Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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K
IIPPfCANOE
• I rue (JirosIcU of
Certain f*a»sage* R«l****»
MVIi UKIINCI • •>*!
ANTOINETTE O’BANNON
of fli« ialll* of Tlpf«caao«
la (lit ladlaaa Wllftratat,
• ad of Hbal lUftll lb*re-
afitr la Old Corydoa aad
Now First Sot Forth
By SAMIIKL McCOY
lilailttllMt hr ValiaiiM
tU| rn«ki. iM. Ita h>ia Merrill Uat|«i|l
in him ! I
| through him.
the laifta*r en
I tht* windows
ami light
the d***olute world without, and j forgive? All that he hud lived for waa
who known hinnteif u homele»s wan- torn from htiu. Toinette would know
When ha spoke, it
pang ahot | ut a alnine.
Ilia eyes were hot with | An end of all thinga hud come to
try of one who looks luto David. Ills long quest waa over and
of a house where love I tho aurf of his passion ! «d apent Itaelf
and warmth stand firm | In foam. Mad It boon worth while to
j^erer on tl
wus In a
the earth
changed voice:
•‘Are you thla woinau’e husband?"
“We were married a month ago,”
said Scull. ||«> seemed almost to have
forgotten David's presence and hla
hand cureaaed the girl's cheek with a
strange gentleneea.
Ihtvtd looked at ihem for a moment
In alienee, then drew a deep hreath.
He had n.nde up hla mind He waa
glad that he could be merciful, to an-
other, though life might be never mer-
ciful to hltu. He throat the pialol hack
Into the Immmiiu of hla hunting shut
and hla hand fell tii»on the knot of
ribbon Toinette had given hiiu.
“Do yoi> see thla?" he asked, aa he
rledge brill
her?
j|.
ring.
dened beyoud bridging,
ucross the gulf that la
ajuatly; but
ig back w hat
had been a
would that kin
he had loet of h>
hot-tempered fool, he had insulted her
beyond forgiving. The breach hud
widened beyond bridging. He looked
hoi*
hum
&«lug
ord’i
lie tliruat his hand In-
tlug shirt and drew forth
difw |( out,
f 8cull turned paler.
CHAPTER XVI|4—Continued.
——10---
“Great find. how did that Injun get j Scull turned paler. He had freed
in here, Mr. Larrence?" ejaculated himself from the glrl’a claap, and aud-
t’on rod. us the candles showed him the I ‘Jenlv his knw« '•'‘'-cried j>, „«.-lu mm
*. ..*«• i nr mi or the dying savage I rnd he sank at David's feet. I.ydia
'ttptaln (Joarot," re- j threw her arms around Ills shouldc
cheerfully. “Tour "The murk 1"
here uud he trembling hands.
\ep r
■foot and he turned quickly. Toln-
n, a Joyoua smile
ugh nt a i
* Her «i
1 “Don't ask me, l'u
turned the ether cheerfi
d*H»r win open when 1 go:
Jumped on me w her ! C
I
can..
If it had not been for
grew
lo himself or to some vision
retched figure kneeling at
1 you
love
through
he fount
feet
“You saved ray life Just now." he
went on. "I would have thanked
for ending It, ns you ended
of the one I loved moat In the world.
For the sake of that dead love I prom
lae you that no «*oe shall know from me
what you have been, what you are. 1
break my oath of the Brotherhood."
The groveling creuture at David's j P*aa*« 9oV
feel luised a face of Incredulity. j *''bo opened her
“You give up the Brothers' ven-
geance r
••Absolutely."
“You will not hold to your ontliT*
“I have said no."
Hcull looked up at him, a radiance
is ti
trunettgurtng hb
« you,
chokingly. “You
not know what
►two IIVi
Lydi
vld a li
t’d have got
tills man '
t And he laid his hnnd gently on the
•boulder of the hysterical figure
• rwodiwl on the door,
i “Holy rattlesnakes!" burst from the
astonished tkmrod. “It 's Doc Klllott!"
v David Lurrvnce lifted his rescuer to
Ids feet. “Here, let * see your face,
my friend."
