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

you've ths Doolittle eyes. David.
Don't be afraid.
The dcur of Marcia's room had
opeued suddenly aud she stood there
with Il shawl thrown lightly around
her. The next instant she cried out.
"Oh. it's Duvid-my brother David!
The trhmu of feet was heard out
side The look of amazement on the
boys face gave place to one of ter
ror. and Aunt Nance said quickly:
"t,n In there with your sister David
moment later six or seven rough
looking men filed into the cabin. Aunt
Nance knew them every one. she
met them standing with her back 10
the door of the room David and his
sister had entered.
He come In here. didn't he. Aust
| Nance?" said Joe Haskin, the leader
of the crowd. 1--WE seen him, and We
want him Now. didn't he come In
hereT'
Aunt Nance replied fearlessly: Il
| don't tell lies. and won't tell one now.
He did come in here Joe Haskin. He's
| LII mere now, anu NHHt = llote' he 81
in to stay in hereI
do you know what bin and another
Teller done?"
| II neither know nor care" replied
| Aunt Nance boldly, but | know this
you men amt his judges. Vengeance
don't belong to you. It belongs to
Him"
She pointed upward as she spoke.
and then she added: "You cant lay
your hands on that boy tonight. He's
In this room behind me. and Tou are
six or eight men to one woman, but
there's not one of you thatlI lay your
hands on me to move ME from this
| door.
"You wouldn't, Joe Haskin. when
you remember how walked three
miles IN the worst sn8wstorm we had
last winter to nurse Hou back to life
and strength when vol was ut death :
door with pneumoDy.
,"Yon wouldn't II Sanders. when !
had you brought right here and took
care of you myself when you had that
broken leg last fall
You wouldn't lay llhnds on the wo.
man who closed yout wife's eyes in
death less than q year ago. Tom Lee
SOM Every man of YOU has set at my
table agin and ag'fn with or without
money 1t made no difference
Touch Tue? Why. don't believe
myself could keep you from usin' that
rope you've got outside on the man
who'd lay rough hands on Aunt Nance
Afford"
"No. YOU couldn't" said Joe Has
kin. You're right-we'd make mince
meat of him. Aud If you're goin' tt
stand fore that door and
Il am" interrupted Aunt Nance
land there amt no other way into thu
room"
She waved her hand lightly TOWARD
the open door Good night" she said
They went out into the darkness.
Before noon the hext day Joe Haskt
rode up to Aunt Nanee's cabin. She
went to the door, and he did not dis
mount.
well. he said. IF things don't turn
out queer sometimes. We got after
the wrong fellow sure enough last
night. You see there's been gang OF
CtttthtrU1ts Hfftf toss thieves lHtkiH
about on Taylor mountain. The boys
got tired of 'em, and last night they
took after couple of the sneaks.
ut seems that this young fellow
told the truth when he said be dldn'i
blong to 'em. He WIS wanderin
along on bis way to Eagle cliff Hnt
took refuge from the storm with some
O. the gang.
! 1.-THE guilty ones was caught this
mornin' down in Deer gulch. anf
they'd the grace to say that the yount
fellow with 'em didn't belong to thelI
gang. Ii you've got him In your cabir
yit you sort o. 'pologize to I'm foi
the little Inconvenience we put lin tt
last night and say that well do any
thing we can for him now't he's on
o. bad company"
He vas done with bad compan,
from that day forth. The promise hi