Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-02-01

fee and lot of other stores for you
boys. I'll shoot you deer or two
while they are gone, and you can take
a lot of comfort here this winter I
wouldn't mind staying here myself
There is game a-plenty, and when
warm day comes, you can catch few
trout through the ice." Then, as an
other matter presented itself, he added,
did you show Angles picture to AMI,
and what did he say?"
81 did," answered old Cy, with q
shade of disappointment" en- it's Gurus
how man kin so forgit his own child
l said, DO you know who them picturs
is n he shook his head. It's Ange-
line, yer little gal growed up 1 said,
but he kept lookin' n said nothin'
Then arter spell he handed 'em back.
'Angeline's a little gall he said, AN
not like them picturs.' I put 'em away,
kinder hurt, n it was two hours fore
he said another word. Then he come
up to me looking sober like, Cyrus
he says, was them picturs Angeline?'
I told him they was, surer n gun,
n showed 'em agin. He looked at
'em long spell n then sot down n
cried like baby. 1 caTlate the old
times is all comm back piecemeal.
Have you mentioned David to him
YETI"
mo, 1 dassent," answered old Cy,
shaking his head, 81 dassent, not yit
He acted so Gurus arter that cryin'
spell, sorter dazed all day, 1 dunno as
20 hn'c in, for or ~,
/ I with him, we'd best not NEEDLE too
much with his memory. He might go
clean daft. He's all right s fur as
things here go; but thar's a gap 'twixt
now an the old days, an we best not
try to bridge it. If he once sot eyes
on Angie or David, it I'D all come
back, n mebbe drive him crazy s a
LOOM
And Martin, trying to imagine how
it would affect him to thus live in al
most utter solitude for score of
years, realized that old Cy was right,
! and that this poor hermit's reason was
almost gone. 1t was more than pitt
full, and yet it was fact And then he
fell to thinking of his own duty, and
how he must break the news to Angie
and how she would receive it. He had
dreaded this expedition for many rea-
sons, and yet it had to be taken. In
one way he could return with good
news-her father was alive and con-
tent, if childish-that was some conso-
lation. Old Cy's cheerful companion
ship might work wonders, and so Mar
tin tried to find hope
Ac for tho hY,Cin v,orx - L.
sion, it seemed trifle. AMI could
end doubtless would sign any necessary
legal papers-Martin had them all in
mind-a brief will in Angles favor,
DR.. Sol as conservator and admins
traitor, with power of attorney, all duly
witnessed, and for the rest and any
action upon these Angie herself must
decide.
Il am going to let you manage this
matter, as I told you BEFORE" he said
! to old Cy. after explaining this part
Of his mission. You have been with
him week now; he trusts you like q
child. and in your own way you can
get him to sign the documents want
/ think now" he added, rising, 'I'lI
play boy with you two for week and
build an ell on the cabin for Jean"
How that week of playing boy
was passed-how Martin stalked and
killed the deer he needed, and dozens
of partridges and ducks besides. how
the cabins addition was erected and
other improvements made, and how
much Martin enjoyed this Good So.
! marian labor need not be specified