Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-18

lies and phlox and sweet williams
and love-in-a mist and four o'clocks-
not a blessed hot-house name among
'em, Chum. Don't they sound homy
and old-fashioned? The asters and
dahlias and scarlet geraniums are for
nearer the house, and the pansies and
petunias for that sunny stretch down
by the lake. Then therell be sun
flowers around the kitchens and
trumpet-vine over the side of this
porch"
He stretched luxuriously. "Tll take
hand at it myself tomorrow. I'm
as right as rain again now, thanks
to Aunt Daph and the doctor. Some
thing of erusty citizen, the doctor.
but he's all to the good"
A heavy step came along the porch
tray holding a covered dish with a
plate of biscuit and a round jam-pot.
Look .sere." said John Valiant, 81
had my luncheon three hours ago.
Pm being stuffed like a milk-fed
turkey"
The old man smiled widely. "Et's
jes' err iii snack err BROTH" he said.
Reckn' eth kinder float eroun' de
yuddah things Daph ain got no use
TO- tea. She say she boun ter mex
yo' fit TO ernuddah rassle wild dem
buttah whit Miss Matte Sue SEN
yo' by Hickey Snyder
Valiant shifted with satisfaction.
'1'm getting so confoundedly spoiled"
he said, that I'm tempted to stay
sick and do nothing but eat. BY the
way, Uncle Jefferson, where did
Hickey come from? Does she belong
here?"
mo, sub. She come f'om Helrs-
Half-Acre."
What's that?"
Oats dat ornery passle o. folks
yondah on de Dome" explained
Uncle Jefferson. "Dey's been dab
longs All kin recommembah-jes er
trash whut git erlong anyways t all.
Ain nobody boddahs erbout dem
less'n cts err guv'ment agint, TO dey
makes dey own whisky, en- dey drinks
ct, too"
That's interesting" said Valiant.
$50 Hickey belonged there?''
"Yas, sub: nebbah ID a-come down
heah 'oep'in' To- Miss Shirley. She
de one whit fotch de iii gal outen
dat place, en- put huh wild Miss Matte
Sue, three yeah ergo
A sudden color came into John
valiants cheeks. TELL me about it,"
His voice vibrated eagerly.
"Well, suh," continued Uncle JEFF
ferson, "dey was one o. dem low
down 's-Half-Acrers, name
mayah oh de Dome, en- he went on
de rampage one day, en- took ahtah
his wife. She was er po' sickly
CONAN, wild er iii gal five yeah Of
by er fust husban'. He done beat
huh heap o. times befo', but dis time
he boun' ter finish huh. All reck'n
he was too drunk TO- dat, en- she got
erway en- run down heah. EFT was
wintah time en- dahs snow on de
groun'. Dah's er road f'om de Dome
dat hits de Red Road clost' ter
Rosewood-dat ar's de cambridge
place-en she come dab. Reckn
she wuz er pitiful-lookin' obstacle.
'Peahs lax she done put de Ill gal
up in de cabin lof' en- hid de laddah,
en- she mos crazy TO feah Greet git
huh. She lef he huntin' TO de young
'un when she run erway. Dey was
only Mis- Judith en- Miss Shirley en-
de gal Em'line at Rosewood, case
Ranstan de butlah en- de yuddahs
de Cullud Mefodis Church. Well.
sub. dey want no time ter SEN TO
men. Whut yo' reck'n Miss Shirley
do? She ain afeahd O. muffin on dis
yerf, en- she ony sebenteen yeah OF
den, too. She dom tell Mis- Judith
no. sub! She run out ter de stable
en- saddle huh boss. en- she gallop up
dat road ter He'll -Half-Acre lax er
shot outen er shovel"
Valiant brought his hands together
sharply. Eyes. yes" he said. And
then?"
when she come ter Greet Kings
cabin. he done foun de laddah, en-
one er he foots was on de rung. He
had er ak in he han. De po' iii gal
was peepin' down thro' de cracks O.
de flo. en- prayin' de bestes she know
how. She say afterwards dat she
reck'n de Good Lawd SEN er angel,
To- Miss Shirley were all in white
she didn' stop ter change huh close.
She didn' say muffin, Miss Shirley
didn. She ony lay huh han on
Greet Kings ahm, en- he look at hun
face, en- he drop he ak en- go. Den
she clumb de laddah en- fotch de chile
down in huh aims en- take huh on
de boss en- come back. Dat de way
ct happen, suh.'
"And Hickey was that little, child"
'Yas. sub, she sho' was. In de
mawnin' er posse done ride up ter
He'll s. Half Acre en- take Greet King
in. De majah he argyfy de case TO
de State, en- when he done git thoo',
dey mos put de tow eroun' Kings
, mex in de co'ot room. He done got
six yeah, en- ct mos broke de majahs
hat dat dey couldn' give him no mo-.
He wux cert'n'y er bad aig, dat Greet
wuz. Dey say he done swan he
gwineter do up de majah when he
git out. De po' CONAN she stay SICK
dab at Rosewood all wintah, but she
git no bettah moughty fas'. en- in de
spring she up en- die. Den Miss
Shirley she put iii Hickey at Miss
Matte Sues, en- she pay TO huh
keep eber sence outer huh own
money. Dat whut she done, sub"
Such was the story which Uncle
Jefferson told, standing in the door
way When his shutting step had
retreated. Valiant went to the table
and picked up a slim fooled volume
that lay there. 1t was the Lucille he
had found in the hall the night OF
his arrival. He opened 1T to page
where, pressed and wrinkled, but still
retaining its bright red pigment lay
what had been rose.