Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-28
Up THE FLUE.

been NJ this frontier post ever since
Captain Boswell W., stationed here?"
Yes; We have bHen lere eight
years she replied. with tie rare smile
that gl1riiiCd her facc .' | have passed
through many ordeal, here. but / really
think that l had AN adventure In the
East. before ! married the Captain,
equal 10 anything that | have expo
ricnccd.
win you relate IL, and oblige us?"
urged Russell
Mrs. Boswell" said Dan, the ire
prcs.,blc yOung.tcr of our party.
Jim, jerking his thumb toward the
Lieutenant. 81, out West here ON pur-
pose 10 spill ink for tie NewYork pa
pcrs. You can become heroine of ro-
nance, II you will"
Thank yOu,' said our little hostess.
don mind accepting the honor
Three at US were sitting i'm AN inner
apartment Of the small frontier hostel
~. The bar-room was packed with
miners, and we had chosen To have our
supper served by ourselves. as we had
appointed To go on 20 Custer City i'm
company.
Ms. Boswell was much below the
medium size. quick of speech. light Of
movement n bird, and graceful rs
fawn.
1T was in Is" she began. 81 had
Just mad' the acquaintance of Captain
Boswell, he having some business mat
ters toarrangc with father. had called at
our place several times. Finally there
came n rare day in autumn. and he and
fatIer were closctcd the gr alter part Of
the DAY, Oycrnauling papers. mcmoran-
da, deeds and receipts. My father ut
that time was dong "a great deal of
bus ness rs mn attorney.
AZ tea-time father said to me: Bless.
you won't mind an evening alone, so
long rs Thomas is about, will you?'"
said no, for although there were
many rOhbcrics being committed i'm the
ncighboring cities, private families in
the suburbs felt mo- fear. cur house was
mile from the city proper. and n alf
mile from ne.ghhurs either way.
We find. h. cont nucd. 'that the
Captain has got to hunt up some more
papers concerning the estate before he
can give Barron satisfactory title. We
shall - Co Judge Whitcomb's office
and our search may be- SO successful
that eleven o'clock will find a, home
again. still we may be detained longer
Shan't | call and tell your cousin NiiIlv
10 come down aud spend the night with
you?'
80 NO-ycs.' contrndictorily an
swcred do as YOU please: am not
umid in the least, with Thomas about. ;
80 iut Captain Boswell i going 10
leave five thousand dollars here until ne
returns
docs any one know about the
money!"
"'Only ourselves
Then | an not afraid. Resides.
YOU are likely to be- la'k before grave
yards yuwn and On ewes do walk
abroad
Thomas brought the horse round.
anu while father spoke to him. touched
the Captains sleeve:
80 Where !. Your money left?'
IN your father desk in the libra
ry.' Then hC looked with tender. in
quiring glance into INV face (how the
little wOman's checks flushed nj the
memory. and said Little Girl. II Won
are in the least afra Il. we will not oo
tonight. although 10 is absolutely nee.
Cssary.
81 told him. honestly. that vas mn,
afraid. | never had that strata of tim
mlty IN my mikc-up p'cul. ar To wom-
anAind; and So they rode away.
- sang about my work. a. | mt
things IN shape around the room. and
NcWcl the brilliant sunset without a fear
or care.
Thomas. our new man-of-all-work.
was very busy puttering about the
grounds, ting up grapc-vincs and
mu hing cvcrgrceus. | knew there
was coarse aftermath upon the hill. that
father was anxious 10 have put on the
strawberry beds. and seeing Thomas Oo
up there with his basket. | tied a scarf
over my head. took another basket. and
went up 90 help him.
AS ! passed up the hill saw man
In the highway speaking To him. / hes
itated about going ON, but the man
made only moments pause. and then
went down the hill, and was soon con-
Cealcd 10y turn i'm the highway.
Who was that, ThOmas?' I in
quircd
"'Oh. miss. Il was a man from the
mills. saying that my brother has had a
bad fall ON the dam, and is believing
for me TO come and see him. His legs
he broSc entirely
w hat will YOU do?'
told the man could not come To
see him to-day-but IL I went. miss I
would be SURE To- be back by eleven of
the clock. il not earlier
You may GO. Thomas. IL your
brother is hurt 50 bad. Papa will not be
away long
q" But. INV Young lady
Never mind me in such case rs
this | always was very tender-hcarted
You may go, and will run right back
tO the house,
lie talked afew moments more. was
prufusc iu his thanks for my Kindness
and then started down for the city
took up the two baskets. and went sing
Ing To tie house.
Il sat an hour by the open window.
enjoying intensely this being alone. and
the quiet beauty Of the cool. autumn
evening.
Perhaps you will wonder NJ this ~
and the dimples played about her prettv
mouth. but little birds were sin0inS
n now song in my heart. and the 6uiet
let me hear the sweet echoes.
But directly / chided myself for
being rather careless. as the road was n
thoroughfare. and n chance stra00ler
might surprise me. I arose, closed INV
window, and. obeying some strange.
impressive power, walked through the
ball into the library. took my fathers
key from its accustomed place, unlocked
his desk, found the package of five
thousand dollars. and. placing IL in nv
bosom, re-locked the door, and returned
90 the sitting-room. did not light a
lamp; had no need of a fire, as that
from the kitchen stove warmed the sit
ting room sufficiently in this mild
weather
"The house was old-fashioned, very.
with a fireplace In the sitting room
opening mp into chimney Of capacity
sufficient for = foundry stack. We had