Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

die, walking their horses and with one or
another ahead to pick the road lit was going
to rain and even the stars were LOST, they
made no more than a creeping speed.
None Of them had much to say on the
journey Finding the break in the boundary
fence and feeling through the last of the woods,
the lights of their farms began to show in
the pool of blackness below, and Dared uttered
a part of what had lain in the minds of them
all during the return:
well, that leaves Cam"
None followed it up None cared to go any
closer than he was to the real question.
1t answered itself. Camden was at home
when they got there.
He had come in a little before them, empty
handed. Empty-headed, too. When Blossom
who had waited all day, part OF the time with
neighbor women who had come in and part of
the time alone to the point of going mad
when she saw him coming down the pasture,
his feet stumbling and his shoulders detected,
her first feeling was relief Her first words,
however, were, did you get him. Camp" And
all he would answer was, "Gi' me something to
eat, can't you? Gil me few hours sleep,
can't you? Then wait!"
Then he relapsed into his stupidity, and not
even the arrival of the party bringing his
brothers body seemed able to shake him so
far clear of it again.
At first, when they had laid Frank on the
floor where on the night before they had laid
Jim, he seemed hardly to comprehend.
whats wrong with Frank?"
Some more Of Jim's experiment.
Prank see him? He's scared, Frank is. Look
at his face there"
Hes dead, Cam"
Dead, you say? Frank dead? Dead of fright
is that it?"
Even when, rolling the body over, they
showed him what what, he appeared in
capable of comprehension, of amazement, OF
passion, or of any added grief He looked at
them all with kind of befuddled protest.
Returning to his chair and his plate, he
grumbled, lie me eat first can't you? Can't
you gi me little time to sleep?"
well, you wouldn't do much tonight any
way, guess"
At Whites words Blossom opened her mouth
for the first time.
mo, nothing tonight, Cam Caml Camden!
Sayl PROMISED"
And then tomorrow CAM what we'll do is TO
get every last man in the valley, and well go
at this right. Wen lay hand on that devil
Camden swallowed his mouthful of cold
steak with difficulty. His obsession touched,
he showed them the rims of his eyes again.
"Yau do and I'll wiring your necks. The man
that touches that animal before do gets his
neck wrung. That's all you need to remember"
Eyes, yes-no-that is" Poor Blossom.
eyes, Mr.. White, thinks; no, Cams not going
out tonight. No, Cam, nobody's going to in
terfere-nor nothing. Don't you worry there. :"
Lightning filled the windows After a
moment the thunder came avalanching down
the pasture and brought up against the clap
boards of the house. At this she was behind
his chair. She put out hand. She touched
his shoulder.
Camden blundered up He started of two
steps and wheeled on her. why don't you
get OFF to bed"
"Yes, Cam, yes-right off, yes"
well, I'm going, can ten you. need
some sleepl"
1t took her no time to get along then-quick
and quiet as mouse.
AS it had taken her no time to co. It took
Blossom no time to undreSs and get in bed.
When Camden was on his way to his room