The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-11
Copyright Secured Al E.,g.ts E..,,u,i.l
Driven From Sea TO Sea:
Or, JUST A CAMPIN'.
BIT G. c. POST.
PCRIISUvD ny PF.Hrssrps oV J. r. DowSE
i 60. PUBLrsEzHs. CHIC.Go.
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BIT 2. c. POST.

the 4aiy. and the ncN; day john Par
sons ',DS them over ID Mr. Mcckcr and
got tie money Tor them.
ON tn way home he stop ed At an
ofhc~ nc."ibpr's and borrowed 4 heavy
WAGON. and the day following stt!td
t. town br.gh' and early with Ill. lc,irr
10 EraeIu- - Ii carefully concealed IN
Lis iu- DE- pocket
.'I3"t ,hajll fetch him home % a
run, gee :nu-cl i, he dropped il into
Tie . ace n The landing Just in time 10
hay" i ret mo The mail ba@ a, it was
tciu. ct rc,dv for the down boat.
.'IIo ii b- here ia n week 81 that letter
roe straight. cr else be ain I a, good
al tabin a hint Il / think he is
Mr.. Par 0ns noticed tl.at her hus-
band Wa unusually oily that night
when h. *. .Su"J h"ur. and all the
ncA, day and the DAYS that followed
after II.
H. had always tried to appear cheer
ful IT, "a: pr-~c:cc o. hi, fanny. and
ia! m".er faded to respond - am eli
fort & johnny to got up u Laugh,
though { Of en- cau-ci him al effort TO
do - bUt on This particular evening,
although i VA, late and h" must have
been lrcd. hc really fit jo!!y. and he
,oAci Lacy about one oi Ia. clerks 4:
the store, where n and her mother
had traded when in town, and also
aboUt a Lc.ghbur's son. who had shown
"a 81 position 10 seek h"r society, but
who, not rrc.eIIu" any ENCOURAGEMENT.
had decided that she wa stuck up, =
and 80 informed the other young lco-
pie Of b - aqua u,ancc.
Tie litter was lhr,e daEs IA reaching
is destination, and then lay IN the
pos.-ot.cc several days more he ore
bciug allied for.
Ira>tu- had Do correspond snts otlcr
than lie members Of Mr.. Parsons,
fami,. a4d A. there had horn It'll" that
was pleasant to write aboGt o either
SIDE. ~l.;l.rs had not been ir- uent be-
tween them OF ia.c, and the Young man
seldom wrnt t. the post Ollie.
On ,Iav ~ Ia" w.S working with
several 81 his nrighh,rS mon a d'"h
which va, Ia Ec the means of .rrlgaiing
Their ca ms. another ~n"ighb"r, who
had been 10 town. rode up and, stop.
ping n lrI-r. called ont.
Her. llenmnGway; here's a letter
for you
fr;t tus was N his shirt ,~l""yc; in the
dtca. shoy".ing, and tie Eor>cman
leaned from his saddle and handed him
TIL | :.'r.
Ii iAa''S from your girl, She don {
writ" . very lurty hand il" SAID. with
y wink at the other dtciIcrs, who had
... ,4.,l NIL food fsasth. ~,
th'Ir -p.d"s.
Glanrin" at ia" supcr,crip;ion. i.ras-
tus saw that i: WAS in a etrtug" hand
The post marx. however. proclaimed i
To h" from l'h~ippSburr. and his first
though; MA, that something ter iblr
had a.ain happened To lnc'e John aud
his family that thcy were all dead.
may to-. and a stranger had written 10
inform him.
~lla-t.l, tearing OFF the envelope. he
iookr! "a. the sI-natur" AMI SAW the
name. John Parsons in stiti. awh-
ward letters, NJ the bottom of the PAGE,
and it Il ,>hc over him that Lucy va
married and that Uncl" John had writ
ten To- tell him of il because no one else
liked 10 DO So, and the Hood rushed II
lil~ IL Z. " ill'I ihsAs ~ NM u !
rs CpGpaa on> mus; hear II.
iiui no. he letter said: Lucy and
her mother had zone 10 town
Then she WAS not married yet The
blood ic-an la return 10 AIS rro9c.
channels.
lucy has given Annclscy his walkin'
papcr~."
Could Il ic possible thai She was not
Coins 10 marry the New lorhcr after
ali
And # not. what then?
tn" letter seemed plain enough to I've
understood without possibility II mis-
take. Vet he read il the second I me- be-
lore its full import zane 10 him, aud
then the blood rushed To his heart even
more violently than before.
"lucy might hc his Net-tlIat j. what
Unc'e John meant he said 10 him
self. ''If shc had not loved some one
else better she would not have dis
missed Annclscy.' And .'shc did not
encourage any of the Young mon
there "-.ha; WAS what the letter SAID.
and il said he was To come n once.
He had climbed out Of the ditch and
was hrusking the dirt from his overalls
with his hands.
MIR. Johnson" ne said. addressing
the nci.hhor with whom he boarded.
Will Won let me have your oau horse
for a couple of weeks and use my colts
while I'm ."ne' I'm gong home and
want Il make the trip AS quickly Is
possible. and neither of the colts can
stand \ hard iaunt under the saddle
very well. I'll take good ARE 81 the
roam and promise not IL hurt him. Ii
DO Won NAV take YOU choice of the
colts 10 paw the damage"
Nv hat up2'
"Fo,k> s.ck?"
why don't Won go 10 Frisco and
take the Sieamer?' came from one and
another of the crowd.
The fact Is" replied Era>tus. with
his usual straightforward honesty. Il
have no, got money enough. lon fell
lows AnoN how IL i yourselves. Morey
dont grow on these sand ridges until
they are irrigated: hut | a ride
through III tour days by travelling late
and early and resting in the hottest
part of the dav. and not hurt the horse
4 hit if Nir. Johnson will let me have
him. and il won: cost half IS much A.
II viii 10 20 by the ears and boat"
10 can have the horse If vou want
him, replied Mr.. Johnson. Il know
,Hou won't hurt him; hut YOU haven't
told Us Vet who is sick or dead"
There no one sick or dead. boys:
but IN going. and going I o start to-
night"
"Glri run away with another fellow?"
asked one II the men. with a grin.
mo. my girl ha,n't run away with
Snoihcr fellow. replied the Young
man. with 4 laugh that some way re-
minded him of what he had Often called
the "giggling' of the girls.