Mower County transcript., 1904-12-21


..Perhaps-per maps that's i, & he said
wearily and turned his face away.
CHAPTER XXXH. 5s
{ f~lN the afternoon Of the next day
III Il Hillyer returned. Leaving his
horse at the door, he went up
y0D to Georges room. His trousers
were bespnttered with mud and COW '-
cred with the white hairs Of his shed.
ding horse. .. :szss.5 5. sz.
eve had a trip of it, George, he
said, his face glowing, "but was well
repaid. You couldn't guess whar I've
been.'' 5, 81: sss. :. s* ..5@ .- 81 .
How could 1?' said Buckley, with
smile -. .F5. ;.:.5-.
.I've got d heap to tell you" the old
man ran on, with enthusiasm. He sat
down on the edge Of the wounded
mans bed. ''"Erabue's death worried
the life mighty nigh out q me tell l
tucksa notion all at once that the bite
/ q the dog couldn't be any wuss'n the
bark, an that I'd better go see that
old woman myself an, tell FER the plain
truth. l reckon prayed prayer Ter
every mile O. the way, my boy. didn't
) know whar she lived an had to go by
directions to find 'er. got to the foot
q Bald mountain jest. about dark last
night, an u Teller that lived Oh the side
O. the road give me directions how to
reach hex house. thought they was
plain enough, but purity soon 1t got as
dark as pitch, an was as bad as
blind man on 4 blind boss. One thing
the man said, though, was that as soon
as got mile or two up the road I'd
see the light from her kitchen fire. He.
said it could be seed fer miles-tilat
she never was knowed to shet 'cr door
this time O. year. :. =
4'WeI. str, got then to prayir' fer a
sight O. the light. I begged the Al
mighty to let 1t shine out as n sign I
was forgiven fer NY crime, but It was
slow a-comin'. an',swhen 1t did come I
said to myself that man was a fool
to ask the Lord to make a sign out o
some'n' that wasn't any more'n natu-
yal, SO I wasn't much scomforte14 over
that. Howsomever, I did feel little
mite better. It seemed so steady I'M
bright an peaceful away UP thar among
the stars, above them rough rocks an
deep gulltes. started right fer it.
The road got so bad had to git down
an lead my boss. Sometimes we'd have
to step over trees that lay: across the
way, on then thar I'D be a branch or
a creek to ford an fences to let down
an' briefs an rocks an steep places.
But kept up my heart. Sometimes the
light nd he out o. sight completely, an
then ag,in. it ud blaze up steady an
strong like a promise writ in FIRE.
''I got to prayin' more hopeful. Ever
time the light nd flare up out o the
gloom. my sperits .,ud rise, till. after
awhile I felt as light as a feather. II
sung an shouted an''prayed an Rugged
my hoss. Itsseemed like / was ciimbin,-
up to God. The hight on the mountain
was his presence. Once ! fell down
steep bank fn5 the dark, but wasn't
hurt, am, thens.ag1n ! slipped on some
rockswhile was cross1n' branch. nn'
got wet to.the waist, but when scram.
Ilbied out the light wasHa-shinin' bright
er than ever Finally l crossed q old
field. an seed the open door, OF her
house. A dog run out barkin', but L
wasn't no more afeard of i'm than the
apostles WAS O snakes. l walked
straight ut 'im, called to i'm III firm,
friendly voice, an patted i'm on the
: head. an he licked my hand an pranced
about iii front @ e:'ilse I WAS. e.old
acquaintance: he was glad TO see. Mrs.
! Hanlbright was at the fireplace cookin'
sonle'n' t'>eat when got thar, an she
invited me iu..s :, Invent. in an shook.
hands an set down in the cha Il SHE
give me, an she put more wood on the
! f,re, fer she. seed was wet. >r~ X +.
:" =. You don't know .5aae, Mrs: Ham
: bright says Ev< .~r>...': g
".No, says She ! DON'T: know you
SIR; but that don make no difference.
:. Il take in 20 lots. o::.yfolks that git be-
,, nighted Up here. Nobody would be
medn enough to-rob. ur harm a:woman
MS OIL as I am .t :. :5.s ~ s-. -
:. : z.'.5, ...:s@: To be Continued.
| Order to Examine Accounts.
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