The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

vord cf gratitude 10 the patient. worn
face that fur weeks had tended HIM %
faithfully HI. wenk - he Ma A.
tempted 10 dictate = lrtfer-and such
. letter. fairly glowing with love snd
nndying nf~ecsion-fc Ter. my former
owner; and p,or Vita lad % rrile IL
AL while he Was clasping mt 70 his
heart Yes. me, whom formerly he
had 90 dcspi~ri Well L tco. re-
Tented. Its % delightful 70 meet an
old scgu1int1nct who has been - un-
fortunate a oner self
By his dicfa;ion . learned that the
note from him which ! had concealed
FIR foriy-eicht hours vas 81 such :
tender character that Be. receiving no
reply. took silence for : dismissal and
suddenly. n we had learned buried
himself in the whirlpool q frontier ex-
element
After this letter Was mailed be be-
gan counting the DAYS that must pass
before be could hope for a reply; and
- he grew stronger. he'd sil up in bed
and talk for hours q Hev 20 poor Vita
Finally. a his health returned. they
took long rides together through the
romantic paths on The reservation;
they attended Indian dances. coliecfed
bead-work and carved pipes; n other
times whole days were passed on :be
lake. under the impression that they
were fishing.
And thus weeks few by. and the LETT
ter never came Yes. they still talked
Of It'll was impossible 10 drop the
subject entirely. he had said 90 much
the first few days; but 70 me it WAS
almost amusing TO notice that when
ever the expected letter was now men
toned what = far-away sound their
voices had and then their voices woud
fall upon them with : great heavy
thud
Isoon saw. ne time went on that hs
dreaded mail day; and what 4 look o.
relief would mount his features when
the mail arrived without bringing the
expected and nov dreaded letter, And
vita-well. il was evident she took
care not 70 be Presen; on the arrival q
the stage
No matter how animated a CONVEX
safion they might be engaged in just
let any one casually refer 20 the post
once. and how the light seemed q
fade-how dark and gloomy every
thing suddenly appeared. Even ! felt
il
II was sunset such . kunse. rs rol
can see in Dskots only They were
seated on the ragged edge Of = home
made hammock. their hands wer
rather mixed and their eyes-well-
their eyes were mot on the sunset mol
on the road where /. neirhbor was rap
idly approaching with = letter in hi.
hand. The FIRST notice they had Of hi
presence Was when the letter VA.
tossed TO Hinn. Il MAS too late FOL
Vita 10 ESCAPE this time: she had *
sit there and see his trembling hands
tear The enrelope-2worn. re-direcfed
much po<t-m1rked envelope Evident
" il had followed him from place 4
place for weeks
How unconscionsly she crushed ~
in her hand - her frightened eve
watched the letter as il gradually aP
pezred ! think ! read il first or q
least realized is full meaning befor
they did II Was simply the wedding
cards Of nv former owner She hai
married her gallant reScuer. the Cap
tain
When ! had recovered from my sur
prise sufficiently 70 look q my com
pAnionS ther-well-to An unpredju
diced observer. il looked As il Vita
arms were aroand his neck. and 70
w~el-,raincd ear il sounded - Il r. ha'
kissed somebody. -WsA P1aisp HOOP
er. a. Dcnoresfs Eont.lg-