San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-29

pliers at the Sample Rooms" all the citizens
of the gulch were soundly sleeping, soli-
| tary horseman rode up to the unpretentious
shanty which did duty for a parsonage. 1t
was nothing but two roomed hut, rudely
constructed and roughly furnished. On this
| occasion the parsonage" was in sole charge
of All Wing, heather Chinee," who acted
as Parson Jim's cook and chambermad All
| Wing was himself perchance in some China
mans paradise, for his sleepy features, usu-
| ally utterly void of expression, were illum-
ined by yellow smile. The parson was off,
| as he frequently was, on trip down the val
| ley, and the parsonage being well removed
| from the main portion of the settlement, was
seldom visiting during his absence. The
| dreaming Celestial was therefore much sur
prised, and indeed frightened, when he was
awakened from his slumber by violent ham,
mering at the barred door. He cautiously
drew back the wooden bolt, and peeped
| out into the warm, stsrlit night. Close to
| the door he beheld a stalwart man with long
black hair and heavy mustache, holding in
one hand the bride of large horse, while on
his left arm he carried a girl-evidently dead
or in fainting condition.
"Where is the parson!" asked the stranger
III q urn DuU QuleC VOICE.
"Parson Jim he so way muchee; he no
come home till Sunday" replied the sur
prised Chinaman.
"Well, hold my horss, and hold him tight
This young woman is very sick, and I'm
going to lay her on the parsons bed
He entered the room, and tenderly laid his
burden on the camp cot which Parson Jim
| used for bed. Then he tore fly leaf from
an old book which he saw lying around, and,
| producing a short end of a pencil from his
| pocket wrote hastily and somewhat clum-
silly a few words.
| ''See here,n he said to the Chinaman, as he
stepped to the door; give this piece of
paper to the parson as soon as he returns.
This young lady is hurt a little and
frightened great deal, and she has tainted.
Pretty soon she will come around. When
she does, see that you take good care of her,
you yellow skinned, white livered duck!
Perhaps you'll behave yourself all the better
| if tell you my name is Kansas
The Chinaman perceptibly trembled as he
heard the dreaded name, but said nothing,
and the handsome stranger sprang to his
horse and rode away.
| All Wing quietly surveyed his new charge,
and saw that she was a yellow haired, fair
complexioned girl Of perhaps Is or 16 years,
| slender, and evidently unused to work of any
kind The Chinaman faithfully kept watch
all night, and noticed that the girl passed
| gradually from her faint into an easy sluni.
Der.
1t was o'clock in the morning, and the
girl was still sleeping, when Parson Jim re-
turned. All Wing felt much relieved, and
1t once handed the note to his master. II
was written in a rough, unknown hand, but
this is what he managed to deciphsr:
! "PARsoN-You are understood to be q
pretty good fellow This girls father was
accidentally shot this evening in scuffie
with the coach people. She must be cared
for, and 1 select you for the job. know
your record, and you are the only man in
Colorado 1 would trust with an unprotected
| girl. I will see that you are supplied from
time to time with money for her keep. Be
true to this trust or look out for
KANSAS"
The parson twirled the paper in his
fingers, showed il into his hip pocket, and
then asked few questions of All Wing.
"What kind of a fellow brought the girl
hereT'
'Muchee fine Mclean man." replied the
little Chinaman.
"Would you know him again if you saw
him, All Wings"
Eyes, stree; All Wing no fool"
Half an hour later the fair young stranger
opened her eyes, and the parson, in his
homely but pleasant way, proceeded to make
| her feel at home.
~ am afraid, miss, that you have just
passed through serious trouble but try and
feel that you are at least safe and among
friends. You are welcome to all the pool
house affords, and anything we can do fol
you shall be done"
But the girl burst into flood Of tears, and
could speak no words but "Poor father-pool
father!"
Later on Parson Jim learned that she anG
her father were the only passengers on tn,
preceding day from Denver, and that they
were going through to Colorado Springs OF
their way to New Orleans. The coach wa.
attacked by highwaymen, and as the girli
father, Mr.. Winship, rather unwisely resisted
them, he was shot dead. Then the girl haC
tainted, and remembered nothing until sh,
found herself in Parson Jim's best room Hel
name, she said, was Ethel Winship.
Putting the girls story and the contents o.
the note together, it looked as though tht
desperate Kansas had killed the girls father
and prompted by some feelings Of remors,
and pity, had undertaken to help the be
reaved daughter.
| . dav or two LATER when Ethai vvas aor,a