American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-11-25
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was still honeyed, still cajoiing. sPer.
haps s0--but not at once. Isn't there
barrel Of limo In the basementr
yes"
Come downstairs with me-"
They started downward then. and
Fairchlld watched them pass. Rodaine
In the lead. carrying a smoking lamp
with its half-brOken chimney careen-
ing on the base, Crazy Laura, mum.
bling her toothless gums. her hag-like
hands extended before her. shutting
along In the rear. He heard them 70
far to the rear Of the house. then de-
scend more stairs. And he went nat
to his stomach on the floor, with his
ear against tiny chink that he might
hear the better. SQuint still was talk.
Ing In his loving tones.
"See, Honey" he was saying. I've
I've broken the spell by going In up
stairs. You should have told me. I
didn't know-I Just thought-well, I
thought there was some one In there
you liked. and ! got Jealous"
did you, Roady" she cackled.
did your"
"Yes-I didn't know you had him
there. And you were making him Inn.
mortalT rsH
n found him, Ready. His eyes were
shut, and he was bleeding. II was at
dusk, and nobody saw him when car.
ried him In here. Then started CIV
ing him the herbs"
@That you've gathered around at
nightr'
"Yes-where the dead sleep. I get
the red berries most. That's the blood
Of the dead. come 20 life again.
The quaking. crazy voice from be.
low caused Fairchild to shiver with .
sudden cold that no warmth could
eradicate. Still, however, he lay there
listening. fearful that every move from
below might bring q cessation Of their
conversation. But Rodaine talked on.
"Of course know. But I've spoiled
that now. There's another way, Laura.
Get that spade. See, the dirt's soft
here. Dig hole about four feet deep
and six or seven feet long. Then put
half that lime from the barrel In there.
Understandr
what FORT" 49, Re,
TITS the only way now; we'll have
to do that. It's the other way to Inn
mortality. You've given him the
herbsr
Eyes"
"Then this is the end Sect Now
do that, won't you, Honeyr
you'll kiss me, Roadyr
"Therer' The faint sound Of o kiss
came from below. "And there's an
other one. And anotheri"
"Just like the night our boy was
born. Don't you remember how you
bent over and kissed me then and held
me In your armsf"
I'm holding you that way now.
Honey--just the same way that I held
you the night our boy was born. And
I'll help you with this. You dig the
hole and put half the lime In there
don't put It all. Wen need the pest 10
put on top Of him. You'll have Il done
In about. two hours. There's some
thing else needsd--some acid that I've
got to get. TIN make II all the Quiek-
er. I'll bs back. Honey. kiss me-"
rairchild, seeking to still the hog.
ror-laden culver Of his body, heard
the sound Of kiss and then the clat-
ter of a mans heavy shoes on the
stairs, accompanied by a slight clink
from below. He knew that sound
the scraping Of the steel Of spade
against the earth as II was dragged
into use. A moment more and Ro-
dame. mumbling to himself, passed the
door. But the woman did not come
upstairs. Fairchlld knew why; her
crazed mind was following the In
structions Of the man who knew how
to lead the lunatic intellect into the
channels he desired; she was digging.
digging a grave for some one. q grave
to be lined with quickllmel
Upstairs was some one who had
been found by this woman In an un-
conscious state and evidently kept In
that condition through the potations