I The man looked up slowly.
I “Ned Scull I* said l.arr»*uie la a
ghastly whisper, and staggered buck-
war*!.
The man bowed his head again.
, lurren* u spoke like a man la u
Urea in:
“•cull' I have fmind v«ti nt last»"
“1 ain Innocent. I sw ear It !" cried
•cull “1 never betrayed you 1"
The otners looked from one to the
other of the two uten In amaaemeat.
Where Had they know'll each other l»e-
fore? By what name did Larrence call
CSIbHtV What was their secret? llie
moment was tense with waiting.
David turned to the little group.
“Gentlemen," he said, "may I tulk to
thla man alone for a moment?"
“dure as ohootln'," said Coorod after
a pause, “tout let’s get this Injun out of
•ere •rat."
lie bent above the filthy body and
turned tha limp shoulders >ver.
"Why. It's that wuthless Flunk mbs w
h>m* In last week to sell Ids skins;
been drunk ever since. He’ll I** sober
a while, now."
With scant reretnm-y they Irugged
the heavy body with the dark red ntaiu
between the shoulder bind. - Into the
rain. One Indian less on the wilder-
ness border waa better lu**k than bad.
The half shut eyes stared blaukiy up
ward In th- beating rain.
"Bury him In tiie morn In’." directed
jTonrod; and Kcull—whom the village
had known ouly as “Klllott" —and Da-
vid Larrence were left alone together.
1 “Now," said Larface with deudly
'calm, “tell me how you got here I"
The iiiuu Scull clasped Ids hands In
botreuty.
“I left Nottingham because I heard
you hud aworn to kill me. 1 swear to
you before God I was not re*|N»u>«lble
for your father's—"
larrence checked the word on Scull's
Hj,s I *u\ id s hand stole unconsciously
"II w enme you here?" he repeated P,Bto1 t,,Ml *»»“• I“‘»‘vlly within tl
"I heard you had gone to America folds of his own blouse. Ills fingers
and I came across th Atlantic to find tl*M••!■*! «»" 11 «nd Ids lips drew to-
you; I thought I might show you 1 JRdhar 11 hnrder line. . . . Why
wh* Innocent. I swear I am Innocent." I not ? • . . The thing so easily, so
lie," returned David Ca'mly, j Q11** klyYlone . Why not?
ou He In every word. You Informed ' Waa there eer*M«*** - mining to
lsel> ou ny father, and he d. d oa him lend to life any longer?
the gallows because of you. You be
came a British spy. You fie<| from
Kngland to eacnpe me; you never
ihougid to And me here. Nor did I
think td find you here, under an as-
sumed name, pretending ie be a phy-
•I dan."
rcuil looked at him In terror.
“Clod!" he whispeied. his lips dry
with fear.
A door that led to no Inner room and
steady swung often uud a woman
•topped quickly out.
Blackford's room. For a rang while he
stood looking at It In slienca.
A light step rustled the dead leaves
underfoot and he turn*
ette stood beside him,
ou her face.
“J was »ent t“ And you," she greet-
ed him astonishingly.
lie stured at her as thoui
seuger from the skies. * ller •He*
laughter rang out as It had In days
gone by.
"Do not deceive yourself." she
Mulled. “1 am no augel — I’m
tolnetta P
iHiviu looked at the ribbon with a| David did not believe her denial;
sl*rt, "Why, yea. It is purple. But i never believe*! It.
do uot show It to y**d as A sign that f “father sent me for you.
ain keeping ray oath of the Brother- Iff to give u great dinner at the tav-
hood. No." As he continue*! his voice J ern and you're to sit in the place of
w tender; he seemed to be speaking honor. Come, you mustn't keep >our
vhlch the cook wsltlni
•The murk 1" cried ttoull, raising
David. "I knew a butcher’s son ones
upou a time."
“Once upon a time P she repented.
Thut • the
upon a t
“That sounds like a story,
way they alwuys begtu."
