The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-14

erS, tulu. over went horse ana judge
ltO the dust Of the road. and. with
hooking laugh aud not deigning 10 :
Ook back at his fallen kinsman. who
rose and cursed and shook his fist al .
i'm. Colonel Stanley role on.
The judge. discounted I'm the duSt.
aw the dark face Of gypsy grinning
L him through n hedge near by. The
hedge was on the property OF Judge ;
stanley. Mounted on his horse again
he now saw n gypsy van on the other
side OF the hedge Judge Stanley.
luivering with rage. rode into the gap
= the hedge and hoarsely ordered of
sntruders-
tIIlss. 70, see. il is like this" expos
with sS-esgypsy- Il am alone here
gone on. SSsee.s sir. Our people has
can't 70 ON. :, vile is very sick. We
What do I
wretched wifer' what ais your
Drive your horses on 49, the judge
out / am judge in this .snd and get
'Mebbe you are presideSsy
United States. too" SrumbSs sthe
gypsy. DO you think you OWL
roads because the gentleman that jl-
rode by knocked you OF your horse
on the roadT
Reused 10 burst OF fury. the judge
drove his horse at the gypsy and
dashed him cruelty with the heavy rid
ing whip he always carried. wan
but handsome gypsy woman. clutching
at her side as though I'm pain. tottered
out from the van as though to protect
the gypsy from the sheer brutality OF
the horseman. Stanley struck the gyp-
sy woman across the face. leaving a
lvid veal. To his surprise she never
1inched. but faced him dauntlessly.
The bitterest disappointment OF your
life and a death that will be a buzz
yards feast for you for that blow she
said tensely. a light OF prophecy I'm
her courageous eyes.
The judge faltered and wheeled his
horse. but turning to the gypsy man
he cursed him again and bid him be
Off his land. Then be rode on.
Meanwhile Colonel Stanley had rid
den TO the village OF Fairfax and had
halted his horse ut the gate OF a pref
ty cottage \ sign by the gate bore
the words. ''Dr. Henry Lee"
The doctor was an amiable man OF
some sixty years. inclined to corpu-
lence. n kinsman OF General Robert +.
Lee. The doctor had been a surgeon
I'm the Confederate army. Some fifteen
years older than the colonel. he had
been the guardian OF the other. Dur
ing the war the colonel had saved the
doctors life by carrying him when
wounded back to the Confederate lines
under CALLING fire. A further bond
between them. IL others were needed.
was the mutual hatred they bore 10
Judge Lamar Stanley. who through
some legal chicanery had Impoverished
the doctor I'm his old age. a breach OF
+ confidence IL not OF trust Yes, doc
I tor, come ut once. My wife viii need
you tonight" said the colonel
As the colonel neared his estates and
I was within sight of the broad lawn OF
! his colonial mansion. Stanley hall,
\ landmark OF the countryside. he saw
Y gypsy van approaching On the driv-
7 ing seat were two figures. n man and
n woman. The man was believing
hOarse curses at a disappearing horse
I man. whom even at the distance the
/ colonel recognized as his hated cousin.
the judge
As he neared the approaching gypsy
outfit the colonel noticed the woman
I had tainted from pain and WEAKNESS
He had just time TO wheel his horse
close beside the van and catch her as
she was falling from the seat
In n few words the gypsy man ex-
planned their miserable situation. The
kindly heart of the colonel was touch
ed The fainting woman had now re-
vived and was listening alphabetically.
$50 Judge Stanley has ordered you
z OF the earthT remarked the colonel.
We'll. my good man. that little copSe
OF woods right over there. not far from
my house. belongs to me. Camp there
as long as you wish and viii see your
sick wife gets every attention She
expects a child. you say2 All, the curse
OF Eve falls alike in hut and mansion.
We expect this same momentous event
at my house You are doubly wei
come. ! viii send DIR. Lee. our family
physician. TO attend your wife.
The gypsy woman now spoke for the
first time. For your kind heart read
your fortune A bitter disappointment
and a bitter triumph over those you
hate the most comes to you. sir
We'll. better fortune than that q
the child you expect" said the colone
with a kindly smile. And here l. 81
To buy christening clothes and found
the fortune OF my expected namesaks
If he il a boy
1T will be a boy. and you VIII b
aware OF him. said the gypsy woman
and again she closed her eyes and shiv
cred as In great pain. net noticing tbs
n0hey.
Take f. you fool woman. when tn.
kind gentleman offers it.- snarIed tn
man
Seeing tie colonel still Offering IN,
money, the gypsy woman muttered he
thanks and took the money reluctantly
and the gypsy. loud in his protestation
Of gratitude. drove his caravan TO tia
cOpse-
Arriving AZ the gateway OF Stanle.
hall. the grand old mansion built by
great grandson Of the original forbea
OF the family In America, the eoIOne
cantered his horse up the splendi
wide driveway. There ON the lawn hi
Hover faced young wife. Ethel. In
garden chair. swaddled in silken shawl
and carafuTfv attended, nv her old col