Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-02
He Moved No More.
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| man with red beard and hair. the latter protrudiDg in front from hole in his wooden hat frecked. homely. stood on a crest peering at something h the distance His attitude denoted surprise He nervouSlr ran his thumb under his left gailus thrust the other hand in his pocket. took it out and shaded his eyes wilh it. His had been the only cabin within ten miles. and now. since he had visited this part of his domain. a log hut had gone up within two miles of him and smoke was curling from the chimney.
 Starting forward he trianguIafed his eowhide boots toward the strange edi- fee. When he reached it he looked in at the open door The only sound was from loud ticking clock. \ child about six months old lay asleep in q crib manufactured from the limbs of the trees growing on the ground. the bark remaining where nature had placed it. The man entered the room-there was but -approac he'd
 
 with q singular expression on his weather beaten face Then he put his brown forefinser under it's pink and white dimpled hand and the little ones fingers frightened on il.
 Presently he went to the door and looked out No one was in sight. He turned flour barrel stood in T cor ner. Dipping his finger in Soot on the chimney. he wrote on tlle barrel head: Dere Sur don't want no naburs Fl you wont sell out to me | got To move
 S(PGS MOFFAfi.
 MT Motfatt. having written his mes sage, left the premises casting part ing glance at the slGmbcrin@ child. That night he slept but little For years he had been moving away from his fellow men He didn't mind bears or coyotes or sua1es, for they were his legitimate prey. if not eompanionable but he didn't like men. be.auSe he said "there'~ Il law a&ih Siloutin' 'em.' He had moved many times and noW being over forty gorS old. was be- comin" ayerse to change Yet here was T family settled rigt under his hose
 He wai,eI q wrrk, llliHkin& ftat his nei@haar Nog4! comm4ui a2.. Wi{h him ht.t he didat So III hr sam. time af tlI} c ia tAe morning. as ha had made his frsi wish ha made aa other He found tAr Safu,. conditions The door stood open: the lo k r5ttled off the seconds; the ehitd ~!nP But there WIS one thing new On q board over the fireplace intended for a man tel rested the lid of q cracker box on which was written
 WONT BUY OR SELL.
 Cyrus looked disappointed He turn en to the child Five rosy toes peeped from under a blanket. Tine man took the biz toe between his thumb and finger very gingerly It seemed made of wax, and he was afraid of crushing it. Then he put his foretinger again in the little palm to feel the clutch of the pink fingers, and when it came a grin overspread his ugly features. Then he walked to the fireplace. read the message again and grew serious, It angered him Turning the box lid over, he wrote on the other side:
 I'm eumn to rnorrer mornen al this time to drive YOU out.
 As lie was leaving he again caught sight of the child paused. glanced back at the message he had written. pondered. then stallled out of the house and away
 The next morning, taking down his rife from the wall. he went to his neighbor's cabin He expected that this time he would find his man and what other members of the family there might be He was surprised to find only the child It was awake It had kicked off its blanket, and I pair of chubby little legs were high in the air l. smiled at him Approaching he claSped ijS two ankles in his great wrinkIed fists The child made grab for his red beard and pulled sturdny.
 The noisy clock had ticked away some twenty minutes when the child suddenly look it into its head 10 Squall. Cyrus laol,ed about for something tn appease ig, and. seeing q nursing bottle half full of milk, he put the nipple 4At' ttlf 4tLlIe Pit \ ttttuiu. bQL IL continued to squaH threzting it's arms forward, Cyrus took il up, sat down in the only chair in the room. gave it the bottle. and il was h3apy So was he
 NoN, Cyrus had set his ride against the chimney and was not in d position either offensive or defe,->iye He was ta-ta-ing and ha-ba-in- to the child as women do when sudG aly he heard a voice say:
 Han up, stranger
 The voice was soft one. but Cyrus started. Looking up. h. nv woman standing in the doovwa. oyering him with a revolver.
 T can't" said Cyrus thout drop pin the baby"
 "Y' come oyer tt Gr1Va me out, did y?'
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