The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-29

was there IL if 10 Turn back, bu' he
had locked Up, AMI. seeing the cod
smile ia his eyes, she went in rather
deian,iy. After o time he looked up
from his RsPss. ssaki0g sowe careless
rmask. vhich che asswe just -
essJesIly, sotkE tiussosssed sii be
vert oss.
The afternoon wss iikeethe forenoon,
only tie bea: grew worse AsSme wore
on.
Supper time came and passed;
ercnieg came. and there vas no one
left bat Henry. Who Va. to remain all
night. Usqls Obed dczed in his ARM
chair Aunt hods clicked her knit
ting sss&esi Prissy busted herself At
the cork basket; Jane Ann vas en-
tcrtsined BY q book Il pictures ; and
Henry, every nov aud hen, II Uncle
Obed's NqaesA. read snsches ct the
news.
Tia essGisg wore on the a our.
red ecassandly on her suR; Pri~s'.
anGnsy5 essisd up in . little bunch,
stirred occasionally. sssesine . atisded
little ehiyp, then settled doom isso
q-uissasss; the plsots in the yard
showed DIT end light paeehea, o. the
lamp shooe on them through The open
window; and the night sir coming
10 grew oooIsr, shoogh 10 stiIl told Of
the heat there had been- Jane Ann
grew sleepy, hooded over her book Tor
while. theu passed oss toto the ball
and up to bsl. A moment later and
.he W. tack. her hair flying abou,
iscrr ftns. her cyes ssassins. and bes
handjeistchiug q he's calico d.essin
tie -yseioa where she ssypossd her
heart to exist. % mercy! oh! l
never vas 10 scared! obi" essping
like a CHECKED chicken Il can't
breathe l never vas so frighsened-
. I-oh-the 6re-up staiFs!'
> Uocle Died. nap ended rather sod
; dealy Aunt Rhsda dropped her knit
/, ting aud wound herself up 10 . perfee'
? ssngle with the yss~ getting 70 the
hall door Pr,ssy upset her wart
ba<ket and Henry, throwing doss
his pepper, was up stairs before the,
could csuss the hall.
Il The smoke and hot air rushing dow
j o. he opensd the door. told them thu
story, and the rest. There Wal rush
. ing for water, whish seemed only Il
feed the Asme; there was smashing
Of glass, and splintering Of doors
there was shouting for help. and hur
ried, breathless orders. There "a
r seeing the flames sush on faster an,
faster, creeping around the window
. and doors; there was frantic efforts u
70 s,ve the house then that wss abau
J. doned, and then there was 4 tumnlinI
"a ont of chairs and bureaus. CROKER
|e lind trunks, clothing and carpets. mil
Tmnkand feather beds; the last rus
for one thing more +; then the standl'
d with idle hands seeing the 6swe~an
II their 40 4. The hesrirs n ous1 %
...Svauces, the gszing ct Il
4Ssasine hesp once called home, 10
the rubbish which flied it. and VOL
Up dering what Il all meant, If it wei
u really 60, and if so, what would com
ss1 next. That was what pris-y though
90 che eaned on a position OF the Viii,
1e fence still staudina hardly though
she was too confused Err thst,1A4Ea
Il ina vague, uncertain wsy. tn
(. flames, veered around by the brees
which had sprung up, sometime
E. threw . light on her face, then left
u in the shade.
The house had fallen only on
Re square corner. was left sba.s th
10 ~srnoldering heap to show a,.y shape {
what had been . pleasant home; tn
g neighbors bad dropped Of one BY on.
and she was alone. She had throw
ID q shawl over her head. and nov
'e had dropped down. leaving her ez
posed to the night air. Suddenly Jan
Ann bounced around a corner, bare
u headed and out Of breath. ~, her
you are /; I'm 70 glad come quick /
e -stopping to gasp-'your mo,he
T. has been 30 frightened l'-apothe
e sasp-'she thought you'd gore I,
e Whites" and-sasp ssain-''eh
!. here's Henry sfter vou ; TIL tell him =
and she bounced of Is suddenly - 81,
e had come.
Prissy, recovering hssself from tn,
> fright she had Riven her. looked scros
y the road and saw, in the glare Of IL
] freight, the gray horses h;tched ana
their eUnes coming toward her.
She made . movement As If to II
ssay, but h- wss besi ie hass and she
seopped. slnas.e. 70 md you, Pnssy.'
4 a;d ~, yoor folks have eooe &
vii ron 10