The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-12

30 ndNh again. lle ntAle or lulnRSI
went on for six months; then camel
the end lnvoyled in money didicul-
ties, debts of honor, gambling debts.
driven beside himself, reckless. des-
perate this poor misguided boy rob
bed his employer, took a large sunni
of money from the safe, to which he|
had always had access. This was|
soon discovered by the man he hadl
robbed who taxed him with 1t, prl-|
vately, but sternly, and threatening
w. and my poor boy, madly letting
his quick temper get the best of him,
answered insolently High words foil
lowed Robert solemnly asserted thatI
the lawyer struck him first; how
ever Robert picked up a heavy chairI
and felled him to the ground with it.
And in a weeks time he died from
the effects Of the blow. Her voice
faitered, she paused; / could only|
press her hands in silent sympathy.
You can guess. dear what followed
He was arrested, tried, and con-
demned to Is years Imprisonment.
which in this state means solitary
confinement oh, child child, shall
ever forget that morning-it was
the first day Of June-when he stood
in the prisoners dock. so young so
rarely handsome, and listened with
a white. set face and quivering lips
TO that sentence? | nearly went mad
then. | fell on my knees with wild
sobs and means, then tainted, and
when had recovered they had
taken him away
Il saw him once again to bid him
farewell was calm then with the
calmness of woe too deep for utter
ance He also was SILENT numbed
with a terrible, sullen despair Dear,
said to him. pillowing his head on
my breast as | had so often done,
the years must pass. l will pray and
wait for you in our little home, and,
should Heaven spare us both, some
day you will come to me. there to.I
begin new life together And, dear,
/ have been waiting 10 long years; r Il
have counted each day. each week,
each month of them as they glided
by, and now but two more years re-
main, and my waiting win be over"
She paused her cheeks grew soft
" flushed. her eyes sparkledj with an
intense and rapturous joap-.--aAsfFsru
years, she repeated, only two years
of waiting"
Only two more years but one
had hardly past when Hiss Molly's
cheeks grew paler and thinner, her
step slow and languid This was
the beginning, and from that time
her health began steadily to decline,
and, with bitter pain, realized she
was slowly fading out of life
One evening, as knelt beside her
easy chair, where she now sat all
day, she laid her thin hand gently
on my head and said: Dear, you
know that ! am going to leave you
before long?" j hid my face In her
lap, and burst into tears jfGoa must
not grieye too much, my.4child."s - she
went on, IT Is Gods will; / shall
not be here to make his life happy
and bright; but | shall live to see
him once more, my boy, my Rob-
ert
The weeks and months glided by:
daily she grew weaker, Trailer grew
her hold on life. The year was near
ly up but | never thought she would
live to see it; but she did The
first day of June came, such a sunny,
beautiful day ! had been with her
all night, and when the first rays OF
The sun shone into her room, a ra-
I.8nt smile lighted up her sweet
white face. ard heard her whisper:
The years OF waiting are over" She
hardly spoke the rest of the day. but
ay with a listening look on her face,
md the faint smile lingering about
ier lips My heart was nearly burst
ng with sorrow and suspense She
,oud not live through the night. |
new All would he come. or would
he have waited so long in vain2 The
lay wore on; | was sitting beside her
iolding her hand, when ! heard the
ront door open, and a mans step
n the hall and upon the stair
hought it was the doctor returning.
ghen a low cry from Miss Molly
aused me to turn Win a super
uman effort she ha,E raised herself
q bed and her great blue eyes We're
xed with a look | shall never forget
pom the door
Hush she whispered, he is
oming.g A moment later the door
'as thrown open. and a man stood
pom the threshold A man prema-
lrely aged. with bent shoulders.
ray. close-cropped head and
orn, haggard face. bearing the re-
iains Of great beauty His eyes saw
save the figure on the bed.
len he bounded across the room, and
sught her in bis arms Molly. sis
sr heard him murmur Her head
ank against his breast with a sigh
utter peace and content MY boy.
y boy, she murmured. "the wait
g is over" She smiled once. and
zen died ! saw the worn. handsome