The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-01
Yes, can. That is just the thing"

floor in the midst of the pile.
The two women now stood away at
distance OF safety, discussing the
awful situation. II the Indian hordes
should come and discover the possible
heir to the chieftGinship in the house
even of highly respectable spin
ster--N hat would be the horrible re-
suit
The warrior" all the while sat per-
fectly still, his big brown eyes and his
wee red mouth wide open. and his club
by hands stll playing at random with
the skirt. He wdJ utterly bewildered
and so were the women.
Barricades were placed on the doors
and the women brought their chairs,
to sit and watch their most unwelcome
prisoner. As the hours wore by 1t oc-
CURED to the lady that perhaps the
child might be hungry. She prepared
e piece of bread and molasses, and
handed 1t over with the tongs.
With this the child emuated his
| parents at once, for he painted his
| face from chin to eyes. During the
spell of ecstacy apparent on his coun-
| tenance. the girl attempted to secure
| the skirt, but without avail. A sticky
! little claw came down and chung with
a grip that was not to be easily
| shaken. Also he threatened to cry.
for the first time.
Never mind it-never mind It,"
Miss Hobart fastened to say Any
thing is cheap tina; will keep him from
screaming" The dress was therefore
abandoned to the fate of a captive in
the hands Of the red man, At length
the baby got piece of feather in his
fingers, and It stuck alternately on
| either hand. from which he proceeded
to pick It with tho other
This continued till the curtain
lashes Of the bright brown eyes came
dropping down and his chubby little
face, with molasses adornment, came
slowly to rest on the skirt. But never
for a moment did either of the women
depart from the post OF watching.
Slowly wore away tho afternoon
the light OF the day burned dim at
last. and tho lamps of the town were
lighted Miss Hobart then com.
mcnoed to pace the room irpatlently.
Charles Charles, my brother" she
would say, why don't you come? You
ought to know what u terrible, terrible
trial II is"
But the sound # his knock at the
door when he came at his usual hour.
nearly made the women faint
a thin little man was Mr. Hobart.
nut sensible and not to be alarmed
He declared that IN the morning would
be time enough" to clear the mat
ter up.
His sister sat IN a chair all night
dressed, and walked n hundred times
from dreams of l!deous Indian dcpre-
cations She was YEARLY doing when
her brother ate his breakfast and do
parted.
An hour later while her back was
turned, the head o. an old and silently
whistlng Indian appeared at the open
window
''Ketchum papoose," said this awful
redsEin. and his Voice was hardly au-
dible.
She whirled about, saw the face.
tried to scream ana failed.
"lniun Jim heap sick" drawIed
the Chieftain. who had satisfied him.
self that his son and heir was present
the youngster being seated on the
floor, engaged again in the intrcacies
OF bread and molasses. Heap sick.
heap likum biscu.t-lah-poo."
Miss Hobart rallied
Perhaps" she thought Charles
has pacihed the tribe
"Oh! Mr., Indian Jim" said she in a
tremulous voice, is this your SON
your little boy?"
"Yesh, heap my boys. Intun Jim
heap l.iium DIscult-lah- poo - heap
sick"
Are you sick, poor man? You shall
have all the biscuit you want"
She felt so relieved to find this alb.
sence of hostilities and Of o desire to
lift her scalp and burn the house, that
anything would have gone TO the chief.
tain had he made the proper request
AZ 1t was, she witnessed, with awe
the storing away Of a very large pack
age of food In the pockets of tho
Washoe.
Here" she said in n timId, tenta-
tive voice. us your son-your nice lit
tie boy-very nice little boy. and I'm
very sorry"
"Yesh. heap nice. all same Tnjun
Jim. You like buy UNI? Two dollars
half you buy UNI, heap goot."
Mercy! Oh-oh!" she gasped. HE
would sell it-sell his son! Two dol
lars and a half! And after such q
night! Oh-oh! no, MIR Jim--James-
take him back to his yearning mother
Oh! gracious"
AS the warrior slowly shuffled away
TO the gate, leading his son and heir
by the hand. the bright little face was
turned towards the woman, who was
standing in the door.
1T is beautiful child" she said. y
wish I had noticed before!"
Prison for Kissing n Man.
For kissing a stranger In a moment
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