THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
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Periwinkle
House
By Ope ?eaJ
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Illuttrkted by
R. H. Livingstone
Opyrlgbt, Tbt DU SfwllttU, Ib.
CHAPTER XI Continued
"Those were my words, General
not only oysters but crnwflsli. I would
not hnvc believed It If sho lind not ns
rrored mc with her own Hps, Hps that
will please pardon my nenrness to
profanity."
Tyclo's sympathy went out to old
Josh, haloed him; and with her eyes
fshe hogged I he General to drop the
Hubject, but It was sweeter to him
ihnn any sugnr ever grained In his
mill.
After dinner they were In the par
lor when they saw n vagabond equip
ugo stop nt the gate, an old carry-nil
flmwn by it stnggerlng horse, driven
by n ragged negro. There wns ono
pussengcr In the hnbllnmeiits of a
Vnrocrow, topped off with a yellow
cotton hat enough to disguise any
man on earth save one, and this man
wns the exception,
"Tyrlc. what did I tell youl" cried
the fJencnil. "I 'knew It as well us I
knew my name. Now look at him I"
I They looked nt him, went out Into
the hall to meet hlm, Tyclo In con
venient tenrs. The visitor kissed her
and bhook bunds with the men.
"It Is not necessary for me to as
sert that I hold no commission, civil
or military," said the vugrunt.
"Sit down, sir," commanded the Gen
ornl. And then, surveying lilm slowly
from head to foot: "Will you please
utate ns tn whether or not you regard
yourself a liiinum being?"
"(h i.orul," said Tyclo, "please don't
scold hlm, for I'm sure he must bo
hungry."
"My dear, I shall not scold Film; but
I don't see anything about hlm that
culls for congnil illations."
"Liberty." said Virgil, "tomorrow
we'll go over anil have the parish sur
veyor run you off a suit of clothes."
"My dear relatives, I tliank you for
these little attentions; and as to your
question, Uncle Howard, let me say,
Sir, that my cIiiIiiih as to being, a 1 1 ti -rimii
are somewhat vague. Onu of the
first tilings I discovered about myself
'wiim my unreality. When do we eat J"
Tyclo ran out and returned with a
piece of frosted cake that looked llko
u cot'iier broken olf a marble mnntle
jtlece. The (Jeiiernl was laughing.
"Vell Liberty, we are always glad
to see ynu, anyway. It is the unreal
ity, If 1 limy so spi'ak, that spices our
lives; and when you eonio with yopr
glided worrlus you enliven us. Where
have you been, anyhow?"
"I'vo been wherever there Is," said
Shottkv gesturing with his cake.
'Hirst I went to Memphis, tcr thu
races, and gave old Shinny Hughes
two .bundled for a sure card on the
entries. Lost ten thousand. Then I
follow cil the horses to Lexington, with
my bank accetmt leaking like a sprin
kling cart, Hiu why linger when noth
ing can bo swifter than the approach
of poverty? Finally I sold my clothes
to ,11 negro preacher nutl Invested my
all In lottery tickets. It seemed that
1 possessed myself of all the figures of
the multiplication table, didn't see how
1 could possibly 'miss,, hut I did. It
wasn't laid out for me tn win again.
He gets to a certain pinnacle of for
tune, slips off, and spends the rest or
bis life struggling to get back, When
do we eat?"
Long after bedtime Sholtlc came to
Virgil's room.
! "Virgil, you know I've got to hit on
something nf a permnnent nature, So
the question Is, now that I've quit
gambling, what nm I going to do? If
you'll not go to sleep, I'll tell you of
u plnn. Mark mo: I have observed,
. nlong with thousands of othors, that
nothing digs deeper after rnlny-day
money than n circus and menagerie.
Jfc Ik known that the poor man of the
Houth, and especially the negro; will
well his cookstove la buy a circus
ticket. Now comes my pfn, and mind
jou, I wtrive to keep It fromf being too
midden, Attention 1 Yon buy tf circus;
mid I'll ko along as ring-master. W
I fho one thing I nm really ntted fW.
5fou nnvor saw mc crack a whin, aid'
your 1
"Don't believe I ever did."
"All right, you'vo got something to
look forward to. . . . Yes. Til bo
ihe rlng-mnster, ami"
"And bet nn elephnnt on tho turn of
u card," said Virgil.
