Show I 1 GIERL aa V U I 1 ZV JE JEAN AN A ATZ adal ada l M 4 a cil IV efm 1 I 1 et I 1 entered aig A ig t to alt act of Congre aa so ia the year vear 18 1890 by street streel smith in th ih rbuce of the ha librarian of coccas Co nerea cras at t washington D C CHAPTER R XII continued dolores gat eat up ill with a dignity of 0 bearing that silenced urther wona on fa the womans comans lipi firs do you think she sald gild doica does abny ny one think that thail I 1 would leave my fattier father tho the nurse duran laughed softly u with ith a touch of 0 scorn la in her voice alc a do you think it would break his heart miss johnson Joh naon dolores was too deerey in earnest to be moved by the scornful words afterward the words and tone came back to her distinctly 1 I would not leave my father she said solemnly her largo large steadfast eyes fixed disconcertingly on the quiet face opposite 1 I would riot not leave my father nevera never while A hire he be lines aves not tor for anyone any one 1 you may change your mind tic the nurse murse said lightly rising to prepare preparo for the night she sha touched the girls hair softly as ae dora could hav edone caressing the stray earls curls on the smooth broad brow pityingly go to bed child she ehe said well not mot talk anymore about that now it is time a oa were retting getting lour i beauty beep erette ere the clock strikes twelve 1 I would not leave my father do lores lorca said solemnly tier her eyes raised to the kindly face above her 1 I would not leave my father ever while he uia lissim not tor for any one althou 11 ll I 1 i ahod a thinht thon b ht said natively tat ively tipping his chair back arid and stretching his feet arey well oil toward forward the smoky mantel allio a alio t thet that big johnting Johnsl John sing ng wl sinews like oak d eier eer kern kem ter thes it was more the statement nt ota ofa fret ban a question he ha said it to tree free life his mind and start the hall ball 0 conversation rolling Tha That levery every one thought as he be did on this subject was mas a matter of course ile ho looked around on them approvingly as though to impress 01 them em with the fact act that he wiss was u with ith them there ets better so said loelle ladle gravely changing chancing his 1113 left lei over abo bov right ets better so BO than ter fee him ter I 1 lev bey aidin A over mem an each thought the same in fack act they thought considerably beyond that but not one of them dared say what was to in file bis I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 ansis a nars th ay sue give us when wo went ter ask bout hern hem said big tom smith i diskes fredly as at from the becq with his loaf av drew his the lire fire ther ledges son w were 1 ere ij if cd id another alo big stout man qu falia Ft lia VP neli II clous snort ot of laughter ther gedges ton SOD wem an ali theys were laoo tie big teI speak SPalt bif er scat common folks folk as V wo u acs n v NvIa tX berd do with they uns bence r jed jedda so n ivey iov lookup took up Johnsl ngan hit his gal 11 I 1 aboud A loud burst ot of laut liter drow drowned boid theP JibIng of the ab I 1 P jop into tari r ickell n aflfe ire A took a byar jy bo 6 1 ifft self 4 slowly changing chi nging his bis right lei leg odi diw alre left luok a byar men t aint sech a good joke as 50 a seem ter act to with yer lar lafflin flin an er bokin jo kin when ahen I 1 helped with John johnting sing ber boc doctors doctore kem I 1 could rice plain thet t no common had bed hadd johnting Johnsl John sing ng he be were lauth hla two legs broke an his arms an covered with bruises an bebby no end 0 broke bones an I 1 says ter myself thet t no common theng hed hadd John johnting Johnsl sing ng an when ther doctors kem theys sed ged I 1 asked ther judges jodgis ron bon as I 1 were comial out an lie he felled me theys bed jo busing ain t long ter live an thet t would be a mericle ef he even live a week an ali berri were johnnings Johnsl John sings nga gal a stand ln et at ther winder starin out of et ther their rain jes es shed stood eier eer bence we her ceyther home borne an abos never moved vr or spoke sence stop yer carfin men taint no BO carfin matter thes thet hav haell Jo Johnsl linsIng ng hey ther gal stole yer jim t tro 70 lodic asked oneff one it the tha men again starting we the 1 1 r rrth laughter laught tr ashes a sweet an yere come ter