Show TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE OR LIFE IN KENTUCKY J. J Holmes By Mrs Mar Mary Chapter XV Continued 1 I Going back baek to her seat seal she he took up UJ her h r knitting and anI was soon living over ovel the tine past when she fhe was young and dwelt dwell with the tue old roll folks 9 at home borne Su Suddenly denly there came from the tine house the sound of merry laugh laush- above all the rest was a n. tel ter Cr High voice whose clear ringing tones made malic Katy start nort up so quickly that lint as an she afterward described It it a suddenly misery mIser lion her In the tine back and anti down quicker There Thero was allied her wa something In the lie sound of that laugh laush which seemed scorned to Lo Katy like hIke Ute an echo of or ortho thought she mIne 0 Im Tin the tho past But Dt thou lt Ih Im hear deaf dear like and anI didn't straight Ill I'll Ill g gt 1 to the lie kitchen agin and hark In a few minutes S she was In the lie kitchen and dropping down on the meal chest chesl as the time first seat seal sel handy she said s I I Ho lIo 0 Judy i f lx you OU noticed the strange gentleman's genteman's laugh I noticed nothing answered Judy who chanced chancell to be out of ot sorts JUly because as she sl said the white folks had done et up every atom of oC egg the they didn't even cven leave Her the of one Well Veil In his hits laugh l herried me back Wel to the time old plantation In Iii Carlina Carlna and amId I between you and me e Judy that Williams William's hero herc said Katy ty Wilam William William what on airth do you mean 1 asked Judy forgetting the eggs In fn her surAt surprise sur- sur prIze prise At the tho mention menton of Willlam Will Will- lam tam who was vas wn looked ed upon as a a great greatman greatman man but a dead one the little negroes gathered around and one of ot tem our old friend sll said Oh Oh Laddy Laddy I hope Us is William for Mars Mars- ter ts be so tickled that he lie won wont won't t keer if we dont don't do for and I needn't milk mik the little HUc red helfer leter Oh good good You go o long you oU Bob said sll Aunt Jud Judy seizing seizing- a lock of ot his wool betwee between between be be- tween twee her hel thumb and finger linger let lct mo catch you not the heifer and Ill I'll crack you Ill Again there was the sound of ot laughter laugh laugh- ter or Agin and this hits time lime Judy dropped her dishcloth while Katy sprang up say say- sy- sy lag Ing I know Us Is I l Ill I'll hh l walk round bar thaI as If for a little HUle alrin and land can see sec for tor myself Accordingly old Katy iCay appeared around the corner or of the house hom e just justas as Air Mr had spoken on to his brother of his color The moment Mr Sir Staffords Stafford's eye rested on his old nurse he hie knew her Twenty years had not chan changed e l her as much as It I had him Starting up he exclaimed Katy dear dearold dearold dearold old mammy Kat Katy while she uttered a wild wid exultant cry of or jO joy and springing springing springing spring spring- ing forward threw her thin shriveled arms around his neck exclaiming My darling darlng boy bo my sweet Wil Wil- J liam lam I l you ou I l your our voice You are arc alive Ive I've Ive seen you and now old ld Katys Katy's Kats read ready to die the tine face of White as ashes grew Uncle Joshua ad flashed l upon pon him hint and and-alm t rn ered V powerless Pale and motionless hd hid sal fat I until William freeing himself from froal frOh Aunt Katy came forward and said Joshua Joshiua I am VI William lam your our brother dont don't you know me Then the of Uncle Joshua's heart seemed unlocked and tho the long fervent embrace which followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed between the rough old man and his newly found brother made mor mor-j than one of the lookers on turn awa awal his face lest his companions should detect the moisture in his eyes which V seriously threatened to assume th the form torm of tears When hen the first jo Joy and surprise of I this unexpected meeting was over Mr 1 Joshua Middleton sl said as us if Jf apologizing apologizing apolo apolo- V V for his emotion Im Im dumbly afeard Bill Dl that thai I acted might baby- baby like but hang me if Ir I could ld cO help hell it H. Such a da day as this I never nevel expected lo to see and anti yet et I have lain Iain awake o o. nights you'd come back But Bui such Ideas didn't last lon long and Id I'd Id soon give you OU up as a goner gorier jest what whal I nover never did saul said Aunt Katy who still stil stood near In the excitement of the lie moment she