Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-03

killed f / went out" and she looked
SO frightened that l hadn't the heart
to say another word just then. Dur
ing the next few weeks 1 touched on
the subject several times, but always
with the same result; and began to
despair.
One afternoon when I came back
from drive, I found my aunt in the
kitchen, with George in her arms,
grooming over him and crying.
"Why, what's the matter, Aunt?" I
said, sis George sick?"
'No, he ain't," she answered; "but
he's most broke his leg in that pesky
OF trap O. Jonah's. l heard him cry
in, an / looked out an seen him up
by the corner of the barn, caught in
that OF trap that Jonah set there for
skunks, an I-oh, George" and she
turned perfectly white and shivered,
Olive been out! 1 went after him
Oh, George, help me; I'm goin' to
die; 1 feel it comm now. Oh,
George!" and the poor woman fell to
the floor in dead faint. 1t was the
first time in her life she had tainted,
=,
ana no w0nuer sne tnought she was
ayin9' Inc snoek was terrible one
10 ner' carrleo her TO tne peo' ana
alter some tlme revived her' one
smiled feebly as she held my hand,
and asked if she were "dredful sick, :"
and if she were dying. told her of
course not, that she had only tainted.
Dus went OUT sne sa,a Il went
OUT lar tue oaTn' un some'hln
ouSht 10 happen. L ain I Deen out
slae 0 my own ooor oeiore ior twenty
Que year' "onuer "ha' Il pecoine
o mes
- Notnlng' l shid' you re al rlgnt;
Eome' nave u orlnK J, OF 'ea' anu you IL
DC aS goou US new. ,r
bue' GEORGE sue saio' can
gee up. musI neV nau sOrGke
ana she set'iea oack on tne oea Win
srqan. . :,
nonsense ,,,, 4 saio' you re an
Iign1' Dee l IL HeiP you; anu l
neipea her TO her leet, ana leu her
oack 10 ene 9ltcnen. 9ne go, herseli 5r,
some Tea ana eagerly uranA IL. lneh
SIG uioppeu ih'o Iei onaii' "n"' '"A
ing george into her lap, she cfleu
riSht out You pretby llttle 1hlhg'
she murmureu' you was most tne
oeaGn OF me- anu sne rocheu pach anu
1orsn, sopDlhg anu CT ylhg nysterlcaily
ana then sne De9ah 10 ia"sn-a nnra,
nysterlcnl ieusn. one Inaiiy qoleeeu
down. ana Persuauea hef 10 go TO
peu anu sno "en' W sloeP III
neula.eiy'
In tne morning SIG SoV up "S "su"'
put ner lace was paier than ever ana
sue was very weak 1 st"yeu Will hei
an aay. AS sne salo nQ'hing aoouT
tne events OF Yesterday oiu not i
6nought IL oeS6 TO lee her nave her
own way LOT tlme. ou' IN inc even
ing sue sara 10 me oo
Am L al rlgne' Heorge' L ieel
sore o snaky. lou don u thlnh m
goia 10 DO s1ck' 40 you
on no. saio coine' won you
go OUT WIN me
mo, can T. she answered.
can iemPe froTluehce a9a'u. I've
scapea once an ought 10 De mighty
thanRiul ior tnae'
put IL was .he nrS' 'i'ne you went
out' sa'o' thaG something was 60
Ing 10 happen. Notning oia nappen'
you see; lou re I'LL right' Oome' go
OUT Win me-
NO, L doh6 lteVe Ken' she
saiu twas the hrst tlme, Know
put-no' can go' ana nothing
more was salu JUST tnen.
But the next morning a5 breakfast
She turned to me ana saia:
George' I've thought 1t all over
an am goin out. IL was the hrSt
time somethln was gong to happen,
an IL dlan e; an I'm goin out again.
Come leu go up 10 tne pafn'
ohe started 1or the door At the
tnreshola she stopped. NO. can't
go, sne sald. -,
SAID Nonsense ana TOOK her arm
anu stepped ahead out OF the door.
how her POOR thin arm trembled
Ia mlne! L must say l. tremoled u
olt myseii, tor realized what an aw'
iul tninS II was for her as looked at
herswhlte SET. .iace: After minute she