The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-04-17

no, sir! N'e ie' NATE
,,,. va" n' ye know, mister, l jes' shook
my mead an never let on that knew
Milat he meant an let him wicc,e On,
,, IKE a worm on hot griddle. an
oeiier like cut bull til he fell back in
swoon. - ''A -
Damn him! it don't give him no
a aes'' lie tries to tell everybody he
,ees-thats what they say. He bel.
.erS uay an night an If you 60 down
'here he'll heller to you an you'll know
Whit us about, but the others don't.
lou an me are the only ones that
Knows the secret, guess. Some day,
lore he dies, I'm gon' to take up that
headStun an hide ii, but he'll never
KNOW It's done-no.r sir--not til ne
gus 10 the judgment seat, anyway"
Inc ola man rose and Strengthened
hiihself and blew out his breath and
brushed his hands upon his trousers
oy way of stepping down into this
world again out of the close and dusty
lott of his memory. But called him
back.
What has become of Enoch?" 1
asked
Wal, sir, Enoch started off West
bout three year ago an we amt heard
word from him since that day-nary
a word, mister. suppose we will some
time. He grew into a good man, but
there was a kind of queer streak in
the blood, as We might say, on both
sides kind o.. We've wrote letters out
to Wisconsin, where he was p'intin'
for, an to places on 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 glmmer of a light in
the thicket of pines down the valley.
unhitched and mounted my horse.
flake the first turn to the right"
said the old man as he picked up his
scythe.
I'm very much obliged to you,"
said.
mo We amt, nuther," he answered.
"Leastways there amt no reason why
We should be-"
My horse, impatient as ever to find
the end of the road, hurried me along
and in moment or two we were down
under the pine grove that surrounded
the house of old Squire Fullerton-a
big. stone house with a graveled road
around it. A great black dog came
barking and growing at me from the
front porch. l 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 i neared 1t.
"Whos there?" he demanded.
"My name is Barton Baynes from
st. Lawrence county. Kate Fullerton
is my friend and / wish to see her."
"Come up to the steps, sOr. Don't
Git off yer horse-'til I've chained the
dog. Katell be out in minute"
He chained the dog to the hitching
post and as he did so loud, long,
wailing cry broke the silence of the
house. 1t put me in mind of the COM
plaint of the damned which l remem-
bcred hearing the minister describe
wears before at the little schoolhouse
in LickitySplit. How it narrowed me
The man went into the house. Soon
he came out of the door with lighted
candle in his hand, woman following.
How wildly remember the little MUIR
muir of delight that came from her lips
wber ne held the candle so that its
LIGHT fell upon my face! l jumped off
nv horse and gave the reins to the
man and put my arms around the poor
woman. whom / loved for her sorrows
and for my debt to her, and rained
kisses upon her wlthered cheek. Oh
God, what a moment it was for both
of us
The way she held me to her breast
and matted my shoulder and said my
how i'm low, faint, treble voice SO
like that of child-it is one of the
host memories that take with me into
tho new life now so near, from which
there is no returning.
She led me into the house. She
looked very neat now-in a black
Gown over which was q spotless white
onro, snd collar Of lace-and much
more slender than when 1 had seen
bar last. She took me into large
room in the front Of the house with
oornet and furniture, handsome once
but now worn and decrepit. Old, time
stained engravings Of scenes from the
pihle framed in wood, hung on the
walls. ..ua ruo,
,ooe and of my life in Cobleskill but
observed, presently, faraway look In
Hor owes and judged that she was not
noar,nr me. She whispered:
.Shc has been at school In Albany
,or a year." I said. "She Is at nome
~ and I am going to gee her..
nov "vou love SallyT she whispered.