Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-21

ther than stones throw from the
mansion. night was falling darkly with
the mutterings of an approaching
storm over Smoldering lire crouch
cd Matt Harding. the gypsy. pulling at
| his short black pipe. y cry OF pain
from the weather stained tent near by
reused the man. and he arose and sui
shabby shelter.
In "A few moments he emerged and
hurried rapidly In the direction OF
Stanley Hall
As lie raped ut the great door OF
the mansion Ned. the colOred butler.
opened 1t, throwing glare Of yellow
! light upon the sinister face or 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 aud that he would attend my
wife She needs the doctor now It's
a matter of life and death. And it's
bad luck when a gypsy dies without
being able to face the rising sun
DE colonels allus Loin' foolish kind
nesses 70 poo white trash" grumbed
the darky as he shut the door Oh the
strange caller and went reluctantly TO
bear his message
But the good old physician was posi-
tive that no harm would come from his
absence for an hour or 50 and FASTENED
away OH his errand OF mercy.
At the little station OF Fairfax mean
while the now frightened London law
yer was wondering whether he should
load the elephant rifle 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 eveied rifle and cried
Halt. Who goes there. friend or
rOei"
The approaching horseman, Judge
Lamar Stanley. laughed grimly as he
called out: IRIS friend, Don't shoot
And then he rode up To the platform
ana introduced himself To the English.
man aud explained matters To the lat.
ters satisfaction. Then the Judge
fastened the luggage OF his visitor to
the two saddle horses. and they rode
of together
In the copse OF wood the pattering
night rain fell upon the gypsy tent.
The storm passed as quickly as II
had come and the moon shone out
refulgently The flap OF the tent open.
ed. and the bulky form OF the good
doctor was seen In the moonlight. He
held small swaddled object in his
arms
Matt Harding" said DR. Lee i'm
presSively. the storm has passed with
the miracle Of birth. and you may say.
as was said Of old. Unto ny II child is
born; unto us a son is given"
"Then's fine words for rich folk. +"
Srumbled the gypsy gruhly. ITO me
1t don't mean nothing but another
mouth to feed"
The doctor regarded the man with
such n look OF sternness that the gypsy
took the child from the doctor and en-.
tered the tent with 1t after promising
the physician to take good care OF II
and its mother.
The good doctor hurried back TO
Stanley hail. where all were impatient.
~ awaiting him. He smiled reassur.
lngly at the colOners wife, the colonel
and the nurse
"a fine boy has been born 70 the
gypsy woman" he said. at seems an
omen Of like good luck to Stanley hall.
we may expect little earl TO be born
here this night" he added gently.
The coloners flower faced wife shook
her hend and smiled back at tho old
doctor. and the colonel spoke quickly.
i have no ambitions for any title for
son OF mine" he said But I wish
BOY if but to thwart my cousin. La
mar Stanley"
a utter expression crept into the
race or the negro woman nj the mon.
tion or Judge SANKEY'S name.
DON'T you worry. honey" she said
soItiy TO her mistress. IAN don't Won
worry either colonel De good Lord
don't Intend no luck for Judge Lamar
STANLEY. was slave girl on his IA.
thers place when de jedee WINS n
young man. He killed nv brotber l,i,o
dog. an he had me beat InsensIbIe
when called him CAIN"
a girl child was born at ston,ov
hall at midnight. The colonel bloncb.
ed nj the news, but the flower faced
mother smiled and called her husband
10 bring the diamond from the skv
with trembling hands he brought Tho
precious heirloom. and the mother with
her own weak hands placed the chain
ana the locket that contained tho
Jewel around the neck Of her newborn
daughter
she Is heir to Stanley hall. nt least -
murmured the mother. "and until Won
die' she added. turning to the colonial
she may wear It as charm a9oIns,
harm'' as the stanleys Of our branch
have always done"
Then as all turned away to hide tbeI,
tears at the pathos Of her words tho
young mother, with trembling hands
drew slip Of folded paper from no.
meath her pillow and. opening the 90.