The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-19
4 STRANGE STORY
OF THREE.


CHAPTER
re was sialwari young farmer,
stanily built man. with a handsome
nfonzed face. broad shoulders feet
"Aich siood squardy upon the earth,
ana q pair Of fearless eyes. Frank
Aexwcil, aged twenty-five. owner Of
nfpad acres. a physical frame IN per.
text condition. and well developed
minl, was a man 10 be- enyled
She was dainty maiden. with a
ttntefm figure. a complexion OF min
SEQ roses and lilies. aud eyes as
bright and blue a. the summer lakes.
Daisy Springfield. aged nineteen. own.
% beautiful face. a giad.hearted.
{. beautiful face. glad-he1ricd,
Emmy disposition and countless pretty
A'rsses. was woman 20 be- loved.
was something less than a man,
'4i more than an animal. with q face
y satyulke hldeousncss. a mlsshapcn
u"th' bowed legs and a pair Of arms
~ long that the hands hung low Ike
'fose Of gorilla. Dumb Dick. oi age
UNKNOWN, owner OF a half.wliied mild
"Alf Of abnormal strength and ugii-
ness nnd a fierce ana ung0geFnahle
itinfff, was creature 10 be Stunned
anu i'slrusicd
Ileec we've the Invariably judgments
p everybody who knew all three Of
them.
ffark was an orphan. living ON bis
own farm. understanding his business
ana capable of conducting It IN q thor
puHhly efficient manner; just the sort
~ man who would be Ike 10 cut q
ferty respectable figure IN the world.
ant end by leaving his children more
money aud more acres than his father
bad lefi him.
Daisy was the only daughter Of a
prosperous lawyer. q little inclined to
~ vain ~ her good looks. but good by
nature and thoroughly purc-hearied:
JUST rae suff Of woman 10 make an
#'heri|phuie wife, careful 0f her home.
comfort 10 her husband. aud friend
~ hcf ehlioren-ihe model British ma
afun.
Dumb Dick was presumably the or.
hru child Of a gypsy woman who had
ronGm him long years ago M tbe
fhnnfe and Ind died There. lie
~ 'Wmaungeahle had run
ny uiili Z. ssiitr0nff5l. aud lived
!" ana where he could. picking up
inns ana scraps Of food. but shun.
Ak eh human society: Just tac sort
creature 10 commit some awful
Rn: and Il was shameful that ne
u b. allowed 10 wander m large.
te facts and deductions were tho
on talk Of everybody who knew
Iree Of them.
II and Daisy stood together IN
90 81 a little wood. Dumb Dick
10 IN the wood. bat be- was hid
~ thick screen OF haxcls Frank
IllSf faced each other. ana Frank
both Of Daisy's little white hands
ne 81 Ills brown palms. They 10th
~ very happy, but their happi.
showed Itself IN different ways
happiness ovcrnOwed In light
nonest. brown eyes. Daisy's
~ 49, Wnt toward the ground aud
b ~ ''.l.'4''f could only be guessed
- Nhich lremDled upon he.
BE- AZ I've pretty blush nlckcflng
49, eleAtc Dumb Dick. al nn.
CAHl bed his llst and ground HI a
lfI|A In fury. crumplinr up his face
pa, he new uellncss OF mingled rage
nna misery.
Iae little wood was very silll. save
ios . slight rusillng among the dry
|fafes or the crack Uf a twig beneath
ne swift foot OF n squirrel. or the oc.
faslonal fan Of ripe nut And IN The
Silence and the shadow Frank bent
forward and kissed Daisy lightly on
Ihc lips
Then the lovers walked away togCth-
er hand in hand Ike a pair OF happy
children.
And, all alonc behind his screen Of
hazels. DumhDlck hung himself down
10 fnli lEntth. clawlng nj the brown
rlh with his hands and giving vent
r. his feelings In lnarilculate growls
Il rage. and dry choking sohs OF mis-
% course there was no reason WHY
~ sight Of a pair OF handsome end
Ipy lovers should have made tllr
sshapen creature either angry or
H.Achcd. But he was bad as wel ~
1I
tffast. so people said.