The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-29
PART III.

But Granny wasn't really dead you
understand. No such luck as that Tor
ellison.
Run us back and forth across the Rip
few times. Capt Peak. We ii get fish
here IL anywhere.
"She just lay there like drunken
creature, breathing hard with "a sort OF
snoTe anu nobody offered to touch her
At last couldn stand IL anv longer
$50 / turned TO Hussey. Tom, saii
/. you've done her good turn today,
and guess owe her one. Let's get her
home.
We'll, Tom flnched bit, but we
lifted her up. That sbamed the rest
they weren't "a bad lot only scarcd-And
among us we got her TO the house and
laid her on the bed. some of the women
came over ana stayed by her until she
came To. AS tor GlisCD, le sDeaked eff
alone to his CID er barrel in the cellcr
Next day nothing nGppened; which
surprised peoplo moro than an earthquake,
for the whole island was keyed mp to
high tragedy pItch. n nj the next uBy--
nothing; the place was as quiet as one of
the summer hotels out of saasOD. That
was disappDi tment to most. and they
bagan TO think Granny Quinch WASH {
such terror after all But the old ones
said Just you wait. 30 1t went on
for week
IAN tho while felt uneasy ns a boat
son ching were drawing me. and
dream Cd every night OF the things she
SAID the day i helped Ribbin make the
survey
Finally, one afternoon | strolled over
90 Monomoy. Steered pretty wide of the
graveyard. and went across dry, wCedy
pastures that set me To sneezing. Present
ly found myself pushing open Granny 3
gate. A low, dronlng sound can q out
through tho doorway, aud rose and fell
with n dismal sort of moan, like pine
trees I'm sou wester. IL II hadn't hCen
bread day, I'd have turned back, sure,
nut held my course ard peored In. The
place was so dark that I couldn't see q
tEing at first, though i could hear Gran
ny mutterinR and grooming. Then |
made out that she was spinning on one
OF those old fat Toned ilax-wneels, such as
you soc in the curio shops TIE room
was hot as u country Kitchen. full Of
| steam and herby sinells. Ia che corner
was "A black pot SLOWING OF the stove,
/ with something In IL that loaSCd like ink
! iubbling and chuckling Granny mover
so much ms raised her eyes Beside for lay
pile OF fuzzy stuff that she was spin
! ming out III long. fine thread She
| lad whole olew OF it wound on "a reel.
Granny. / opened up MT lsat.
| We nothin agin yc, sh' sail.
| Granny Quinoh, ! wont on, i wish
you'd take of those words you laid on Inc
| the other day.
I've nothin' agln We she said. |
| know what ye done, good an bnd.
| But ] wasn't s6rtisiled and Kept at ~.
! Couldn't let we'll enough alone. "Grln-
| ny, | said, I'd like you 20 know de4t iSa
that ellison, ana I've been sorry | B,l ed
| him run the line ever since
AT that she blGzcd up.
| I'll run his line for him. she cried
,nd her voice got screechy. IN run 4
| black limo for Jethru ellison
| She twisted the Z read around lei
finger, and broke IL with snap Sh,
| caught M the whole skein ard threw II
| into the sizzling Kettle. and TustCd II
down with her bare hands lhpy CAM
up black IA lOphet ihon she fErsd
| about. ana reached out toward me with d
clawing motion.
| Yes, Larry ApplcthOrre We halucd
| him run his iiho to steal my dead, siC
| cried Come again tonight. Lars
! Appethorpo, anu help the old wit,t
run hers, II ye want the black curse.
| lifted Of yer soul. Couo NJ mi might.
Larry Applethorpc, and Granny u meet