| Show lt THAT GIRL of f JOHNSONS 2 aj DArf JJ KT i A at ai 1 GW gr aay 41 Y 1 are filtered ac ordina conlin t lo 10 ait act of f Coni reo in the ar ar WW mo I 1 y 3 direct 1 t ft ath sm th la in th ahn offie office of r the tha I 1 ot t conr it t Wb irio a ID C CHAPTER XH continued io dolores lorea sat u up with a digalo ot of bearing that ll nirid faither words on the woman 11 la is do ou she bho sald bald does doea any an Y one ue think that I 1 would leave my father 7 tho the nurse laughed softly with ith tt a touch of scorn in her oleo do ou think it would mould break his bis heart miss johnson dolores was too deeply in ili earnest to be moved hy by the scornful words afterward the words and tone cant cam back to her distinctly 1 I would mould not leme leae my lather father she elie said her large stead steadfast fast eyes fled fixed disconcert disconcertingly on tho the quiet face opposite I 1 I 1 would not leave my father neier ne or while lie bhea not for my one I 1 I 1 lou on may ch change an co our mind the murse sald said lightly alsing to prepare for the night she touched tho the girl a hair softly as dora coull coul I 1 have done caressing tile the stray curls curla un tile the 5 smooth broad brow pi pityingly tIngly go to bed ch child it d she ahe sa bald fit N e 11 not talk any moie about that now it la Is time ou oil bejo getting your beauty sleep leep t re I 1 he clock still es kvelve ti elve I 1 would mould not leave iny fattier father do ions bald aalde solen solemnly hei raised to the face abone aboe hr I 1 would not leave till in fattier father e over eer er while lie he lives not for any one who d a thought salt said jones mathely tipping his chair buck back and bli att etching his hia teet feet well the smoky mantel a thought thet big johnting Johnsl John sing wl ast sinews sineas like oak d ever kern kem tei thes it was maj more the state statement meni c of a fact a fal than a question he be said it I 1 to 0 free fre hia mind and start the hall of conversa lion rolling that every one cue thought as a he did on oil this subject was mar a matter ot of course ile he looked mound on them approvingly as an though to impress them with the fact that he was mas with them there ats ft a better so 1 I said eald lodle ladle grave ly changing his left leg over tile tho right et a better betler so than ter for mm him ter hev her rup ru inter hidle A silence fell over them all each thought tile the same in fact they thought considerable beyond that but not aine ie ot of them dared say what ahat was in bla bia mind ry adars ans ra they give e us when we went ter ask bout hem said big tom smith dis licitly as ho he pushed the cat from the hearth with alth his foot and drew his bla chair up nearer the fire ther edges s son were said bald another big stout man with a malt mall clous snort ot of laughter ther ledge a son ron were an theys were too big t ter er speak ter seen sech common folks as we re uns what per we ter do with they uns thor ther ledges son hev bev took up johnting Johnsl John sing ng an his gal A loud lond burst burat ot of laughter dro drowned ned the 0 of the storm lodle alone sat eat quite unmoved staring giaela into the crackling fire I 1 look a ayar he said eald slowly changing his right leg over the left I 1 look a adiar ba ar men bebby t aint sech a good jol e as ye beem ter chenk with yer lar lafflin flin an yer bokin when I 1 helped with mith johnting Johni ing tell ther doe doc tors kem hem I 1 could see plain thet it t warn t no common theng bed hadd johansing Johns John lne sing ho he were his 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 warn t no common theng lie he d baad hall d johnting John sing an when ther toe doc tors kem theys sed I 1 asked ther gedges son as I 1 were comin out an l ook look a ayar maul he be tolled me theys sed bed John Jo bilsing Bing aint long ter live an thet t would be a mericle et ef ho he even live a week an w ere johnting Johnsl John sing ng a gal a andin et et ther winder starin out et ct ther rain jes on ea shed ehod stood ever sence we lier feather home an ashes never moved or apke sp ko sence stop yer carfin men taint tain t no larua mat ter thes thet bay hadd johnting Johnsl John sing ng iier ther gal stole yer byart fro yeo lodle asked one of the men again agalli starting the rough laughter