Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-07-23
CHAPTER XVII.
Tho Green TurquoIses.

IDeu, continued DOTChbs OuAOopn
lifted the lady 10 the horses back and
leaped up before her. She put her
arms about his waist and chung to
him tightly. Rise. horse. RISE he
cried. The horse and all the hun
dreds OF horses behind him spread out
their wings and rose In the air. They
went flying swiftly across the sea-"
Miss Dorcas," interrupted Robin in
creduously. Il didn't know that horses
could fly. thought they trotted on
the streets like this" The boy slipped
down from his chair and kicked with
his heels upon the floor.
''Guleesh's horse had wings-all
fairy horses have WINGS" Dorcas
laughed.
Did you ever see fairy horse?"
I'm afraid never did"
Then how do you know that it's
true?"
Fairy stories tell us So"
oh" The child's brown eyes turned
TO her eagerly. They we're interrupt
ed by a knock at the library door.
Jason entered.
II reckon yo'se awful busy dis AFTER
noon. Missy"
Not II there is anything can do
for you. Jason"
"Emiline's downstairs. You know
who Emillne is?" He paused and
glanced at Robin.
Dorcas nodded.
III I want be inconveniencln' she'd
like to see yo'."
Why does she want to see me.
-Jason?"
Il can't tell. Missy. She's des KEEP
apleadin' en- a-pleadn' 70 yo' to see
her. so l toll her. I'd ask yo'."
''I'll see her. And. Robin. suppose
you go with Jason for little while.
He keeps a doushnut jar in the pan
try. Make Jason tell you story. Fly
ing horses are nothing to the wonder
fuI things he has SEEN"
Emiline entered timIdly and stood
aiting until Dorcas pointed to q
chair. She was a neat-looking yellow
girl. but there was a worried look on
her good-natured face.
Anything wrong. EmiIine?" asked
DOrcas.
Wrong! Eberyt'ing's wrong. Mis-
wentworth. Use ler Miss Paget To-
good en- all Lawd. what whack she
hit me when toll her something's |
GhOught!"
she struck you?" Dorcas stared
at the girl In establishment.
Deed, Mis- Wentworth, she struck
me hard. straight cross my mouf wild
her han. l could take de law to her,
I reckon. en- git damages. but amt
a-goln' to. Use scared to death OBJ
havin' anything to do wild her" The
girls face seemed to whiten, and she
clasped her hands in an agony Of ter
ror. Il wouldn't wuk TO- her nohow-
I'd ruther go on de streets. Mis- Went
worth, her tuQquoises am a-turnln'
green!"
What do you mean?"
Emiline spoke in a frightened whis-
per.
Her tuqqucises am a-turnin' green.
1 'clar' TO- Gawd. dey Isl"
Dorcas laughed. The octoroon's
statement was so Irrelevant 1t was al
most funny.
'Lawdy, Mis- wentworth, don go to
Iaughin'. I reckon yo' don't know what
an awful ting dat is TO happen. |
.nebber heard tell OBJ hit but once. Hit
don happen exceptin when woman's
ez wicked ez de oil serpint herself"
"EmiIine. what on earth are you
talking about?"
MY granny once worked TO- wick
ed Iady-Was back In slave days. /
member hearin' her tell bout 1t when
1 was q little gal. Her Misses was
an army lady. rich en- beautiful ez
could be. but she done hated her hus-
band en- der was anodder man she
was sho' sot hrter. Her husband, de
fine oil army man. he died sudden one
night. She had er necklace on, de
bluest tuQquoises 20 ebber see, en- de
next day dey turned green. Den dey
found out she'd poisoned him. Dey
would have hung her. but she drowned
herself. De tuqquoises was on her
neck when deg pulled her out OBJ de
lribber-dey was green as grass"