Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-28

DNs - 80
looked down upon her where she lay,
on a rude bed Of quilts, in the bottom
Of the wagon body,
Have you found my boy yetf she
piped. fcebly, with eager besecching.
"Oh, have you found himf"
1--WE hain't"- began Carl Senter.
Hush" whispered jess. I'VE ex-
pect to find him soon, grammar. He
Faint be fur Off" he added, sooth-
ingly.
"0h, | am so gladr' the sick woman
whispered. Il was afraid that some
thing had happened to him. But you'll
find him, won't your she went on,
anxiously.
We'll try" answered jess.
shes cloSt TO dyin', I'm afeard, he
said, when the committee had with
drawn a short distance from the wagon
for a consultation. Out of her head
an dyin'i'
What air we goin' to dor ques-
toned Cal.
What we kim" replied jess. She's
s%tarvin', too, | believer
Two minutes later one of the emf
grafton committee was hurrying to-
wards Prairie City as fast Is his horse
could carry him.
''Mebby her boy lives somewers yer
abouts," suggested Carl Senter.
Have you found him." the faint
voice quivered, as the bearded faces
looked into the wagon again.
What did you say his name was2'
questiohed jess. 1T Sorto Slipped me-"
Paul and her voice dwelt low
ingly upon the name-"Paul Emery"
The shaggy heads we're solemnly
shaken. No one knew Paul Emery.
Puzzled, they withdrew for another
consultation.
I'm afeard she'll never see her boy,
if he h'ain't found mighty soon," said
Long jess.
Wonder if we couldn't sorto find
him, anyhow" said Cal. ''Mebby she
couldn't tell"-
"'Twouldn't make her no worse"
spoke jess, AN il might
The others grasped the idea. Again
the bearded faces looked into the
wagon.
Know him at first sightt" ques-
toned jess. Might have changed u
good deal"
The sick woman babblcd on a little
while Of how she would know her boy
her Paul. Then she produced a bat
tered tintype from beneath her pill
low.
That is Paul, my boy!' she said,
eagerly-"Paul!'
The picture dimly revealed a slender
young fellow, honest faced and beard
less.
The shaggy heads were grsvely
shaken.
The scar don't show much in the
picture" the sick woman piped,
weakly. The doctor said it would
always remain there. And Bessie
said she never wanted it to fade from
his cheek, because it would always be
a reminder of how he had risked his
life TO save hers. Bessie"-
The committee heard no more. They
had hastily withdrawn.
IN stay yere an wait fur Jerry"
Cal Senter said, after a few moments
conference was held. ''Takemy boss.
Wal. | reckon
The rest of the committeeman were
galloping away, and he was alone be-
side the wagon.
Looks like imposin' on the pore
woman" he muttered. But, if we
KANT find the right son we've got to
do the next best thing. He'll look
something like her Paul when the
boys hev got through with him"
Sinks, the outcast, lay stretched
fsce downwards in the shade of a few
scraggypcrsimmon trees. tho head
Of a little draw" two mile, beyond
the spot where the committee had left
him. There WIS more of despair in
his faco than any citizen OF Prairie
City had ever seen there. But when,
aroused by the hoyf beat he found
himself again in the hands Of the emf
grafton committee. the old and almost
cXpressioLloss mask fell over his face
again.
He made no comment when ordered
10 pile on 10 Gals horse, and the
cavalcadc took the back track towards
Prairie City, at a hcadlong speed. But
once, Long jess, close at hand, heard
him muttcr:
Its all right, anyhow, Nobodyn
carer
Cal Senter, sQuatting in the shade Of
the sick womans wagon, saw the little
troop pass, a quarter Of a mile away,
and grumbled: BLAMED imposition ON
her, but it's the best we kin do
Jerry was passed by the cavalcade,
ten minutes later, on his headlong way
back 10 the wagon with several pack
ages in his hands and pockets. II was
evident that hc comprehended the sit.
u%ation, for he said addressing himself,
Looks like a great shame, but mebby
its the best the boys kin do"
Sinks look Of stolidity changed 10
m of m~ystihcation and establishment
soon after Prairie City was reached.
He was hurried into the barber shop
and thrust into chair. and, in Response
10 q stern command from Long jess. the
knight of the razor trimmed the out
casts hair and removed his beard with
a celebrity that threatened 10 rob him
Of his cuticle at the same time. While
this was going on several Of the com
mittecmen were rushing about, TO the
intense m~ystihcation Of the unofficial
citizens, who asked Il hundred aues-
tons, and were shamefully snubbed
each time. When the rushing" re-
suited in the producing Of a mislit suit
of clothes. into which Sinks was