The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-30

when he kept 10 In his pocket He
couldn't see how black 1t was-it had
looked very black when he shut It up
,herc. two hours ago. He remembered
1t now with a little shudder. That
nuIscry soap and water little tenn
pored with heat might possibly have
made IL look less guilty had not oc
CURED To- him-did not occur TO him
now.
or course nobody had seen when he
slid his white uightgovn over his
little trousers and waist. How else
could he keep his hand-that hand
in his pocket he meant 20. an night?
Jeny felt better about 80 there In
sense It was in prison. whore hands
that-that-you know-ought TO be In
carcerated for their sins. In sense
he seemed to be making reparation
Not exactly to Elizabeth-no.o. but
still-Jeny twisted about under his
little white covers miscrably. That
hand hurt him-maybe because It was
crampcd and stin, maybe not Maybe
becausc-that. Jeny wondered If
Elizabeth ached there
OF course. Elizabeth was 10 blame
still, she was very little All at once.
lying there In the dark. Jc1y remem-
bered how very little Elizabeth was.
Her head just came to the edge of the
1ining-room table; you're pretty little
when you have to stretch up on tip
toe to see what there is going to be
.or dinner Perhaps when you were
IS little as that you'd have meddled
with your big brothers things-you
might have
Elizabeth was very little and Jofy
was her big brother. Jeffy was sew
IN. He hnd always rather domineered
over Elizabeth. but he had never done
that. before. Oh, no. no, | tell you!
Never!
Does It show, wonder?" the little
boy in bed thought, among the other
| thoughts.
I'm going in and sec" he said with
a little premonitory shiver Of dread
Elizabeth, because she was so very
little, slept beside mothers bed in her
dainty white crib. Jeffy could see
the whiteness of It shining family
through the dark. He crept toward It
very quietly. On the edge OF II
nestled Elizabeth snugly, just her
small. serene face in its mellow radl.
ance. Jeffy could see II distinctly.
She was lying on that cheek. He
could not see 1t at all The other
cheek was fair and sweet, with a dim
pie in as though a dream.angel had
been there and kissed It a minute ago
and that were the print of the kiss
The big brother" stood looking at IL
with a strange impression that Ellz-
abeth was turning the other cheek
also. He flushed all over his little
guilty face.
Somewhere downstairs step
sounded and disturbed Elizabeth in
her sleep. She threw up both small
hands, then with a restless little heav-
ing of round body and white covers,
turned over on her pillows.
1T shows!" gasped Jeffy, and fed
back to his cwn room in horror. He
had seen little parallel red creases in
Elizabeth's cheek-that cheek. He
did not for a moment doubt their orr
gin.
1T shows!-it shows!" he groaned
in the awful loneliness Of night.
Perched on the side Of his bed with
his little lean bare legs a.dangle. he
thought about what the Bible said
Jeff's thoughts did not quote yer.
batim:
IF thy right hand strikest thy Sis
ter, cut IL off an cast II into Hell
Fire." he repeated under his breath.
IAN there shall be gnashing-an'
there shall be gnashing."
He shuddered. The precise signifl-
canoe of gnashing puzzled him a little,
but it meant something awful-awful!
An cut 1t off meant-oh, oh!
"Ur-rr!" softly shuddered Jeny,
thinking how hot hell fire must be.
You were to cast il into He'll Fire,
where there would be gnashng-if It
ever struckest thy sister. The Bible
said you were. And 1t had struck
her, it had struck Elizabeth.
The darkness seemed to grow dark.
er, the stiffness stiller in Jeffy's room
The little figure on the bedside
swayed unsteadily-swayed again
fell backward on the quilts. Jeffy
was very tired. It tires you S-to-
what does 1t tire you to do? Yes
oh, yes. that. An It makes you tireder
still o-o-feel-sorry-so awful
sor-
Some one seemed to be speaking in
the room. but there was no one there.
Jeffy could see, for II had grown light.
as II many lamps had been lighted.
Or else 1t was one great lamp, the sun.
Could it be morning? The voice
called out and now it seemed TO be
his own voice calling to him.
Come, Jeffy. time to 60" It said,
brusquely. The sooner you get It
over with the better. / suppose you
know that"
yves" shir-- ID Jeffy. answering
himself, I've got some O. my clothes
all on. I'll be ready "a a minute"