' "Ah, ono of my own, perhaps, but
not ono entrusted to mo. I am not Rn
erabcnsler of lephanUi.. I wouldn't
bet n irtirtor.RrtHV
m'flldes, I told ya I'd quit gambling
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v eudaefl -cbaBge, , . , syMl, good
CHAPTER XII
Draco was far too disturbed In mind
to sleep, and before the sun was high
he walked out alone In the garden, to
muse upon his situation. Slowly he
paced his way along the path. Some
one spoke, and ho turned to face the
man Hatorho.
"Monsieur, n note."
Drnce took the paper and hastened
Into the summer house.
The note was brief, but full in tho
expression of whnt had befallen Nn
dine, something to throb with the tell
ing of It : "As soon ns you nm, my
love' one, you must come to me to take
me from tho man I thought my fn
thcr, but who Is tho awful brute. Yes
terday be cnllcd me u she-wolf and
told me I am not his daughter; and
when he told me, my heart was light,
for then I hnvc not within me the mur
derer's blood. Come not alone, Virgil,
for Tony will be here, and both of
them watch. I nm locked a prisoner In
my room, and tomorrow they take mc
to Memphis to mnke mc marry Mon
sieur IJoyce. But I fenr not so long
ns I know you come."
Quickly Draco slipped tip to his
room, buckled on his pistol, found a
rope, looped It with a hangman's nooso
nnd tucked it beneath his coat. Na
dlno was not Stepho's daughter; now
he was f rco to act I Swift was ho to
answer the nppcal, but he was set
against her caution, the advice to brlpg
Bomcono with him. It was his light
nlone, tho execution of his oath, which
wob not dend llko the nutumn leaf, but
fresh like the new lenf In the spring.
Ho would shoot Tony, the dog. nnd
then string up his master.
No one saw him, not even the watch
ful Tycle, nnd ho hastened toward
Willow Head, not having found ft boat
at the landing. Never hnd the river
seemed so hrond, the current so swift.
At Inst his canoe touched In among
the cane roots nt the Island's edge.
He leaped ashore, but was cautious In
tho cane, an Indian In stealth ns he
approached the house. He heard not
a sound, saw no smoke Issue from the
chimney. rcrhnps tho wolves were in
wut for hlm, to snap hlm, hut be was
now In full view, and he run at the top
of his speed. Hut near the house he
halted, peering about, looked In at the
door of the'muln room, found It desert
ed,, then walked softly around to tho
barred window. Nndlne spoke before
he recognized her, standing lit the twi
light of her prison.
"My heart was loud to tell me you
would come, Virgil. And you brought
no one with you. . Hut of that there
was no need now."
He stood In silence looking at her,
his strength exerted against a bar at
the window, to tear It loose, but Hie
wrought-lron mills were too long, and
he could not budge them.
"The ax, Virgil! Is it' lying there?"
Acting upon her suggestion, and
with no caution -now against making
a noise, he cut the bars away' and
helped her through the window.
"Nadlne, he said, "my oath must
now bo kept."
Ills arms about her, he stood press
ing her close, and never had he felt so
strong, and surely never so deter
mined. Her eyes half closed, her head
on his arm, she did not .speak. She
looked ns If she were at rest, and
dreaming. He kissed her, and her eyes
Hashed wide.
"I have co(no to hang the monster
that called you a she-wolf."
"When I have told you. .uw, And
now you will HsHcn. Hurly I thought
I heard Tony and my I mean Stepho
la Vitte, go out. Hut Stepho was not
walking with Tony, the strong man,
but wns dragged out in the rocking
chair; for some time In the night como
, the strange stroke, and Stepho was
paralyzed."
"Nndlne! What are you saying?"
"I am saying that you must listen.
Tony came to the window and told me
what was happen'. I ask hlm to let
mc out, but he would not, for he wnnts
to please Stepho till the last, on ac
count of the money thai may he some
where hid. Ho went for the doctor,
and he canic hut has gone away again,
for I hear hltu say he can do uo good.
The old man was out In his chair
whero he so often sit ; and we will go
see hlm, for It will not be for loug.
Let us forget till nhd be kind when
death wns come, Virgil,"
"Yes. but where Is Toby liUwV
"1 think he is looking for tin' iiiWiey.
Let us go now to the poor old titan
"You forgive easily. Nadlne."
Sho looked at hint In wonderment.
