The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-29

treme poverty for even that rough
country. Georgia withdrew his head
and his companion took q look, after
which they both softly retreated some
little distance into the timber and
paused.
"Wenp" said Roney.
burned queer" said Georgia.
Kinder sick-looking, ehP'
Georgia nodded his head thought
fully. =,
"Let's see the boys about it." said
Roney, and then they both retraced
their steps to the saloon.
The boys listened with interest to the
report and pulled their boards and
scratched their heads in attempts to OBJ
tain solution as to what allied the Her
nit Many and various were the ex-
plantations given, and then they decided
that Georgia and Roney had better go
back and knock at the door and inquire,
at any rate, If anything was wrong: so
thereupon the two once more started up
the trail. They knocked-first softly
and then louder-but elected no re-
sponse or caused any show of life with
in, save the extinguishment Immediate
ly of the light. H.H
"No use," whispered Roney, and
cabin and ;ts sol;tarv an3 ecc.ntr;c o.
cupant and ioined their Comrades.
Tha noTt S.v nassed and the nart and
tho T.-r,; o-aya No s;ons ~ eI;stenca
Th.t aran;ng tba mail csne in and
amone the letters was one. in a wom-
an,s 5snJ for Jobn Harmer Mineral
C;tv. San Juan County. Col. There
was NOT sncb , nersonaoe in the county.
so for as the bpvs Enew hnt Georcia
snddenlv snooesfed that Il mioht he for
tLo Tar,;t eeTy,;s saor,aJ r,,ost nrs,ha-
LIa and ha r.s da,nted - CO.. - nm
and dsi;ver - 70 cprrect
AS before ali the knocking failed tn
obte;n an anewer and Georg3a alter a
moment,s hes;t.t;on mt hss shoulder
to the door and With as EttIe noise nc
possible burst the wooden button Of
That served "a a lock. The neYt in
slant and Georgia was in the room. The
Hermit Law extended upon the floor. his
face flushed and hot with fever and his
lonu thin f;nUers nervouslv o,rasnin0
and relaY;no a9ain the torn b,snket o5
which he tosseS
aWbst,s The matter old na,d,,, sa;d
C,eoro;a .s be ra;se5 the old mans
head -. :
The feyered ewes slowly turned to-
ward his face. The emaciated FINGERS
opened and the moor. lonely old fellow
said bnsk;Iv.
..Don,t fell horp,
WboEteI, wbopn
AEce moor little thing she don,t
know
-..Tb;nk;np Of his folks in the States >,
muttered Georgia. and then tenderly
and carefully he lifted the sick man in
his arms and strobe away to his own
cabin.
The news of the Hermit's sickness
spread tbrouob the camp and blankets
and food came from AN auarters for his
nae The store was ransacked for the
best that IL could afford. A terrible
slauphtering of mountain grouse took
nIace that S;ch brotbs migRt he made
Tor the invalid. One man travelled s;x.
teen miles to Silyerton to secure a can
of peaches, and the men almost fought
in their anxiety to act as nurses and
watchers. Georpia thanked the bovs.
hnt kent them avav. admittipo o1Iv
one or two to Aid him in the care of the
old man. But desnite ali this attention
the old fellow sank and sank. and II
soon became evident that the mountain
fever had one more victim.
One nioht Geor0ia sat smoking his
nine and musino. The owner Of the
letter had been found. for in his raw.
inps the old man had often mentioned
the name Harmer. but the bows feared
lest he should die before reading it,
and this perplexed Georgia sadly.
What was he to do with il. and migbt
il not contain matters of importancei
Had the old man any friends or rela-
tives living. and where were they to be
foundP All these things and many
more came fitting through his brain,
and he did not hear his patient SLOWLY
raise himself in bed and stare about him.
The old man looked the room over and
then his eyes rested on the burly form
by the fire. g.
Georgia. he said.
In an instant Georgia sprang to his
feet and fastened to the bedside.
-. Why. pardner. durn it-yer-ye,
getting better, amt youP''
The old man smiled, wearily.
"Tel me all about it." he said.
Georgia briefly recounted the story
of his illness, touching but lightly or
what he had done and LAYING grea,
stress ON the interest of the men.
"But. now, old man, you'll soon be
up and among 'em," he concluded, with
q cheerful laugh.
mo-" said the old fellow, with the
same weary smile, "but-but 1 thanh
you."
"Ob nonsan.e--tb.t,. al r;oht-
vou,re onlv a Iee,le sbooI mn vo,
know-it,s material after beino "a I'm,
down as you've been. You'll soon b.
all right.cheer up. and don't let We,
sand run out: besides. rye cot a lette,
for you.n : .
"Letter-for meP'' and the old man,
face lighted up with an eagerness tina,
sent a tremor through Georpia's homes
heart lest the missiye. After ali. should