Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-09
CHAPTER XVI.
The Green TurquoIses,

Inen, continued DOrcaS, GuieeSn
lifted the lady to 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
ven flying swiftly across the sea-"
Miss Dorcas," interrupted Robin in
c~reduously, Il didn't know that horses
could fly. I 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 a 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 were interrupt
ed by a knock at the library door
Jason entered.
I reckon yo'se awful busy dis AFTER
noon. Missy
Not If there is anything l can do
for you, Jason"
Emiline's downstairs. You know
who Emiline is?' He paused and
glanced at Robin.
Dorcas nodded.
If t want be in~conveniencin' she'd
like to see yo,.,'
Why does she want to see me,
Jason?"
Il cant tell, Missy. She's des KEEP
a-pleadin' en- ~a-pleadin' TO yo' to see
her. SO / toll her, I'd ask yo'."
IN see her. And, Robin. suppose
you go with Jason for a little while.
He keeps a doughnut jar in the pan
try. Make Jason tell you a story. Fly
ing horses are nothing to the wonder
full things he has SEEN"
Emiline entered timidly and stood
aiting until Dorcas pointed to a
chair. She was a ~neat-looking yellow
girl, but there was a worried look on
her good-natured face.
Anything wrong. Em:line?Y asked
Dorcas.
Wrong! Eberyting's wrong. Mis-
Wentworth. Use lef' Miss Paget TO-
good en- all. Lawd, what a whack she
hit me when ! toll her something's
thought"
She struck your" Dorcas stared
az the girl in establishment.
Deed, Mis- Wentworth. she struck
ne hard. straight cross my mouf wild
her nan. ! could take de law to her,
/ reckon, en- git damages, but | amt
a-goin' to. Use scared to death oh
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 fo' her nohow-
I'd ruther go on de streets. Mis- Went
worth, her ~tuqquoises am a~-turnin
greent''
What do you mean?r
Emiline spoke in a frightened whis
per.
Her tuqquoises am a-turnin' green
j 'clar' TO- Gawd, dey isl"
Dorcas laughed. The octoroon..
statement was so irrelevant it was al
most funny.
"Lawdy, Mis- wentworth, dom go t.
laughin'. l reckon yo' don't know wha
an awful ting dat is to happen.
nebber heard tell ob hit but once. Hi
don happen exceptin' when a woman.
ez wicked ez de OF serpint herself"
.'Emiline, what on earth are you
talking about?"
My granny nee worked fo' a wick
ed iady-was back in slave days.
member hearin' her tell bout it whel
an army lady, rich en- beautiful e
could be, but she done hated her hus
band en- der was anodder man sh
was sho' sot arter. Her husband, d
fine OF army man. he died sudden on
night. She had err necklace on, d
bluest ~tuqquoises yo' ebDer see, en- d
next day dey turned green. Den de
found out she'd poisoned him. De
would have hung her. but she browne
herself. De t~uqquoises was on he
neck when dey pulled her out OBJ d
ribber-dey was green as grass
Dorcas shivered. "Emiline, wha
las this to do with Miss Paget?'
The girls eyes grew round with tel
ror.
She had er necklace OBJ de swelles
tuqquoises glib her a month ago by
gemman. She's always gittin' pre-
ents firm gemmen. Dey was ez pal
blue ez de sky when she got dem. Sh
wears dem all de time, day and nigh
You see dem on her when she wa
actin'?"
Dorcas nodded.
She nebber takes dem off. On
day / toll her dey want nea ez blu
ez dey used to be. She took dem
a jeweler man en- he'd den cleaned. II
didn't do dem a mite oh good. D