"How can wo not forgive when the
heart say we must, Virgil? lie uso mo
fof the trap, which I will explain all to
you, but he give tne tho chance to be
with you, and for that I thank hlm
flftd for not belttg tuy sure-enough
father. . . , f!om with tne,"
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Old Stepho sat In his chair1 ieii,
hut! us they approached hlm, ljf
bpenert his eye, looked at Nadlne.
then at Druce.
aionsteur was Ter' strong. An' I
klir pu if I tie riot struck down like
the MM, An' Tony kill ynu If lie here,
but I semr Mitt off for something. Ah;
the leetle get, she hato me nowr
' Monsieur," 8n said, "I cannot find
It In my heart to rhtte. It Is the pot
son. Many times yott were fclnd, and
I mnember them."
He bowed his head, and thrtwtgb Me
tangled lushes looked up nt Drnce; fir
gleaming through brushwood. Btrt h
poke to Nadlne, turning upon he
lees malignant glance.
The paralyze, it begin down hew
a creep up. When It touch thV near,
I wan go. I say Just now thnr Tony:
he would kill tho strong monHtr. Ito'
would not. He he scared wlic'n 1 wns
done.
"Your name, leetle gel," pursued
Stepho, "was Walton tho daughter of
a northern man who live In the satne
town with Mr. Draco's father near Cin
cinnati. You nn' your mother were
carried off by my men ; but your moth
er, sho fall from the horse Just ns we
come to our cump nnd she die. About
her neck was n purso with money nnd
pnpers one thnt tell where more
money Is burled. After the war T go
bnck and dig up this money, but I
keep It for you, for your dowry. It
In here burled under the hearthstone.
. . . Now now I beg you to go for
Father Tahan. You know where he
live. Quick, for It creep up."
"Yes, I will go. Virgil will stay to
keep you company."
"Let me go with you," Drace plead
ed, fearful that some harm might be
fall her.
"No. my love one," she gently op
posed hlm. "You must stny here for
no hnrm can come to mc now. Stay
here nnd ho kind to him, for kindness
Is tho will of the One above. You
will, yes?"
She kissed hlm fondly, nnd the old
wolf-eyes closed, that they might not
sec. Now she was ready to go. Virgil
steadied tho canoe for her nnd gently
shoved It off. She threw him n kiss,
nnd rounding a green cape, raised her
paddle Into tho sunlight and flashed
him ndlcu.
Drace returned to Stepho's chnl. , the
old mnn shagging his brows nt him.
Then thinking of the rope still but
toned tightly beneath his cont, he tore
It out and threw It away. Nature, he
reflected, hnd usurped his task, and he
could -safely over to Iter his
claims. A slight noise behind hlm; he
looked quickly about, nnd there a few
feet behind hlm nt the edge of the
cane stood Tony. Upon hlm the vision
of Draco's countenance cnine, It
seemed, with n startling Hash. In
stantly he fell back, through tho cane
fringe. Into the bayou. Loudly he
cried for help.
"Oh. monsieur," Implored the old
man, "plsnse ho'p heem quee.k. He can
no -swim. An' he die hefo' bees sins
they was forgive. Ho'p the po" wretch,
monsieur. Queek, monsieur."
Virgil threw off his coat and his pistol-belt,
and leaped into the wuter. A
moment before, lie would have shot
the beast ; now he would save hlm.
Tony was not in sight. Hut soon he
arose, swimming, and .Drace saw u
knife In his hand. In the water Tony
was us much it home as a beaver!
He dived, and Virgil knew now that
It was ids aim to dart bencuth hlm and
with the knife to rip hlm ns n skillful
swimmer rips a crocodile. Hut In the
water the strong man. young Drace.
was at home, too, mid turning about
with a quick swirl, he waited. Tony
came up; and now they came toward
each other, like rival otters grappled
and struggled, treading wnter, shoiil
ders up, Virgil caught Tony's left
wrist, wrenched Ills arm limp and
helpless, seized him by the throat, his
left hand steel-gripped about the mur
derous right wrist, the knlfo bund.
No mercy now! Klre and water,
their game! Down, gasping, downl
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"No Mercy Now!" -
Ta head beneath the surface, the
hand stll! out, striving to stab. Slowly
the hand opened; tho knife dropped;
the hond closed half opened, was
limp. Drace "turned loose bis grip.
Th body sank.
