have n chat while smoked nv pipe-irst
40 wa nsed-I mean as she and 7 used 70
do Rut ID forgot. twas silly of me,,-
uyesn answered the woman. F" twas
s;,,v - She stood bv the omen door nerv-
onslv smoothing her dress The man LEFT
liz eves wander around the room
uTh;nos oin,t changed mucb-tbe cba,rs
and tables and ornament things T mean
Int T can 500 fiat sho,s cone. r nnder.
stord NOW Go WI, l,o n 1voman-av and
a f3ne one too Yu ain,t narriedp won
dor Mt that tbenI Won ought ter have
married Saw cosld Won find q n;nep-anv
old nine-T s;nose mine,s lost Nop Tbat,s
nical 7 didn't ,snect to SEQ him aoain-
and tobacoop knows your father always
smoked pride o. Devon Thanks He
filled his nine. and she noticed his fingers
trombIod She gave him a liobt and then
resumed her nosition by the door
"This is like old times. almost-if only
little CIo, wac here 7 s,nose Won cou,dn, i
he little Clio, inst for half an hour or So
sort of NAV actin at II. Won knowY Forget
what or was Iike9 Fancy thot. them
7 remenber we'll enough s'nose vou
thint I'm n had nm THAT'S whv Won
don't sneak to me- Perhans am but aid
IT. n save little Clo, thouoh mayhe von,ve
a.forootten that y He relapse6 into silence
and sat leaking obsentlv at the old Grand.
fatbar,s clock and nuftino his nine
fter n little while the woman smoke
uI hear some one coming. IF it,su-
mYour fothery,, tho man interrupted.