The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-04-14
HOW THE KID"
MADE GOOD D D
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By JoSEpSsxHE SPENCER
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/ The Gulch began to call him Nc
/ Clusky's KID III the Gays m his baby
hood, when he learned to crawl to the
edge OF the rirhety steps on the front
porch and roll down them and the NH
which served as front yard for Nc
Clusky's shanty.
I Later on. when he came To knoWh
edge Of the normal purposes "a his legs,
and took to forbidden wandeT1ngs m
the Gulch. the Kids genius for drop
ping in and out OF sensational sitnf-
tons was attributed saSely by the com
munity To an occult power usually cred
tied with abettfng tendencies Of
promising daredsvtty.
II was in the autumn OF the Kids
eighth year that his freqnern absences
/ from home began to lengthBn from day
into night Following the morning
nseal at daylight, be wUuln disappear
! enJh sight wsah a saHxfennss sUggRS-
tive Of neutrality-suspicious. rng, per-
/ haps. only at dawn Of the next day,
and yfeLEns ID GsccDunt of his absence,
even under the guad OF McClosky's VIII
low whip.
II was hate in the winter that the
UrSSildsity of Nslsm began to he
nsuasd IN the Gulch. The last one had
occurred previous to the cunning OF the
McCloskyx hut there were nefghtUrs
b whom the hOrr,s of THAI wear MADE
n gen but yesterday whose re-
rital Of IT'S incidents made vivid IT'S
fame
No certain danger was apprehended
until February, when the thaw was
due; and before then nearly all Of the
families who lived on the steep hin
side-Ifrany of them survivors on the
last snde-had moved their belongings
into the tunnels Of deserted claims. OF
into cellars dug in the abutting hills.
McClnsky had decided to move his
family but a sudden "snus freeztn'
spell" had both hinderei and treasured
him. So that the change had been post
pnned
leaving the baby with Terence Mrs
HcCpsky ONE bright morning her
basket Of clothes on her head. and the
Aid In attendance, started briskly down
the Gulch.
II was good To re outside the stufy
atmosphere of her home. and Mrs. Me
ChsEy drew in the crisp air with CRATE
mi mhal.tions
Poor Teremp' It's him | wish
~ould be here. " she musel ''and n Jim
my could only he trusted WITH the baby,
Us him I'd took"
Its no comfort he'll ever hs in ne
way . he >in Terrence she mutter-i
10 herself. de4ectsuy |ts like tho
run 0 ffe-that The gInd WAN should
I be cTippAed an Kr-w'nnM rhmse
nor hin Rad IN hrs heart. though II b.
g a ~ silAhfoCn. Tfsse<> many vsn
hat lave k,v at hrst, that ends wosse
Than hem = starts Wild
They reached tn root 1 the GUhFh.
and Mrs. McClosfy turned suddenly on
the Kid: It's maxim mince o. nv
nerves, veg sa w6n yer sliffn' ux3
fumpin' and lailyGaggtn between
w4rtssts kas soto ae1oRay soua, novA
and BE- sfv tin rw de1rvesed me laun-
arx, n vt@cxn~
OCIvoQyR DO& WIVES IN open an
maxar os Alse-x0d, 1ssasrNs1 appreciatius-
" ~ tfa iatta>s account Of has grtev-
lneeB
H@ vecasA u ms wAapls persCu.
tAxS ScHAa th~snne thtn hts usdh
rappaAved omurtns FROM e~rtion IA
syne unusuH excitement
Get the fnnss vrApped as soon as
yez kin move, Miles she Ordsred the
boy Meathksssay y want 10 Iii home
rl1 tstah nR-anAldsr dossn hsuRs Tor The
eight. livery wan is sayin that If I'D
snn kapes shinin all day ltke this
MERE Il be danger o the SNOW Io,senaUs
aud whatever McCAsSy mxy do RI
ncR stay in the shanty another night &"
A sndffm rush n N-otasps and TIP
mutt Of eNitcd voices sunded outside
fsae Scxx ww thruun opsn and the
ader Stricllly entered. followed by a
fsxen parsons
Leave things sur are 60 strengthen.
here Miles, an yU 60 e1q t6 vdCk
mahsr ~ asz VIC cAnamsn fn Hs oaahsss
Ehe soow's co~nmeupsd 70 crwrk at IN.
hend of the @uluh. Eo-S don't beaicve
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