The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-27


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He covered hNr face with tears and
kisses white he whispered and soothcd
her TO sleep When the noon train
Worth arrived. Tom had asked Gas
ton to telegraph for him in his name.
Tom eagerly grasped his hand.
General, ! knowed you'd come you're
a man to tie TO- never knowed You
to fail me in your life. You're one Of
the smarteSt men In the world too.
You never got us boys Ia hole SO deep
you didn't pull us out
what can | do for you?" interrupted
the general
"Ah, nows the worst OF MI. general
I'm In water too deep for me MY
baby, the last one left on earth. the
apple of my eye. all that holds my old
achin body to this world she's about
to die can't let her. General.
You must save her for me want
more doctors They say there's a great
all Tell en- IT'S Il poor, old, one cgrcd
soldier who's shot all TO pieces and lost
his wife and NIL his children all hnt
this one baby And cant losc her.
They'll ccme IL You ask en- His
voice broke
I'li do It, rom III have them here
on special IN three hours, on maybe
sooner returned the general, pressing
his hand and hurrying 10 the telegraph
office
The doctors arrived at : O'Clock aud
held Il consultation with pr Graham.
They decided that the loss OF blood
had been 40 great that the only chance
to save her was In the TRANSMISSION Of
blood
"In give her the blood, Tom said
CASTOR, quietly, removing his coat and
barring his arm,
The old soldier looked up through
grateful tears.
Next to the general. you're the best
friend tod ever give me, boy'
The general turned his face away
and lookcd out of the window The
doctors Immediately performed the
operation. transruSing blood from Gas
ton into the child The results did not
seem to promise what they had hoped,
Her fever rose eiendily She became
conscious ngain and immediately went
into the most fearful commissions,
breaking the torn artery n second time
Just rs the sun sank behind the blue
mountain peaks IN the west her heart
nultcrcd ana she was dead
Tom sat by the bed for two hours.
looking, looking, looking with wide
staring eyes nt her white dcnd fnce
There was not trace of Il tear His
mouth was set In hard, cold way
and he never moved or spoke
The preacher tried to comfort Tom
who stared at him rs though be did not
recognize him at first aud then slowly
began:
"Go away. preacher, don't want to
sec or talk to you now. It's all swim
die and Il lie There Is no Godl'
"Tom! Tom groaned the preacher
81 tell you mean IT, he continued
~ don't want any more of God or
his heaven. don't want TO see God
For II / should zee him, Td shake my
fist in his face and ask him where his
power WIS when my poor
little baby was scrcamin for help while
that damned black beast WINS tcarn
her 70 pieccs Many anc many time
I'VE praised God when | read the Bible
there whore 1t said, not sparrow
falleth to the ground without his
knowledge, and the very hairs Of our
head are numbered Well, where was
he when my little bird was ilutern'
her broken, blcedin wings IN the claws
of that stlnkin' babboon damn him TO
everlastin' heIl,-It's swindle, | tell
your
The preacher was watching him now
with silent pity and tenderness
"What n lie II all lsr Tom repeated
scratch my name off the church roll.
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I won't lie I'm not hypocrilc I'm
going to meet God clrsiu him to his
fnce"
The preacher slipped his arm around
the Old soldiers neck, and smoothed
The tangled hair back from his fore
head a4 he said, bral,eny
"rofn. love you Ny whole soul Is
melted in sympathy and pity for you"
The stricken man looked up into the
fnrr of his friend. saw his tears and
frh thr warmth Of his love flood his
heart and at mst he bnrSt into tears
"Oh prcachcr. preacher you're n
good friend. / know. hut I'm done. I
can't lisr any more Every minute.
da5 aud night. I'm hear them awful
ioam5 her acallin' mc for help 7
,an sor hcs lyin' ont there IN the woods
al night aiorc. moauiu' and bleedln'r'
Il breast hcaved and hc paused as
if ll mrcflr And then hc spraug mp.
DIS fare liyid and cpnyulgcd with vol
nnlr pas ion. that half stransicd him
whit" Ire rhrieked
oh If ! only had him here before
me now. and God Almighty wou'd rive
ar strength with those hands tp tear
hs lreasi open ana rip his heart ont
| roHid eat IL like WOLF"
when they reached the cemetery the
ncEi dlr and the body was about 90
hr lowered into the grave. Tom sud
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