And so it was the beginning of a
story; but David did not tell U to her
then.
They went home together
At T<duetto's doof. little Mr. O Ban-
nun hailed David with a shout.
“1 sent ray dove Into the wilderness,"
he said, his eyes twinkliug. “but you’re
the most sizable olive bruucb 1 ever
CHAPTER XIX.
The Story Begins.
In the I'ttls stone courthouse on that
Hubbath morning a hundred voiced
were lifted In the stirring music of
Glurdini's triumphal hymn. The peo-
ple of the countryside hud
give thuhks lo Hod fo
their savage foes. The vigor of the
chant swelled In s stern strength which
wus made beautiful by the rough voices
**f the pioneer*. Iu «***» iiuie room the
hymn ech«»ed with the majesty of a
cuthedrai chant:
d gathered to
mg."
> held i
A ml she held out her hand.
Hut David did not stir.
The look of haggard suffering had
ret urn t d to Ids face, tier loveliness
was an arrow thut sent all the polaon
despair once more burning
his veins. Tor the first time
voice, • voice trembllug
with emotion.
“1 cannot ... I cannot •
eye
of t
wide and shot
blue radiance of hurt surprise nt
hliu. Then she went swift and straight
to the point, a woman not to be put
uslde by evasions:
“Indeed. I will not. You mustn't
stay here alone."
He had regained control of himself.
*n ' sp*»k
es }
ear to face her us he
I cannot live
regal
ruggl*
He could uot
>ke.
ms going away.
you." The words were hard-
ly more than a whisper.
She took two quick steps forward.
H«* baud fell upon his shoulder, light
as n flouting strand of gossamer. But
he felt It and thrilled through all his
Slowly, slowly,
its fa
h«\.d Si
ud she i
raised hla
ace, that he hud
gone Into the valley of the shadow of
denth. In the hush of the wilderness
life; I have—God help
to live for I"
lla stooped quickly and lifted Da-
hand to her Ups.
She went hastily from file r.*orn. The
two men stood facing esoli other and
for a while there waa silence. Then
David spoke slowly:
"Are you going to remain hereP
Scull straightened hliuself up.
“No! we shall go back to Kngland. | his scarcely audible words seemed to
1 have robbed you of everything, und ] full on their hearts with the measured
you have given me everything. You heating of an Inezorable Judgment.
<lo not w ish to se* my face again. But1 What did she see in the wilderness?
before 1 a** 1 will tell Tolnetto the a dry reed, shnken in the wind of de-
truth. I—" spalr? But her voice rung like a song
Duvui nodded wearily and went out I in the morning:
A cold und drear- rain was still fall- “It Is not brave to turn back from
lug. but a ray of light shone from the ■ the plowing. 1 have heard my father
tavern door on the upturned face of the «ny that courage should be lifted to
dead Indian. David stopped and I »uch a height aa to maintain its great-
l**oko*! down upon the sightless visage . ness even In the midst of miseries,
for a moment and then laughed. The holding all things uuder Itself.'’
dreadful features were twisted into aj David smlletj.
smile ns to ultimate victory, am) a “I call the Immnrtdl truth to witness
rain trickled unceas- that no fear, either of life or death.
little rivulet
I ugly from the comer of
No more of wretched life;
firewater I
uncens-
e mouth,
more of
cun
“you
fslm
A cry of fei.r escaped her as she saw
Ekavid toweling menacingly at
JBcult'a Niw.-d head. She was fa**e to]
Tkcs with David and he looked at her
Is astonishment.
“Lydia CrntM'er l"
Th- girl flung tiers*'if between
twa mi u and clasping H**ull In her
arms tbs turned defiantly toward
David.
ie»t Lydis Crannoer,” ahe ctied.
“hut lihswu Scull!"
“Hush. Lydia," commanded Rrull
daj^. “Go back, let us end our husi
ne*s." He swallowed convulsively uud
•troked her hair as though soothing a
child. ‘NJo hack, (fair.”
