The Red Cloud chief., 1885-08-28

medicine she KEEP: al hand, Jaca's lace
looked in n the door.
'.sick. hain't she??" he whisnere5
oh
The hoe shook a, a peal .: thun-
der. Ike tie boom If .un-. raced
about Il. AID Miss Jane cr:ci out. f,r
the bottle f'.l from her hand and shat
tered on he moor.
"haIA yc rot no more" asked
Jack Il Z - 20 the '~pn:cc4rv- OF
to The doctors. know where The doc
tor lives
NJ, Jane didn't answer.
l. would bc dire cruelty t. send that,
mor-el Of humanity ont II such a storm,
bur taii>ta-
Ecfore sae could collect her thought.
n" ram beat heavily in a, the open
door, and JACK wa zone.
Sne sprau- out To cal af,e- him C
20 by the Ioad and not 81 t.r -;cpainC
stones, bat the WIND rushed round TIE
house and carried her word, ava. and
Jack. with snap at hi, heel, had been
swallowed up by the mint JacS had
been in tone am long enough 10 know
that il was a half m.r t. DR. " .lu:yrc.
hy III road WI. tAc path that led o.
Ia" >tepp!.g-~'on"> & o., Mad Bros
WAS only haii a>f,r.
Vel - over the ,tevpn'-s,one>,
for may b" shes a~-,iyin. sad JacA &
snap, and Snap responded bY a lit,
how a. they lid down the path.
Dr. Mcintyre wa SICK himself. an
young DR.. Harry la! dr.v-n of 10 Sob.
adil tn set "A mans ieg. bat Mr.. Wood
bury. the hDu-chcep T, IN the Old doc
tor TO gcthcr pUt up the me !.cinc wa!cI.
q, Mr.. Woo bury sad. always fetched
/ Mrs. kmmons right round when >nt
had them spells: bat I'm atrai! You !
tumble down and spill it. YOU poor little
dear" the Kind woman added.
Jack pulled Il BIT OF Il r,y string from
his pocket for answer. and made the
bottle fast 20 Snap neck.
..Nc cant tumble down. said In.
little master. but Mrs. Woodbury. va
only divided Il, 10 tn" risks.
Nothing better presented itself. how
ever. 20 she obviously rolled the pow
dcrs in a bit Of o led six, and started
the two homcward. withvery Little hope
the medicine would reach there. if the
boy and dog Il ii.
Mad Brook WIS roaring when the dog
reached it. foaming over the stepping
stones. but the moon was struggling
out now, and showed Il tree blown
across from bank To bank.
keep close to me, old fellow sad
Jack, starting nimbly across. Amos,
over, a dead branch snapped. and Jack
fell. He caught a limb with each hand.
and drew himself half out Of the water;
but the boughs swayed and creakcd.
and threatened to break, and Jack dare
trust them no further.
shes got to have the pot"carv
stuff" he SAID. pulling the roll cut OF
his pocket. while he held u~nSteadlly 10y
one hand. Here. Snap. take it an 90
home Snap howlcl. but Jack re-
pcatcd the command. and Snap trottcd
to the shore. Laid down his bundle, and
howled again.
go home" repeated Jack, in his
stcrne>t tone, and Jack 5 word wa law
To snap: 80 he picked w his roll, and
three minute, later. wet, dirty and pant
ing. Ia it ut Miss James feet, ~ she
opened the door for perhaps the hun
drctlth time to look and listen.
With trembling hands she took the
bundle and united the bottle. and. as
soon As Calis:a's agony ~aS relieved.
with "A terror of she knew not what. she
sped down the h II with Snaf, just as
the day. fair and smiling, pcepcd ovcI
the hills.
..>he's alvin ~ called feeble voice
from the water.
Not word in answer sad Miss Jane,
but she marched straight into the brook,
and. taking Jack in her arms. put him
on the ground.
Il couldn't hold much longer sad
he. and dropped ut hrr feet.
Two or three day. aftcrward TIE
minister came round 10 ask il ia"
would he ready Il 20 back with the
other children. NO. said Miss Jane,
abruptly: II can't let hm 90, anc
Calista, she wants him. an we'll keel
him a spell longer. | guess. by wha
he tells about his aunt lie lives with
there won't be any trouble there.
..Ble>s the Lord. sister, sad thu
minister. earnestly. He had heard tn
story of Mad Brook.
This spring NJ :, Jane. with a beam
inc face. put down he name for iouI
children to spend two weeks win her
Jack and CaliSta Will enjoy it, sale
she. ALPHABETICALLY.
How about snap" laughed tn,
minister.
There. amt he the k~nowin'eSt little
thing Won ever saw" exclaimed Mis-
Jane. with enthusiasm. and the minis
ter aSSrntci: and She walked home
murmurin-: What a Mess q viitle
you'd u upset. Jane >cwall. if III,
Lord had let YOU had your own way
-JHuis w. L.bbu. in Christian JHlpn