shea she a a sweet gal jim an yere welcome acl como ter her of et ye ken get her frum ther ledge a son eon but yo ye 11 hev bov ter be lively man taju tain t or ev ry gal kin got gat ther son BOO u v a ledge an ye d best beet put yer best toot as toon soon as may mas be look a ayar allear man there was waa a wrathful geam tn in the big fellows fellow a black eyes as aa he arose to his bis feet in nil all his height ot of six feet lance et malies makes no dif frence rence what bat e say ter me or bout me but ther next one what speaks thet gal a s namo name like theoli be bald fl attern ever were an he hell never git up agen aen dow d 50 a lilio like one 0 till n ui say bay ahr samo same a 0 or cr darter hiram HI ill hi le ile man imn exclaimed with alth another buist of laughter lau lliter not so loud nor so long as ag bt bi fore III HI hit hi hyarm h lm hem em a champon champ on fir thet RAI 0 John johnnings sings allies so 30 the hie jones let eta B lim w a drink boulen ot tir arho all ill feelen orf off I 1 meant no harril harm tot tei ae c lodle nor ahr vitt pal neltha and tho the big roan man looked down on the bleaker with ees as ho he answel cd sa sai what ahat 0 o liko like tout bout ino ine an tot tei nip me lb but there lis flis spell mard bout bont abet gal 0 John johnting sing a 9 fi aiom out any 0 lell bo be yer last I 1 anil and the anew new lie ho what ahat ho he said CHAPTER XIII around the tavern fire 1 I buird a story ower oer ian an ter lor in ther town lown thes mornin inor iben I 1 went ter fer ther doctors tom braith bakh said haid riu Hently setting belting floun down his hia mug of elder cider and v m laing iping off his heard beard t KI it lips N with ith ti do a back of his 1119 hand A an moren I 1 think de deserves sores ile he hev her moren lie ho deserves now sadler said with a ler leir al ai lollo nut but the story atory tom jones jonea interposed to arment fultheim unpleasant ness let iet a hev her et et once ets bout johnting Johnsl John Hing ng of course smith said bald solemnly kt et all pears ter be bout johnting Johnsl John sing ng A she floss fless no count ritter critter acer mind mill out thet jones said seeing racing jodlo turn big black ees fioro the fire to ti the file face ot of the speak or cr John johnting sing Is havin all lie inn well carry phout our kayin byard thenes bout hem I 1 ct a hev bey story ton tom anell ell when bell I 1 was lone done coln tiler ther doctors an thor ther smith ton con tinned tt ct ther illier judges judge a house what ouija green sent bent me ter se etc I 1 went ower ter a on thor ther cornei ther tonit louit house here some 0 ther fell rs was mas one 0 bilier men got ter pretty free bout ther bilal an ther lamin an ther ber hull bull b iness nn an one 0 ther others so bel I 1 ter him thet he hel d best keep a civil tongue in hla his bad b ad bout met bet johnting Johnsl John sing ng an ills his gal ter fer et rhenis thet iam johnting Johnsl John sing ng him thet left ayar many year ago afo hov hev kom kem back ter see his brother an lias has been asian news a 0 him tin an Is a findan out all he lien ken bout him an special bout thet sal gal 0 et bechs lie he hev bey got his darter w with ith him an she hev took a tarncy farney ter tint gal 0 johnnings Johnsl John sings from ther arst what sha hev her hear I 1 all front from ther judges judge a son eon an eta et a hani out thet coln ter kerry her wai up tip no th ter ther big city alien ineth go 0 o tin an edd leate her an make a lady 0 her an lem lie ho hov her a heap 0 money they says ov oa er yonder nn an he an thor ther ledge a struck up a powerful friendship frend Wend ship tilot in may ay they lowd bebby prove a benefit ter Jo linsIng in many ways but most special in a way t wes all know et pears queer how thongs kem bent round sadler sat sal I 1 meditatively I 1 but lem johnting Johnsl John sing ng alays did hev bey more grit n most of 0 em theys a shot less no bicoll count nt set captin copt lra him an ther gal worse n most look a byar sadler I 1 lodle said slowly dolores could not ba havo e spoken blower ets byln worsen ther beartle ter hit a man when lie bos 11 down doan special when yer know bakhan ho kyan t live long ter bother nobody et ef theys get hem ower ter ther town olive alive elii be ba I 1 reckon an moren morea thet ho he may be dead