Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-14

the blackness of the night. He strug gleG against the temptation to look to- ward the window. He whirled the DaX wolHan till her twinkling feet cleared the floor. He sang to the ac. compartment of Miguefs fiddle He was ogtwitting the thing that daDgled before his eyes. having tie ineontro. vertible last word with q vengeance.
 And as he danced and swayed all unwittingly his glance fell on the win. dow opposite. and Jim Rodney,s face looked ill Ut him. beautiful ill it's ecsta. sY of hate -RosiAeYs face, refined. slarpened sried in some bitter cruel ble. but Eodney's face, Henderson could not withdraw his fascinated gaze Iia stood in the midst of tie dancers like a man turned to stone. He put up his hands to his eyes as if to brush sway a cloud of swarmins gnats, then threw up his arms and rushed from the room. The. dancers paused in their mad whirl. Miguers bow stopped with waling shrek Every eye turned toward the window for an explanation of Henderson's sud- den panic. But all was dark without on the prairie. The magic had gone from the dance, the whirlwind of dra- pery that had swung like flags in breeze dropped in dead air. What was it?" the dancers asked one anoth- CT in whispers.
 And for answer Judith entered. but Judith that was strange to them There was about her a white radiance that kept the dancers back, and in her eyes something of Mary's look as she turned from Calvary. The dancers stil. kept the position of the figures, the men with their arms about their part ners' waists, the women stepping for ward. They were like the painted fig ures of dancers in q fresco. And among them stood Judith. waiting to play her part, waiting to show her world that she could dance and be mer- " because all was well with her and de hung for the honor of a dance They were afraid of her. It would be like dancing with the death angel She looked from face to face. Surely some one would ask her to dance, and her eyes fell on Henderson returning from the bottled courage in the bunk room. Some word was due from him to explain his terror of moment ago.
 "Oh, Miss Judith, thought you was d ghost when I seen you at the win dow"
 "A ghost that's ready to dance" She held out her hand to him. In her gas ture there was something of royal com mand. and Henderson. reading the meaning in her eyes. stepped forward Her face. almost perfect replica of the dead mans. looked at him.
 T bring you greeting from my broth CT" she said He has gone on long journey
 Henderson started. Through the stii1 room ran the nurmur, "Rodneys out wtted them: he's played joke on the rope"' And Judith, his daredevil sister. had come with his greetings to Hen dersoD, leader of the faction againat him The tide had turned. The ap. plause that is ever the need of tle winner was hers tovlDmmand Tb. cattle faction were ready to sing Il" praises Of her splendid audacity. in their hearts they were glad ill tlae thought that Jim had outwitted them
 Miguel's bow dashed across tic strings. and he drew from the little hsown fiddle music that again made tltem merry and glowing The masie came back 10 the daHce. the blood leap otl again with the merry madness, ansl 1lioy swept to the lowing like leave Wlieu the first faint wall Of winter cries iu tue trees.
 Hamilton. standing apart with nittH' C0lebro0he, had been a daZed witncss. of the st.eue With the rest he tai watcllet: fht entrance of ,Int.jth. tntt been St...z.:>3 '.5 i..t c..ass.esu :. ..Gt e,., pearance had seen her triumph ar