Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-26

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Marse. Hep yo'sef Come ronl b,
centah OBJ de yerf, dat watah. En- dah'i
folks say de centah OF de yerf liz al
fab. Yo reck'n dey's right. Mars
Chahmahs?"
Nov, how the devil do you know
wac | am, Anthony" The judge Sc
down his cup on the well-,urb. :"
haven't been BY here for year"
The ebony head moved slowly from
side to side. "OP Ant'ny don neet
no eyes," he said, touching his HAND
to his brow "He see ev'ything heah.
The Judge beckoned to the Others
and they trooped inside the paling
I've brought some other folks with
me. Anthony: can you tell who they
areT
The sightless look wavered ogel
them and the white head shook SLOW
iy. Don know young mars" sait
the gentle voice. How many yuddahs
wild yo'? One. two? No. l don know
young mistis, eidah."
Il reckon you don't need any eyes,
Judge Chalmers laughed, as he passed
the sweet cold water to the rest zone
of these young ladies wants you to tel
her fortune"
The old negro dropped his head
waving his gaunt hands restlessly
The Judge beckon I'd to Betty Page
but she shook her head with a little
grimace and drew back
you go, Shirley" she whispered
and with laughing glance at the
others, Shirley came and sat down on
the lowest step.
Mad Anthony put out a waverins
hand and touched the young body
His fingers strayed over the habit and
went up to the curling bronze under
the hat-brim. dis de III mistis," he
muttered, "ain' afeahd OBJ oil Ant'ny
Dah's fab en- she ain afeahd, en- dah's
watah en- she ain afeahd. Wondah
whut All gwine tell huh? Whut de
coloh OBJ yo haihy honey?"
Black" put In Chilly Lusk, with a
wink at the others. BLACK as crow"
| Old Anthony's hand fell back to his
knee. Young mars laugh at de OF
man" he said, "but he don know. Dat
| de coloh dat buhn nah han s-de coloh
OBJ goP, en- eyes blue like er cat-bird's
| aig. Dahs er man gNine look in dem
eyes. honey. en- gwine make EN- cry
en- cry" He raised his head sharply,
his lids shut tight, and swung his arm
toward the North. "Dah's whah he
come fom," he said, zen heah"--his
arm veered and he pointed straight
toward the ragged hill behiud them
'he stay"
Lusk laughed noiselessly. Hes
pointing to Damory Court he whis-
pered to Nancy Chalmers, "the only
uninhabited place within ten miles.
That's as near as he often hits it,
fancy"
"Heah's whah he stay" repeated the
old man. Heap oh trouble wait heah
TO him too. honey.-heap OBJ trouble,
heah whah iii mistis fin him."
Come, Anthony" said Judge Chal-
mers, laying his hand on the old mans
shoulder That's much too mourn
full! Give her something nice to top
on with, at least!''
But Anthony paid no heed "Gr'et
trouble Dah's fab en- she ain afeahd,
| en- dah's watah en- she ain afeahd En-
All sees yo gwine ter him, honey. All
heah's de co'ot-house clock a-strikin' IL
de night-en yo' gwine. Don wait,
don wait, III rnistis, er de trouble
cloud gwine kyah him erway fom yo'
Whnv flo aInnE CT IN h
teen-when de clock strike thuh-
| teen"
The droning voice ceased. The
gaunt form became rigid. Then he
started and turned his eyes slowly
about him, vague look of anxiety on
his face. For moment no one
moved. When he spoke again it was
once more in his gentle quavering
voice:
"Watah? Vas, Mars, good watah
Hep yo'se'f."
The judge set dollar bill on the
step and weighted it with a stone, as
the rest remounted We'll, good-by
Anthony he said. Were nightly
obliged"
He sprang into the saddle and the
quartette cantered away. My expert
ment wasn't a great success. I'm
afraid, Shirley" he said ruefully.
"Oh, think 1t was splendid" cried
Nancy. do you suppose he really be
| lieves those spocky things? ! declare
at the time almost did myself. What
an odd idea--'when the clock strikes
thirteen which, CT course, 1t never
does"
Don't mind, Shirley" bantered
Lusk. "Whep you see all dem trou
bles' coming, sound the alarm and
we'll fly in body to your rescue"
They let their horses out for 6
pounding gallop which pulled down
suddenly at muffied shrek frvm Bet
ty Page, as her horse went into the
air at sight of an automobile by the
roadside.
Now, whose under the canopy is
that?" exclaimed Lusk.
Its stalled" said Shirley. y
passed here this afternoon when the
owner was trying to start 1t, and l SEM
Unc' Jefferson as first aid to the In
| jured."
Il wonder who he can be-" said
Nancy. i've never seen that car be
fore"
Why" said Betty gaily, "Ah know
It's Mad Anthony's trouble-man. o.
course, come for Shirley"
1 the stairs from nile IN cord at my he'll