or a ayin thes men milinco while wes what call our mcives bt alves his fr ends be a 0 him names an sayin unkind chenga bout hem ilem hem an hla his gal has cough nough ter chenk of shout we uns tins headin rin on her ber an him a lot a 0 byard bengs t aln ain t all true or kind how d ye like ther same Is bout ye ur r er gal sadler the fire died down on the hearth until only a gloving heap ot of ashes re the rain and wind sobbed bobbed outside a at t the doors and windows swaging the creaking sign at the door post suddenly the low door was thrown open letting la in a gust of hoarse east wind and showers of rain and bleet and out ot of this like a wreath of the storm tall grave faced drench ed to tile tho skin young green stood in their midst ile he closed the door and advanced toward the fire removing his hat as he did so jones arose at once jones jonea was always ready tor for bi business miness the judges son would pay well no doubt he be should have the best in the house ane other men retained their positions and regarded the new corner comer with no friendly eyes A powerful bad storm ledge saia calc jones xem kem kloht up ayar by ther fire an get 3 e dry yes green grcen said pleasantly antly quiet quick to note the sullen eullen alport ot of the men around the pre its a night hight to matka one glad tt if tire fire and shelter ifal you a place for me tonight to night jones T sartain Sart aln dedge ww wes at al ayn aya a place for fer ye an a plate an runs mug ye iball hev boy a amorin supper ter lort e straighten ye out an yell ye II 11 talce take off yer an hev bey evi em dried hyarm a mug mue first ter brace ye ets et a powerful bad night la Is this thank you yoi green said ald youre a good hearted hoft boet jones jonea it Is 1 pleasant to feel one la is so no heartily we wel come lie ile drew up tip the chair jones placed for him arely noticing the th noon mer in the simplest manner illow how pi Is john ing now lidge jodlo asked slowly ile he was privileged to ask anh m was as ho he not one oneat of thos 9 who encina the man inan I 1 green replied gravely tile the doctors dare not leave mm min for a moment ile he la Is in a critical state and tile tho kait moe nent might prove fatal alavo otheya sot hot ills his broke bones joil RO I 1 r asked ro I 1 L yes leg gheen hla his 4 young green stood lr in their midst wet foet feet toward the iho fire and enjoying its warmth and rest after tho the dreary day they halo ha st it its his right rg g and 11 nd his bla arm but lits his lert left leg will have to he be amputated acer the hip A silence fell oer then them A suit of awed silence it wa was at thought of all it meant and it was the lh same barno nion man who aho stood in their midst but three lays days before powerful of muscle with cords like an oak vowing vengeance upon this young man who had bad raved his lire life the leg should have boon been ampa abed bated at once for it wits was in a terrible ondi condition tion but tho the doctors dared not inot do it in his bis weak mink state it might provo prove fatal to morion they hope to 0 o do it ills daughter knows known nothing of his cil rendition condition and they wab her not to know tho the waiting and ous aua ponso penso have told much on tier lier already and she must have no inore inora excitement men t at pre present ii n t an hob he coln ter er lose his leg billa 1 oilla smi aak 1 d I slowly ro goin ter be ba hyari on oil ther tal gal as an well as John johnting sing pours pears ter me ine who 11 tilka care of em I 1 d like know I 1 they 11 be taken care of young green creen quietly a touch of color in his face to hear those these rough men spotting taing of these things tn in regard to ruch a woman as aa johnson John non I 1 but dait it Is doubtful about johnson having to be taken care car of many days mrs mra jones came to the door and seolie to him ills supper was ready it if ho he cared to have it then As ho he arose to obey tho the torn tom smith asked gruffly it might lie be out of bravado to hide his bla real feelings nt ef John johnting sing filleti what bout ther trial ower bedge green fated fael him with a look the ruell never forgot as aa lie replied sharply what la Is a maro marcs a life to that of a roan man smith you had brat best let that matter drop till this athla Is IB bottled to be continued |
