The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-29
BETWEEN THE MILL STONE.
IT wish you wouldn't" she said.

you
He's never done you any harm Let the others
hound him; you keep of it. Jimmy 'Tan't right
and couldn't feel the toward If had
hand in it
derstand it 1 know. but the crowd wouldn't for
give if didn't in with them Red Jack never
did hurt nor won any money. nor he never swped
of cattle amt even laid him myself.
But the same settlers got to stand by
another and when the majority says there's bad
be shelled of the community the bunch
whole do it, If / hung back from my share of
the row they'd never stand by me- faint as if We was
at home You haven't learned the Gus
toms yet. but 1 tell I've got to co.
Its lynching, Jenny"
Yep. end if there wasn't lynch thered be no
law. Mother, don't you take You've come here
and you've got to learn to stand I know its
hard you, but you'll get used to it by and by
"Whatn they make you do, JENNY
oh nothing much: put on guard somewheres to
keep look and he don't get past and the
border into Mexico. They'll big circle and grad
ually draw him Then he'll probably step out
Mendez; he's stuck that haIfbreed girl They'll have
extra watch there and pinch him. She's said she'd
turn over
Shed betray him.
Sure, or Mendez couldn't run the Blue Devil. The
crowd'd clean him out-h-m Don't you take guess
it'll all right anyhow. He'll the line
there be any Fourth of July ALL This amt
place for mother and was dnged fool to let
yer come"
There's nobody else left in the world to methats why
1 hate you doing ungodly things and this is
gody, Jenny, goodlI
don't understand he interrupted, exasperated
NO don't understand this sort of thing thank
Well III just show and let them think I'm solid
with EN-. and then I'll slide out and drop the thing.
You remember. Jenny that old mother is up
here alone left the place for this bloody
work. all alone. remember, and she4l be a thinking of
you here by the window. waiting for to come back
with your hands clean Of killing. Don't forget
Yes, mother back by shutdown, guess; don't worry.
She watched him sling himself upon his broncho and
canter swiftly off over the trail toward the river settle
So this the great southwest this the unfet
tered life that had infatuated Jenny with its excite
ment its oody cowboy wars its mad reves of care and
drink. Yet he gooo boy. Where runaway
Teddy-te red headed. twelve-year-old Teddy-crazed
with the of a circus ring many years ago?
Where Grace? Gone too. Married to ships cap
tain n Indian trade
She turned window hoping find forget
fulness in some homey task What were these yellow
walls this leather saddles astride the wood
en- pegs door? This home? All. The
vivid of the old shingled house the fnged ems
trim garden, her forever brought
her eyes For moment inconsistencies blinded all else
her She totered to the kitchen her refuge in hours
o trouble.
NO" she said aloud. no. I'm not sorry-Tm glad.
my Jenny will here why, III live here
What's house and tree to ones own child?
The door behind her creaked turned quickly
ed into the barrel a levelled heard a
stern voice order. BE quiet I'm dead beat and want
grub. savez?"
Her eyes travelled the shining weapon pointed
her head the behind it. He tall hand
some, with jaw, a grim mouth a thin nose
with wide nostrils, and pair of reckless eyes.
Yes I'm Red jack he on. but for all that
soaring isn't my business. 1 won't hurt YOU
mother. Just give a poor hunted a decent meal
will yer? You measly lantern jawed set of
are after cause they didn't know how to play the
national game
Her eyes into his. Teddy" gasped
"Oh, little boy, Teddy"
words drove home like knife thrust
''Oh. my Cod they shan't hang yer Teddy, Oh.
-run-they mustn't get yer! They're after yer they
and you make the border; Oh. to find
you like this-snd they a hunting of yer!'
Go, you must gor' she repeated.
mo, l amt goin' said softly a while.
mother-no, you needn't tell gotter II amt
yer fer years an years, and I'm just dead beat"
The confession of his immediate need gave her much
Swiftly she before him the best she could
provide. pausng to touch him with soft caressing
der Huge shy. backward he accepted his ministra-
tons wstfu yearnng piercing his old reckless man
ner, making him only overgrown boy again. She
painted with happiness in his trembling with
agOnized apprehension at his danger.
"And you'll never play in those dreadful places again
YOU Ted?" she begged for the hundredth time and
for the hundredth time he her his promise You'll
get into Mexico and take up ranch and live quiet.
you. Ted?'
Yes, will
LII TO yer. Jenny don't need me here
TN take of yer mother
You got money. have yer?
lie whimsically shaping at his heavy belt
nothing I do to help? she begged
Can l get horse? III leave yer Poppy. She's
known"
Yes yes"' quavered all her terrors aroused
anew. Yes Jemmys Pinto. He's in the corral
back of house the saddle. Oh. Teddy. they
big circle and they think you're to run to
Mendoza eir-a there has promised TO give
upr'
What The tender. boyish look fed from his face.
with every OF color. he his feet. tremb-
ling with anger What's that-what's that say
she she give up seized her almost rough
ly. a lei-say it's lie,
The tears poured her cheeks ''Its true-as God
sees me. it's truei the border. Teddy-go
straight. you there boy-In make yer
home-Tn make yer every day the little biscuits yer
ulster like much
The pathetic voice penetrated his and pain
With fierce his shoulders he cast the thought
OF the other from him
Mother. for you Id straight there and
Id shoot the whole outfit, and be shot myself But
amt good you-and l owe it to spare you
ierness. When 1 can a place for you'll
come won't you? I such a bad lot Goodby--no.
don't come out-Tn get the horse-watch from here.
trouble comes. shout
He was gone stood oewldeTed in the room Me-
,hancalIy she prayed his safety Soon even petit
tons died upon lips. Crossing to the doorway she
looked anziousIy she heard him ride away. No syn
II human occupation the wide horizon she seated
herself in narrow shade OF the long red tes-and
waited Hour after hour crept slowly BY The be-
gan 20 sink s1rned 10 purple e spiky car
Us shone and fat Long shadows crept behin1
he yucca The green OF the xatsred lands became
rCok fha o.