* Not L Nedshe answered. "What
4aaa this man want? Oh. Ned. there
Is too oaitger, la there? Tell uie. what
'!• wrong P
As IhivJd looked at ttoe two h« felt
the wild anger dying down In bis
breast, and Instead ibefe arms* a feel-
tog >*f *wtf-p»*y Ah. it only a wowsr
b * ■ lo t »mu about bis oe*Hk
nppuII me, having long l< nrm*d to
iHHilly pa I ii In the s*m-«ui<| form of
my being. Ami I do now think It the
act of a coward to die.”
The girl had grown paler ns she read
Ids determination In his face, white
urn) rigid as u mask.
David wus silent. In the morning
sunlight that dappled the little glade,
the fpjfen branches of the trees stood
motionless. A white snowflake danced
• any longer? I across the apace before David’s eyes
What though Blackford did believe in 1 mid his vision followed It up. up. luto
him? What though a hundred friends the cloudless bine l*eyoml. In the quiet,
believed In him? What mattered all | It secine' to Tomette as If sits could
their friendships, tlielr stupid greet- j hear her own heart heating. David
lugs, the little kindnesses of dally In- | spoke again, slowly:
tsrevurse? What did his dreams of ■ “And If we be lieutenants of God In
greet thing* to be done In this new this troubled world, do you not think
land amount to? Betty dreams, petty 1 thwv that we have right to choose a new
tasks, buying and aelllug, squabbling*
over pennies, wrangling* over little
sordid prospect, the heritage | certoiolf I do not." she mild.
ke love
station when be leaves us unprovided
little | o» g>»od reason fo stay In the oldP
The rain fell steadily, chilling him
Through Its gray
unceasing torrent he plodded, unchal-
lenged In his loneliness, to Ills own
to the very bones.
with a rebuke lovelier because It lay
In her sweetly troubled voice, "since
it Is not for us to appoint that mighty
majesty what time he will help us;
the uttermost Instant Is scope enough
room* In the village. Hrnlden with the I for hlin to revoke all things to one's
cold flood, maiden with quenched hopes, j own desire.”
he sank heavily upon a chair and And she sealed her lips wjth the
bow • -I lux h* nd n
lo sit f*»r hours In n numb wrestling | still one another like a precious rope
U|*»n I '* hands, there m*dstnt-ss of her tears, which followed
In n numb wrestling stlil one another like a pi
Mth bitterness that wero beyond his [ of pearls. David suddenly resIIred
jHiwer to shake off.
After s long while, he rose and drew > fu!. tragic,
the pistol from its place—wiped the | worthy of t
dntnpucsa from Its shining barrel und
gaasd
how InefTahly sweet life was; wonder-
ful. tragic, joyous worthy of music.
ut It with unseeing eyeg.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Uttermost Instant
It was the day following Rctill's de-
parture. David walked swiftly, deep
into the lew ties* forest and Mnds
along Little Indian Creak, frpflkg
under lta lea, lo tha bpot frhere Tot*
ette O Hsuno - - •
tq the April
n— Hfo t~l
he pis'
Davl.
Id took a step forward.
The pistol fell to tile ground unbood-
Hut she checked hliu.
“No." she said, “do not tell me. Doc-
tor Klllott has told mm ail. Ho aad
Lydia bare goaa. Forgive mo, forght
m. David 1 Laf th* urmrif* pm fa
with thorn I fa* yoa kava mMa
cry it oat pom
ightf Kli
• *•“ *n.»s.
King.
Toms, thou Almti
H*»r ”• tbr r.*u««
Hrly ms to yrs.ss
Fsthsr' *U glorfoui,
Or*r all Vicfqrltfus.
Cesis and uisr us,
Ancient of daya!
liavld felt himself thrill In every
nerve; als wife's hand trembled la his
and he knew that, like himself, she
felt tiie might) glory of life Mnd love,
of trial undergone, <«f good triumphant
over ill. of yearnings toward the Inef-
fable Tears of happiness stood In hU
eyes. The peau of victory censed.