Virgil swam ashore and came drip1
rat of the cane. The old man spofc: 1
"Tony I What iter
i nfiV.4 drowned himV
f"An'n!ftiir utt'k vbH utroWtf!" '
1 "ff i had' brought him to' the ahmb
he wouTd1 tij&Ve' ihVeaked a charftf to"
i murder me'
' "He was b'ad man, yes,, Ifef
ought bo'dead, yea, s was to kel heem
blmeby. He keef lite man here not
long 'go. Twlo he" tie keel you, an
cftce he snap the pistol1.' J set the trap '
for you to be stabbed iW the water.
Then there ha no blood' tell the '
tale. Now I am so or Wlli'thtoftelflur
Dull me Into the house?"
MNo. Yoh would reach for a'riltarf
M shoof me. Stay where you are.
"tfotelewr kv still aurolclon. Wrf
waltf
VlrglV pwf on M coat, tIs belt, and
snt down on the grn"s. The old man
wns silent, his eyes closed. He might
he dead, but no matter. More than an
hour dragged by, the breeze moaning
In the cane. Virgil arose nnd stood
near the chair. Stepho opened his
eyes, hut wns silent. Virgil sat diwn
again nnd waited, the wind tangling
the tops of the en tie.
He heard the canoe coming.
Father Tahnn wns kindly nnd 'soft
of voice. For innny a despairing
wretch he hnd held the Cross. At
sight of hlpi old Stepho's eye were
still hnrd. Tiine wears grnnlte away,
but does not mellow It. Not yet had
he granted mercy, nnd for no pity
cQtild he hope.
"Fathc, tills Is the mnn I would
keel, I hate heem. the carpetbag
nlre." "It. Is not true," snld Virgil, stand
ing near. "I fought ngalnst the carpet
bnggers In .Tune, In New Orleans, when
they were hnnglng n mnn. I cut hlpi
down."
How grent can be an instant chnnge !
The old wolf-eyes dewed soft.
"Oh. monsieur, I wns that man ?
Tliey hang me. I hear of the brave
man, but I not know it wns you. Please
forgive me. . . . Tek the leetle
gel, an I know you be kind to her. She
love you. For you she would die.
Monsieur. I beg you not to think so
hnrd of me. . . . No, my leetle gel,
you must not cry."'
"I did not know you." said Drace.
"A clqth was about your features.
Think not of It now. Listen to the
one who has come with n message of
peace and forgiveness."
The priest devoted himself to his
sncred olllces. The wind moaned soft
ly In the cane. . . .
The priest siuike presently to Virgil.
"She must not stay here. Take her
away, and I will see that everything
shall be done."
Nadlne stood with Virgil's coat
pulled close about her face. And Into
his heart she spoke:
"The sun Is low. Virgil. Hut you
leave me now- no more."
TI IK END.
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EXTENSION ROAD NO. 203
To Whom It May Conrorn:
The special commissioner appointed
to locato a public road as follows:
Commencing at tho northwest corner
of section 7, township 13. rango 31,
thence north"on section line or aa near
aa practicable between section G,
township 13, rango 31, and scctl n
1, township 13, rnngo 32, to tho north
west corner of section 1, townBhlp 13,
rango 31, road to bo-GG feet wido, has
reported in favor thereof, anyone
having objections thereto or claims
for damages by tho reason of tho
establishing of tho abovo described
road must filo samo in tho office ot
tho County Clerk of Lincoln County,
Nobraska,, on or boforo 12 o'clock
noon of tho 10th day ot November,
1922, or such road will be allowed
without reforenco thoreto.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 28th day ot September. 1922.
A. S. ALLEN,
County Clerk.
EXTENSION JtOAD NO. 315
The
To Whom It May Concern:
Tho special commlasloner appointed ; township 10 rnngo 27, nnd continue
to locate a public rood as follows: , lug in nn easterly direction through
Commencing at tho termination of section 6, township 10, range 27, oon
tho laid out road' which' terminates on inectlng with road 299, near its Intec
the section line between section 25-14- section of lino between sections S and
34 and Bcctlon 30-14-33 at tho Union tl, township 10, rnngo 27 terminating
Pacific Company's rlgnt-of-way, and there. Proposed rood to bo 40 feet
extending said road from said Union wide, has roportcd in favor thoroof,
Pacific Kallroad Company's rlght-of- anyone having objections thoroto or
way on tho section line between sec- claims for damages by reason ot tho
Hons 19 nnd 30, 14-33 and botween establishing of tho abovo described
sections 24 nnd 25, 14-34 to tho North-1 road must file tho samo In tho oflito
west corner ot section 19, 14-33, tor- 0f tho County Clerk of Lincoln Coua
minatlng at public road running oasty, Nebrauka, on or before 12 o'clock
and west to connect with rond No. 371, noon of tho 10th day of Novombor,
said road to bo 40 ft. wide, has report-' 1922, or said road will b nlolwed
od in favor thoroof, anyono having oh- without reference thereto.
