Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-21

life CD o. cruel to cstt er n dog and
In nine cgse~ out n Ten that child VIII
grow mp e man Dr woman. as the case
may D.. with q lat ut cruelty which
VIII assert itself sooner cr later and
prove curse o. It's nosse-sor. This 5
whale~aIle and immutahle law n na-
ture. hIuE u-. on the Law ~ order and
part ol tua grand scheme
She mu~- have noticed something II
that which was passing through my
mind. fr. after oue quick glarre tEum
hsr large darS eyes She remarked Il
see vou don understand WHY I ask va1
% hook Come here She had a strange
gift. txalv ~ divinirg one thoughts
] ateve8 AMI looked into the eyes -
the diving snake. Fer a moment con
fgss ~ having been startled ft SEEMED
o ule there was q concentration II such
devidsh hate and impotent rage in them
that / involuntarilv turned away nv
head
-'Its not pleasant sight. was my
commsu. II Gau'r know how you can
look ar .ach "a thius To uls the very
idea - taer flwnlike eyes looking at
sgch q rar.C.s .s,vv object was horrible.
ami mast have shown my tis-nst
Ny Only brother was killerl BY rha
bite of enc she remarked simply. ard
then s-recx IN on the bead with the butt
end q her stock whip
Il have Vut 10 out . il misery any
how. b1t / suppose you 4 ascrioc sorae
0:her motive % the action she turned
% the blacks .-Yarrv. here rou take
'erm Tins enc huigeire fellow snake
ThaE she walked aF without ~ uinrh
a. iookins az me before I had tin1e e.
dissent from this uncallssi fr iispar-
ageueat sorarhow fslt annoved az
her manner bur went ever o. the
sqratter who was JuS. finishing -ame
writing aEf tooE q sear with ham in
tha -hale under the awning
Glad e. -oe v0u be- Sand heartily
Where's your friend
I explained that Jack was finishing
the feree round the grave What had
occurred seeule,i @ have upset hins
Then ~ t1.kei about vari0us things
soon b. bad gained frarn me sar- IN
forulAtioz "a the nAmes ~ the schools
and colleges Jack AMI hal been ne and
other matters "a like nature did
not mind telling him such thing,s. for
In the Australian hack blocks. IN the
most unlikely pi1c-s. yun meet all sor-S
and conditions a men. - thar nothing
comes IN the nature Il % surprise. I
also toll him that Jack anH w-re
travelling 0verr.nd % the diEzrinzs new
" broken out In Western Australia
Il can't bur think that you're max
ing mistake remarked the sqrarrer
at this point ''I'm Ied - understand
it's a missrabiy dry country. 20 I
should wait il were yon until Iusr hs-
fore the wet season sets in and then
you Il have a chance = Prospecting the
ranges properly Hundreds VIII ~
driven off the field before that time.
mark my words
Yes. 1 reioinesL I've No dunbt
that's sound advice. but what are we
ID 90 in she mrantimef There are lots
Of Will horses down near the salr pans
Il don't suppose the ga II more than
so miles OF but you know the class
of fellows who arc down there. making
horse hunting an cxcuss. for ke~pin< out
Of the way of the police. anil neirh@r
Jack nor | want to g~t mixed up with
them
We'll III tell ron what. said TIE
-quattcr. though. Il cuurse. we neetir's 3
come toany definite understanding inst
al present. the land I've taken mp =
some So miles south Il the track On the
Robinson river sent ,. 900 head of
cattle On ahead some Eve months mEn.
but am rather anxious about shrrn The
blacks in that particular l0cality ar~
undoubtedly bad. and fear that sinre
this rush % Western Australia has set
in some q the men that Gih=on. th~
druver. had looking after them may
have gone 0ff 10 a. | never saw it 9th
ervvise vet The native born Australian
will maintain that two birds in the
bush are worth one In the hand any
dav. especially where a goldfeld = con
cerned II you care 90 follow my advice.
III give y0u both work at Is I0d
week when you Eet o. the station and
until YOU think 10 $ time to start for
Kimberley. 80 IL. as Jon may find uut
before then. the rush has proved
'duffer' you II be money IN pocket and
won have wasted time. Then II vou
want To remain and help 60 form the
station-I'Il only stop tor month or Co.
You can do ~.
/ thanked him. promising to arrangs
the matter with Jack knew be hed
out this offer 20 rs with the best oz
motives and not because he may have
wished 10 secure labor He informed M
that in half an hour's time they woula
strike camp and push on Anyhow W
would see him on skeleton creek that
night Travellers generally eampsd -
clo-e proximity % each other on thu
I,uelv track for fear Il being attackr.i
by the blacks
Look here. Dick. said Jack Il
think IL =time % tell yuu something. AMI
may a. well tell you IL now as later on
Dick. before / met you got intoa Gun
siderable bit ~ tr0uble-thas's o. ssEy.
was seen in precious bad company and
under circumstances which would nat
urally make the police jump al strangs
conclusions need hardly ask yon e.
believe me-
..J.-k. Il protested. I'm nplnch yoTr
head for yOu in another minute
.'Au right old chap. y0u can-after-
ward. The ghost II n smile lit 1p MS
face for the moment. and he went on
again as II there had been No interrup-
ton I've q very strong suspicion that
there's a warrant ont for nv arrest In
fact. 10 was the knowledge ~ this Thar
FASTENED me % make mp my mind when
you asked me b go with you % West
ern Australia. You ve only known use
by the name u Tyndall / suspect the
police have another one Tor me. bur
from motives ~ prudence / think y
will b. better 90 stick o my prr-ent
name II the police have come o. the
Macarthur heard they were coming
they may b. in position % make y
awkward for me. 80 You - liable % -
seriously inconveniencssi atsany time
through keeping my company N0w.
Dick al Won We Eot o. say - that ron
want - ~ with Mackenzie and Ill ~
right on You can make anv cycusr far
me you Ike IN pan cut sofnel'7V
Now. speak out I shaat - offeu.tst
whatever you do. And. look herr
leave you the gray as keepsake. Oh
chap
Jack Won c0warilv hr-te. Feu
know I haven't strength left 20 uch
your head A. for the police. au-
them
wa. disappointed in Jack bar IN
daubtedlv INV reference - the -.iics