Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-27


III the cop-e or woods. hardly far
Their than a stones throw from the
! mansion, night was falling darkly with
the mutterings OF an approaching
| storm. over a smoldering fire crouch
ell Matt Harding, the gypsy, putting at
his short black pipe. A cry OF pain
from the weather stained tent near by
reused the man. and he arose and sui
lenly walked over and entered the
shabby shelter.
In q few moments be emerged and
hurried rapidly in the direction OF
Stanley Hall.
AS he raped at the great door OF
The mansion Ned. the colored butler.
opened il. throwing a glare Of yellow
light upon the sinister face of the
gypsy.
You can't see nobody in this house.
Mr.. Man. said Ned.
But | tell you Colonel Stanley prom
ised me his doctor would be here to
night and that he would attend my
wife. She needs the doctor now. It's
a matter Of life and death. And its
had luck when a gypsy die without
being able ~ face the rising sun
DE c~oloneis allus doin' foolish kind
nesses 70 poo white trash grumbled
the darky a. he shut the door 90 the
strange caller and went reluctantly 10
hear his message.
But the good Oh physician was posi-
tf~n thaf -, lnus.4 w~~rttfI M..r gwr -, Ef-
absence Tor nm hour or 80 and FASTENED
away on MS errdnd Of mercy.
At the little station or Fairfax mean
while the now frightened London law
yer was wondering whether he should
load the elephant rife with which he
had provided himself and fortify him
self behind his luggage. As the beat
OF horse hoofS drew nearer the English
lawyer rose with leveled rifle and cried:
Halt. Who goes there. friend ar
fOe:'
The approaching %horseman. Judge
Lamar Stanley. laughed grimly ~ A.
called out: Its a friend. Don't hoot."
And then he rode up 10 the platform
and introduced himself 20 tie English
man ana explained matters 10 tie Hat
tcr's satisfaction. Then the judge
fastened the luggage Of his visitor ~
The two saddle horses. ana they rode
III together.
Ia the copse OF wood the pattering
night rain fell upon the gypsy tent.
The storm passed as quickly as II
had come. and the shOne ont
%relulgently. The fiap Of the tent open
"a, and the bulky form OF the good
doctor was seen ia the moonlight. lie
held a small swaddlei object In his
arms.
MATT Harding" said DIR. Lee i'm
presSively, "the storm mas passed with
the miracle Of birth. and you may say.
As was said Of old. Unto US "A child Is
born; unto a. a son II given"
''Them's fine words for rich folk"
grumbled the gypsy grufiy. ITO me
il don't near nothing but another
mouth TO feed
The doctor regarded the man with
such a took Of s~ternness that the gypsy
took the child from the doctor and IN
tered the tent with il after promising
the physician 10 take good care OF II
and its mother.
The good doctor hurried back to
Stanley hall, where all were impatient
Is awaiting him. He smiled reassur-
ingly "a the coloneTs wife, the colonel
y the nurse.
~ fine boy has been horn to the
gypsy woman" he said. at seems an
omen or like good luck III Stanley hall
We may expect a little earl tn he born
here this night" he added gently.
The %c0lonel'S flower faced wife shook
her head and smiled back Mt the old
doctor. and the colonel spoke quickly.
II have no ambitions nv. 9nv title FOR
a SON NJ mine" he said 'I'1t 7 wish
~ hoy If hut 70 thwart MY cousin. La
mar Stanley"
a bitter expression crent into the
face NJ the negro woman M the men
ton y Judge S%tanley's name.
Don't YOU worry. honey" she said
softly To her mistress. "an' don't yon
worry either. colonel he good Lord
don't intend no luck for Judge Lamar
Stanley. ! was a slave girl on his n.
theirs place when dc iedge was \
young man. He killed my brother like
n dog. an he had me beat insensihle
when I called him Cain"
A girl child was born mt Stanley
hail M midnight. The colonel blanch-
ed NJ the news. but the flower faced
mother smiled and called her husband
10 bring the diamond from the sky.
With trembling hands he brought the
precious heirloom. and the mother with
her own weak hands placed the chain
and the locket that contained the
jewel around the neck OF her newborn
daughter.
she Is heirto Stanley hall. ut least"
murmured the mother. "and until you
die. she added, turning "a the colonel.
she may wear IL as a charm against
harm as the Stanleys Of our branch
have always done
hen ~ all turned away TO hide their
tears mt the pathos of her words the
young mother. with trembling hands.
drew a slip OF folded paper from be-
meath her pillow and. opening The Sc
cret catch at the back Of the locket.
placed a mothers last message unno-
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