Evening star., 1913-12-14

And a bad thing for him. answered the one who
trying with a long stick hurry melting the
the kettle. He desisted long enough
his hood The brthmark that dishgured the half
his face shone with q horTd moist redness in the
hrelight.
Now he said. well have to put the tar to him
boilin instead Of just hot Then go tell
The expression Peyton's that he had
often the faces patients about be given
ether before serious operaonterror made inactive by
strength OF WILL by resignation and by the knowledge
that there is
tar. which long time had been
giving off sufocating fumes. began boil, that
the with the brthmark told Peyton to strip. And
Peyton knew. his mind blank and helpless to
that presently he make his attempt at escape what
that might be- He Of his Santa Claus costume
willingly enough for all along 1t had been that Whacn
his activity negligible and he stood forth
presently in striped silk shirt and pair OF
pepperandsat trousers much wnkled and creased be-
low knees from serving core upon which the
calves OF Santa Claus had been wound and stock
inged. At this point he stopped
Get on! said the with the brthmark-
Peytons voice shook in spite of his best efforts to
control it.
Don't do this"-his voice broke square in two
Christmas morning
laughed mirthessy, the big He turned
his head to listen to the womans coughing
Peyton spoke again.
Il suppose your idea is Of the country
SO that you can have things your own way. he was
angry now. they had laughed when his voice
showed But tell if don't drop this busi-
here and I'll hunt you down, every low down
white trash of you. and put you where you won't
trouble anybody any more. "
DOWN." exclaimed one of the brothers with
intense drawing sarcasm and yin out yonder In
buzzards gatherin from the air. and
the trippin' in from the woods"
Another spoke.
You hunted once" he said. didn't you? And
to Jail. didn't We? Well
third spoke.
And here We all are" said he
Then the fourth-the big brother listening for
the wolnans cough
And it's sweeter' he. than money. n sweeter
N II SWeeIer
in the honeycomb to get even
The big brother turned a, haggard face to Peyton.
THE boys here" said he was locked for things
they'd done. those things wasn't great mat
ter but they EN-. and they was caught-and the
law they have to take punishment But hadn't
nothing Id turned new lear account
her pointed with his thumb to the door that sepa-
rated the barn from the house The day We was mar
tied took and was condemned on suspicion; anu
nassd my honeymoon in jailand she passed hers IN
this hole, with the kid comm. and nobody
to help her when her hour came Listen now to that
coughn'-if you know what stands between me
and good deeds"
The big mans utterance and compelling
1t rang with bitterness despair and truth
Sympathy for the man himself and horror at the
story which had told occupied Peytons mind to the
exclusion of all else.
4 believe you," he SAID smpS' s4'e iiS manu- ~
undo it,
The fumes from the tar recalled what menaced.
..Isut what goods it going % do you to and
feather me2 | can help you l help you. /
make life look rosy to you agaiii-out- he shrugged
his shoulders s,,ancs ,roksn h., the
woman's coughing.
This day nearly thousand years ago.. said Pey-
Messenger tell men that IL lhey Ilveo
straight, and KIND, tley could 20
4appy-'
\ mirthless laugh interrupted -.
'Wil take off that shirt aild pants. sdlo lns
man with the birttnlaSk 'of viii Ii!
He walked slowly over TO Peytoh thrustlns oue ms
horrible
Yes" Peyton suppose Christ could have
made man--even OF your
The big brother came forward menac1ngS, Tor Doth
Peyton and of the brthmark had closed ther nsts
and We're bending their hroms against each otfer. ;,
'We'H forgit them thousand years Old messages.
he said But If you've messages for any one-t
TO heaVe the delivery.
you've had bitter through me- II seems
Peyton said If any messages they for you
But they can't be told ali at once-or they can't De
proved"
No.. said the big sarcastcally, they can't De
proved there wouldn't be time for that But you've
got some glad dings for I'll listen 1t IL be quite an
experience
Peyton looked him straight eyes, and pointed