The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 7, 1900, Page 10

THE SUNDAY CALL b "!/‘y/)’ A W\ J, M TSR A B A5 R p § o B e = Sade . > K 2 L s i Pt P e Y e <o E 2 fa HUTHOR OF ¥ 55 HE_SILENGE®” DEAN MATLAND P I I R LR R R A A A L A Al A %MMK{@N INgSEN 1 Al e X ! ) RIS ' | 3 ? il 3 \ g & SkouLDIR| [t~ e s 1< SHE CRIED MY ) | ,_§§ 1 aoodcun...o............040...----.( OO« AR < AR < e acacccsccssfetecsdbiocte Y LY Y2 L 3 | B L} A res 4 € sket.” her mother re- ee think? Her “Go on with ‘ee, dc 2 < yester- A Joinder, accompanied = L s b ey el e 5 £ ade him laugh ar . s : : To'clock, and Missus 1 K : o HERES upping and making a che: i she turned and skimm atite i g d away under th < A - o aughing softly ep in. xx::;m whistling ' tr e pla L 3 & graver an 7 & A few da tumn sunligh lowing limes and cc & tall young lady blouse was desc of Nutcombe place sunny-halired key, led by a annlers containin owed, pic P observed grace. ‘“This l:lded tree singing, ti e beneath some crimsoned . : sank upon a rustic seat, w iaste, Bt i place. suzround - dens and backed by its visible. Muvver, a malden was be ow fell acr t ¢ y dark-eyed I s i k Beg yc e - i as she looke with disple a favor.” 8o it appe people.” “No, your born, son ¢ that'lives down at tr stream.” “Ah! Woo tiled cottage wit beehives are, Gwer child, who nodded “‘Mr. Bart nervous ene his lords & W ptars. He was s - lordship want nar T up long w to ask 'e % m the steward self?” “I asked Mr ladyship—and I'm ship. Mr. Willlan enough for the job. hae me n derer hea han a {8 for a ooman's sak Bhe looked up into t rimsoning > g and glo . little daughter said pres R the star “T don't know replied after some c you please, your ladyship, I do wonder a deal.” “Can you in at this tim “Well, I 2 ing south [ yearth tipped sun.” “And so and turning winter nights for a wor I, being a wc n, am to try to g situation r you in v heart, eh “But, replied w him that eve man who ¢ coming wrong some- liam borrow at 50 e rest more son, James - > f rd on the table, her head : gh. She re- le the young c L % “Romance! ment! Humbug! What _ t 2 ol Bes who th v esting,’ who has ‘gone int winter evenings, and is alwa; about . “What is t gives fi old clock to spoil for the w telescope. fc yokel whose y_his being “Try him, d love, the woman may be his gr; The clock tells the ¢ and keeps excellent nd that 1 of ripe v breast high uddenly sobbed sequent on this day Joseph Woodnut ng afte on s A it took se e him. When Sy - I > tha vas at last he s o the ¢ s aga Yard, where Annie and her m Stopped to_speak to ne r Were glazed and heavy and his w companied by what Mrs. Burt st gapes.” She began to consider Qiral depravity of the human male tnevitable gravi to_ publi and beer jugs dy Joe W Was male, and constantly mal hev 'ee been Joe—where was night?" she asked with a sharg knew to be indiscreet. “T ben helping folks measur ® all night,” was the too read revous to Mrs. Burt, who su e tlang for a night of dis “Young observed, Y. fiing. Beware of the devil's and spenden good money Joe Woodnutt. avore it's “His lordship is company, though h Mrs. Burt, was_t mis‘able pleasant, 1 good money.” The young couple wished Mrs. good-by at the t 1 to her cottage she trudged up the bank alone. ernoon was cl ed through, tI ace of rain. 1 fly upon the lonely cottage Liza absent on bus to her with a feeol her, striking the shock, was th had looked and ticked its q : R How heavy the silence was, ‘how ’ N ~ the angry wind howl in the here! c 13 k- She sat idle and dejected, 1 s the at and the Tic Tacken, Tick- ed from (ne Vacant wall the sound that was the hou Tacken of the Clock for Company. T ine e here of evt nof e ing events and bringing facts : : to mind. Without the clock all s here is.” was even time itself; something tha be 3 . b not, so 2 do bide up ani " . llow, and brings In ¥ ' ¥ b ¢ & ng & fool i wife before and th asunder. Joe, ee to rejoinder, g o g~ wouldn't ask me what was wrong, Annfe, “And.the end of all thi ee see this, dear Joe at the la; dear,” he said, his eyes agl: vi h! ary > , est ? » lane of . his eyes aglow with solemn his summary at the cl - : e e . e sweir o the Dook whet & Shnh 87t e gt Anule agein, snd | e kiase the Baok, then nis arme went fil vide Jor lek s hunared” years? BRY BerREifio Hgne her e cheren's He looked steadily into the cle and, mingled with {t, absolute trust in the with tk eart, and he kissed her shan’t have to bide’ he added. “Mother by its ruddy warmth’ % - teadily in ar, blus At he same earnest reverence. Her shall h i nenadds 3 dy warmth, But the nie's savings eves, swimming in tears, then e Tocheg ectitude and good ‘sense of the’ comely head sank on his shoulder, she crisd soft- a3 Il have wold clock back again, as sure song, Liza's croon, the scont of all Innocent fib ouns oved him, You Lly. and told all and me—'" . And yov ‘a;'&du&)sg”lh:‘bl’\! (hha fi:h]}n\ry woman give him p £ er e, the firelight showed cottage with a bit nate s b know a a ing maid? abou? dree good box that's all some er, there's no call at. Give en some n to look smarter if he walk with en.”