Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-01

10 aid him in running n caring foI
the great ear. Durand departed from
Mammoth with his still unconscious
patient Swathcl In blankets.
When Esther had recovered herself
the i%mprovised automobile ambulance
was gone. Esther knew nothing AZ
Durand save what Peter HUI could
tell her in answer TO her frantic IN
q%uiries. He's n doctor. kid. That's ali
| know" Mr. Hun had replied. He's
a III. doctor. too. and an old friend az
your friend. Mr.. Powell AZ least. he'>
Il friend Of friends 81 his. You ought
To Ice thankful. Doc Durand old me
MIR Powell wouldn't nave a chance foI
his life unless he was taken To a hos
rital nj once and operated on"
There Were tears In Kansas Ems
worldly wise eyes az Esther's sorrow
ana distress.
IF you're not satisfied you 70 follow
them" En- whispered. Have you amy
money. pet:"
Yes. thank you." murmured Esther.
II have quite enough money. | will
have onabha here get our horses from
the stable. and we will ride 10 the
station AMI take the first train To Los
Angeles
You will think sometimes of me.
won't you?" asked Kansas I'm husk
lily. Here Is the prayer from the lock
Ct. Did you know hat IL was in it,"
No" said Esther. Il don't think
any u knew il. There seemed To be
a concealed secret spring that was
touched.
\ secret spring was touched in the
sinful breast 81 Kansas I'm. Your
mother put II there when you were n
baby she murmured. n knew II. |
felt IT, There is a faint perfume like
lavender about IT, A mothers %prayerr'
She Sobbed az she tool the paper from
her bosom. where she bad thrust 1t
when Tie light hal begun III The dance
hall.
Even % inner ike ! am ~ made the
better by IT," continued I'm And will
ypH pray for mcF"
hfENF anu fHNibtl UlVhfliN H~
she took the crumpled paper. with its
faint. ya=uc Old time perfume. Then
Esther put her arms around the out
east older woman aud kissed her IN
token ~ pity and gratitude
Eut iir diamond from the SKYE or
all the world Marmadukc Smythe Is
unInpycd nv it, powers for good or IN.
Whether it lie baleful 10 those who
have ~ claim or right ~ II ~ whcth-
~ II tie truly n charm against harm
for Sianleys Of the blood means
ana matters nothing a. Marmaduhe
smythe lie feels il his duty 10 sur
render II I'd the Stanley heir. but
mcanw nile il j. a responsibility he
does mot deem deYolvcS upon him. lie
viii ~ rid ~ n
lie halfS hy q s%ignIust that reads.
Twenty Miles ~ Mammoth lie
mops bis brow and thinks. and. truly.
if'S p long. long twenty miles that he
has come. bearing with him ~ is
shawl strap handle the deer bead that
hc l.pu-ht IN the auction nv stanley
hall Personally the-ieer head j. far
more w Maruladukc Smythc than rhe
diamond from The sky.
som" thirty feet frrm itr road. III a
straight line with the s~isupnst. ~ a
-reai live oak tree. IN it, trunk "A
irlr v Followed Smytbe hides the ola
noud IN this hole aud makes a-careTgl
memorandum of the hiding place HuI
urarhy landmarks aud his paced meas
IA o. the road and signboard
Then be goes hiS way
His way leads him 10 where two
children TpcdleS aud PpllF-cOfnr fol
Hug down the road with their dolls
aud r'layfhin-~. A glass of milk would
.t.fn-~h h'ul. >mytbe thinks. Tile CHI
igrn in~l'rafr their ~dopxyari ~ thr
-auut TINT Kindly stranger. aul tiH r.
>mythe maSrS his way aud i rex l.-l
.ifh milk and bread ana butter aud
honey by the rancher's kindly wife.
the mother Of Toodies and Polly. the
little children.
Tue children 20 down the road TO
play house" as In their custom. he
meath the live oak. Toodles finds the
cleaning baubIe. She In a girl child.
She knows IL Is q necklace. and with