The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-07
Caesars
Vengeance


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saiEkr regard a caH thzt had zEraFso
into fz p2stzrs
TIE negro<s we're telling u sAs tsr-
pen.ins ssrttemeat u@1sr the burning
rays q tke Czru1ir4 E1n- They sweat
e ard panred a. shsy 1lie6 ths bar-
rsis and relied ths crrts rostn - ths
Incline q plzzks to the root Of ths dis
tillsry where sh0zs the grszt Id of
the copper Still
Caesar White vas q good nztured
giant IN the main. o had been Until
JsEerson Grant. tie qusdroon dl1e.
szuntered into tie camp with his col
lar and caEs. and hair that shone
With cocoaEut off Then trouble arose
for Mandy. the superintendent cook.
had succunbed TO IFS fascinations
Jefferson Grant smiled dlsdainfnlly
and resumed his lsborz. EFsry week
day, except On Mondays. the distiila-
ton went or. the crude rosin. dumped
into the great sill. kissing and bubr
bling furioasly within, though 70 the
watcher on the distillery roof there
was no symptom of the comm0tion OF
the Sud inside the boiler. where @
half ton Of resin simmersd ike mott
en- steel
To Caesar White. nimaginativs IN
all other respects. the process pos
sessed fascination. He had pictured
his rival 6ung into the caldron BY the
force Of his mighty arms One in
sfant's agony-and flesh. bones. cloth
ing. ali traces Of the quadFoon would
be utterly dissolved IN that fiery hov.
II was q little incident that pEecipi-
tsted his determination. A Sunday
call, a scornfuI word from Mandy. the
sight Of a lsthe figure skuIking through
the pine trees behind the girls hut
and Caesar White. was in the forest
alone, rolling upon the ground and
biting his cienched fists In a paroxysm
Of Jealousy until the blood flowed
Next day the two men we're alone
on the disrllery roof. The quadroon.
under Caesars direction. was polish
ing the copper I'D OF the still. which
had been raised from its position By
their united efforts for this work.
Deep in the gloom under them Caesar
fancied he. could see the gfeam Of the
molten mass. placid as stili water
but deadly as boiling lava. As JEFF
ferson turned be stretched out his foot
lsziIy. The quadroon tripped and fell:
one push, an oath and a scream and
q splash far below. Then the giant
Mastered away.
fShriek upon shrek pursued him
The quadroon was hard IN dying.
Fear drove out the foreFnan's anger.
Those shrieks pursued him as be hur.
ried toward his quarters. Shrek upon
SHREK; and NOW. peering In dreadful
terror through his half-opened door
I Caesar saw negroes running from all
parts toward the still. from which Is
sued those never-ending cries. Would
the man never die? Could he live
even one moment In that fearful tor.
ture? The giant trembled He cast
about him TO 6y. Where1 Anywhere
Beads Of perspiration sprang TO bis
brow and the manhood went out from
his weak limbs. He had thought 10
accomplish bis deed unseen and un.
suspected: and still those fearful
cries resounded through the pine
trees He sank down inert and help
Less on the dry ground
But. mingIing with the cries, came
sounds OF laughter Caesar looked nv
aghast. From the great still, sur
rounded BY a derssive crowd, drip
ping figure emerged and staggered
across the camp Merciful heaven II
was the qua4.oon. woe-begone. from
head TO foot one Shiny mass of drip
ping, viscid rosin. And In front of ths
crowd that danced and jeered and
shouted was Mandy, pointing a de
risive finger at this crow stripped oi
/ his plumage. this BUNDLED dude. heI
love converted into harsh and bitteI
mockery.
And suddenly balm came TO Caes
ar's soul. happy smile irradiatec
the blacks features. He chuckiec
and slapped his thighs
'Iawd be praised Lawd b
praisedl" he shouted ferventiy. =
done clean fergot that we don't Ign