The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-06

1--WE a word to say. I've no mind TO
your salvation: no, nor 10 heaven II the
Lord makes this singin lie. I'm a
thinl<in ot David as I've thought OF him
these fifty years, an If u lie VIII make
him happy when he's dyin'. then I'm
willin' 10 lie an do ii every minute OF
the day"
Sinner" muttered John Roberts;
"Ay, sinner wlllln sinner said An
noe. her soft eyes blazing. Now. be-
gone. and We need not return.
AIMEE boited the door and sat down
mattered natter so little what the neiehbors
thought of her life II only David might
die happy. and David still believed he
had heard the cuckoo. She was tired
so tired that she did not care what the
church said OF her; and her heart was
numb. She knew that David was going,
hut it did not come home 10 her in the
! bring him happiness. lie should have
! that il she could give it, AT faint
| call she FASTENED TO his room.
AIMEE. there's someone outside.
"Ay. David nalbon. there is. an An
| nee is q CuCl-"
But the sentence was never finished,
for AIMEE forced Lowry Prichard's head
| back and slammed the easement TO,
! latchins II securely.
what does she want?" asked David.
| lcebly.
II cannot say. lad but she's no right
|
an idle, pryin' young woman. III see
now that she's out OF the garden. Go
To sleep. dearic; it's bad for We havin'
d. so much noise over nothn'; ay. that's
! good tad aud AIMEE smoothed his
| brow with one hand the while she
brushed aside her tears with the other.
If David should live week longer.
| could she ever keep the truth from him?
| FOR day-yes. perhaps But for an en-
tire week. with all Nant Nor trying
TO force a way 10 the sick man? No
| And how could she sing morning and
night with the nelghbors spying into the
! garden and around the house? She felt
| fricndless. for strength only the courage
OF a mother left alone In the world with
| a sick child TO protect she had no idea
| Of relIuquishing her plan. although she
! was in despair. and If anyone had come
| TO her with a friendly hand she would
have wept. As il was she was ready TO
! meet attack after attack.
! aimee was not surprised. later in the
! day, 10 see young Pastor Morris coming
| up the pathway. lie came slowly. When
Inc greeted Annee his eyes sought The
| ground. his complexion WAS ruddier and
more boyish than ever, and his lips.
| usually firm IN speech. seemed uncer
| tain. But the large hand with which he
held Annee's was warm and kind, In
the clean kitchen he began TO talk with
Aunee about David-how was David?
what did the physician say? wasn't An
Suddenly The young pastor changed as
II brought face to face with a disagree
0plc dutS,
aimee. they say You arc Initiating
Il cuckoo; is it so?'
"Ay, sir. for DaVid's cars"
But AIMEE. that Is acting a lie. Is
il not?'
III may be" replied AIMEE wcarIy.
Wouldn't il hc better il / were to
tell David. Aunce2'
oh. no no. no." sobbed aimee. Not
| th1tu'
Ma. aimee, Auncc, you mustn't cry so
| there and tho young man stretched out
his hand hclplessly.
''Oh. sir, its all the happiness Davids
got: an he's goln oh, my lad my
lad"
There. there Auncci"
We've been married fifty years this
spring, an every spring we've listened
for the cuckoo, an not one missed. An
This year he's dvin'. an he's a wantiu'
to hear Il so, an It's over carly. Oh
| Davio Dav!c, sobbed aimee
There. AIMEE there, dear" soothcd
the young man; tel me about It, We'll
sec. AIMEE.
There's no more said aimee, only
he kept aslSin about things-violets an
cowslips an birch trees an poplars-an'
| | knew all the time he Was thnkip OF
the cuckoo an not ask!n' because The was
Son' an mightn't hear it, An ono day
ho did. An ] said / thought he'd hear
one that very cvcnin. that evcrN' hin.