had forgotten that she he had long of or Maister William dead thought llam as she continued A heap of pairs I Isaid Isaul I Id saul said for him and Its It's owin oivin to them I reckon that hes he's done fished up out of the sea sea Ive never nevel been in tho ho sea yet yel el Aunt Katy said saith Mr Mi lr Middleton l de desirous le- le sirous of ot removing from rein her mind the tho fancy that an any special miracle had been wrought in his iris behalf I Whar in fur fury have you ou been and what's the I reason ason you Ol writ these dozen years Com Come give us tho the history history his his- tory of your cur on said sid Mr Joshua Middleton Not now answered ed lcd his brother Let us wait wal until e evening anti and ant then you OU shall hear my ny now nov let mo pay my respect to lo your our wife While he lie was introducing himself himsel to lo Mrs Middleton Katy Eaty went back t to tolie the lie klch n. n whither tho the news had prece pro pre ce ceded ed her hem causing Bob fbi in his jO Joy ti to turn several somersaults In the lasof las las of these he lie was er very ery unfortunate for foi his heels In their heir descent chanced to tc hit and overturn a churn full ful of but but- When Aunt Katy entered she found oud Bob the backache which his mother had unsparingly given him him Aunt Jud Judy herself having haying hav hay ing cleared aWa away the buttermilk b by sweeping it out of doors was waiting eagerly to know If it William done dono axed arter arler her her Winy Why no Jud Judy said sid Kalv somewhat some some- what whal elated because ne h hud hd been first c to recognize and amid welcome 11 stranger Why Wh 10 rio no I 1 cant can't say ay he lie did and and taint like that hut ho should set sel selso so 10 much store storo by you OU as s by mo me Aint I got twenty years tho the start on you and anti didn't 1 nug him and arter his hlf mother died didn't I lam larn him all al his manners mannel's Aunt Judy was on the tho point of cry- cry big ng when who should walk walt in but William himself r I am told said he that JUd Judy I IK is here Judy that I r used to play with Lor bless you ter William I exclaimed Jud Judy at al the Iho same time lime co covering coy cov ering oring his hits hand with tears tar and kl kisses I Is ls 1 s Judy I is is I knowd you ou hadn't cj dono done forgot me V Oh no Judy JUly said he lie he I have not forgotten one ono of ot you 01 but I 1 did thid not know whether you OU were living or 01 not so I did not bring you OU presents but but I Il II get you rou something In a few days I Meantime take this said sid h he slipping ays a t silver dollar Into Inlo time tTe hands Iland ot of Aun Aunt Kat Katy and Aunt Jud Judy each of ot whom whon showered upon him so man many blessings and that lie he was glad to leave cave tho kitchen kichen and return to his companions who were talking to Uncle Joshua without getting talking an any definite answer His brothers brother's sudden return had operated strangely upon him and for tor be in tim a kind of i h hiS' hI M to lin would draw his chair up Ho lIe trance 10 and amid after Rasing n William a cl to 4 ll ll Intently at him for fol a time would paw pass hs his large rough hand hunt over his hair muttering to himself Yes cs It i Is Bill Bait Di ht who'd thought but a f nn on 01 i no mistake c II It I At last rousing hImself ho lie turned and said You Yon his other guests to 0 mustn't think hard on on me mc If I am aint c cas as ns peart and tal ln like hike lie for a a poI spell has kinder over over- Bills Bill's com comin In home ha Dis Di's an and Im I'm over over-I orthe of or sot the thc old man Im the pa past t when whon wes we's little 1 boys 06 and anI lived at home on pap's old plantation afore al any y on us was dead gentlemen readily c excused excused ex ex- The young the tIme old mans man's silence and wl when n beams of oC the setting sun the he slanting betokened the lie approach oC or nl night ht they exception of or Ashton h b bs the all with whim 01 Jan gnu wih to speak of horn hom 3 ti Mr Middleton urged them thern to lo stay stY saying Haying the use of gola Nancys al 8 got beds enough I reckon and andI will I be right glad of a chance to show her hr now new calico and anti besides we weare weare are aro goin calco to havo have some hen lions In Inthe inthe n the morning so 80 sta stay the thc Sabbath Sabbath Sab Sab- abbath ab- ab But nut as the next day oay was wa bath the a gentlemen declined hl tin Invitation tation tatton and ond bidding the he ho host t goodbye good gol bye byc they were soon on their f way homeward each declaring declarinG