King Solomon of Kentucky part 16
Famine lurked in the wake of the pestilence. Markets were closed. A few shops were kept open to furnish necessary supplies. Now and then...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 15
No head was lifted or eye turned to notice the vagrant seated on the sidewalk. But when the train had passed he rose, laid...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 14
Before him along the street passed the flying people men on horse back with their wives behind and children in front, families in carts...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 13
He brushed his hand quickly across his eyes as she knelt before him now, clasping his feet to her bosom. From coaxing him as...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 12
He said this very quietly, and sat up on the edge of the bed, his feet hanging down, and his hand stretched out towards...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 11
With incredible activity she climbed into the cart and began to roll up the bedclothes. In reality she had made up her mind to...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 10
A mysterious feeling of terror crept over and helped to sober him. How long had he lain asleep? By degrees he seemed to remember...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 9
He, too, had attended M. Xaupi `s ball, in his own way and in his proper character, being drawn to the place for the...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 8
He turned and moved slowly away in the direction of Water Street, where she lived; and she, taking up her basket, shuffled .across the...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 7
She was dressed with perfect neatness. A red and yellow Madras kerchief was bound about her head in a high coil, and another was...