Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-11
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." "''' o'p'o"'per--tne second HSeptem bs
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a Ralph Jerome rstwned--rcturned
u nan I'M ths fpll gloSy If his ,uaukood,
ffsNSort kSfils Sci un, h, khtut
. bright kiA hdpe Ank his krs& hear
all aglow with love and longing. An,
then upon the very eve of his home
n coming, The saw his darling ride BY 40
conpauied by, stranger, - fsller ut
|. iiuintin from Denyerp bis father said
' ana all the world grow dark. It1,'l
For little 1t was hard toi believe =
hard to admit that this beautiful. tan,
1 tallzing ,fairy-this girl OF, perfect face
and and form @ who laughed and Iechattsd
30 galiy, day after day, Willie the Singh!
lar costumel buntsrnau, who ever ,,y a,a
eomranied her looked on with a.l,pirjpe
eyes--was tile Jennie who kjssea him
goodbye. ,g ,, '',a l I, ',1 = I, I$
But as ''. the an'tnmn waned, lpoHf Ralph
was forced to accept the fact, 1t WIS
the 't same Jennie, only sweeter, more en-
trancing, more beguiling than ever; but
still Jennie, blossomed into a fiirt,
IWl,sthg .4srpld love was dead or not
remained upknQwp. She treated Carl
Condo evelhas slietreated RalDh Jdfdme.
holding both by her wondrous beauty
and charm Of manner, Yet holding them,
at mslength. Neither man could learn
his fate, and even the heart Of the NOM.
ta''eer failed llirn'as the girl escaped his
eager questioning agail, aud again. u
Pool tbatI amp ,nuttered Jerome.
as he rode hdneward one November
night, after an evening, jnst,without the |,
gates Of raradise; "fool that / am! II,
will give up the game. She does not
&c love p me-she can, not, OF she would not
tantalize me So ! will give her up; and
yet, my God, it viii kill me. Oh, Jennie
--'hy darling, my darlihgw' aI't.l' +
Affairs were thus tangled, when, one I
day, a r''mor came to Sunrise Valley
that the Unconpahgre Indians were f.
upon the war patch. b 81" Il
Dave Mcfarland, and old guide and III
trapper, brought the unwelcome lnews J
md gave The warning. G ,a"" KIM. ,r,". Z
"Ye'd best lot the wimmin folks 20
Town to Pueblo" said he. '::Ef the reds r
re out, we kin take keer q the cabins 9
'etter here alone an Of it's all a mis- Y
axe, thar will be no harm done, any ~
vay." baa ss.f... r1dliI rIreI ri
Carl Condo announced his intention of d.
eturning to Denver, tt1lt '4t<i 81
f"He might stay and help fight, If p
here's rn' lighting to BE done,Dt whispered
ennie, with blush to Mrs.i Jerome.
But the old lady was little deaf, '''
I'D did not hear her. ''''i.. y tndh III
'"lfryouare bound for the city, Mr.. oa
'nde," said Ralph on the following f Ia
ornlng, and before the womep had ~
parted, let me advise You togo by ~
dian Pass. It is the shortest route, =, -
d in ten minutes you will be on the wo
'lrplay road, and safe.,"as Should YOU YOU ~
ke the Southern trail, however Won WI
Il havethirty miles of dangerous road Iii
cover. Your road does hot lie to- TO- sapaa
rds Pueblo after you leave the val. is,''
: AiHI br#aH paIyH3 .It -pH -
Fhe other liesitatetl. AEluH ~ Rtll aW'
do not know the pass,n said he, .al- You
ugh | should prefer that ropte.Y frg wit
1 will guide you to the Fairplay d 1''
d" said Jerome, picking up if, bis rife. ~
is not a long ride, and we need fear lug
Indians to-day" 1850 iaa.j 70. '. Isl
And | will go with you, psaid a sweet ban
'e behind them. III wish to look the
n Indian Pass once more before II thes
@ the valley" ''i' .f'1'ff' ,,..,I ,gi the
was Jennie Donaldson who spoke. she
9TH gentlemen opposed this plan, a 10,
the willfnl beauty was determined, hear
the result was that an hour later lay !
dc had bidder his friends good.by, selvt
accompanied by Ralph and Jennie dreh
riding riding rapidly along the trail An
'rd the mountain pass. 2 l'H IN was
they climbed the rugged foothills tic $
followed the winding road, mount ing
'ver higher and higher, few words Dave
% oetween them. arl, ."f IN ~" by, a
nde was silent because Of the sorrroww little
is heart; Jerome because of the ing Il
in his; and the girl, 'bcca,isen She woun
OF both sorrow and anger, and blayin1
neither assaage nor appease, ,l,,j softly
3 mi miles slipped away behind them, XXI
forced ut length by the rugged aud l
ness OF the way to n slower pace,
iaboriously climbed towaEd mel Itv
.'0''' s' b , l%," j again,
# a mile more would bring them to should
'mmi1' Ihsa arrest, p rIpid, gaL pitt, J
az noui' an" 'ne fairpiay road the ~
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