The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-05-05
CHAPTER xv-contInued.

she drew gently at the corners Of tn
rag stuffed into Evelyn's mouth. Whe
1t came out, Evelyn gave deep groa
and her cramped jaws settled rigldIy
''rm goin' to feed you now" sal,
Polly "There amt no hurry, 'caus
we got ali night"
Then some minutes passed in silenc
while the squatter girl. bit by BIZ
forced the pap between Mrs. Mac
Kennels teeth.
"Now drink the water" she urget
grimly. IT'S warm an got sugar II
It,"
AS II In a trance, she got up anC
placed the cup on the table. She put
stick of wood into the stove and
turning. caught Evelyn's eyes upon
her. Then she sat down and consld-
cred the unhappy girl who had been
delivered up to the justice of the
Storm country.
Neither Of them spoke. One of them
was praying duly TO herself and Polly
Hopkins was recounting mentally all
the evil deeds of Evelyn and her
naughty husband, Marcus Mackenzie
1t was necessary to keep Daddy's grief
ever before her mind and listen with
the ears OF her tortured spirit to
Jerry's shrieks TO be able to keep on
with the gruesome thing she had I'm
dertaken.
you amt goin' TO die till tell you
something, Miss" she broke forth. final
ly. at amt news TO you. but / just
got to make you understand why I'm
putting you In the lake"
Weakness kept Evelyn from answer
Ing. Her eyes rolled up toward the
shanty roof. then shut at the thought
of the Icy waters of Cayuga.
81 can't hurt your wicked man 'cept-
in through you" went on Pollyop. "we
squatters are goin' to learn him les
son he won't forget as long as he's In
this world. You can bet your boots
on that"
AS If in support of the terrible
words, the shanty shook. rafting the
loosened bits of tin on the roof. At the
CHASTITY sound Evelyn began to cry.
81 know just how your man1l feel"
continued Pollyop, bitter smile dis
torting her lips into grimace of pain,
"an' so does Larry Bishop. Larry's
woman an baby died when Old Marc
sent him up to Auburn. an the best Of
me cracked when he grabbed Jerry
right out Of my arms"
Both girls sobbed loudly. Then Pol
lyop cleared her throat and wiped her
face.
"An' your man railroaded my daddy
to Auburn" she gasped, after plantin'
something on him he didn't do; an
you, every one of you, knew It,"
Her voice rose to hlgh-nitched
scream as she remembered the last
scene In the county Jail.
God, wasn't 1t awful?" she cried.
"An you" She leaned over and
grasped Evelyn's arm. "You could "a
let me go to Auburn IL you'd "a tried. |
but you didn't. An then-then you
said you didn't give me that dress. |
You're all liars-an'-an'-sne you |
money folks be-"
Her hand reached out and touched |
he AK. but she withdrew 1t as If an
adder had been under her fingers. She
vas not yet able to do the deed which
she had longed to do and thought
would be JOY. Her head sagged for
ward. and again came Jeremiah's
weeping face before her.
IF you'd "a seen my daddy in the
ithaca Jail, mebbe you'd be able to
hink what I'm goin' TO do is all right.
Yep. all right ~ she rasped.
Then she went on hoarsely, faltering
Ter loved ones had gone through. Her
dice choked and became silent as she
bought of Robert. She could not force
Ter tongue TO say a word about him,
Though her heart throbbed bitterly as
lis name came TO her lips.
Money p she whispered brokenly.
fling her head. did you hear your
lan say money TO us squatters as II
ashd pay for Larrys woman an Jer-
y an my daddy? You heard. didn't
our"
lvelyn's head sagged forward. and
spasn passed over her face as her
yes closed. She looked as If she had
led Polly Hopkins had seen death '
n;er the Silent City many time and
er heart-strings frightened.
Are you gomez" she questioned in |
issing whisper.
The other girls lids lifted slowly. {
nd never had Pollyop seen such an
Expression in human eyes in all her {
fe. {
mot yet" cropped from the blue
ps. "and-snd--oh, Pollyop, I'm so a
fraid to die. / don. know howl Oh, {
90, aefp me; fs-i so sick '
Daddy were sick. too" shot back
oily. IAN Jerry's turned up his toes s
y this timel ! ain't heard a word
-om him since he WAS took away. L
Iebbe l could a. seen him II you
sirt mace your cousin believe were +
bad worusni What d'ysu know 5