Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25
Copyright. 1908, by Lee and shepard,
CHAPTER XXIX.-CoNr1NUED.

On, m1ddlin' So, answered old Cy,
his face glowing with excitement; its
AMI fast enough, n he owns it up,
but he can't make out how or why I'm
here, an he don't low he's got q
brother Dave n a grown up gal, Angie.
He's sane enough so fur's Twin here.
n how he does it, n all about the gar
den n squirrels, but jist the mint l
shift back to old times, he either gets
wary or don't rec'lect. He thinks
come here lone, too, n when l come
way, he acted worried for fear I
wouldn't come back, n kept Begin I
would. It's a Gurus case, n l can't
make it out He acts like man woke
up out of a Sleep"
Had best call on him now" asked
Martin, afteral long pause, cor wait until
tomorrow? He isn't likely to go off
again, is he?"
oval, 1 dunno" answered old Cy,
cautiously shaking his head, 81 dunno;
we can't stop him if he does, I s'pose
an all we kin do is to be keerful-
mighty keerful. My idee is l best go
back to him bime by n stay a spell
longer m mebbe eat with him. Ye've
got to sorter connect him with us by
his feelin's, callate."
II might go off with the guides few
days" rejoined Martin, after consid-
ering old Cy's "idee," land give you
chance to renew old ties again"
oval, mebbe, though you might
come round thar arter spell, jist ter
git him ulster SEEM you agin, n then
keep shady"
Would it be best to show him An
gie's picture now or waltz" queried
Martin, anxiously. 1--WE got them with
me-"
I'm glad on it." answered old Cy,
eagerly; 'I'll take 'em n when the
right time comes IL use 'em as sorter
clincher."
And so these two, sitting beside that
smouldering campfire, discussed the
difficult problem of how to bring bacl
to sane thought and action mind dis
eased by misanthropy and years of sol
it,ide. A deer, with every sense keenly
alert, might yet be stalked, a wary
trout -mred from hiding, but here wa:
a problem quite new and ten time.
harder to solve.
One false step, the crackle of {
breaking twig, the motion OF moving
body, would send the deer leaping away
to safety; but the forest held others
and what matter. It held but one her
NIT, and on him and his return to san
ity and action lay the happiness ant
heritage Of an orphaned girl.
Il am going to let you manage mat
ters entirely and exactly as you thinl
best" asserted Martin, after long con
sideratlon; you know him best, he wa
your staunch friend once, brough
you here for that purpose, and nov
I'll not speak, move, or show mysel
until you say the word
But the question of Martins showin
himself to the hermit settled itself, TO
hardly had he ceased speaking whel
footsteps In the underground wer
heard and the hermit emerged.
How do you do. sir?" was Martin
greeting, as he rose and extended hi
hand cordially. You remember ms
don't your"
For one moment the strange reclus
looked curiously at him, then to oil
Il remember YOU" he answere
pleasantly. grasping the proffered hand
"an' the squirrels. didn't hurt We, di
they? tanned EN-
1t was child's answer. and it fiashe
on Martin that this recluse had 6rifte
back to that mental state.
For short time he glanced curiousl
at the camp and its belongings, smi
ing In vacant way and then at oil
Cy. You're going to live with M
now. Cyrus, amt your" he asked plair
lively. There is room 'nough, and 70
can help me cut wood"
Martin sighed and turned away.
He had been in suspense so lon,
hoping for the best and dreading tn
worst; for two weeks his fears had in
creased daily. and now to find the Ions
lost AMI, the father of the girl b
loved, mental wreck and in his SCI
ond childhood. was pitiful.
"It might be wuss," old Cy responde
TO his regrets later, after the herm
had left them; hes childish now al
sorter wanderin,' but mebbe his min
II come back arter spell by coaxin
callate most any on us nd get thu
May Twin all stark lone this 20 years