Jections thereto or claims for damages ' Witnoss ray hand and official seal
by the reason of tho establishing of September 28th, U22. '
tho above described road must file , A, S. ALLEN, County Clerk.
tho same in 'tho office of tho County .
Clerk of Lincoln County, Nebraska, on ! EXTENSION ROAD NO. 83C
or before 13 o'clock noon of tho lth '
day of November, 1922, or said road To Whom It May Concern:
will be allowed without reference ; Tho spei l-il commissioner appointed
thereto. to locate n public roiid as folltws:
Witness my hand and official seal Road to be 08 feet wldo.
this 28th day of September 1922.
A. S. ALLHN,
County Clerk.
EXTENSION IIOAD XoTil
To whom It May Concern:
The special commissioner appointed
to lncto n public rond as follows;
CuitimQuclug at the corner of sec
tions 13, 14, 23 nnd 24 township 13,
N. range 30 W., running thenco north
on lino between sections 13 and 14
ono mile, thence northerly through
sections 11, 10 tmd 9, said town
ship and rang following the south
bank ot tho channel of the
Platto river to tho intersection with
road No. n ending there. Said road
to bo GG foot wide. Has roportcd In
favor theroof, anyono hnviug objec
tions thereto or claims for damag,
by reason of the establishing of the
abovo described road must file same
in tho office of tho County Clerk of
Lincoln County, Nebraska on or be
fore 12 o'clock noon of tho 10th day
of November 1922, or satd road will
bo allowed without rcforence thereto.
Witness my hand and offlclnl seal
this 28th dny of Sept., 1922.
A. S. ALLEN, County Clerk.
EXTENSION KOAI) NO. SMO
To Whom It May Concern:
The special commissioner appointed
to locato a public road as follows:'
Commencing at tho termination of
road No. 240 near the north lino of
section 3fi township 12 range 28 run
ning thonce cast across tho canyon
nnd contlnuoing on east side ot can-
yon in a southerly direction through
section 3G, township 12, rango 28 and
through sections 1211-13-14-24-25-36,
township 11, rnngo 28. Road to fol
low cast fork ot canyon, which forks
aout 200 yards north ot south line
ot section 3G, township 11, rango 28,
in a southeasterly direction through
northeast corner of section 1 town
ship 10, range 28 and through north
section G, township 10, rango 27,
crossing divido near line between
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crossing the right-of-way of tho Union
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track to tho southeast cornor ot seo
tion 36, township 14,, rango 30. Ter
10th day of November, 1922, or Baid
road will bo allowed without rotor once
mlnatlng and connecting with the Uu
coln Highway at that point, has re
ported In favor thereof, and anyono
having objection thereto or claims for
damages by reason of tho ostnbllsb.-
ing of tho above doscrlbod rond must
fllo the 3amo in tho office of the coun
ty clork ot Lincoln County, Nebraska,
oa or boforo 12 o'clock noon of tho
thereto.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 28th day of September 1922.
A. S. ALLEN, County Clerk.
EXTENSION ItOAD NO. 199
To " May Concern:
I A consent petition, as follows:
Commeucmg at tho northeast cor
j ner of section 35, township 15, rango
1 33, running thence west on the seo-
I tlon line between section 35 and 26,
j township 15, range 33 to the north
west corner of said section 25 thenco
aouth alone the west section lrna of
section 35 to tho southwest cornor of
section 35r said road to be a soctlon
line road and to bo 66 feet wido, to-wlt
33 feet on each side of said section
line. Anyono having objections thero-
to or claims for damages by reason of
the establishing ot tho above des
cribed road must flic tho same in the
office of tho County Clerk of Lincoln
County, Nebraska, on or before 12
o'clock noon of the 10th day of Nov.
1922, or said road will bo allowed
without rcforcnao thoreto.
Witenss my hand and official seal
this 28th day of Soptembor 1922.
A. S. ALLEN,
County Clork.
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