The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-05-13


that isall want 10 >ee.
~ II 50 awful, DickY
III Is really awful. MARY"
s.And now IL looks like like the
plains 81 Egypt. can't conceive Of
anything disturbing the perfect peace
Of this beautiful scene. See that cloud
away on there. Dick"
"Ahout tile size o. man's handP
see II"
ITS tho only speck IN the sky said
his wife.
sits not like our sky. them said
Dick. rs he kissed her standing on the \
very top Of Dams Rock. do you
know Il is time We were moving now.'
I'VE have only been here little
while"
1T l. three hours since we stopped
at the foot Of Dams Rock.
my goodness, Dick"'
That's what I'm always saying to
myself when think youtcok me before
all the other fellows"
ut cant be"
s.Look for yourself" said Dick, hold
ing ont his watch.
tits the grandest day Of my life,
Dick. wouldn't have missed II for
anything"
liz gave her his hand and helped her
down the rough places. Once IN
while Mary would stop TO gather bits
Of moss and flowers as mementos Of
red letter day. At least an hour was
consumed in the descent. Then they
cot into the buggy and turned home-
ward. but not on the road leading past
brakes.
"Wv want to see all that can be
seen. don't we?'' said Dick!
"By All means,n answered his wife,
as she tied her hat loosely and pre-
pared To enjoy the drive home. But
didn't your father tell You to 60 home
J The other i the better road"
"You know best, Dick"
dicks mare went At Shaping
pace. Y. She smells oats" said Dick. X
1 look al Pringlo's Flat, Dick"
4 s.Pretty, isn't it?"
4 sThere Is not leaf stirring. one
would think. II looks 50 restfnl over
Y there Ii might be deserted village. Z.
7 /" II does look unusually quiet. now
y notice il. But then this sun is terrible
See il you can find orr house oyel
a there. Mary"
J There was long silence. then thu
i Young wife gieeiuly pointed out th'
i house. and there was another long 81
il lence, which was broken BY Mrs. Hop
II saving suddenly. \. What i that curiou
e sound / hear?'
4. - hear nothing"
u .Thcre' DO YOU hear it now?n
n Dick inclined an ear. They wer
I. fairly clear of the rough land at tn
81 base of Dams Rock now, and the mar
"A Wa trott.ng rapidly. Suddenly he
drivers firm hand brought her upo
Al her haupchcs. Dick listened intently
a His wife was right; her ears wer
1. kecner than his. There cas somctnin
in the air.
N. Al that instant Mary's hand clutche
he his arm convulsively As she cried on
il ..Oh. Dick. what i that back 81 us'
So She was looking back with horro
id stricken eyes and pale lips:
~ Dick turned. A cloud like blac
VI wall was rushing down on them;
" seemed to Dick Hopes eyes a black Z
AZ ink. An awful fear possessed mn
~ There was hush. stiffness IN the 2
as chilling as the terrible cloud benin
ds them. s'Go long, he exclaimed, DC
he peratcly. cutting the mare fierccly va
his whip.
~ The mare shot ont like an arrow. AZ
at that moment another sound smo
their ears - sound that was like y
crash 81 worlds. The mare plunge
l reared. then resumed her onwa
de course. Her owner had lost all 60
we troll Of her.
But one thought animated Dick Ho
Is he clasped his wife with his rig
an arm. while he held fast 70 the rel
,ur with his left hand, shutting his tee
his like Il wise. That thought was. Ar
eat God we reach the river-bottom!
ind The earth groaned under their 10
A sound like the rush and roar a
aid screams ~ 4 million locomoti,
deafened them. Dick Hope
we stinctively turned and clasped
so young wife in his arms. ne ana !
hat see the mare; he saw nothing
You his wifc's face, and something -
mia struck terror 70 his heart his 2,
was rs ashy gray ut that moment ~
Int young wife's when she turned her \
we'd appealing look upon himand moved
lips. His one prayer was that tn
ten might die together II seemed 70 th
ted then that ali the sound In the air .
pom earth was condensed, gathered into
ter awful shrek. Earth and sky were
had liberated. Dick Hope felt himself ~
day up and flung like flake through
EN-, air.
ster When he recovered his senses he
lad lying where he had prayed e. be-
81 the river-bottom. with his wife close
side him. The awful storm did
ass divide them. The tornado, like r
n inc beast, had simply taken them N
one its teeth. 80 to speak, tossed them asi
"a q and pursued its path. Where they "