The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-11-14
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determined to ignore her presence.
Carolyn May was shaking and help
less. Not so Prince. He repeated his
challenging growl and then sprang
at the vibrating head. Miss Amanda
uttered suhed scream and jumped
up from the log, whlrling to see what
was happening behind her.
Joseph Stage dropped Carolyn Mays
hand and leaped forward with his
walking stick raised 70 strike. But
the mongrel dog was there first. He
wisely caught the blacksnake behind
the head, his strong. sharp teeth sev-
ering its vertebrae.
Good dogw shouted Mr.. Stage ex-
citedly. "Fine dogl"
ooh, Miss Amanda !" sbrleked Caro-
Ign May. Ell thought he was going
to sting you'll did,"
| She run to the startled woman and
chung to her hand. Prince nosed the
dead snake. Mr.. Stagg looked exceed
ingly foolish. Miss Amanda recovered
her color and her voice simultaneously.
"what q brave dog yours is. little
girl" she said to Carolyn May. "And
do 90 despise snakesi" Then she
looked directly at Mr.. Stage and
bowed gravely. IT thank you" she
said, but 10 coldly. 20 Carolyn May
thought. that her voice might have
come "tust of an iceberg"
"Oh, I didn't do snything-really I
didn't" stammered the man. ut was
the dog"
Both looked very uncomfortable.
Joseph STACY began to pick up the
scattered chsstnuts from the over
turned basket. The lady stopped and
whispered to Carolyn May:
"Come to see me, my dear. I want
to know you better"
Then she kissed Carolyn May and
slipped quietly away from the brook,
disappearing quickly in the under
growth.
Joseph Stage and the little girl
went on across the stepping stones,
while Prince splashed through the
water. Carolyn May was thinking
about Miss Amanda Parlow and she
believed her Uncle Joe was, too.
"Uncle joe" she said. would that
bad old snake have stung Miss
Amsndar
"Huhr No; I reckon not" admitted
Mr.. Stage absent mlndedly. "Blsck-
snakes don't bite. A big one like that
can squeeze some"
"But you were scared Of it-like me
and Prince. And for Miss Amanda
said Carolyn May very much In ear
nest.
81 guess most everybody Is scared
by the sight of q snake. Car'lyn May
"But you were scared for Miss
Amanda's sake-just the same az
was" repeated the little girl decidedly
"WellT" he growled. looking away
! troubled by her insistencs.
~Then you don't hate her. do your
the child pursued. Tin glad Of that
Uncle Joe. for I like her very much
I think she's q beautiful lady"
To this Uncle Joe said nothing.
81 guess" thought Carolyn Ma,
wisely. shat whom two folks love escl
other and get angry the loves Their
Just the same. Getting mad doesn'
kill It; It only makes 'em feel worse
"Poor Uncle Joe Poor Miss Aman
da! Maybe II they'd Just try to loo
up and look for brighter things they
get over being mad and be happ
again"
10 When Uncle Joe and Carolyn Ma
returned from this adventurous wal
Mr.. StaEg went heavily into his ow
er room, closed the door and even locke
er 1t. He went over to the old-fashione
IN walnut bureau that stood against tn
ig wall between the two windows an
stood before 1t for some moments |
n. an attitude Of deep reflection. Finall
40 hc drew his bunch OF keys from h
he pocket and opened one Of the w
n. small drawers In the heavy piece (
ut furniture-the only locked draw,
re there was. He drew forth a tintyI
az picture. faded now. but clear enoue
ch to show him the features Of the tw
en- individuals printed on the ssnsitizs
hit plate.
,is His own eyes looked out Of the phi
tograph proudly. They were mu.
liz younger eyes than they were now.
Aho ShO Sht OcoAuO uiLu IN tuo pI
an turel Sweet ~ Q Wild rose. Msnt
of Pariow's lovely, calm countenan,
81. promised all the beauty and digni
yn her matured womanhood had achieve
lid "Mandyi Mandyw he murmur,
over and over again. "Oh, Aand,
at. Whyf Whyr
,ss He held the tintypc for q long. iol
ny time in his hand. gazing ON It wi
he eyes that saw the vanished yea
CHI rather than the portraits themselvt
Finally he hid the picture away agai
ly. closed and locked the drawer with
go. sigh and with slow steps left d
the room.
Ter
,ov Carolyn learns from simple
mi. chst oormiey some things about
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