The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-24

she said softly. "She can run afouou
INV orchard. and sometimes III taAe
har fo, q walk. same as you DID
=. .irds of = feather. f1oated acid'y
from Susans compressed ups as 81.
disappeared in the Kitchen ana eioS'u
the door behind her
Shortly afterward Susan heard Tue
! widow Lee and Jonas Wilton leave
The ho,,se by the side door ana go
around TO the shed where queen oI
/ Sheba lived in solitary Sptenaor
Good night SUSAN. called amy
sweetIy. We're going to take queen
| o Sheba home!
Good night" said susan 4ulse as
! amiably. Wish you joy or her:
When Queen Of Sheha's n"isy ciamot
had died away SUSAN finished ner WORK
and then went to The west wing OF tue
bouse where she lived with Il bed
: ridden aunt.
! .Aunt MISSY. Jonas has shipped on
the Blue Heron with Captain RINK.
! she said in Il matter OF fact tone as
she tucked the old lady under the
! covcrs and turned down the lamp.
! You're a fool. Susan Tipping,
! shri,ied Miss Melissa angrily, lis ne
Going 10 take that goose along too:
; NO. Fanny Lees going to take care
! of it,
Miss Melissa's dark eyes glared
! finr,.e,v at her neice Go along. do. l
amt got no patience with you at all:
! And she covered beneath her coveflids
with little grunts Of displeasure.
Four DAYS afterward jonas sailed
AWAY on the Blue Heron. and he car
ried away two pictures in his memory.
One was of Fanny Lee. plump and
! smiling, with the gray goose at her
/ side, wa wing farewell from the dock
! The other picture was Of Susan lip
ping. tall and slender and pale, with
her face frozen into stony indifference.
And when the familiar faces had melt
! ed into the haze that covered shore
and bay Jonas Wilton still looked
wistfuliy backw
!. 1t was a long year The Widow Lee
! Haunted the gray goose as betrothal
! gift. and queen OF Sheba was genef-
| ally regarded as the tangible bond that
united two loving. separated hearts.
| AS the months wore Oh aud no news
came from Jonas there was strained
look in Tanny's eyes and occasionally
in the woodshed the gray goose receiv-
ed the castigatiouS Sue so richly de-
served after her predatory descents
upon the grass grown lawn.
| ft was Tong year. Aunt Melissa
died i'll the summer aud left Susan
richer by several thousand dollars, but
poorer by one friend less. Susan plan
ned when Jonas came back she would
go away and leave the home to him
and his waiting bride--and Queen of
Sheba.
One cold winter night Fanny Lee
| brought the gray goose TO Susan's
door. Her eyes were red, and she
wore black dress and black veil
Or her hat
Il cant bear TO see the critter
around" she sobbed bitterly. lit re-
| minds NE SO Of Jonas and him drownd-
ed at sea-
'Drownded: asked Susan in a
strange voice.
i forgot you didn't know. OF
course they told me first. 1t WAS of
the coast Of Brazil. He fell overheard
and was drownded. and Captain Rink
he sent word to the Telegraph sta
ton. and OF course they told me.
You'll keep Queen o Sheba. won't
your
Susan stared hercely at the long
neck and yellow bill wriggIing out Of
, the widows black shawl
iii take care Of her, said Susan
Jelly. Put her in the she'd
You'll be good to her-for his sake"
shifted Fanny Lee. turning to go.
TN be good to her. repeated Susan,
with Il strange smile as she closed the
door.
One day a week later Susan was eat
Ing her dinner in lonely contemplation
Of the great goose that crowned the
feast. Her face wore the look of one
who has overcome an enemy. but her
| triumph was marred by lack Of appe-
lite and fiuttering pain at her heart
The kitchen door opened noisily. and
familiar feet tramped across the door.
Susan Tipping. I've wanted to see
you for hull year, and 70 Susan's
CONSERVATION pair of arms encircled
her and she was kissed by no other
than Jonas Wilton himself. Il wasn't
| drownded 1t was John Wilson. the
cook"
In her joy Susan nearly kissed Jonas
IN return. but a sudden recollection
assaiied her. and she pushed him away
and arose to her feet What about
Fanny Lee and Queen o Sheba: She's
took good care of the goose for you"
she said quietly.
Il got silk shawl for Fanny Lee"
said Jonas. ''that'l pay her for her
trouble. AS for the goose-there amt
nothing happened to her yety His
voice almost quivered with suspense.
There she is Something has ham