The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-01-19

help. We mustn't let old Charlie die
You must go at once for help"
Aunt Tempy still stared up at her.
why don't you go, quicki quick!'
cried little Miss.
Then Aunt Tempy nodded toward
the cloth pressed in the wound and her
stained hands holding il in place. "Go
way" she commanded, hoarsely. "He
was jes' a-cavortin' ter please me, an
he's killed hissef. 1t amt fttin' for
you ter see."
Little Miss had scarcely realized be.
fore that all the stain upon the ground
was blood. A shudder went over her,
and she felt her new strength giving
way. "Quickl" she cried, sinking down
beside Aunt Tempy. 81 can hold that.
and | can't walk any more. Go quick
for help"
But, little Miss" Aunt Tempy was
scarcely able TO form her words. Lit.
tie Miss reached out her thin hands,
and though she had almost fallen to
the ground, her eyes were imperious.
"Go quicki" she said
Aunt Tempy rose clumsily to her feet
and moved away, at first pausing often
TO look back. She was half expecting to
see her little Miss spread out white wings
and fly away, for it seemed as If she
must have come by some such means I;
but before the old woman was bit of
of two small, slippered feet. She
stopped and stared at the footprints
until she knew that they were real, /,
then she began to run.
Little Miss has riz an walked" she
shouted. "She's gwine ter git well, fer
she has riz an walkedl"
The bay, the beach. and the wild.
windswept lawn seemed full of voices
echoing her words. Far up the beach
toward the doctors house she saw some
moving figures, black against the white
shell of the road. Come! Come!" She
shouted, waving her arms against the
fierce north wind. Come! Gomez"
The creaking gate of Byrd's Nest
slammed as she passed. Her torn
| and blood-stained garments fiuttered
around her; her turban uncoiled and
flew off, uncovering her knobby, griz-
zled head.
The doctor and the two men with
him caught sight Of her and spurred
their horses to gallop. "In Heavens
name" the doctor cried, as he reined up
beside her, whats all this blood?"
"Come!" she painted. "Ole Chawlie
has killed hissef a-cavortin' ter please
me, but little Miss has riz an walked.
He was jes' a-cavortin' ter please me,
but little Miss"
The men saw that they could learn nc
more, and spurred their horses again,
leaving her behind. She plodded after
them, half running, half walking. and
nodding her grizzled head. Slowly
some of the words that little Miss had
! said came back into her ears, giving
variation TO her thoughts. She
stopped a moment and looked up into
the infinite blue sky, murmuring some
thing over and over to herself. Then,
as if remembering that there still was
room for fear, she hurried on.
The doctor came out TO meet her as
she labored through the gate. THAT
old horse is not fatally hurt" he said.
"You and little Miss stopped the loss
of blood so quick that l reckon we'll
pull him through; and as for little Miss
her fright has done what no doctor on
earth could have done for her. I'm
ready to promise you that she will be
well girl yet"
Aunt Tempy stared straight into his
eyes, making sure that he meant just
what he said, and then she hurried on.
He turned and followed her, and heard
her murmuring TO herself: 30 blessed
Lawd, dis ole niggah is paid for takin'
faithful kyah of her. She's mighty fond
of ole Chawlie, but it was fer de love
of me she riz an walked."-N. Y. Out
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