The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-23

No sooner did the wild little thing
find itself released than II scrambled
TO its feet and ran at the skirt Of the
elderly lady-the only thing 1t recog-
nized-and chung there like a prickly
burr. All this in half n moment.
Mercy" shrieked the lady, who had
comprehended nothing of Wong's pc
Culiar antics. Mercy. - where!-
Wong, where did you get this child
this savage child?" she demanded.
Take it away. instantly"
But the vendor of vegetables, thor
oughly alarmed, had fed.
Did yez call, Missus HOBART" said
n voice from me door.
oh! Maggie,-oh! dear-oh, oh!
What shall we do" walled the wo-
man.
She was trying TO shake her skirts
Of the brown little Washoe, but he
merely chung the harder. and buried
his face in his silent fright.
"Ach. wurra-wurra!" said Maggie.
'Oi wudden't a ;ot Ut! Phere did yez
GIT um?"
Il don't know-oh. | don't know.
" y ' So' w N""N h'i' )" ''lpO'Nt
and wait for Charles"
Accordingly sho walked very gin
gerly in, while the very diminutiye
savage continued to cling 10 the dress
and to hid his face.
Il don't see she remarked, breath
ing easier when the door was closed,
how I'm going to- get his hands off
my skirt. Don't YOU think you could
take him away. Maggie"
"oi wudden't touch 'um fer tin dol
lars!" cried the girl.
We'll, what shall we do? He will
never let ne 60
"Yez could lave 'um the skirt-take
ut off an put N anither wan, we
moind."
Yes, | can. That is just the thing
She slipped the outside garment in a
jify, and the baby sat down on the
floor in the midst of the pile.
} The two women now stood away al
a distance OF safety, discussing the
: awful situation. II the Indian hordes
| should come and discover the possible
heir to the chieftainship in the hous
| even of "A highly respectable spin
2 ster-what 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
Ivy hands still playing at random witt
the skirt. He wa3 utterly bewilderet
and 70 were the M
Barricades wern placed on the doors
and the women brought their chairs
10 sit and watch their o unwelcom'
prisoner. AS the hours wore by ii oc
Cured to the lady that perhaps thu
= child might be hungry. She prepared
e g piece OF bread and molasses, an
a handed it over with the tongs.
Y With this the child emulated hi
a parents at once. for he painted hi
e face from chin to eyes. During tn
spell of ecstacy apparent on his coun
tenance. the girl attempted to secur
the skirt, but without avail. 4 stick,
h little claw came down and chung wit
a grip that was not to be easil
It shaken. Also he threatened TO cry
/ for the first time.
Never mind it-never mind II,
d Miss Hobart FASTENED to say. ANY
.e thing is cheap tina; will keep him fror
d screaming" The dress was therefor
abandoned to the fate of a captive
the hands of the red At lengt
Is the baby got a piece of feather in hi
le fingers, and 1t stuck alternately o
le either hand, from which he proceede
to pick it with the other.
lie This continued till the curtai
y lashes of the bright brown eyes cam
er dropping down and his chubby littl
face, with molasses adornment, cam
slowly to rest on the skirt. But new
~ for a moment did either of the wome
depart from the post Of watching. .
Y. Slowly wore away the afternoon
n the light of the day burned di.A
b. last, and the lamps of the town wei
Of lighted. Miss Hobart then con
menced to pace the room impatientl
- "Charles-Charles, my brother!' 81
would say "WhV Cont YOU come? HC