Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-16

NO, sub. She come rom Heirs
HalfAcre." @VptzI
What's that?"
Oats dat ornery passle o. folks
yondah on, de Dome" explained I'm
Gle Jefferson. s"Dey's been dab longs
All kin recommembah-jes' err ram
shackle lot o. shif'less poswhite trash
whit git erlong anyways t ALL
That's interesting" said Valiant.
so Hickey belonged there?"
"Yas, sub; nebbah d a-come down
heah 'cepin' To- Mis- Shirley. She de
one whut fotch de Ill gal outen dat
place. en- put huh wild Mis- Matte Sue,
three yeah ergo"
A sudden color came into John Va
liant's cheeks. TELL me about it,
His voice vibrated eagerly.
well, suh,". continued Uncle Jefer-
son, "dey was one o. dem low-down
Helrs-Half-Acrers, name Greet King.
whut call hese'f de mayah oh de
Dome, en- he went on de rampage one
day. en- took ahtah his wife. She was
er po' sickly 'ooman, wild er III gal
| five yeah oil 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. Et
was wintah time en- dah's snow on de
groun'. Dah's er road f'om de Dome
dat hits de Red Road clost' ter Rose
wood-dat ar's de cambridge place
en- she come dab. Reck'n she wuz er
pitiful- lookin' obstacle. 'Peahs lax
she done put de iii 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 on'y Mis-
Judith en- Mis- Shirley en- de gal EN-
line at Rosewood. Well, sub, dey
want no time ter SEN TO- men. Whut
yo' reck'n Mis- Shirley do? She ain
afeahd O. muffin on dis yerf, en- she
only sebenteen yeah oil den, too, She
don tell Mis- Judith-no, sub! She
run out ter de stable en- saddle huh
boss, en- she gallop up dat road tel
Helrs-Half-Acre lax er shot outen Ell
shovel"
Valiant brought his hands together
sharply. Yes, yes" he said. "And
them"
"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 thoo' de cracks o dc
flo, en- prayin' de bestes' she know
how. She say afterwards dat she
reck'n de Good Lawd SEN er angel
fo' Mis- Shirley were all in white
she didn' stop ter change huh close
She didn' say muffin, Mis- Shirley
didn'. She on'y lay huh han on Gree
Kings ahm, en- he look at huh face
en- he drop he ak en- go. Den sh'
clumb de laddah en- fotch de chill
down in huh aims en- take huh on d.
boss en- come back. Dat de way g
happen, sub"
"And Hickey was that little child!'
"Yas, sub, she sho' a In d.
mawnin' er posse done ride up tel
Helrs-Half-Acre en- take Greet KIM
in. De majah he argyfy de case 70
de State, en- when he done git thoo'
dey mos put de tow eroun' King
mex in de co'ot room. He done go
six yeah, en- ct mos broke de majah'
ha'at dat dey couldn' give him n
mo-. He wuz cert'n'y er bad aig, da
Greet u Dey say he done sw'al
he gwineter do up de majah when h
git out"
Such was the story which Uncl
Jefferson told, standing in the dool
way. When his shuffling step had re
treated, Valiant went to the table an
picked up a slim fooled volume tina
lay there. It was Lucille" which a
had found in the hall the night OF hi
arrival. He opened it to a page where
pressed and wrinkled but still retail
/ ing its bright red pigment, lay whs
had been a rose. M
He stood looking at it abstractedl!
: his nostrils widening to its crushe
spicy scent, then closed 1t and slippe
: 1t into his pocket.