Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-22

Afft ~ WHE go VII - univ AA~
MACHINE cutting the July wheat. Eben was
li~ht hearted. Within a week the crop
would be IN. and then he was going to take
time 10 get married.
Soon a pretty girl met Ebcn'S vision.
II was a Young girl coming through the
wheat. The sun shonc down on her pink.
calico dress; her face WIS concealed bv
d sunbonnct. When She came up she
pushed the bonnet back ard stood with n
troubled look on her Young face.
What on airth's the natter. Katie
askcd Ebcn.
1.-THE ring. its gone
..Gqnes"
'Yes. ! left il AT the we'll when | was
washing my hand To 20 for u towel. and
when came back II wasn't there
Eben jumped down from the machine and
put his arms about her. Katie Bah was
lender and graceful aud very voung. 80
Young that this MAS her first real trouble.
Never mind. swectheart.- he said. con-
>%olinsly. ''I1l get you another
"fc-. hut 1t wont ~ that one
An hour later Moll Tinker passed on the
'ti'f ~iNf VI tNt renee. Nut btN UCfN TO
the store for q pitcher # mola~Ses.
"Mornin. Eben,' ahe said. She had seen
Katie visit her lover and wished IL know
the reason. She wished to know cvcrv-
thing. She pumped Eben till she got out ii
hun that Katie had lost the ring ~ had
given her.
III beats ALL shc said as She passed On,
"thc confidence some people has
"What do You meant" called Ehcn.
"Olc Balls farmhouse j. in the center
Of a ten acre field. How could any one
at IN to take 4 ring of'n the wen house
while Katie was goin' 70 git i towel with.
out benz seem"
"Do YOU mean ID say
lie got no further. The woman paid no
attention 20 him and was soon out Of hear
ing. But She had Iet loose 4 snake that
wrigeled straight ~ Ehcl. S bosom. where
II found a ready Judgment. Instead ~ 60
ing that evening a. console Katie for hcr
loss b. kept away from her The next day
when hc was moving She came ~ him
again. She looked up at his sober face and
trcmhled:
"Ihe ring: ! haven't found II vet
There sonep'n funny about that ring
he said. without looking ~ her.
-Ehcn3"
"L~ea~tways ITS queer that anyone could
n come in and taken II while Won was gone
for a towel
She said nothing. She was choking
something hack. looking M him appcaIinrl,.
IT, would not look "a her. lie never went
10 see his sweetheart again.
Katie father wa well to ~. Seeing III
daughter drop. he sent her To her aunt
m the city. There Shc remained two years
and came back a. the farm CA her wedding
trip with a banker son. Ebcn heard She
was coming and kept out 81 the way tim
she had
II was June when he was III her fathers
and early IN July Ebcn was cutting the
wheat. One morning MoIl Tinker passed br.
passed by.
'kscnin', Ebcn.'
Ebcn nodded ~~ullcnly.
Had a windtall M oar house vr,trr-
day." She went on. ~ know cot n IL.
D birds - different kinds. | got \ tame
hluclay and q raven and Il iackdaw. Them
birds 4 The biggest deprcdatorS | ever seen.
For Il long while we've beer. missing things.
and yesterday my Ben saw the iuckdau
tiSln' with a toothbrush ii hi mouth - 4
place under the caves Of the barn. Ben rot
az there and found a heap Ut things.
Among 'cm was d ring. That's it, And
Shc held M her finger. with d plain cirrlet
on IL.
Ehen turned pale. hut NJ ~teadird him
self 70 ask ANY nritin' imit!~4
Dunno. ! haven't thought ~ look
Eben jumped down and STROBE toward
her. She took 81 The ring. and he seized
~ Inside was cut IA. q. tdatel 4. b.
Ten minutes later a man passing found
Mol Tinker lying ia the road stumbled. Ehen
6rahble'~ horses were standing hitched N
the machine. Eben was nowhere 10 be- seen
and never has necn seen there since.
Moh Tinker recovered. but gave no cx-
PLANTATION.
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