Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-03

I1a1fkS itlu me tlldi HCboi! liad Chilli
ed the reward he'd otfcrct. an that ii
Was believed t:ie men had got clean
off ont O reach. No. it wasn't that.
an what Mr. Hiliyer did go fer is Il
myStcr% to me"
George fancied he had the key to the
matter. bnt he did not feel 1T liberty
to disclose II. SO he mac" TO reply
II 'uur fellow" he said to himself. lie
has gu.le to see Mrs Iianbrisht to
confess what he has been doing in re-
gar. to her supposed pcils.on.'
"I'ore boy" Mrs. Hilyer went on
synpathetically. Il reckon you've got
enoush trosibes O yole own without
me pushin' mine on you. but you Elin-
age never to slow yo.e'n.
I'VE all have them" said Buckley
pl;;losophical!y. Il try to remember
that and put up with mine
The woman sighed. An through all
this last affair you hain't mentioned
one person that's been on yore mind
constant, George. l know you been
thnkin' about 'er, fer when you was
delirious the other night her name was
on yore lips all the time. set thar at
the window. my boy, an had the hard
est cry l ever had in my life. | jest
wish she could "a come in the room
an overheard all you said. George,
you must "a been dreamin' that you m
her was fetched together fer l never
in all my days heard such tender
words. You actually set up once an
PIT yore feet on the floor. an held oct
ycre arms :in' called 10 CT.
II did have a dream of that kind
Puckey admitted under his breath
he Was silent for Il moment, and then
he went on: 1T waS the most wonder
fi'l tling l ever experienced 1t seem
ed SO real thought ! was lying help
leS- out in he sunshine and that size
c..i..e to me across a meau0w-an end
less meadow covered with fragrant
j.,.wers. | thought her hands and arms
We're full of them and that she came to
ne laughing. singing. dancing. Sle
seemed TO lave on the dress that she
Wore that ni.sht in Atlanta. though lie"
lAi. was down and blown about Ey the
wind thought she threw the flowers
over me and held out her hands to
help ,ne up. And when we stood to
:ether looking toward the setting sun.
IL thought kissed her and that we
stood alone in all the world-jlst she
and |. l seemed to be unable to speak
but she told me that we were never.
never to be parted Then l thought
something struck me like stone in the
forehead. and it began to grow dark
and she vanished 1t was a twinge III
nay wound that walked me-
What purity dream" said Mrs.
Hillyer musingly An it seems to
me that this life-or the future one
ought to be like that-be Jest what
body would want it, ! mean 1t looks
like a shame fer you to be tantalZed
that away. though, at sech a time. l
reckon you heard the Cranstons was
back from Atlanta"
NO; didn't know it." replied Buck,
ley when did they come?'
Day before yesterday. They want
ed to be here when the New York doc
tor come. He got here. Mrs. Dugan
SdN >. vi lAlS Lln tluiu al "She
straight to the house, aXed 'er what
he thought allied the major. but she
hadn't heard the last time l seed her.
She'll git the news as soon as the faml-
ly does. you kin bank on that, an she'll
fetch it in to me. She always told me
that | was entitled to the fust slice of
every pie she picks up She says
did They was right in the middle of
Il whole lot o lunches an tea parties
in the'r honor down thar, an Mrs.
CrMaSton. it seems. WAS III fer stny!n
cy~1 an git.in' the majors health re-
80; hy mai. hut Lydia said no. stree,
il WAS he daddy. an she wasn't ago
-, 10 sta away rl,Hsa i'm a niNs!te at
..th Il tiile. even cf he dai say they
II, necessary. !, 81" busted up
r.,aac ~! is thar with tie "ld
....H h9:G now. never seed such
i. u:iun. an hat accounts fer ;Ae way
,Lt : treated you, G. oi@e."
"NcS. she's devoted daughter"
| nucl.ley agreed land lie has been very
| iH.cll opposed to-to our friendship
Still, I'm puzzled about the way
| she's dom right ROW. said Mrs. Hill
yer. With Il thoughtful froWn, Ever
siilce you WAS laid up here I've been
! lookin fer some'n' from her. She
| haint the woman, | tell you, to be
| quiet at sech time. At fust, while
size was still in Atlanta, l lowed she
| simply hadn't heard about the shootin',
an when she got back thought shore
: shed write or call to AK about YOU,
! but not a word or a line has come, an
| hardly know what to think about it,
There is one thing which would eX
I plain it," said Buckley, and the OBJ
servant woman saw his tense lips
twitching "She may be engaged to
Telfare, an he may have asked hel
not to communicate with me. lf-it
she has promised to marry him, she
would respect his wishes. She's thai
kind of woman"
"George"-Mrs. Hillyer took deer
,>vo,+h t.Jo won rock IN Sho has agreed