Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-04-15


and watched his stern, set face, an,
felt sorry for him, and wished h
might feel as sure of the future rs di,
she. Soon the conductor came, an,
she watched him as he made his wa,
toward her. When he reached he
protector, as she already called hin
in her inner consciousness, that indi
vidual gave quick start at some
words uttered by the conductor, after
examination of his ticket. A troubled
look settled upon the resolute face
and he conversed earnestly with tn,
conductor a few moments, ther
glanced at her and rose and came tC
her. Il told you," said he, "that w,
don't know what is right and then we
get punished by unalterable laws, anC
here is Il speedy illustration of the fact
only that | feel now that might have
known the right, if | had taken pains
to inquire. We are on the wrong
train"
She looked deeply troubled, but said
after a moment:
"How can we get back?"
at Is of no use to GO back to that
/ junction. We might as well 90 on to
Chicago now and go from there it
will really take not much longer, and
as you trusted to my leading in the
first place, | will, if you will let me,
see you safe out of this trouble"
Il am used to taking care of my
self, she said, but her lips trembled
a little.
Where are you going?" he asked,
and upon receiving his reply, added:
81 am going beyond there, so it will
be no trouble to me to see you safe.
will telegraph your dilemma to your
friends at the next station; we shall
reach Chicago in two hours, and the
conductor tells me we can immedi-
ately take another train back, SO that
really the worst of it will be the extra
four or five hours in the train"
He renamed sitting with her, and
chatted lightly for a time, till her
mind was diverted from the unpleas-
antness of her situation. Gradually
they wandered to deeper waters, and
talked again, as they had earlier in
the day, of the problems of life, and
into those queries and answers of
theirs crept, ever and anon, bit of the
personal history of each. He learned
what desolate life hers had seemed
to be; he learned, too, what a sweet,
CHEEKY courage must underlie her
whole being, that the desolateness
should have been so ignored, and he
grew ashamed of h is own repininp
over a lot which had so much of
brightness in it.
When the train drew into the great
depot at Chicago he felt that he had
learned to know a pure soul, and she
felt deep pity for the lonely life that
opened to her view. And as they took
the other train, which was to take
them rapidly to their destination, each
feit regret that few hours more
would part them.
He sat silent for long time after
this, wondering if he dared to do the
thing he wished. He was lonely. set
adritt in the great world by the death
OF his wife, and he wanted a true.
womanly heart to sympathizc with
his. Could he do better than to ask
THIS lonely woman, who had no kith
or kin in the world, to share his lot
with him? Could she do better than
take him, she who evidently had
in her heart and could
make bit OF brightness wherever
she wasp Each surely needed the
other. He asked her if she knew anv-
one in his town, and finding she did
know person residing a few miles
from him, he took his resolution
quickly.
~ have good farm out there" he
said; lone hundred and sixty acres
under fine Improvement, house and
outbuilding all in fine shape. You
can find out all about me from Mr..
-- A nLAIan l. l.