The diamond drill., 1919-03-22
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10 WISCONSIN, MAtlt At WIS " mum
for, an to places or the way, but we
can't git no news bout him. Mebbe
he was killed by the Injuns."
We walked out Of the graveyard to-
gether IN silence.
] could see glimmer OF a light In
the thlcket Of pines down the valley
unhitched and mounted my horse.
"Take the first turn to the right"
said the old man as he picked UP his
scythe.
"Pm very much obliged to you,"
said.
"No ye amt, nuther," he answered.
'Ieastways there amt no reason why
ye should be-"
My horse, impatient as ever 10 find
the end OF the road, hurried me along
and in a moment or two we were down
under the pine grove that surrounded
the house of old Squire Fullerton-a
big, stone house with n graveled road
around It, A great black dog came
barking and growing at me from the
front porch. / rode around the house
and he followed. Beyond the windows
could see the CLEAN OF candlelight
and moving figures. A man came out
Of the back door as / neared It.
"Whos there?" he demanded.
"My name is Barton Baynes from
st. Lawrence county. Kate Fullerton
is my friend and l wish 10 see her"
"Come up TO the steps, sor. Don't
git of yer horse-'tll I've chained the
dog Katell be out In minute"
He chained the dog to the hitching
post and as he did so a loud, long,
wailing cry broke the silence Of the
house. II put me in mind OF the com
4 plaint OF the damned which / remem-
| bered hearing the minister describe
1 years before at the little schoolhouse
in Lickitysplit. How IL narrowed me
The man went into the house. Soon
/ he came out OF the door with lighted
candle I'm his hand. woman following.
| How wildly remember the little muir
mur OF delight that came from her lips
when he held the candle so that its
light fell upon my facet jumped of
my horse and gave the reins TO the
man and put my arms around the poor
Womah, Whom I loved FOR her sorrows
and for my debt 10 her, and raIned
kisses upon her withered cheek. Oh
God what moment II was for both
of usl
The way she held me to her breast
and patted my shoulder and said my
boy Pin low. faint, treble voice so
/ tEuN ~ oh 10 a -
best memories that take with me into
the new life now SO near, from which
there is no returning.
She led me into the house. She
looked very neat now--in black
gown over which was n spotless white
apron and collar Of lace-and much
more slender than when I had seen
her last. She took me into n large
room In the front OF the house with "A
carpet and furniture, handsome once
but now worn and decreplt. Old, time
stained engravings Of scenes from the
Bible. framed I'm wood, hung on the
walls.
/ told all that i had heard from
home and OF my life In Coblesklll but
observed, presently, n faraway look in
her eyes and judged that she was not
hearing me. She whispered:
"SallyT
"She has been at school I'm Albany
for a year." l said. "She Is at home
now and | am going 10 zee her"
"You love Sally?" she whispered.
Better than love my llfe"
|
ried 7"
"We hope 90 In 1914. have agreed
% meet her by the big pine tree ON the
! river bank at eleven o'clock the third
Of June, 1914. We are looking for.
ward to that day"
a tall. slim woman entered the room
then and said that supper was ready
Kate rose with smile and followed
her into the dining room where two
tables were spread. One had certain
dishes on II and white cover frayed
and worn. She led me 60 the other
table which was neatly covered with
snowy linen. The tall woman served
a supper on deep blue chlnn, cooked
as only they could cook In old New
{ England. Meanwhile could hear the
:, voice OF the aged squlre-a weird
I empty. inhuman voice Il was, utterly
cut of from his intelligence. II came
out Of the troubled depths OF hii
misery.
So that house-the scene Of hi
great sin which would presently III
: down with him in the dust--was flood
= ed. n hundred times a day, by the un
y happy spirit OF It's master. In the
dead OF the night heard It's despail
echoing through the silent chambers
4 Kate said little as we ate, or az W.
sat together In the shabby, great room
: after supper, but she seemed 10 enjo,
q my talk and went into the details o.
y my personal history.
= The look on her face, even While
III / f..N 49, ha.