The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-13
Or / been Roy of Aldivalloch

bank, but You shan't have Il unless
you can keep me alive till next sum-
mer. Then don't care who YOU
marry.
20, Aunt Jane" Jennie cried. !
How can you talk so? Don't take
as good care of you now. as | can"
But faint ii human nature for |
you TO help wishing was out Of the |
way. and you had the bank notes" /
! 20, don I. please don't" There was
something in the vote that made the |
gaunt face on the pillow soften. And |
she said: Il declare, if YOU didn't |
speak Just like your mother, If Ia !
! had my eyes shet I'd thought it was
sister Lucy-she married for love. |
and her husband did everything but
beat her And he waited six months
after she died fore he married his
second wife: and she makes him stan
raund I'm glad Of il. Tie can't
stan around enough to sujJ me
The speaker chuckled "a, she gazed
at the DOPING figure near her.
Now. 90 long. but | must say l
should be glad if you'd get out OF
ear~hot with your mumblin :
The girl had risen. and said: Can't
| do something 10 make YOU more
comfortable, Aunt Jane"
You may pull up. that curtain
about three inches; want To So the
whole Of the robin. Its the same
pair that had Il nest here last year.
Shell come next summer, I Do believe.
| must live 70 SEE her next summer.
Why don't YOU 20, Jennie"
She walked to the door. She paused
again and gazed at the woman on
the bed. Aunt Jane was watching
the robbin. ignoring the presence OF
her niece. suddenly Jennie began to
sob.
The woman turned tiercely. and
said: What's the matternow? Can
you leave me and my robin?'
NO, can't. till I've said should
try to keep you alive just the same
| if you didn't have any bank notes.
Having said this in "a choking voice
Jennie ran out of the room forgetting
for the instant who was waiting for
her
Somebody turned quickly from the
open outer door and caught her
about the waist. \ tall man with
slight stoop in his shoulders, and IA
narrow. smooth face, lighted 10y
twinkling blue eyes. cried boistrously.
Come, now. | can't stand havin
YOU plagued. Jennie What's the
old woman beeu dom to you this
time?''
Jennie held up her finger in a
frightened way.
Hush, O. 40 hush. Dick
At the same moment the wall of
the bedroom was struck.
Jennie, Jennie Lambert. | say,
But Jennie was now crying in such
way that she couldn't respond to
the summons. Dick put her down in
chair. and then marched boldly to
the door. He closed it behind him.
He met the savage glance from the
bed with eyes that glimmered with
fun. 1t was joke To him that he
should take Jennie place. And what
was the use of being afraid OF that
creature on the bed?
The widow Crocker raised herself
on her elbow.
Il didn call you, she said.
No. ma am: know it
The young man advanced and sat
down in the one chair.
Il called Jennie. and want her.
Dick had his hands III the pockets
of his seer>ucker sack.
She's cryin so she can't come III.
Do you want me to lift you up OF
: cit you some tea. or anything?
Tea, | don't drink tea"
.All right, III set here n keep vol
! company. then. | amt got a thing
+. to.lo this afternoon. A forJenuie
: she's about played out waiting Oh
Won. n YOU bein' so thunderiu in
Iconsiderate.
Mrs. Croker gasped and clutchec
her stick. Tie blue eyes with the
t---s.,Y -,--;, l. L. a tho c1rDay.. ia r.
, IL yazed at the suuken glaring eve
Il fixed upon them. Dick began .
> pucker his lips 10 whistle. \ faint
sound a. OF a woman sobbiu@ wa