Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11

OF the surroundings. After a false step
which landed her cruelty In a snarl OF
thorns, she found the door and
knocked. The blows echoed with hol-
Instantly, as IL her knock had caused
II, the ray Of light winked out. There
was no sound. She stood a moment
listening, m then she knocked again.
Utter silence. Suddenly there came a
sharp whisper out OF the dark, in her
very ear.
Who's there?" She jumped con
who Is it?" the voice insisted
sharply.
ITS me-" she faltered.
What manner"
Rose Hartswick."
"Alone?"
Yes. / want to see GRAMMAR" The
door swung open as OF It's own accord.
Come in" 1t was utterly dark.
This way"
She followed blindly the sound OF
shutting feet through what was evil
IDENTIFY a narrow passage. A sharp turn
n they came into a large apartment
lighted by a bed of Goals in a fire.
place. The half light disclosed her
guide, a bowed, hoary old man who
walked feebly. He shambled to a cor
ner, and, after a shaky struggle, drew
out a handful OF something which he
threw onto the Goals. Ii smouldered a
moment, then burst into flame, reveal
Ing the weasel face and snowy beard OF
Poppy Miller. The apartment was a
kitchen, long n low, with a fireplace,
an enormous affair Of stone, taking UP
nearly all of one side.
Rose gave a single curious glance
around, then conferred her attention
upon a figure crouched by the hearth.
1t was a woman, thin and bowed. in
credibly old as the freight revealed
It, and smoking a corncob pipe. 1t did
not move or speak.
This here's Rose Hartswick come
to see yeh wunst." The old man shut
fed over to her, and spoke in an un-
expectedly high pitched voice
"Humph!"
II want you TO help me, GRAMMAR"
Rose went close TO her and bent over
eagerly. I'm In such trouble and l
don't know what TO do" She stopped;
there was no response or movement.
cant you help me, GRAMMAR" she
went on again, a growing nervousness
in her tone.
'Humph!' Again silence, so COM
plete that Rose could hear the hin
OF the Run outside. She fixed her eyes
III AAlS Jill llb q ollu q
lessly. After a time she caught a low
rumble:
"She lets him come: she laughs and
plays; she looks into his eyes: and
when he would give his soul for her,
she would have him go--and he can't!
Too late! Too late! Too late!-and
she comes to me! Ha-ha-hal She
comes to mel" She broke into a mirth-
less chuckle, then subsidized again into
silence.
But. GRAMMAR" Rose cried eagerly,
II couldn't help it; / didn't want him
to come" Again silence, and again the
humble OF the voice.
"Ha, ha, ha! She comes here to me.
She didn't want him TO come. But she
knew-she could see. And she danced
and played, and looked into his eyes
and he's thinking Of her now-tonight
he'd give her his soul, and she's to
blame! and it's too late"
But, Grammar, you cam help
me-"
Too late. And she would come TO
me III have me wave 1t all away Ha,
ha, ha! / make a man stop loving a
woman! Ha, ha, ha! There's nothing
in earth or hell to make a man stop
loving a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at
all. oh, she can make him love her
It's easy's death, but when its be-
gun-she would stop it, Ha, ha. hal"
l. I6TG WAS lIldl III ncT mlTInleSS Cdcklt |
that was inexpressibly horrible. She
continued to mutter incoherently, then
subsidized into silence.
And there's no help? You mean
there's no help?" Rose. in her earnest
ness, put her hand on the woman's
shoulder, but she withdrew It instantly.
"She would send him away. There's
another! / see him-ah, there he Is.
The eyes-Ive seen hose eyes: they
have revenge in them-eyes with re-
venge in them: and they have looked
into hers. and she cannot Sleep
"Oh, Grammar! oh. I'm afraid"
"Oh, yes. yes, yes. Ha, ha. hal I'll
send him away-he'l die for her, but
I'll send him away-Ill send him away
see those eyes!' She held out her
hand shakily.
Where? where?'
There's but one wayl It's his life
Iii touch his life. See there! oh.
God! what's that? All, he lies on the
floor-and his eyes are wide open, too
bad, oh, too bad-too bad She re-
peated the words over and over in a
sort of wall.
"Oh. oh. Gran'maw,' she gasped.
scrambling to her feet and taking a
swift step back, II want to go!"
But he shall-he shall Colts easy
he shall go away. It's easy-as
DEATH"
But. Gran'maw." she broke out ex-
citedly, you don't understand. It's
not Karl; 1 ont want you to touch
Karl. It's father / come about want
you TO make father-feel different. /
Just want you to change him. The old
figure was rocking back and forth, now
slowly. 1t was as IL she were alone
and had not heard Rose
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