The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-05-18
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sCovyrishs BY Lirls. Brown s. compsnyl

Silent city WAS flowing curtain ~
snow, the flakes falling like feathers
from an open bag.
Larry would keep his word. she told
herself over aud over She was glad
IL was such a night The better conld
the squaiters carry out their death
| plan.
Unnoiiced by the girl. the wood
burned 10 embers Ia the stove. and the
hut grew colder by degrees In one
| Of her half hours OF measuring the
shsnty's length, she halted, breathing
on her frost-bltten fingers She drew
about her shoulders the blanket which
had covered Wee Jerry In his hut
DAYS.
Her mind brought back 10 the baby
away on In some unknown place. she
cried weakly as she replenlshed the
fire. Had the wicked ones of the
earth made Jerry forget Daddy Hop
klns who up In Auburn was ignorant
Of his whereabouts? Many times Polly
had taken up her pencil to write him
OF the child, but II always dropped
from her fingers before II reached the
paper. Daddy could not do anything !;
and she would not add to his heavy
burden.
She was 1T the stove, her cold. stiff
fingers spread over II. when the sound
Of footsteps outside sent her headlong
to the door. Appallingly terrified. she
dragged Il open
Then In deadeDlng silence, Lye
Braeger and Larry Bishop carried
large bundle through the doorway and
threw II down on Polly's bel.
Heayy-lidded. the girl gazed upon II,
her eyes widening in JOY. JOY at the
|. thought Of Old Mares misery: JOY at
the thought of getting even. The
frightful emotion that surged through
her bore relation only by contrast 20
the delights of few months back,
when her willing legs had trotted the
country over Ia help every one that
needed her. II wasn't the same Polly
at all This Polly lifted her foot and
kicked the bundle none too lightly.
"We had h-l Of time gettn' 'er
here, Poll" growled Lye Braeger.
"OuisIde it's like II million crazy
devils was howlin' over the hills But
we brought 'er just the same Now
do what you like with FER hrati''
White teeth CLEANED through the
maniacal smile that parted the girls
lips. At last She had not lived
through intermlnable days for moth.
ing,
"'Scoot out. youl" she ordered. wav-
ing her hand at them. "an' keep a
watch about till get done"
Braeger made for the door as II
anxious TO be gone but Larry Bishop
held TO the spot where he stood.
"She's a woman. Polly Hopkins" he
muttered. his eyes turning from the
cot TO. the rigid girl 'if she is Old
Mares wife He's home too. so Lye
says
what do care whers the pup isf"
she thrust in yehementig. "'Course
she's a woman So be 1 an so were
your dead Betsy.
Then she stamped her foot TEN.
pestnously.
Get out OF here an watch for Mac.
Kenzie an his folks" she snapped.
Its about time he we're storrnin' the
Silent City. I'm thinkin'."
Roughly she showed the men out
into the blizzard and closed the door.
Then she stood with her back to It.
deep sobs racking her body.
Now as she had almost died. and
Wee Jerry too. SO would Marcus Mac
kenzle. The vicious hope that she
could see him writhe in his grief took
possession Of her.
Distraughtly she placed the bar
across the door. making sure Il was
locked, Then. creeping to the cot,
she gazed down at the wet bundle.
There where she had helped Oscar /
Bennett over dark rough places into
the Hight u Eternity. lay the dearest
dear q her bitierest enemy.
She utterel an exclamation when
she saw a Hiding shudder 60 over the
thing 90 the bed A smile lifted
across her face. and her hands came
toeefhar coaxuislrely
Slowly sic kneit down and nm
wrapped the thick blanket: and I've
lyn Mackenzie was staring out af her
dull eyed and ieuifed dark ng
completely dIie1 Der mouth and Polly
zrinred at her.
-Da sou know uhat squnffers Do 70 +
chickens they swipe from you rich
folksT she asked huskny
Although she c0aid Dot SPEAK, Eve /
iyu beard and understood. she closed +
Der eyes. her face going anhber In
the nlckering light buf A. sound The .
war Ids heW open again.
Poily had siepped % the wood box .
and Nss piokihs Up The "a she 1
brought Il forward. and smiling the /
sane Sinister smile. showed Il 10 tie /
pailL1 x1Ei