The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-05-11
And again:

And again;
Legitimate My God. us done 10
Ultimately"
This was as tho sun. n soft. golden.
benign sun OF early spring. dropped
over the western ridge. sending long.
blue shadows across the narrow val.
ley. As the shadows darkened into
twilight Ma Daily. bearing some
strengthening brew. loomed hugely In
the Office door.
"I1l take watch now" she said.
you ben on guard n long while. Bet.
ter 20 get some rest"
But Poppy Ordway. who was bend.
Ing closely over the cot, sprang sud
denly erect. Her cheeks were flushed,
and I'm her face a a strange excite.
mont. NO." she said firmly, ~ shall
stay the night out He Is delirious
still and cannot leave him"
Ma Daily. that shrewd old general
OF men and meals. took keen note OF
every small thing In the hushed room,
set down the broth and turned away
her whole kindly heart hlled with sus
picion.
Outside IN the darkness Siietz stood
n little latcr and looked through IN"
open window at the figure on the
white cot. and the watcher beside II.
Her hands were clasped tightly TO.
gether and her dark eyes were heavy
with unshed tears.
IL he-dies." she gaspcd dryly he.
tween her parted lips. "Ill XIII her and
go with him TO he'll, Tor he has no
Cod"
But Sandry did not die For n week
he travelled on strange paths OF mem
Dry. calling on Ruth TO come out o.
the cleaning OF n far land. standing
aside to watch Naomi send back the
ones she loved. and sometimes crying
out sharply. "Oh. Absalom! My son.
my SOM" Again he laughed bitterly
and spoke OF lost faith In men.
Throughout the week Poppy Ordwav
stood such Il vigil as only a woman
who loves. be she good or bad. can
stand. With n clever jealousy she kepr
everything under her capable
hands. only giving grudging place to
Ma Daily when she could no longer
command her overtnSed strength.
One night she refused To leave san.
dry AZ all. firmly dismissing Ma. who
ragged inwardly but was no match TOT
her In the open ways OF blum. Al md
night the owner Of the D"illinRworth
suddenly opened his eyes, weak and
tired. but sane. He saw. on the din
BACKGROUND OF faint light from q shad
ed candle, the transtigured face Oi
the watcher. and with a feeble smile
Of utter content dropped back to oO
livion-this time the oblivion OF heal
ing sleep
With that look, that weak smile. ms
woman knew that he had turned HI,
face toward life and would journa,
hack TO Il. and the surge and swa,
OF passionate Joy rocked her soul IL
a storm Of emotion.
She stepped lightly and restlessl,
about. strengthening a cloth on a table
tipping the candle shade at a better
angle. for she felt imperntiveIy Ia,
need OF action. She picked IN al
empty pitcher and IN the starlit dark
ness went up the path To- the cook
shack still with that bounding. ligh
step OF victory, and entered the porcl
where the pump stood
There, alone In the night. lcanin!
agaii Il n post Of the porch. q slin
little figure kept also q midnight vigil
The nm looked at her and all IN,
DANGER that lay that way arose sud
denly before her, rousing her hatro,
swiftly. and something uCly and cat
like prompted her 10 strike
She laughed. n little. low. mus'ca
laugh. and spoke in a carcss'np ton,
"Congrntulate me-" she said softly
the fever has left him, tn have hin
up before the first flowers bloom in tn
valleys. Dear hov-doar Walt"
Siletz. a moment before drooninr
whirlcd upon her Ike a fury Eve
In the dusk Miss Ordway saw the hid
den fire leap up uncovered In her eye
and heard primal danger whimper Il
her voice.
Walt" she cried. springing towar
her and lifting n hand whose slim IN
gers threatened her throat, SAY Sar
! dry!"
Miss Ordway In her broadclot
/ sprnng back against the rough plank
: Of the cook.shack wall, her face eOn
white in the shadows and sudden, grit
\ ping. choking fear IN her throat, Sh
! put up a useless hand-a tremblin
4 hand, palm outward and stroye I
speak-onCc, twice.
Then. Sandy" she faltered like
craven, Sho was whipped, scared, he
power gone
But the wild thing died In Siletz n
II had lived. on the turn OF n momen
and she let out a great breath an
covered her face with her hands ate
"A fashion che had.
no" she whispered In her palm,
he Kissed me aud | am his woman
Oh. am unworthy! What would
=, have done?" And she %shuddered. as
In fear.
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