th that list l h he had I A Athe Athey seldom spent spent- a day ablY the they can undoubtedly find fd wa uva to 0 Frankfort without our assistance w will remain at Undo Uncle Unco Jo Joshua's huas hua's to ethe wi with wih Mr William Middleton n l Ash ton The latter later felt tel as If I ho he h hid had suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly found o nd an old friend and an and as mis Ins Ing of Importance required hits his pre pre- pros once ence at al home he decided to l' l rental man where he lie was until Monday That evening after was put to rights right and Mr ton had yelled out his usual amount of orders he ho returned to the porch when nis ns brother and Ashton were still seat Lighting his old cob pipe ho said Come Bill BI fetch felch e out h her hor r cheer and work a and ad id well we'll wel hear the story stor of or your doln s in that heathenish land Jand but be bo l Ic r short for pears like hike Id I'd Id lived hived i L year to today sleep and and I feel mighty like gem oin i After Aftem a a. moments moment's silence Mr Ud- Ud commenced I shall not at attempt attempt nt- nt tempt to justify myself for COl away as I did and yet I cannot say bay that I have ever seriously visiting those thos countries which I 1 pr preb- preb h- h ably shall shah never look upon aln I think I wrote to you Joshua that I took look passage on the ship an lm which was bound for the In East Indies Never shall hal I forget the tl toeing of f loneliness which crept pt cr ovi O ll r me on Of the night when I first entered enten tho the city ty of Calcutta Calcutt and felt that 1 VMS iS indeed d alone In a torel foreign n land ar ar nr tha that than barn an oceans ocean's breadth ro 10 ro me and my childhoods childhood's od's horn hOI But Bu It was worse than useless to d pl l upon the he past past I had my m fortune to make mal and I began to lo look abou abon abou for Cor cm employment At last I ch nc t. t to falIn fall fal fallin fal In with wih an Spaniard Signer de Os JH Ho was j a chant a and d for several a years YOI'S had hat 1 resided re- re sided In Calcutta s. C- C CAs As ne ne fi English language I 1 f no nl trouble in itt mal making ln his acquaintance He lie seemed pleased with me and amid F 1 offered me me the situation of clerk in his counting room I I 1 accepted hI his offer ofer and anti also became an o ohis of oC his dwelling which wa was vill every en conceivable luxury lib him Ih family consisted of himself himsel an and hl his hl daughter au Inez At the mention menton of ot Ine Inez Ines Ashton half hal started from his chair but bt immediate immediately ly I resenting reseating himself listened while Mr Mi h Middleton proceeded I will wJ not not at attempt attempt at- at tempt to describe Inez Ines for I am too teo old now to even feel young oung again by y picturing to lo your our Imagination the beauty beauly of that fair Spaniard V I will wll wH only fa say that lint I never saw sw on one i o style o of beauty would woud begin to compare com oem pare with hers until I beheld my amy niece Julia Jula Lord knows knotts I hope she want like Tempest said sid Joshua at the lie same time relieving lilt his n n tl of or sis ts o overflowing contents I lr do o not know Iwo she lc were or not answered Mr 1 Middleton Ion I 1 only emily Iy know that Inez Incz seemed scorned oo 10 o h r- r too gentle for one omme to suspect 1 Ct that thai treachery treachel lurked beneath tho the oft C glance of her dark ey Y s. s I ki w riot not why It was wa but llo lo from the lie first seemed to lo lot for o mo mao a strong friendship and at last last I 1 fully believe beleve the affection he tel for mo me was second only to what Ii hc felt for Cor his dau daughter But nut ho lie could not re remain ie re-I re main with wih us and In eighteen months after I first knew him he took took took- ore one of the foes fevers common to that climate and in the lie course of i t few fc days he was lead dead I wrote to lo yu yu v-u v of f his death but I r did not tel OJ 0 that he lie had left lef a will wi in which all al his hits Immense Immen e wealth walh was as equally divided between m myself self and Inez Inex He did lid not express his desire that we should manry marry mar man mal mal- ry but I understood it i so and thenceforth thenceforth thenceforth thence thence- forth looked upon Inca Inez as belonging belongIng exclusively to myself t You didn't Jarr marry narry her though I tal take e It it said sid Joshua making a thrust at an enormous mosquito which had unceremoniously alighted upon his brawny foot foot To Bo no Continued Tomorrow |