The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-06-27

mOdic head. but saw nothing, ana
logged on, perspIring. Once he felt
confident that a gIggle came forth
from the door of n house he passed.
He wheeled thither. like n rabbit, half
scared. He saw girls skirt whisk-
ing away. and there was no more
giggle. Red and hot he came 20 his
home In a mood Of mingled regret,
doubt and perplexity. Why those
chickering's? Could ~ he. after all.
some deception? Was II possible
that he hadn't quite mastered the
grandmother trick?
He pondcred over this, lingering the
iron key In his hip pocket. Suddenly
his American vim came back. He'd
see the thing through. blast n! He
turned and retraced his steps, willy.
Up the street OF the datc.palm he
came painting. Az q corner near
TriniIad's hut he hid, or thought he
hid. He sat down on rock. round
The angle. ia see u they came march
ing by with their grandmother. The
sun was exceedingly hot. and he
looked broilipg, sitting there with
facing the street of the atc-pal,n.
lie was n magnificent monument Of
pain: hut he would see the thing
through.
Two Of Trlnidad's sons large. over
grown boys In white cotton and san
,lnls suddenly came running across
his view toward the house of mourn
ing. They had evidently been out on
an errand since Jaggers left. They
were Juggling. with good speed. four
large jutc sacks full Of something
which seemed like bottles. A little
silver change chinkcd In the hand of
one. and he didn't seem sad. JnggcrT
pricked up his ears. They also
pricked up their ears. stared at him.
and dashed on IN n drlirimm, the con-
tents Of the bags rafting. 4 little
later the renewed wailing In III"
house of mourning could bc heard by
Theophilus. lie broilcd on.
At noon the whistle Of the distant
new white brewery (which brcws the
beer called "Porfirio Diaz') shrilly
proclaimed the hour. and the ponder.
forth a like information. just then.
about three OF those same gricl-
sinenrcd heads pcercd round the cor
ner steulthily mt Jaggers. With n
great hustling, those Youngsters then
tore bnck, probably as kind OF an
nounccmcnt.
Now. u must he remembered tina.
the wages which Jnggers paid were
very large, worthy of continuous cul.
tivation.
Out OF the house Of mourning came
the cortege. Four brnwny grandsons
bore the coffin high on their shoul.
ders. II was plainly heavy, and the
lid was nailed down. Trailing on be-
hind came Trinidad and Marcclina.
twincd round one another, wailing;
the seven other children. down to the
tinicst, fat, solemn totldler. with
nothing on but a shirt: the aged wom-
an: the cofiin-mnker. bencvolentIy
smiling; and many ncighbors. al
more ar less joyous In appearance.
The three inlarmonious pigs wcr.
seen to appear disconsolatc for n
IUOHn'Ht W VIC uooT. NUNoUS INV
neighbor women was one all muffici
up. 40 that only scpulchral eyes
pccred forth. She took the death Of
this grandmother hard. And as they
passed the corner. .Iaggcrs. seated on
his rock. broiled on.
After moment he arose and fol
lowed. They had told him that s.rv.
ants were tricky. He'd see II through
So he pursued the cor'egc for two
weary miles. The whole length of
Cuernavaca they went. Some Of the
mourners now and then turned and
appriscd their fellows that Thro-
philus was pursuing still
- Out Of the town. down the ziglng
descent into the canyon. up the wind.
ing zigzng ascent Ia the opposite
summit. went the procrssion. HIT
Jaggers paused on th,( (yiithcr heights.
There wasn't any Use going any fur
thcr. He could see across Ia the
place where the great gate of III"
cemetery rose up. lie sat down On
the precipicc's edge and watched the
rortcgc go climbing. Yes, sure
graveyard: the gate closed after
them. Jaggers, sul,ducd. strodc home
In murky rcyerie.
A scout at the cemetery gate saw
him go. On through the city of the
dead plunged the cortcge. now with
rude haste. Hilarious grew the
mourning. Through a rear gate they
made the joyous exit. Running.
laughing. dancing along a narrow
path which. hidden from Cuernaya
leads 10 San Anton. rollicked the ~.
neral, coffin. and all. That cnskct
ratified like bottles. The old womnu