The Red Cloud chief., 1878-03-07
Ptckled !. Bsiline Spring.
Slow Tom S~e1less~ 49, sstsTWs
q q snpmaioas 81 - = ooss NAH.

Tom ColIc;;e - = miner .;sarn.;sr. co.
burner. or ANYTHING else ;hA; - n~c-s-
sarS. Nhsn be hnd. that h. pocket a
growing empty sal HI, harder lean
Tom. with the friends. JOE M JaAr.
wAs making \ painful journey from
Pine Grove. in E.miralda county. -
Fa,;-n Nevada They Csmp~1 oB-
Aft. moon bs some hot sprsng, near
Walker Lake. And discovering = holc
half fall 81 cold ~ai~g. GEAR on. ut the
hottest sprlngs. turned the be-; ~aisr.
\. = flowed oct Il the spung. ,nio ~"
hole. until the hot and cold >ic- hlrnd-
Ing made exactly the rgh; temperature
tor n bath. Then they plunged ia and
cuJuSci the delicious. water rs onlv
those can no have Travelled over the
du>ts alkAll roads tog several dSVs
When 'h~y had eaten their supper aai
lighted their pipes. tho theme uf their
conversation fuT = hong ,lmc ~h,ic thes
smoked Wa> their bath ant the wonder
ful T-frv>hmrui which q hai bn'ush,
them Thew SPREAD ;h~Ir blanket. n a
grassy >,,u; behind some willows. = few
ward, away from ih" -prings. aud fell
asleep
Tom wa~ up With the dawn Ihr
IL Ih" bath Wss fresh IN hIs
mind. and ~ h- bounded from hi- t.sn-
k-t-. and. with a skip and n jump.
plunged into the clear water and >anA
la Ia, neck. Then CaiEc a howl ~ an
gui~h. and b." spraHg upon the bank
with all th" agility IL a Mild cat In
the meantime. HI, far >kiu hal changed
la the color ut 4 pickl-d lobster. The
hot water had t-,rn running al night
al the cold water had been ncutrAliEri
hours before the dawn. Nnd now the
water in tn. hole WAS almos, of the
>aiur temperature a. the water IN the
boiling spring from which IL flowed
Tom was IN a terrible state. lie SAYS
Il thought | ~a, picklri- hut he dbl
not hesitate a. 10 the course ~ should
pursue.
With infinite care he drew on hi,
pants and boots. Forcing bark icarsut
anguish, h. managed Ia walk back -
camp. Though II ~rung his heart. h"
pat an hi- uli-t frank smile ~ he
ncarcd the rendezvous. for Jake ~ss
Just then sitting Up IN HI, blankets. gap
Ing AMI stretching. Seeing Tom ap-
proach. Jake asked where he hal been
Tom replied that the recollection II the
magnificent bath IL the previous even
Ing VA, 80 Vivid in his ms that he
could not think of breaking camp with
ont repeating II. and added
Its Just lovely. Jake
Jake did not wait to hear more. bu,
sprang from his bed and rushed away
toward the spring. A. swiftly ~ Tom
could. he followed. and from behind the
willows kept covert watch. He saw
Jake throw of his few clothes. spring
into the water. heard n veil of anguish.
and then SAW him with wonderful haste
emerge and spring upon th. bank. AMI
yaIuly try. by swift application, If hi,
hand, I" different points II his body. To-
arrest tn" int"lrrahlr pain. swearing
and CRYING all the time.
At last Jake managed Ia get into his
clothes anil started for camp. Meeting
Tom. he began with fierce InycctiSs Ia
upbraid him for his deception. But
Tom cut him short IN an instant. Hush
up said he, would YOU bsWl like n
calf and give us away. when | want Ia
conk that other son Of n gun up In tn.
camp
Nt'ti'u nv tHlN, Jah' SIf" Huiff,
and both leisurely proceeded to- camp
By this time Joe had commenced to
rouse up. and. seeing the others APP
preach. asked them where they had
been. Tom answered c~hrcrfullv. aud
WAS holding his pantaloons away from
IN, body IN tn. rear nj the time ID
YOU think wc could break camp with
out II more magnificent swim? Not
much
AT this, joe, getting up cried Not
much. YOU bet and dashed away to-
ward tn. spring.
As he disappeared behind tn. willows.
ON sprang for his pistol. and said 10
Jake: Get Your gun. quick II will
meal business when Joe comes back
In "A few seconds Joe did come back.
He was crying and cursing f%uriously.
and never stopped until he caugh, up
his pistol.
Drop it, said Tom. II have n dead
bead on YOU. AMI 80 has Jake. BeSides,
| took all the caps oil Your gun
The difficulty Wa finally adjusted.
but the trio look their brcakfas, stand
Ing that morning. and. to spare the
mules. they did not ride much for the
succeeding three days.
Old Roman Brick work.