The evening world., 1912-03-22
IN ---SMITH
By Caroline Lockhart

"Yas," she brsathsd. ct van to saa
THIS wcra. came slowly ana .h~scnay.tS
II no-eet we'll" T4
Oh, motherv"
UnhssdibG tae vail psrhaea n0t hear
tween WORDS: SIs
Il stssl-Srom you-my iAttls earl. III
bad woman. SUSIE. II b right I die. r
taks Dc monsy-oua Of Dc bank dat Mac
Donald leave ue-to gve to Smith. DE-
hoed-sps steal a. money on-ds ROAD. ~
ave Dc BED h'srt-sa''s-te do Dat. ii
You mustn't tax like that. ~mothersxB
cried sUie. sNppins her hand a
sivedy. "YOu thought you'd get Il again
and put II back. You didn't mean Ia.
steal fr<m me. I know all about IT,
And I've GOT the money. Nj. RaistoNji
found . check you had thrown way
you'd stened your name on Il N the
wrong place. When We saw the dstec.
and what . lot a money II was. anH
found y9u bad gone TO town W. guessed.
the resi-. n was q . TO zee Smith In
that. - We hsed o W. and got y
osck. We know there was no danger tor
anyoody but Of course We felt bad -
worry and fsightsa you"
I'm gisd." said the simpiy.
ehe had 90 strength or breath or tis55cs
to spare. "Dsy's more. tell you'll.
XIII smith-if he iIs. He lie. He buff.
dog white nat. I make Dc stronx msdi>t
cine 10 knl Aim-anA I get De poison N
my arm when % banAAse clip. Oct SsS
octsles and Do knife behind de iookin'-
giass| snow you."
Susie euScHiy did - she wa bid.
lemon bottle II Dc iove-charm Of
Dc Sioux. One -tsAspoonfui-no more,
Little Coyotes woman say. De other
bottle 10 d. bad msdicine. BE careful.
smith-snaf6 foo-oe ms-Susis." VIVA
siss she would have said ended IN
surgie. Her Jaw dropped n she died.
With her eIasinB syee upon Susie's face.
euas pulled the Say Indian b,aaksAd
gently over her nsother'S shoulders, a..
II afraid she would b coid. Then shsy.
slippsd . needle and SONS beads and
buck6Ain. 10 complete IN unfinished
moccssiu, ua6ssasath the blanket. HID
mother wa going on . long journey
an1 would want cceupsuoa. Thesea
we're no team In eusas's eyes whom che
replaced the tottjss ana the skinninsS
haifs Nth Ne aieselersd blade hshia1n
The van iits1s creature seemed 10
have no tears 70 phed. Oha was uugoc.S,
spoasivs to Dors's broken words of
sympathy ana the grub-iiners' sw9Ue
ward oondoiencss- thsy seemed not to-
reach Mr. heart u ell. she heard thsnpA
hssSe -RSs 78s M480 W00R
chaos 10 esAs moved aSsatiy from rood
to room. or huddleA. . forfosn AeusooR
on the bsneA whore her mother always
he'd eat.
Brsakfast was long Ancs over asA INA
forenoon wen advanced when G6S.
finally left the silent house a ertptf.
We tn: shost e her splrised s:if down
roomy stall where her stout littis ~.
Donv stood mun0hi0~ hy. ~
In her sorrow the 0umo anlmal was
the one thing 10 which shs turned. He
lifted his head whea re went In And
throw his cropped ears forward. Win
his eyes grew iifnptd - Q horses syA
will at the approach Of some one IL
know: wsii and Hooks to for FOOD ard
affection.
they had almost nov up togethsr.-
and tAs time Susie he'd spent On heoN'
hack, OF with him IN ~ corral or stAltxk
formsrfy had been half her waking
hours inhsv IA 10 fear of ssch otheH2a
"sn,X s3'e soy' and mutual u's'is
VOC, .oh; s c,Sssz' soS g,s,I her ,s ssi1sa;Ads
rye got isftr'h M slipped her arms
around his thick neck n mid her fec
IN his name. 81
He stoppsd eating ara stood notion
less while she chung to him, his cara =
alert at the sound OF tho fsmiiiarW
.whs, shaii ido." she walled in sspss
abandonmsNt Of Wief. ~
In her inexpsrience. Il sesmsd to-
Susie. that with her mothers death -
the world had iona to an end for her.
UndemonstrAtIve al they we're. and
meagre a. had been any spoken words
OF affection. the bond Of natural o
between them had seemed strong and
u~nbreakabis until Smiths coming. -
They had been all In Ill TO each othef
in their u~nsmoMouai YHy: md now thi9y
unexpected TRAGEDY seemed to crush tn
child. because u Was something which
never had entered her thoughts. u waass
. crisis with which che did not y
how to cope o. r. osar. The world 4
could never BE- blecksr for her than
listl. .orrsl pony. thick neck sAas +
The future looked utterly chesrisss
and impossible 70 endure. She had not
learned that no tragedy In 10 ~blighting
that there ~ AMI , way out-a way
whicn the sunervr. makes himself.
which comss % blm. or Into which. he IL
appeared 10 susie that life could never
be different, except to be worse.
She had .Alked much to Macarthur Of
the outside world. and questioned him.
and q doubt hsd sprung up as to theyx
feasibility of searching for her kins- 4
folk, az she had plahred. There were
many, many trails ana sire fences 70
|bewildsr ons. aaA psopls-hundreds oe<
p~eopls-psopls Who were not Always
fears. TO BE- only sixteen. ana alone. ~
causs enough foe tsass. sad SUSIE 49, I
a, n cons.ausl1 ~