The Detroit times., 1913-11-10
CHAPTER XVIII.
(ContlnaandN

inf around. I'm thinking OF haunting
II myself In . hundred years or 30.
Oh, the specters are al laid long
ago. II there ever were any"
AZ that moment . patter Of foot
steps and shrill shrieks came hyinG
over the last.year's leaves beyond the
lilac bushes. IT'S Hickey Snyder.
she said. peering out smilingly - two
children. pursued and pursuer. burst
into view. "Hush!" she whispered:
Il wonder what they are up tor
The pair came In whirl through
tho bushes. The foremost was q sew
en-ysarold Negro girl. In . single
short cottonade garment, wisened.
: bare-legged and bareheaded. her black
wool parted in little angular patches
and tightly wrapped with bits Of cord.
The other was white and a. freckled
as turkeys egg. with hair cropped
like q boys. She held q carving.
knife cut from q single. whose edge
had been deeply ensanguined by poke
berry juice. The pursued one STUN
bled over root and came to earth
In q heap. while the other bounced
upon her like wildcat.
Hold stu. you limb of Satan.
she scolded. How can ! do It when
you won't stay still!"
"Oh. lawd." mOaned the PROSTATE
one. In simulated terror; "Oh. Doc
tab, good Doctah Snydah has All got
ter hab dat 0pcration2 Is yo' sho'
gwinetsr twitter eroun' nah insides
wild dem knives on saws en- thtngsT
1T won't hurt" treasured the
would-be operator: mo more than It
did Mis- Poly Clifford. And I'll put
your liver right back again."
Wait or minute. All jes' remem'
bahs All fo'got ter make nah will.
All leabs-"
"Nonsense!" objected the other. IT.
ritably. You made II yesterday.
They always do It beforehand"
mo, sub; All done clean forgot Of
All leabs nah thimble ter de Mefodis
church, On nah black en- wife kitton
ter Hickey Snydah. en-
II don't want your old tabby." SAID
the beneficiary unfeelingly. Now
fiattcn out, while give you the chic
reform.
"All right. Doctah. Abs in de free
ward on faint costin' me er cent!
But Abs mighty skeered All gwineter
wake up daid! Cord Almighty. ef An
dies, save nah sinful soul. Oh, Mars
Judge Jesus, swing dat cha'yut down
en- kyah me up ter Hebben. Hickey,
yo' reck'n. after all. Abs gwineter
be or black angel? Hesh-sh! Ans
driftin' away. Doctoh, Abs driftin
away on de big wide ribber.'
Now you're asleep" declared the
surgeon. and fell to with o flourish OF
The cory blade.
The other reared herself. Huh.
How yo' reck'n Abs gwineter be err
bleep wild yo chunkin' me in dc
hoht-ribs wild dat ar stick? Ain. 70
ione cyarvin' up YETI"
:Oh, nurse" walled Hickey. turn
ing the draMA into a new channel.
I can't wako 0reenie up. She won't
come out a. the chloroform. She's
lying. Lets all sing and maybe t'l
make 1t easier:
II went down to Jordan and what did
Coming for to carry me homer
band OF angels waiting for me.
Coming for to carry me nome.
The melody, however. was too much
or the prospective corpse. She sat
ID. shook the dead leaves from her
air and jOined In. swaying her lean
Iody to and fro and clapping her yell
pw-lined hands together in an ecs-
asy:
Comm fo tkyah mo ho-o-ome.
wee-eng low, swee-et Char-ee-yut!
COMM 70 tkyah me home!'"
The tAWo were strange contrast
they sang, the Negro child sssay-
hg with the emotionalism OF her race
bd her voice dropping instinctiveiy
son alto accompaniment 10 the
HERS ri9ld soprano. and lending IT.
slf 70 subtle half.tones and minor ca
pnces. 4M
A twig snapped under valiant's
lot. The singers faced about anu
Aw thomy Both scrambled to their
et, the black girl to look at them
ith . wide, self-conscious grin. Rick.
tossidk her short hair hack from
br frecklbd face, came toward thom.
my goodness, Miss Shirley" she
I'd. I'VE didn't see you. at all" Sho
pked &C Valiant Are you the man
at'sxgoing to Ak up Damory Court?"
. Inquired, without any tedious for
~Yeg.n said Valiant.
"Well,s sshe said critically. you've
1 your fob cut out for you. But I
ould say you're the kind to do Il"
sRickey!" Shirley's voice tried to
stern, but there was hint OF
aghter IN II.
what did say now" inquired
ckey. I'm sure meant It to DO
supplementary"
sIt was," said Valiant. II shall try
deserve your good opinion"
But what q CHASTITY play!" OK.
Mined Shirley. "Whero did you learn
We were playing Mis- Poly 0if.
IA IN the hospital" Hickey answer
Shes got Q whole lot Of little
bibles that they cut out"
'Oh, Hickey" expostulatcd Shirley
b shudder.
sThey nd. She keeps them In
IL pasteboard box like wedding.
ko. with q blue ribbon around IT,
= was showing It to Miss Matte
Yesterday. She was telling her'
about Il. she said all the women
re showed each other their cuts
Dragged about how long they
re-"
kalisnt's merriment rang out under
trses, but Shirley was crimson.
eli, I don't think it's q nice play"
said decidedly.
That's Just the way" murmured
nav dipconsolately, yesterday It
Romeo and Juliet with the Mer-
IN children, and their mother had
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