The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-20

already looked forward to a new ca
reer OF prosperity. But he thought OF
this now with no thrill. The old life
no longer called. There were still
wide unpeopled spaces somewhere
where a mans hand and brain were no
less needed. and there was work there
that would help him to bear. II not for
get
He paced up and down the porch un-
der the great gray columns. his steps
spiritless and tagging. The Virginia
creeper, trailing over its end, waved
to and fro with a sound like a sigh.
How long would 1t be before the lawn
was once more unkempt and draggled? :?
Before burdock and thistle, MULLEN
and Spanish-needle would return to
smother the clover? Before Damory
court, on which he had spent such
loving labor. would lie again as It lay
that afternoon when he had ratified
thither on Uncle Jefferson's crazy
hack? Before there would be for him,
In some far-away corner OF the world,
only Wishing House and the Never
Never Land?
In the hall he stood a moment be-
fore the fireplace. his eyes on It's
carver motto, IL clinge:" the phrase
was like a spear-thrust He began to
wander restlessly through the house.
up and down. like a prowling animal.
The dining-room looked austere and
chill-only the little lady in hoops and
L., IL ~, knl Il Ia
grandmother smiled wistfully down
from her gilt frame above the console
and In the library a melancholy
deeper than that OF yesterdays trag-
edy seemed to hang. through which
Devil-John, drawing closer the leash
of his leaping hound. glared sardon-
ically at him from his one cold eye.
The shutters OF the parlor we're
closed, but he threw them open and
let the rich light pierce the yellow
gloom, glinting from the figures In
the cabinet and weaving a thousand
tiny rainbows In the prisms of the
great chandelier.
He went upstairs. into the bedrooms
one by one, now and then passing his
hand over polished chairback or
touching an ornament or a frame on
the wall: into The Hilarium with It's
records OF childish study and play
The dolls stood now on dress parade
in glass cases. and prints In bright
colors, dear to little people, were or
the walls. He opened the shutters
here, too. and stood some time on the
threshold before he turned and Went
heavily downstairs.
Through the rear door he could see
the kitchens. and Aunt Daphne sitting
under the trumpet-vine piecing q nine
patch calico quilt with little square.
OF orange and red and green cloth
Two diminutive darkies we're sprawlet
ON the ground looking up at her with
round serious eyes. while a wary ban
tam pecked industriously about theii
bare legs.
EN- den whut de roostah say
Aunt Daphr
"Or roostah he hollah to all h,
wifes, Oo-ooo! Oo-oool Youn,
Mars come!-Young Mars come
Young Mars comet En- dey all might,
skeered. case Mars John he cert'n',
fond OBJ fried chick'n. But de big tub
key gobbler he don b1eeve ct tall
Observation-Disclosures! he say
lax dat Den de drake he peep eroun
de cornah. en- he say. 'Haishl Haish
Haishl' Fo' he done seed Mars JohI
comiu', sho' nun. But ct too late b.
den. TO- Aunt Daph she done gral
Mis- Pullet, en- Mars John he gwine
ter eat huh dis berry evenin' TO- h,
suppah. Now you chillun runs erloni
home ter yo' mammies, en- dom yo
pick none OBJ dem green apples on d
way, neidah."
1t was not till after dark had com
that Valiant said goodby to the gar
den. He loved 1t best under the star
light. He sat long hour under tn
pergola overlooking the lake. wher