Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-11-07
Copyright. 1877. by RosKsr BoHnH.s Som
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Copyright 1877. by Roszsr BonnErs Som.
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CHAPTER xiV.-(continued.)
The fellow set off at a lively pace
IN his snowshoes and In an hour and
half was back, saying:
.'They be. not there"
"What dye meau?" asked Kate.
I. "Gone."
what is gomez
Camp.
"Where?"
"Dun know" end he shrugged his
shoulders again.
She was nonplussed, and in fact
frightened.
-Gone,". she whispered, half aloud.
Gone and left me alone with this
sick man in this wilderness! Gone.
and with that poor child. Why, /
can't hardly believe it, and yet my
heart has always told me tn rascal
was villain. Oh. Laura. Laura!
where are you now. my poor child?"
she began to sob. Il promised ye I'd
stay by ye through thick an thin,
an I've gone an lied to ye.n That ras-
cal put this poor sick man OF on me,
an what could do?"
In her helpless rage she looked
about, for some objec. to vent her
wrath upon. and seeing Horsa Cum
Minis emerging from the small tent
In which he had slept, she rushed ct
him like virago, crying:
You red-headed thief, where Is yer
master? T'say. where is yer master?
Speak or I'll chuck yer head in the
snow an hold it there till ye
smother"
With look of surprise he said:
why, did not know he had gone"
HE is, and took my little friend
with him"
"Weil, that is strange; that beats
anything 1 ever heard! What can he
mean?"
II don't know, but there is some
mischief in 1t, and I'll be bound you
are at the bottom O. it"
why, my dear good woman, you
do me a very great injustice" began
Cummins with mock humility.
Look here!" she yelled. Don't
ye come none o. yer monkey-doodle
business around me, for / won't stand
it. Rack out an find that good-for-
nuthin' master O. yours. and tell him
{ bring that girl back or I'll make
Alaska SO hot for you the icebergs
will melt!"
With this threat Kate turned and
entered the shanty.
THAT woman's a regular she tigeri"
growled Cummins. as he walked over |
the hill. Once out Of her sight he sat |
down in the snow TO think the matter |
over. Blame me if she amt per-
feet devil of q woman. The boss has |
put hard Job on me. She knows / |
had hand in it. Now the youngster |
don't show any signs O. dyin' very |
fast I wish he would, but he don't. |
What am l to do with this tiger cat? |
She'll snatch my eyes out IL go |
back"
Meanwhile Kate went into the small |
shanty, vowing she would have har-
mony or know the reason. Her pa
tent was wide awake, his great, dark
brown eyes on the door. For the first
time Kate realized that he was q
young man and quite handsome.
Were you talking to some one out
there" he asked.
Yes; l was just alayin' one O.
them triflin' critters for not attendin'
to his work. | give him a piece OF
my mind and reckon after this he'll
know what's what" Kate declared.
Don't your people agree?"
Yes; all agree with each other, but
none don't agree with me. They go
do things without askin' me or con-
sultin' me bit more'n if I was a
block O. stone, and had no more
sense'n a Kansas bddger."
Paul, who felt considerably strong
or. raised himself on his elbow and
asked:
What have they done. my good
friend. without consulting your"
pulled up stakes an gone! Yes,
gone, an not left sled nor dog to
foller EN- with. / don't keer SO much
so fur as I'm concerned. but that poor
child all alone with that man; and
she told me with her own mouth she |
mistrusted him, and said I'd stand
by her. and. like lunk-head. let 'em
sidetrack me off here and then he
slopes an takes the pore little thing
With him! On, it makes me not; but
III have harmony yit; see If / DON'T"
What do you mean, my good wo-
NAM" Paul asked In Amusement. ,
Who is this man that deceived you?"
THAT scamp from Fresno called {
Lakeland from Fresno!" The pa.
lent started up in bed staring at her {
who is the poor young thing he |
ook away-the grip" asked the pa ,
lent. Selling her arm in vice-llke |
rip. {
'Iaua Kean." :
With a wild shrek he leaped half I
Iressed from the bed and rushed from =
he shanty. :