Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-18
CHAPTER /.
The Purple Orchid.

arms. the first faint streak Of early dawn
became visible in the east. one of them. a
IanIx rlaiufc.t,,r eI ,-,,;,ey man of ,,ne,ai,,
IL, go, 49,, ,.,,ty,I.e, ,,Io5 .t
- ~ O''i'e" 'ii7
"lteh'ioh OF the otiiSrs 10 H.
LOOK. said he, There is the daylight!
This has been q CAV night for Sutherland
town. ''S' ''''S- '''--'
Too gay. ,,,,,,,a...1 a-,o.,,.- .r,u,;,,~
o' say h"''t'Sd "''p'''eF- starting
aside as The slight figure OF young man
coming from the house behind them rushed
hastily by. WHY who's that
A. EN- nm. .r,1 III h1 ,-.., 49,
- - Wv,
IeIS''' mus ''Ii""'" 10 u" one ahS"eie"
Till he had dash, / out Of The gate and dis
appeared in the woods on the other side of
tie road. Tten they all smoke AT o-ca. .,
~, -. an t'N' O. ''01
ITS MI FREDERICK
Ike seems IN desperate hurry
He trod on my toes
Did Won hear the words he WIS roi1f;.r-
i,,.- a. h. ,-,,. 49,,
IS oH'S inc 'dS' question: was calculated
to rouse any interest, II alone received at
tenuon
No: what were Ihey? l heard him say
something hut l did not catch the words
iit WASH taking L" ."u or NE. either;
bJt j have ears that can hear an csc WINK.
lie sara. ,fGa1H Sod, mis- terrible night is
over. Tank Of that. After sGCi & dance
and such a si-dd. he calls this night ter
rih,C and thanks -,UI taal il is over. l
thought he was ola To enjoy this Kind of
Thing more than Host folks.
so did Z"
"iui 80 did l."
The i've musicians exchanged looks tI,n
huddjeI in a .sraua All ths s;lo
III mas 0,,arrel, with Ms sweetheart ~
suggested ono.
So, I-s4 ss,r1,,fs..; al ,..-, fa-.,-e; .+,-
othar - TeTtr th",.aSr i, y-allld he a
match
shame if il were r,r,t,a~oi the nm
- - - 'i'S III
gan! t'uth mo li.u Si''Hrn tISt.
- Of IL 5-,t{s, - - r.
w. - 1910 ~. ,,asr51 -,
In,r, mn tbai- toT7l. w., 80 III c,irjosi-
" an f. ~ ,,-il1,rt 49, H. 800 a.
l. i1,+,,-.s...5 ~ O. n e.. -
baj M, 1,r.,.iII.sI,- So, rI ,,t i -
:" 81 u. IL, -, - c.. -, ..4 VI
~" nm "l ,I ne lf 81, lel oIl Mss Mss
he SOL nv o,,,.i,. b1 IN ~ 49, al
u 9'''4 up 'PL'SI'e Iiti III 'Ht isl qu%u-
Ii!lt' anu ttt' SUu' p"@S tItlt was
IAiS"'S 80 u "'I-e eitCe III me way ne
lo9keS AT hfF tne last Jlns from what ne
-. III ~" ""IlS'ii i'lt usHt
MN W saint man I'C'kieS9 S"C"S lei-
lows ne I'm -Ie iiot L" ne C%uShI oI dlIn-
pies only heS want cash
or iainny a. least; ana sha hasn't
t',HeF- buS ~t,'it d pretty slri she Is. Some
IrI%M d IIC1 - n diI az vel coLhec'si
WOMB De Sa'she" Win hef good looks
a4o.e-
Good looks fiigh scoTn was observ-
able in this exclamation which was made
ny tht young man "h"in nave before
Gh"idsIrFlzei as u:lsalnlE- = refuse 70 ac-
hh""ieus[ nat The mas any good looks
VI NE contrary J CoHSI1er her plain
On on burst in protest from more
ti."u on NOUN ana why does she have
-, a., -. ION ''aHSttis after
TT. men asked the player on the yellow
HaT,'!et-
~ M rs! regular feature
- " "a ''Ii' - t,'ct d"rS that make When
u - ~, i'ei features you notice but her-
"oh nkt heT.
- iaush I"lioWed tnis-
iHdt Won upuhle her- SWeetwater.
SutHeIIaHd hot>. II You don C.. and that
ihuth more 10 the point And he'll marry
ne YET NJ t@l netp H. WY, shed
sMltS' we ueN' ms" lyad!hS her TO the al
"a "a, :. f az .oon " --ouoh 10 nave MIN for
htL nTiueSlV'hl-
Ihere would be consistency in that
nutI<red me Fellow Just addressed. But
MT r rtdeIIGk-
Hush, There's SOME one on the door
step. Why. it's she.''
They all glanced back The graceful
inquire OF a young girl dressed in white
was to b. seen leaning toward them from
the open doorway Behind her shone n
b'aze OF hsht-the candles not having been
this brilliaEt background her slight form,
WIN an MS eeW!tchinS outlines. stood out
pam tvhet- There was an anxious bend
ever observed in IL bt fOre
nv 't-edIt III n-Sn,
--L--ust 9.I'uSHt' voice. totally out of keep
HlS WIN me SthSuous curves of her strange
49, tdct- bur tue question remained in
1ot-pte.e as wen as unanswered, for at that
t-'4i4eLN Hti attention, as well that of
-. n ll.iNellhG AT the gate, was at
a.tgu ~ tAe SOUND or hurrylng feet and
~. 1850 Hseu cIiSS coming up the hin.
-nutugi- murder was the word painted
~ Ss more thaa one harsh voice; and in
aEether instant a dozen men and bovs came
, .slIliS A.Iv SiEht In q state of such ex-
80 - - ma NhS hFe musicians recoiied
I'm 't.e s''ie' anu one OF them Went so far
70 S'4lt PACK toward the house. As he
- - ne HoIISed curious thing. The
SD.-i5 "oil"L "i"n theE had all perceived
@.-i t''e III 'HT iooT a moment before mad
- i ~ Stt she was known to possess
'i.S htttltSt curiosity OF any one in town
c.t4,,t uSi -dsii A terrible and unpre-
S sCI cry III thls old. GOd-fear!ng town
in-ti;s en- .I -. hodise explanation from the
:.Ntrs W 7iJ"P aS the! stopped at the gate:
a L.if y ID - - i-aS oeei Killed. Stabbed with
III W. MI Sutherland!'
-.
bons.reI IN rIuSici',ms heard this name. SO
Ho'IoIeu ana so universally beloved they
- . mo-; ; u'teItd cry. Mrs Webb! Why
- " e. 'n,PosslpIt. shouting in their turn
tot NJ Sutherland Trey all crowded for
"a.i-