Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27

surface of clear ice for fully half mile
before there was bend in the
rivers bank. The sight was an old one
to Ru5e, and he paid little heed to it,
but stalsed on silently, still thinking OF
Kate and wondering if the cabin would
be tenantless. Suddenly he stood stock
still and listened. Many an ear would
have heard nothing, but the sound
of of,ts rushing ana ,sntteas waters. hgl; Ru6e's
detected something more, and he felt in
stinctively for his ammunition and looked
to the printing of his rifle. Then from
distance the sound came again-a pc
culiar cry, followed by another and an
other, until they ended in wild chorus
of unearthly yells. Rube muttered to
himself one word--wolves-and strained
his eyes in the direction of the curve in
the rivers edge. The cry proceeded
from that direction and grew louder
every instant Before he could decide
on plan of action there shot out from
the bend in the river what looked to
him like woman carrying bundle and
skating for dear life. She strained every
nerve, but meyer once cried ont. Next
came wolf, followed rapidly by others,
which swelled the pack to dozen, ali
ravenous, yelping, snaring and gaining
closely on their prey. Rube raised his
| rifle, fired and began to load as he had
never loaded before. The cries came
nearer and nearer. Great God! the
wolves were upon the woman Itseem-
| ed as if no earthly hope could save her.
| when, quick as an arrow from bow,
| she swerved to one side, the maddeded
brutes slid forward on their hind legs,
and she had gained few steps. Again
she flew onward, and again she tried the
| ruse of swerving aside, the man on the
bank in the meantime firing rapidly,
and picking off wolf by wolf. A fresh
danger arose. The woman evidently did
not see the abrupt break in the ice above
the falls and the dark swift current
which lay bevond. Perhaps she was too
frightened to hear the rushing waters.
On she went, making straight for the
falls, the wolves almost on her heels,
and the mans voice crying in terrified
accents, as he dropped on his knees in
| the snow:
"Kate Kate! My God, save her!
The woman was on the brink OF the
ice, when she made sudden sweep to
one SHE. Nearly the entire pack unable
to check their mad flight, plunged into
the water which carried them over the
rocks, and Kate Wexford was flying to.
ward the river bank, where she fell
uelpicSS III tile SHOW, ner UaD6 III her
arms, while Rubes rifle frightened the
remainder of her pursuers. 1t was
some time before she could answer her
husbands voice. When strength en-
abled her to do so, she rose feebly in the
snow, her resolution to go to her faith
er as strong as ever Rube took her
hand, knelt down and said:
"Kate bear with me for the last time.
AS God is my judge, l shall never again
taste liquor. This night has taught me
a lesson which cannot forget"
Kate believed him and accepted his
promise. Then they started tor Pine
vile, Rube carrying the baby and more
than half carrying his wife. When
they arrived there, Kate told her par
ents she had been dying to show them
the baby and taking advantage of the
moonlight night, had made the journey
on skates.
| Rube kept his vow, the roses hloomed
again to kate's cheeks, and to- day a
happy family of boys and girls feel no
touch Of shame as they look up with
pride to their father.-From the New
York Mercury.