The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-09-30

and joke WA had 1t lbs expense. he ans
wered all persuasions to imbibe In the same
way, saying only, mot to-day, boys; not to
day
When sunset came he was still in his seat
BE wanted to be home, he wanted to keep his
promise, but be thought he would wait a
while and start later, so as it would not look
to Kate too much as II he ware giving in 80
thinking he went to a quiet corner by him
self, and had not been there long before he
fell asleep. 1t was II o'clock when hs
awoke with a start, and said hurridly:
What Is it, Katef'
A loud roar OF laughter brought him to ha
senses, and a rough voice cried:
"Rube, guess you have been dreaming"
"Yes,n he replied, foolishly; 81 thought
my wife was calling me-"
he glanced at the clock and said:
-'Boys, I must go.n - lt-
'Have something before you leave" was
the general cry.
mo, no; not tonight"
Then be was gone His conscience smote
him as he trudged through the snow. 1t
would be. after 2 o'clock when no reached
home One thing consolsd him somewhat;
he was sober. But vonld Kate be In the
cabin when. he returnedi OF course, she must
ba- Nothing short OF madness could tempt
her to keep the rash vow she made In the
morning. So thought Rube. This was be-
cause he was incapable Of estimating the
great suffering which he had caused his wife.
On he went until through the stiffness Of
the night was borne to his ears the sound Of
falling waters. 1t proceeded from a spot
which marked tho halfway between Pine
vile and his own home, and was caused by
the river tumbling down a deep descent Of
fifteen or twenty feet of rugged rocks. His
road at this point lay close to the river bank,
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As 40 passed 1t he noticed. with a sort Of
shndder, how cold and dark the water
looked as 1t tumbled down For thirty
feet above the falls there was no ice. 1t
broke of abruptly, and the current rushed
from beneath with terrible velocity. Beyond
in the moonlight glistened an rrbroken sur
face of clear ice for fully half a mile before
there was u bend in the rivers bank. The
sight was an old one to Rube, and be paid
little heed to 1t, but stal5ed on silently. still
thinking Of Kate and wondering IL the cabin
would be tenantless. Suddenly he stood
stock still and listened. Many an ear would
have heard nothing but the sound of rushing
waters. Rubeis acute and practiced bearing
detected something more, and he felt In
stinctively for his ammunition and looked to
the printing of his rifle. Then from a dis
lance the sound came again-a peculiar cry,
followed by another and another. until they
ended in a chorus Of unearthly yells. Rube
muttered to himself one word-wolves-and
strained his eyes In the direction of the curve
to the rivers edge. The cry proceeded from
that direction and grew louder every
instant. Before he could decide on
a plan of action there shot out from
the bend in the river what looked to him
like a woman carrying a bundle
and skating for dear life. She strained every
nerve, but never once cried out. Next came
a wolf, followed rapidly by others, which
swelled the pack to a dozen, all ravsnous
yelping, snarling and gaining closely on their
prey. Rube raised his rife, fired and began
to load as he had never loaded before. The
cries came nearer and nearer. Great Godi
the wolves were upon the womani 1t seemed
as IL no earthly hope could save her, when,
quick as an arrow from q bow, she swerved
to one side, tho maddened brutes slid forward
on their hind legs, and she had gained a few
steps. Again she few onward, and again
abe tried the ruse of swerving aside, the man
on the bank In the meantime firing rapidly,
and picking of wolf AFTER 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
beyond. Perhaps she was too frightened to
heal the rushing waters. On she went, max
ing 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:
..Katel Kate Ny God save herI"
The woman was on the brink Of the ice,
when she made a sudden sweep to one side.
Nearly the entire pack, unable to check their
mad flight, plunged into the water, which
carried them swiftly over the rocks, and Kate
Wexford was flying toward the river bank,
where she fell helpless in the snow, her baby
in her arms, while Rube rifle frightened the
remainder of her pursuers away. 1t was
some time before she could answer her hus-
bands voice. When strength enabled her to
do so she arose feebly in the snow, her resolu-
ton to go to her father as strong as ever, but
Rube took her hand, knelt down and said:
Kate, bear with me for the last time. As
GOO is my judge, 1 shall never again taste
liquor. This night has taught me II lesson
which / can not forget"
Kate believed him and accepted his promise.
Then they started for Pineville, Rube carry
ing the baby and more than half carrying his
wife. When they arrived there Kate told
her parents she had been dying to show them
the baby, and, taking advantage OF the
moonlight uight, had made the journey on
skates.
Rube kept his vow, the roses bloomed again
on Kate's cheeks, and to-day a happy family
Of boys and girls feel no touch of shame AZ
they look up with pride to their father.
The Turn OF a Letter Unhfnged His
5tfsU T.s Mind.
Philadelphia Times.
"Do you see that Manner asked a nervous
little man of his neighbor in a Chestnut
street car yesterday. The name designated
was inscribed in scrip letters on a plate glass
show window. 1t was not a very unusual
name, and the little man was asked for an
explanation. "Well, look at it again." he
said, land tell me IL that is an n or a u" A
hasty glance showed that the letter was pc
! ~culiarly formed "Well, now you may think
me a crank when / assure you that hat in
fernal little letter has almost driven me into
a madhouse, but it's a fact, and Pm not a
crank, either. I've ridden down this street
every morning for years and l never devel-
| oped any trace OF insanity until about two
monshs ago, when that sign was stuck up or
that window. At first I was only curious tc
know II it read "Haustetter' or "Hanststter.
I couldn't settle the question, Rnd it began te
prey upon my mind l tried to avoid looking
at it. but whenever l got within a block of thai
corner 1 became nervous, and I mover sue
ceedod in passing 1t without glaring at thu
name. It became a nightmare that tool
absolute possession OF my mind. | am &
bookkeeper, and all day long 1t would glar'
at me from the ledger and journal. I los
my position. ] tried the country, but fount