her of ft ye ya ken get gel her trum ther gedges 1 son bon but yell tc v ter be lively man taint evry gar ear kin ilia got get ther son ol 01 0 a bedge an best put ft 0 yer best loot foot errard as boonas soon as may lie be looka lock ayar man thero was a rath ful gleam in the bis big fellow I 1 1 W 1 P I 1 Z AI IL 4 rr I 1 r it fa I 1 Is I 1 4 1 k 1 I 1 J r q 1 V I 1 I 1 1 N t I 1 1 I 1 I 1 Y V I 1 I 1 I 1 W i 1 41 I 1 III 4 N II 11 I 1 ie i t loola ayar in mau aul ashel I 1 arose to his feet in black eyes J ai aall III his height ot six alx lx feet three ut malica no dif difference frence what ye say ter TOO mo or bout me but buether ther next one what speaks abet gils namo name like laid fl attern over ever were an all hell never git elt vo up lu Juhn beasing alne wn aken edwd e ille hla ono one 0 us ua ter br say thor ther game 0 yer darter ullam I 1 sadler I 1 iiii hl tho the man exclaimed with another I 1 burst ot of laughter dotso loud I 1 as aa belore before III HI III hi la floars ara nor go eo long ltv W ant j I 1 hem a cha eba lighter tor fer thet tact g gal a I 1 0 yo live jon jones e s lets liev hey a drink et ter arh arhe e all III teolla off I 1 meant no harm barns ter ler ye yc lodle nor ther gat gal neither arid and the bar bal man looked down on the speaker with beeady eyes eye as 09 he be answered irie sas say what yo like bout me an ter er me sadler a siler but there arit sech word bout thet gal 0 John johnnings sings irom from any 0 yell be yer last lait and they hey knew lio lie meant vt hat be s said ald CHAPTER XIII around the ta tavern fire 11 1 I hoir hearil il a strange story 0 oscr yan der ef in ther tonn town n tiles the mor moraln ala when I 1 went fer ther doctors tom sisla fad presently setting down his mug mii 0 cider arid and m wiping oft off his big beard cd bibs jibs with tho the back of hla his hand A stra straws foe story calory au an moren I 1 think deserves deser he bev moren he deserves now adler sa adler sald said with aleer a leer a ai lodle lodie but the story tom jones inter 4 57 1 X 11 11 1 I 1 11 7 I 1 A f 1 i I 1 11 I 1 t 11 1 MI 21 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 7 I 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 C 4 I 1 ia S 1 0 1 I 1 ai 0 if young green stood in their midst posed to prevent further unpleasantness lets hey hev ot ct et once ets els bout johnsie John sim sing of course smith said solemnly zt rt all pears ter ler be bar bout boot John johnting sing A shet less els no cou bouat nt critter enny how never mind bout tact jones said seoung lodle turn his ink big black oyes from the nrc fil re to tho the face of 0 the speaker ci Is havin all he ken well veil carry choul hiir sayin byar d theng bout hen hem lets hev yer story tom I 1 jl 1 well when I 1 was done dole heeln ther aber doctors an chair 1 I smith con tl nud dol ct k ther thee judges house what bornig green sent me ter see I 1 went 0 i ter tel oti on ther corner overl opp silt ther cu co where some 6 0 chef abbt A ws one 0 ther men got ter pretty free bout ther their trial A an a tiler ther larian an ther hull bull busness an one 0 ther others sed red ter him thet hell hed best keep keel a civil tongue in his head bout abet John johnting Johnsl sing ng an ills its gal fer et seems thet loin lem Johnsl ng him thet left led har many year ago hev bey kern kem back ter see his brother aw an has been bean askin news 0 him an is is a out all he len bout him an special bout thet gal 0 hisa et seems he hey hev got his darter with him art an she hey hev took a farricy ter thet gal 0 John johnnings Johnsl sings brorn roni abor first what she hey hev heard all from ther judges son an et ets s kem out coln ter kerry her way up noth noab ter ther big city when ineys go un an edd leate her an make a lady 0 her an lem bo be hey hev a heap 0 money they says ower yonder an he be an ther gedges brucic tr up a powerful ful frends bip ctet may they lowed bebby prove a benefit ter John johnting sing in many ways but most special in a way 1 I wes all know I 1 tt et peara queer how hem ro round aid sadler said meditatively I but lem John johnting sIng alays did hey bev more most of em cm theys a no count set enny onny how captin cep tin him an thor ther gal worse n most look a hiar sadler bodle 1 odie said eloney ly colores could not baa have spoken slower ets bein borson vo ther beartle ter hit