The inlnlKter. a man of God. rose slow-
ly to his feet. He. too. felt tears rising
from the depths. Love had made him
the a|*ostle of the people of the wil-
derueas und he hud knit their hearts to
his with band* of humble ministry He
had never before addressed so large an
audience as this. Sunday after Sun-
iuy, the ten **r twelve who made up
Ids little ('alvlnistlc flock, lacklog a
church building, gathered In the homes
of his eldegg- Henry Hire and James
Armstrong; the foundations of Goshen
• impel had been scarcely planned; but
today be found a iiuudred men and
women watching him. ex|*ectunt of
spiritual comfort. No one appreciated
better than he the sufferings, the be-
reavement* through which they had
pnNsed. In his meek ami heroic spirit
he thanked God for the high honor be-
stowed upon hlin, that to him should
be given the words to address so great
a company. In a voice that sstng
with prophecy, lie read aloud that
thrilling coll which conclndea the four-
teenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke;
and as he lifted his eyes from the
book, he found resting on him tiie dear
•ready gaze of the threeecore back-
woodnmen.
“I am going to speak to you about
tenacity of purp*Me," he began, “tbs
quality of soul which enables you to
liMng on to the thing you have begun
uutll you have finished It.
"N«»t one of you men and women but
despises a man who give* vp In the
midst of s fight. This feeling Is a part
of your very blood, for you have been
brought up In the midst of dangers
such ns no other generation of men
lias Known. It Is upon resi«tunce up to
the last Botch that your lives them-
selves depend. Tlmt man among you
wno surrender* lm|>erlls the lives of
all of you. There Is not one of you
whose resolution lias not been tried
and tried sorely by the almost Insuffer-
able burdens of this new land. A hun-
dred times you have said. ‘Why did I
not remain In the land which my fa-
thers have made safe and pleasant for
me?* And a hundred times you have
fought eft U*al tcciiug oi discourage-
ment.
“You are about to he put to a teat
more severe than any you have yet un-
dergone. You hsve won th- fight at Tip-
pecanoe ; but do not he mistaken: all
the pitiless warrlora of the forest will
gather again and crush you out en-
tirely If they can; and behind them la
the power of that nation ocroas the
sens, whose tyranny our fathers have
overthrown at such tremendous cost
“ ’And whosoever doth no bear his
cross, and come after me, caunot be
my disciple P
"The words are those of the greatest
fighter of all. They are the w-or<la of
a roan who. without m single foil* wer,
proclaimed his convictions before the
most hostile and unfriendly of all gen-
erations. The whole ('rushing weight
of Its tmte fell upon him, but he clung
to those beliefs to the very lust—gave
up his life, rather than give them up.
He, of a!! n»* n, knew whar It tuean * •
cUug to a purwang »» the fees rf tfr-
dlfticuitlea. Vet
useless te ssy that we will never fsr-
K**t what you have dooe for us. Gen-
eral ('lark Is now a penniless tnd pal-
sied cripple In hia sister's home. Do
not expect that a republic which has
no rewunla for the leader will 1n» teas
forgetful «*P th** man In the ranks.
"You tiuve not entered on this desth-
lessly heroic wfniggle with the wilder-
uess with the expectation of material
reward alone: you have route here
from the old quiet places hi Virginia.
In Msssn* husetts. In Connecticut, In
lVnnrylvania and New Jersey heesusa
you have the fighting spirit In you;
and you stay here because the fighting
spirt* sveyv |£ y^u.
“ 'For which of you, Intending te
build a tower sltteth not down first,
and counteth the cost, whether he have
suttleivnt to finish It T*
" *Lest haply, after he hath laid the
foundation, and is uot able to finish It.
all that In-hold It t»egin U> tttock him,
“ ‘Saying, “This man began to build,
and waa not able to finish." ‘
“The tower that you have begun te
build l« m». tonsil;!*; Jo***, a new and
mighty notion. Today you sit down t*
count the cost of the building, to seu
you l
the 1
cost ? '1 be world watches you. and not
only Its generations of today Out those
unborn generations u-lin will W
geiie m t Ions
WBljfe
your work to td whether It was (food
or k»nd. I know that you have counled-
tfct cost and are willing, ready to pay
It: a treasure of sacrifice, a treasure
of blood and wounds and dreadful
agonies und bitter tears. Hut you will
pay It. You will puy It to the utter-
most holding yourselves to the grtte
account with Iron wills, f'irrfcif your-
selves on with uncmiquersble resolve.
