The Washington herald., 1921-09-18


spsut for brsssA Then her voies went On
-You are hight Terry. and you must -
ss you please about putttns that rod
through Do not regard my fssltnEA my bog
Il an but . dying woman and this vorh b
for the young and strong. Do ~ you pis.s&
Terry. I can bear n and vm nsvg -
proaeh yoo-it is only Cor nttis ionsu that
must sufer.
Standing by the sedssda Ann nstens<
while the voice flowed on tn an ths snapptns
tyranny Of hslpisssns& Thsn soddUty h9
words esms 1cvn acres q nks N sck
dipped ehoppsr.
-Jsns ponshna 20 gun sh7 o~-
The 49, epsnsd st mt s.z tArs fsnDvs
sn sxoiamattnn-
-wsntns Aznis
.Ays. 'tis M IN rixht snd stut - pss
tnnsrcsnt lad b BE- took ms
Tor IN instant thsir sianoss eouutrsd s.d
ciashsd. . psmp-sd vmfutnss q ths ess
sda on the other an undsrse.sdtns Grim sal
impartial Ars- Donohus spoks sas9r.
-what is the news outs1def.
As came through San Luis Ootspe tbey
was betttn' even meney that the courts
would open the ROAD
-ob-ths ecurts..
The woman ashed vfth ths hopssssns..
Of thirty years Of unavsntnr Hrs.tton- Her
bosom. ptnched and measer ~ though an m
vttalities had been drained away By her con
sunins ressntment rose and fsn In eonvul
sivs gaspa
-In never i've 70 80 n Just hssven.
what have I dons that should b tor
tured sof-
IT'S you a. Be dotn' the termenttn'.- Ann
put In. Terry could have . road through to
the valley In three months youd but let
him.
Terry owns the r..ch and have told
him TO DO a. be pleasea-
Yes, heerd you telltn' him % N con.
n" Ann returned.
Again their Eiannes INST and Jane Donohu,
raised herself on her sIbov.
II can't give up-I cds't On. q eoule
but ride once across that ranch and laugh IN
E1len's fxee a. TO-
Her hand. . mere bunch ot fsvered bone
fell on AIMS WRIT and At its hot clasp the
other started IN . genuine alarm
woman. you are real sick.-
.siek-I an esek 10 death.- moaned krs-
Donohus ~ abe fell back on her pillow
again. But WI never. never give tn
qutyer Of pity crossed AIMS fAos
q.
eism Of stuboornnsss. the woman lay b.
tween her masses Of hair. and from her eycs,
as from two windows. there seemed 70 lssr
the very presence Of that obsesSnE demon
the same one that except for those drawn
shades OF blank deeency. might have looked
from the eyes Of Ellen Giynde and her son
A Ann raised her an uncomfortable spssn
shook her frsme. oaustnE her 70 fight for
breath.
There's naught wfn cure her but 70 get
what abe wants- Ann thought And %
long a. she lives she'll keep Terry oooped
UP here and being dyin' whenever be taIls o
9uittin'.-
Lie you still. Jane Donohue,- che went on
aloud. Il got to speak to Terry a bit ans
then you and me is due for a talk"
Terry was sitting on the verAndA steps
chin in hand. staring EiOonly down the
moon flooded vale toward Las PaIomas. IEcIG
ing out the note picked up in the wake Ct
the Glynde car, Ann spoke:
Here's a letter fer ecu. lad
He did not stoFoto ask noW abe has o.
tsined II: his eyes raced Ereernv over th'
lines. than sought the Eie<rainE night diA-
Of his wrist watch.
Ten o'clock already ne sIclAirrsd
Most IKE shen be wsit.a' :sr you" Anr
encouraged.
She's been waiting since before the vzT
said Terry bitterly. IF mother would onlJ
let me do somethinE I'd have had her out
of Las PaIomss long ago. I'm only wsitirI
until have something to oner her
she won't thank you none for thai
vzItin'.-
"Hov DO you know thntT-
because 1 been q gal mysen-you didnr
think that Of old Ann. did you7 But know
and you take her. lad-take her quick"
How can ask her to come here from Al
she has down thereT"
She's swonderin' how you can't
" She wants to see me tonisht-but there,
mother sick again. he hesitatsd with
glance at the house
Don't worry none about your ma II
stay with her TIL you gets back"
glance Of gratitude, warmly neettnS. an
he was mounted and on. galioping down th,