The Republican journal., 1884-08-07
Up the Flue.

"l on must have naG some rare eN-
periences to tell us, Mrs. Boswell" said
persuasive Lieutenant Russell, while we
waited for the mail stage. "You have
been at this frontier post ever since
Captain Boswell was stationed here ?"
Yes we have been here eight years, y
She replied, with the rare smile that
glorilied her face. ~ have passed
through many trying ordeals here, but
really think had an adventure in the
east before married the captain, equal
to anything that have experienced"
"Will You relate it, and oblige us p
urged Russell.
"Mrs. Boswell" said Dan, the ire
pressible y0ungster OF eur party. Jim, y
Jerking his thumb toward the lieutenant,
ais out west on purpose to spill ink for
the New York papers. You can become
heroine of romance if you will"
THANK YOU said our little hostess.
~ don't mind accepting the honor"
Three of us were sitting in an inner
apartment Of the small frontier hostery.
The bar-room was packed with miners,
and we had chosen to have our supper
served by ourselves, as we had appoint
ed 10 90 on to Custer City in company.
Mrs. Boswell was much below the
Medium size uuiclJ Of sneech Gobt ot
movement as \ bird and graceful rs a
tawn.
..It vas in IL y Cha hoonn al had
Just made the acquaintance OF Captain
Boswell, be having some business mat
ters to arrange with father, had called at
our place several times. Finally, there
father we're rlnsetnd the Greater mart of
the day. overhau)ing papers memoranda.
deeds and rrrpints XIV father At that
lime was doin9 4 rrnat deaI Of business
as an attorney
"At frafime father said to me .Rass
Won won'r mind an evening alone so lnng
AS Thomas is about win 9on ~
81 said no. for altboigh there were
MANY rohberies hpinu committed in tho
neighborng cities rrivatp families in the
subnrbs felt no fear Onr honse was q
mile from the city nroner and a half
mile from neicbhors nithnr WOW
" we find he cnntinu4d that the
CAPTAIN his cot to hnnt up some more
papers CONCERNING the estate before he
can olive Harrnn a satisfactorily title We
shall 90 TO iudge Whitcomb's office and
opr search may he so successful that n
o'clock will find Ms home AGAIN, sin we
NAV be detained lonper Shan,t I call
and tell your Consin Vjllv ia come down
and snrnd the niaht With Won ?"
nsNo--ves y c0ntrodirtori]v ansvarad
.Dn as von nleasn an not timid IN tho
least with Tbomas ahont,
".Bnt Cantain Roswell is ooino to
leave :, o0o here nntil he retn,ns
Does anv one know ahont the
money y
only ourselves,
o..Then I pm not afraid Reside Won
are nlclv to ha hack hnforo nro,,a,'ords Dc :
yawn and thieves do wall, ahroad
Thomas bronght Tho borSo ronnd
and while father snolla to him tanchad
the cantaip,s sleeve.
.Nbere is vonr monav loft ,,
"In your fathers dnsL in tho library
Tben he Innl,ad win . tondor innni,.i,, =,
glance INTO nv fara now tbe littie rn,n :
ans cheek tnshod at tha memory, and
said .I.ittIe girl if Won ara in ma leas
afraid we win NOT on to.nigbt altbomgb
if is ahsolntalr nocoSSarv '''''''7
.J told him honesty tbo+ wos ,o+
afraid nnrnr had tbat s+rotnno of
tirniditv IN my maLo ~, naaui;'r i'',i ~
w0nankind and ~ tbev r. mroda aar.,, au.ay
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