“Not of you shall It ever be said:
‘After he hath laid the foundation, ard
Is not able to finl«b It, all that behold
It begun io mock him.
“ ‘Haying. “This man began to build,
and whs not able to finish." *
“Fur the lower which you build la
not built with hands, but with soul*
" ‘Ho likewise, w hos*»ever he be of
you that forsaketh nut all that ha hath,
he caunot be toy disciple.
"‘Mult Is good but If the salt have
lost its savor, wherewith shall It ho
seasoned T
“All of you know how bard it la to
get salt In this new country—how w-o
have to haul bushels of salty earth
from the *|*ots which the red deer of
the forest have discovered, the *deer
licks.’ You put this salty earth In an
ash hopper. p**ur water over It snd
catch the water In a trough after It
bus leaked through the dirt. And then
you' ImiII the salty water down till
there !■ left a little of the precious
mineral with which we can preserve
our meats. You all know how labo-
rious and tiresome s process it ta, aad
how much the salt meona to tho set-
tler. llow the cattle moo for a tasta
of Itt Mhat would our cbihlreo d*
without milk !
“We cun all understand this manner
of siM-aklug Salt ts good : but if th*
suit have loet Ita *avor. wherewith
shall it be seasonedT
“That gn at soldier. <'hrl«t. means te
say that he looks to his followers n ?
only to t>egln great tasks, bat to <-o*-
tlnue In them; for there are no greater
soldi*-:* i!u«u the soldier* who fight la
a good cause. Tiie man wtyp stops mid-
way In hi* tight is like *;»lt that kiaW
Its essential quality. There Is no
longer any reason for Its existence.
Hotter not be at nil, than to cease from
Itelng string. For then who t* 'eft «•
give new strength to the salt? Thcr#
is no one for you to fail back on—>ou
have chosen u certain work in lift sM
you must stick It out to the end.
“1 want you to remember this
through all the great struggles which
uie left before you. Today we ar*
waiting, and waiting f*»r the appear^
snee of a terrible foe. They may corns
to raise the war-whoop or they may
come lu peacs. Hut however they may
come they will find ua ready. Ilk#
wise king who hath consulted
found himself ready to meet the fores
that ooineth against him. For yoa
have learned to fight the greater strug-
gles of the spirit. You hsve learned to
he cool temperate and steady, first of
all; and having learned these virtues
of manliness snd pluck and mastery
over self, you will add to them the su-
preme virtue of tenacity: ts keep, fs
hold, to grip as In a vise the purpoaa
to which you have consecrated your-
selves.
"And then, some day. the tower of
this new and beautiful nation will
stand us a <lr--«m made visible. Tho
foundations Washington laid, and
th*
Oark and Harrison have added to:
j great timbers of the walla which you
raising wiii be strengthened by
( says that i mighty girders which your sons will
hoever cannot equally endure the heave luto pines and faitan
nu-Qdnns
uitles.
burdens of the inarch through Ufa la
not fit to be a man.
“Thirty two ycara ago a little hand
of wen—settlers Uks you, and not an
many aa ars now befors wa foUaws*
Georgs •spars Clark
like a welded yoke; and th«1r eons
rear the roof above, and still another
generation wil! make H a Itouaa abut-
ting out the four winds of tUs rartfc:
pad your grands one' anna «IU make It
bMlMO) «»<*»•• "• W*0 ** e*
that day »•» r«4> ft <*» -W
M •* m *mu
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Hill, Tom W. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1917, newspaper, February 9, 1917; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth832075/m1/4/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rains County Library.