The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-19
TIE EVENING STOR T
The sarings of Years.

Inc Savings u AIAA47s
Among the Scotch-Irish of the Cum
berland mountains dweIt owen hAcSosf
who was considered misery This I'M
putation was scarcely deserved. Nc
Coy had been left by the death OF MS
wife with a son five years old, ana
dreading that at his own death the boy
would be left in the impoverished con-
| dition common among the poor noun
tain white. saved for him everything
| that was not necessary for their Ilell!i-
tenance. The boy Donald grew up y
be q manly fellow. Then his 1allel ~
/ can ambitious for him ana ueSiiCo
that at his marriage he should choose
! a wife who would add to the ntue AS -
/ in the tin box. But the sou, VIII ~
/ peryersity of youth, who VIII NJ 20
I cent the experience of older pSoPtS'
upset his fathers calculations py AdlI-
ing in love. with Tfisticia Fielding W.
had neither dOwry nor pIos s 80 .-sf3
| dowry. One day owen McSoy Nss1 49,.
past the little patch of ground NAtSl-
was all the Fieldings possessed alLa
saw Tristicia hanging up clothes IA IL IL
yard. He called to her and she ce1iaiS
You uns air a good gal, Tristicia,,
he said land / don't reckon you uiaS
calcIate to stan in anybody's way.
ben savin' To- my boy Donald ever
lsence he war a leetle shaver, put u , ,
only enough 70 he uns- As Se.Ad
befo', you uns is a good gal, IrlsLlcl -
an I'nlsgoin' to ask you uns to let up
on Donald
TristTcia stood with her arms barred
to the elbow leaning on the SNAKE
fence, peering at vacancy. Then WIN
4 out an answer she turned away aIlG
continued her work mccoy lear rll,-'l
of her decision through his son, wil'
told him that she had broken with MN
for no good and sufficient reason.
No one knew of the sacriflce Ifisu-
cha had made or the effort 1t cost ner.
One evening she was sitting on a lease
of rock overhanging the mountain tof-
rent near her house when she near
footsteps coming on the road pehlh L
her and then voices. The first voice
she recognized as that OF t1lrafa ~ .l Us
XIV a d-for-nothing. All she heafQ
as they passed was, Tin bo1 Luil
of IT. Mccoy" and I'll take the
front while you uns git inter the caoln
rear.
These scraps of conversation were
| enough to convince Tristicia that Nc
Gov was to be attacked and relieved
of his savings. The men were eVl-
: IDENTITY going by the road. AS soon as as
: | they were out of hearing IrIStieIa
sprang up and ran as fast as she couio
: to her yard and through the orchard
: and potato patch to McCoys PACK
Z door. 1t was dark within, ana SAT
tapped on the window. The eldeE
Mccoy asked what was wanted.
sGit up, Mr.. Mccoy, quickt 'CluskS
N mother Un's comm t rob you uns
Git you uns' gun. Git Donald up with
! '.Donald amt hyer. Reckon Clusky
: knowed it. III slip on my close n
E let you uns in
} Within a minute he opened the oool
2 and taking down his rifle from tne
[ wall. gave it to Tristicia. Then, tax
8 ing his own from a corner, he asked
: her if she would do her part.
, Reckon if I had Donald's I might
shoot somepin.
Mccoy gave her the gun she wanted
: and it seemed to put nerve into her
I'm gOin' to shoot TO the money You
/ uns ben savin' 70 Donald, she said
Then she told him that he was TO Dc
: taken in front and rear, SO he sta.
toned her in rear, while he took the
! In the wild region they occupied, es-
5 peciaIly at the time, the mountaineefs
( were prepared for attack and there
r were cracks in the plaster between
J the logs to be used as loopholes- Nc
e Coy took one loophole and Trlsticla
r another. They waited about ten mIn-
] utes, when Mccoy saw the two mer
( walk by scrutfnizing the cabin. Their
=, they walked back and McClusky turn
ed in to the door while the other mar
went round to the back. CluSky called
: to Mccoy to get up, as he was wanted
s by a sick man to go for doctor Nc
/ Coy answered with a rife bullet which
sent his enemy limping away At the
same time TrlStlcla saw the man Ii
: the rear running toward the back door
She drew a bead on him as well as
she could in the dim light and fired
( The man gave a yell and fell back
. | Cluslxy. hearing the shot and the yell
/ Iimped to the back of the house, and
= Tristicia saw him supporting his com
rade away. Then when the stiffness
was restored she tainted.
Two days after the defense of the
? Mccoy cabin Tristicia was in the or
f chard gathering apples. Suddenly she
. felt two arms around her in a tigh
: clasp. Her first thought was that onf
of the men who had tried to rob Ne.
p / Gov had grappled her. She was abou
: to collapse when she heard familiar
: voice say "Tishie, darlin'," and the
eyes that had often looked love int
: hers were looking into them again
a their love light intensified. Donald
4 Mccoy was holding her and. taking
/. her chin in his hand, pulled 1t round
" where he could kiss her lips.
. THAT war a big job you uns done
sweetheart he said. on uns purt.
V nigh killed a robber, an yo' TUX tn
| sralnrod' outen dad at the same time
!; He tole me what he said to you an
, made yo' fire me. Dad he says nov
he won't have no one but you un
i 70 a da ter an he's lookin' fo'wa'd t.
. the day when you uns il come to on
cabin an we'll have gal in it to keel
4 if from bein' lonesome. I told hin
4 YOU uns d be thar to keep him from
4 gittin killed an me from iOsin VIVA
IS he's been so long savin' 70 me.
Her eyes were bent. her cheeks wer
like the apples hanging highest wher
they could best catch the SUM-
AIRLINE PHILLIPS.
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