The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17


for, and to this end he seldom went into
company, and devoted all his spare moments
to study and reading, and II there were times
when be thought OF ida, and wished her
answer might have been different, he kept
bis own counsel, and no one was the wiser for
It.
In this way three years passed, and at
Christmas Ida came home. having gradus-
ted in June, and spent the rest of the summer
with some Of her schoolmates.
She had not yet formed any definite plan
for the future, and as sac busted herself with
the various household duties that naturally
fell to her share, she confessed to herself
that life on farm did not seem 80 bad after
ell, and decided to stay at home the merit
summer, instead Of accepting the situation
that HAD been offered her, as teacher in the
school from which she hal graduated.
During the three years she had been gone
she had never seen Will, and 1t was with a
little pang of regret that she thought he had
really taken her advise, and had learned to
| forget her for by degrees the knowledge
had come to her that she had never met but
one that she could truly love, and that one
was VIII Hunter.
"Mo' her." said Ida, one morning, two or
| three weeks after she came home, 81 believe
viii go and see Carrie somers, to-day it is
so pleasant"
Every WE'LL" aaid Mrs. Graham "only be
sure and come home before dark, for am
afraid of > storm. This fne weather Cannot
last much longer"
And. with this parting counsel, Ida started
for her walk.
| dt was indeed . lovely winters morning
and the sun shone with o summary warmth
that made the walk OF a mile only pleasure,
The two friends had not met for some time.
and in laughing and chatting, girl fashion,
the forenoon and part ofthe afternoon, passed
quickly away. "Gome boys" said Mr..
Someis, coming into the house during q
lull in the conversation. 1--WE must go. out
and see that everything lie made as safe as
possible, for we ale going 20 have q heavy
| storm "
us it possible" said Ida. rising hurredly,
In alarm then | must go home immediate
~. Mother predicted 1t before came away
this morning, and told me to be sure and
come home before dark
Surely you are not going home now Ida. .
demonstrated Carrie, as she saw her friends
hurried movements.
Indeed, I must Carrie. for promised
mother, and she will be terribly uneasy about
me if do not come home"
| Aud seeing that she was really determined
togo, Carrie offered no further opposition.
and she was soon on her homeward way,
thinking, as she walked along. that perhaps
after all, she had been TOO easily frightened,
as there seemed to be little prospect of the
storm which Mr.. Sem+rs hac predicted
But he, being an old weather prophet, and
having lived on the prairie many years. had
read the signs more truly than she. and before
she had walked lar, she say it coming. The
VIVID lad suddenly whirled around to the
northwest, and had risen to perfect gale.
On, on 1t swept, gathering strength with
every moment, ploughing up the snow and
! bearing 1t along ia dense cloud, that com
pletely eDveloped everything as it passed.
Ida watched it coming. and realized with
feeling Of horror which she had never before
experenced-that she was alone on the
prairie in 8 terrible snow storm.
lnstiDctlvely she turned her back 10 the
wind. and went on as fast as she could for
the clouds of snow that swept over her,
binding her as they passed, each one more
violent :han the one that preceded 1t, until at
last her fast-failing strength deserted her
the tired limbs could carry her no farther,
and she sank exhaust cd and ha!Sfainting to
the ground.
How loag abe lay there she knew rot ::
out sue was beginning to feel thai terrible
stupor that precedes death, by freezing,
creeping over Der, and which she had strus
gled against with the little strength she
possessed, when she heard manly voice ex-
claim
"Great Heaven can 1t be possible that
there Is human being lost so near home as
| this woman. too, as live" he added
STOPPING to exam ne the figure more closely.
An exclamation of horror burst from his lips
| as ne recognized, even in that binding storm
the violet eyes and golden hair of the one
that was still dearer to him than ANYTHING
else In the wide World for IT was indeed
VIII Hunter, who had appeared in such
timely manner, to rescue her from the terri
BILE fate which might have been hers had
his eye been whit less keen
AS Is often the case she had travelled In q
circle, and had stopped very near the point
from which she had left the read. Will had
Dssn to tae nearest village that day, and had
nearly reached home, when be found her in
the manner just related. He lifted her ten