a man when hes down special when yer know he byant live long ter bother nobody et ef get hem ui dwor ter ther alive ehll be moren I 1 reckon an moren moen thet he be may bo be dead or adyln a dyl ther minuet minnet while wes vidt call oil ourselves his bis frends bu 0 him names an maln unkind bout hen hem hem an his gal has bough ter of 0 phout vo me uns headin on oer ner an him a lot 0 byard thongs t aint all true or kind howd yo ye like ther bame bout ye nr yer gal badler adler fc tile the lire fire died iowa iloan on the health until only a glowing heap ot of ashes remained Th erain and wind sobbed outside at the doors doom and windows swaying the I 1 he creaking sign at the door post past suddenly tile the low door was thrown open letting in a glubt of 0 hoarse east wind and showers of rain and elect and out ot of thi glike a wreath of the tall grave faced drenched to the skin young green stood la fit their he closed the door and advanced toward the lire retno removing ving his hat as lie ho did so jones arche at once jones was m as always ready fur for business the judges sun son would pay veil elf no it doubt ou bt b be a should I 1 have hao the best beat lu in the house L the other men retained their positions and regarded the die newcomer with no friendly eyes eye A powerful had bad storm judge said jones jonca good kern kem right up byar by ther lire an got get ye dry yes yea green said pleasantly quick to note the sullen aspect of the men around the are its a night to make mahke one glad of fire and shelter have I 1 you a place tor for me tonight jones sartain bedge wes wea alays alaya a 21 place fer er ye an a plate an mug ye e shall boy bev a rapper ter sort 0 straighten yo ye out an yell take olt off yer thongs an hov hey em dried byars a mug first tor ter brace ye yc abts a pow bad night la Is this thank you green creen said youre a 11 good hearted host bust jones it la Is pleasant to feel ono Is so heartily welcome I 1 ile he drew up the chair jones placed fo for r Is him in merely noticing the men in amplest the bl simplest manner I 1 low how Is johnting Johnsl John sIng Dg now dedge L asked e slowly 1 0 A ly he w was a s p privileged r 1 v i 1 aspetti ot ea t t to 0 a ask w was a s h he e A not one e 0 of f t choso h 0 s 0 ged ask usk w who r rescued e s c it the man green gravely the doctors dare not leave him fo tor r a moment ile he Is in a critical state and the least mo movement ement might prove fatal have theys sot ills broke bones bedge jedi ie sadler asked i respectfully yes green replied stretching his wet feet toward the lire fire and enjoying its it warmth and rest after the dreary day they haic hae set ills his right les leg and his arm but hla his left leg will have to bo be amputated near the hip A silence fell over them A sort ol of awed silence it was at thought of all it meant and it nas mas the same man who stud in their midst but three days before pm powerful erful of fir muscle with cords like an oak vowing vengeance it upon pon this young man who had his life the leg shout should have been amputated at once for it was in a terrible condition but the doctors dared not do it to in his weak oak state it might prove latal fatal tomorrow they hope to do it his daughter knows nothing of his critical condition and they wish her not to know the waiting and rus suspense leave lave told much on her already arid and she must have lave no more excitement at present an lies eoln ter lose his leg loille asked slowly ets goin ter be dyard on ther gal as well as johnting Johnsl John sing ng pears ter me take care of em id like tor ter know be taken care of young yeats green re replied piled quietly a touch of color in his face to hear these rough men speaking of these things in regard to such a woman as dolores johnson but it is doubtful about johnson having to be taken care of many days dayi mrs airs jones came to the door and spoke to him ills ilia supper slipper was ready it if he cared to have it then As he arose to obey the summons tom smith asked gruffly it might be out of bravado to tilde hide his real feelings et ef johnting Johnsl John sing ng dies what bout ther trial once mer dedge green faced him with a look the tha men mea never forgot forg cit as he replied sharply what Is a mares life to that of 0 a man mall smith you had best let that matter drop till this is settled to be continued |