Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-03

10 Sne leo NE III where III was sleeping,
aud I remember my boots made such
devil of u humping on the floor that
she laid her slim white finger ON her
lips and smiled ut me. AL the fingers
In the world began to choke ut my
throat and all the blood In me com
menced to pound at my heart when
looked ON that little sleeping klddie.
The tears began to roll out VI my eyes.
and because they had been dry for four
years they scalded like melted metal.
That was the only time ever wept
The sight Of her baby did 1t.
az love her already ! whispered.
and Ill spend my life making her
happy aud making lady Of her.
which cllnched what wavering doubt
the mother had. and she began to piuu
quickly, the fear coming on her VI
sudden that our scheme might fail.
was for riding away with both Of them
that night. bnck through the streets Of
Mesa and up into the hills. where I'd
have held them single handed against
man or devil. but she wouldn't hear
/ Of II.
awe must go awny.' she said. a
long way from here. where the world
won't nnd US and the little one eau
grow to womanhood without knowing.
She must never learn who her father
was or whnt her mother did. We will
start all over. you and aud the baby,
and forget DO you love me well
enough to do III
Il uttered cry and took her In my
arms, the arms that had ached for her
all those yenrs. Then kissed her for
the first time"
The old man tried to light his pipe.
which had gone out, but his fingers
shook SO that he dropped the match.
"Her plan was for me to take the
youngster away that night and for her
to join us Inter. because pursuit was
certain. and three could be traced
where one might disappear. She would
follow when the opportunity offered.
l saw that he had instilled terror
into her and that she feared him like
death, but as thought It over her
scheme seemed feasible, 30 ! agreed. l
was to ride west that hour with the
sleeping babe and conceal myself at n
place we selected. while she would
shy that the little one had wandered
away and been lost In the canyon or
anything else TO throw Bennett OF.
After time she would join us. Well,
the little girl never walked when
took her In my arms nor when the
mother broke down again and talked
to me like II crazy woman.
II Travelled hard that night aud
swnppcd horses mt daylight Then
leaving the Wild country behind. ! came
Into a region ] didn't know and found
Mexican woman who tended the
child for me. for ! was close by the
place where Merrldy was to come
Every night went into the village In
hopes that some word had arrived
and waited patiently for week
Then ! got the blow. | heard II from
the loafcrs around the little postofiict
first. but Il dazcd me so I wouldn't
believe II till | borrowed the paper
and read the whole story. with the
type dancing and leapiug before me
It took some hours for It to seep II
even after that. and for years re
called every word Of the ID II,
rs II It had been branded on me will
hot Irons, They called 1t n shockin,
crime. the most brutal murder Call
fornla had ever known. and In til,
headlines was my name In letters thai
struck me between the eyes like
m m, ma Mira IN nannnff hal lao.
foully murdered by me In ut Of sud
den jealousy, and Ind disappcarc,
with the baby! The husband had re
turned unexpectedly to tlnd her dying
so he said. but too far gone to cal
for help and with barely sufliclrn
strength to tell him who did II nnt
how! Then the paper went on will
, the tale Of my counting her and b.
, turning me down for Bennett. II tS't
, how I had gone of alone up into th,
, tho hills. turning Into bear that no
!. body, man or child. could apr zach
1t said had brooded there al tLi
time TIL the mania got upperunst an'
I SO came down to wreak my vengeance
|, They never even did me the credit o
: calling me crazy. ] was fend incar
: nate. a beast without sOv' and 10
Of things ike that--and, remember,
o had never harmed liy.rS thing In al
; my life. However, that wasn't wha
q hurt. What turned rIe Into n dull
Q deud. suffering thing was the know
edge that she was gone. For hours
couldn't, get beyond TINT fact The
|, came the realization thst Bennett ha
] Done It, for I reasoned that he ha
i dragged a hint OF the truth from he
i by very force of the fear he held he
n inland slain her, God! The awfr
rage that came over me! But Their
!. was nothing to do. ! had sworn
/. guard the little one, so | couldn't tax
vengeance on him. couldn't go bac
d and prove my innocence, for tina
would give the child to him.
}. "What night spent! The next da
d saw had been indicted by the gran