The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-29

She looks like her ma. aud Lucy was
the hest iouklu' uip tf uur family
But she don't write Al word about der
brother. wonder how that is Lucy
had two children"
Three weeks later the stngrroarh
came whiriing up to Aunt Nnnre's
door. and Jack Hughes called out when
he saw Aunt Nance at the open door:
Light load today. Aunt Nhhce--
only one passenger. and ! guess she's
the one you're uokin' for
A young girl. her plain black dress
and hat covered with dust, stepped
TO the ground Aunt Nance embraced
her warmly.
You're sister Lucy's Marcia" she
exclaimed excitedlv. 81 know wifi
out askin'. You're a reglar pooiit-
tie, and you don't know how glad am
to see YOU
you don't really look strong" Aunt
Nance said while Marcia was eating
the elaborate dinner prepared express
| ~ for her. But. Ia. my dear you'll
! look like another girl after a summer
III here in this mountain air.
Then she suddenly asked in a softes
tone. "Where Is your brother David,
| Marcia
Marca's smile gave place to paired
and troubled look
Il don't know. aunt" she said.
Don't knew Why. how is that?"
ut is more than year since We
have beard anything from David said
Marcia Then sbr udded: THAT is ont
reason why / wanted to come west,
Aunt Nancy. besides what the dortrT
told me about my health. | think Ia
| vid is out here | did not write any
thing about It. for | thought | would
rather tell you all about 1t myself
thought you might understand the story
better aud feel more kindly toward hin
to see you.
It was brief anil sorr0wfuI little
story of a boys waywardness that sh,
told, not an uncommon story of a nat
urally well disposed hoy being led into
wrongdoihg by evil companions uhC
finally running away after bringing dis
grace upon his home.
"All we have knows for nearly TIVE
years is that he is i'll the west. W.
heard once of his being in this state
If | could only find him, ! am sure n
could yet be- saved He is so young
not yet twenty"
"I'lI help you find him said Ann
Nance earnestly. well begin at once
| know all the stage drivers urpHtlt
here and people IN nearly all the BollU
tain towns If he's anywhere in thi'
part OF the state well find him. dear
Merrick amt common name
The mountain summer so0n came 81
IN all It's soft aud tender beauty Mar
ella lived out of doors much of the time
She rode ON horsphacs down into tht
grassy gulcies or far up to the noun
tain SUBMITS. where the SHOW lay II
little patches throughout all the sun
mef days SO0n the color came to he
cheeks. Her thin shape grew rodnde
aud fuller
The night Of the 18th of Au
gust was one long remembered by
tine dwellers ON that mountain sid,
and by those in the gulch below. They
referred to 1t long ufterward US 'tht
time of the big STORM
At o'clock the wind abated iii
fury. At 10 1t had died away so thai
no sound was heard but the pouring ot
the rain. Marcia and Kate DooleJ
went 10 bed
1t was II o'clock when Aunt Nance
rising to 20 to bed stopped suddenly
thre W up her head and listened.
The rain WIS falling softly now, ant
high above Its gentle sound she heart
voice shrek out as if in morta
terror Then she heard mems voices
shouting wildly.
What In the hume of wonder IL go
in on up there on Taylor mountain
at this time of night?" she asked her
self as she hurried TO u door aud look
ed out iuto the darkness.
"tlear. DEAR she said. with NOR
of irritation thau Of fear in her voice
II wonder when this e0untry's eve
goin' to get civilized SO folks II live II
! If they was Christians. There's mis-
CHlpE EOlH Oh up tueIeE suW tbeH
! Taylor mountain boys whisperin' to
gether and lookin' savage when the.
were down here to dinner today. w
n notion to- Who's thatY'
The rear door of the room had open
ed suddenly and been closed.
Aunt Nance turned quickly. Befor
her. his back to the door, bis hand
spread out upon 1t ms IL he would boil,
. It against all resistance. stood hatles
and coatless young man. bis clothe
drenched and tattered. his face ashe1
pale. his eyes wild and staring. Will
bis slender form qtiivered with fear.
''Oh. please come in and shut tina
door, he cried stretching out on
hand imploringly They're after me
those men arel Can't you hide me
| haven't done what they say have
Hide me! Hide me!'
Aunt Nance slowly closed the dooi
but seemed to hesitate.
"Ma'am." said the young man, nv
been wild for n long time. but ! al
innocent Of this wrong. and If you
t.aI-z .ar,a 49, ,r.iIt live RIGHT Iif