Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

work of the day. One of these men,
somewhat differing in appearance from
the rest, sat a little apart His face
was fine and there were lines of suffer
ing. But the unusual thing about the
face was the expression in the eyes;
they were kind and sad eyes, but I'M
less he spoke directly to another, an
expression, not of being hunted, but of
hunting, dominated them AS if they
were always seeking and never finding.
This was John Neweomb. His COM
panions called him odd and talked of
him among themselves, always ending
by saying that there was something
wrong-no doubt about that. That
man had a past And yet the great
goodness of the man forbade their
thinking any evil of him. No man in
camp was so kind-hearted or half as
enduring of hardship or trouble as was
John
1t was the month of October and the
mountains wore their purple and gold
en- haze, preparatory snowy winter
garb. Soon the little cabin would be
showed in and communication with the
town shut or In anticipation of this
time two of the men took journey to
town about this season of each year
for the coming cold weather John
was almost always one of these, for his
knowledge of household economy was
of value in making the purchases Sew
eral days were occupied usually in this
journey and this little period of change
and activity was welcomed by these
men of the mountains and the woods.
One evening while his "pard" was
absorbed in game of cards, where the
| bags of gold dust lay thick upon the
table, John wandered away through
the streets of civilization. The sun was
| just resting on the horizon before it
| babe goodnight to the pretty little
mountain town. And up and down the
street, lined with graceful trees and
cosy homes. were to be seen the chill
| dren in their happy play. And the
hour was full OF peaceful foreboding
that the twilight brings to the tired
SON of man. But of these things about
him John seemed. to have little knowl-
| edge or care, until one of the homes
he passed by seemed for a moment to
| at Cact him. 1t was a low cottage
standing in the midst of flower
decked lawn. and over Its windows
climbed and bloomed the honeysuckle.
| The sight of 1t stirred something in
Il Tic DTSASl OF DIdlu Oh ILLS HAL, as IL
| AZ dream forgotten had almost come
back to him. He looked again at the
house and from the rear of 1t chasing
| ioyfully in pursuit of playful spaniel
came a golden-haired child, very fair
to look upon
As she ran toward the walk in front
keeping close after her playfellow, q
woman stepped out on to the broad
porch under the honeysuckle and called
to her.
Madeline. COMETS supper time
Madeline-Madeline. In fash thu
curtain of darkness lifted from ths
mans brain and the life that he hal
forgotten. all came back to him Til.
magic word, the name of his own littl,
girl. spoken by another mother to an
other Madeline was the key that start
ed again the wonderful wheels Of mem
| Dry The joy OF feeling. remembering
of living was his again.
Il The woman on the porch was almos
frightened when she saw the strange
| rough man take her little girl in hi
arms and kiss her passfonately- An,
the child was frightened. too, ut tn
expression on the mans face-so fierce
50 passionate, As he compelled hi
/ recreant memory to bring back to hin
! | that which 1t had hidden all Thea
years He turned and left the child
, | who ran to her mother. not ltttl
shaken ~ 49, strange friends aet1on1