Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-16

the SquatterS carry out their Qeatn
plan.
Unnoticed by the girl, the wood
burned to embers in the stove, and the
hut grew colder by degrees. In one
Of her half hours of measuring the
Shanty's length, she halted, breathing
on her froSt-bitten fingers. She drew
about her shoulders the blanket which
had covered Wee Jerry in bis hut
days. 2 e
Her mind brought hack to the baby
away off in some unknown place, she
cried weakly as she rep!enished the
fire. Had the wicked ones of the
earth made Jerry forget Daddy HopA
kins who up in Auburn was ignorant
of his whereabouts? Many times Polly
had taken up her pencil to- write him
of the child, but it always dropped
from her fingers before it reached the
paper. Daddy could not do anything;
and she would not add TO his heavy
burden.
She was ut the stove, her cold, stiff
fingers spread over it, when the sound
of footsteps outside sent her headlOng
to the door. Appallingly terrified, she
dragged ii open.
Then. IN deadening silence, Lye
Braeger and Larry Bishop carried a
large bundle through the doorway and
threw it down on Polly's bel.
Heavy-lidded, the girl gazed upon it,
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 to
the delights of a few months back,
when herNwilling legs had trotted the
country over to help every one that
needed her. It wasn't the same Polly
at all. This Polly lifted her foot and
kicked the humble none too lightly.
1--WE had a HI of time gettin' 'er
here, Poll" growled Lye Braeger.
Outside .it'sali5e if a million crazy
devils was -lfowlhr' 3overNthe hills. But
we brought 'er Just the Same! low
do What you like with 'cr, brat"
White teeth CLEANED through the
maniacal smile that parted the girls
lips. At last! She had not lived
through intcrminable days for moth
ing!
"Scoot out, you" she ordered, wav-
ing her hand at them, "an' keep
watch about till get done!'
Braeger made for the door rs If
anxious to be gone but Larry Bishop
held 20 the spot where he stood.
"She's Il woman, Polly Hopkins" he
muttered. his eyes turning from the
cot to the rigid girl, of she is Old
Mdrcs wife. He's home toe, so Lye
says" ri
"What do l care where the pup is?"
she thrust in vehemently, "CourSe
she's woman, SO he l; au' so were
yoar de2i Betsy" E'
THIN she stamped her foo tenn.
ppstuOIsly.
'Get out Of here an watch for Mac
Kcn2le an lis folks" she snapped
ITS Glout time he were storm-n' 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 scbs rucking her body.
Now as she had almost died, and
wv. Icrr,, 200 50 ,rpu1I NTurrr1,. NTnp.
Kenzie. The vicious hope that she
could see him writhe in Ms grief took
possession of her.
DiStraughtly she placed the bal
across tie door, making sure it was
locked. Then. creeping to tie cot.
she gaZcd down al the wet bundle
There, where she had helped Oscar
Bennett over dark rough places into
the light of Eternity, lay the dearest
dear OF her bittCrcst enemy.
She uttered al exclamation Swhcn
she saw lifting Shudder 20 over the
thing on the bed. \ smile fitted
across her face, and her hands came
together convulSiycy.
Slowly she knclt down and III,
wrapped the thick blanket; and Eve.
lyn Mackenzie was staring out 7,t her,
dun eyed and terrified. = dark rag
completely flied her mouth and Polly
grimucd at her.
"Do you know what sqU@ttcrs do TO
chickens they swipe from you rich
folkS?" she asked huShily.
Althoagh she could not speak, Eve
lyn heard and understood. She closed
her eyes. her face going d"ahber in
the nickpring light. but ut Il sound the
weary lids flew open again.
Polly had stepped to the wOod-hoS
and WAS picking up the AK. She
brought il forward and smiling the
same sinister smile, showed it to the
paIiid rim.
This" was all she said, tapping
the handle.
Evelyn struggled; ana Polly
laughed. a wicked laugh, no mere Ike
lie ripple which Daddy Hopkins hac
lavcd to hear than. tie bark of wolf
is like the larli'S morning song.
Tears rose into Evelyn'S eyes and
relied down her Checks The smile