Telegram-herald., 1889-11-30


IL ~hea hls l4ox tarued- Dol cazL-s 4na
stcod eehiad hina, Win heT haas aPon
Is sloI42eE.
Dad sAs sd. -Jaes says sAzs hs
SAINTS - marry me.
sls hsd scarcely spoken before he
sprsag 10 his feet wish a. cath and
dashed rs pipe lato he TIRE. ''Ssserl -
help ns Cod, nsssTi Do ys t4ink u
soin - lss ye waste yerself on q CON
aoa miners Do We think I've been
ssoTkin day ia and day ouE far ten year
Ehat ye might be al beiress, Al then let
ye spend yer life ia these ciggiu'ss feTe
g0lE 10 be rich; Ghe money u come TcA-
Ia IA when tie claim begins 70 pay.
Hold on, pard nsr," crisd JACK; the
claim Il never pay dare say ! ala
good enough for Doll. but can give her
plenty 70 eas an 70 wear. Al that's more'n
she glts new"
But oli Deenson made no answer, for
ls had already returned u Eis golden
dreaming.
The whole conversation seemed 70 T As
from him. and he went OF patiently i,g-
ging day after day. lie hai been MAJ
Il one idea 50 long now, that 1t was in
possible for him u keep IS mind on any
outside matter.
Ills continued bai lgck, however.
seeme1 AZ last % begin - tell on him.
"DO.., he sad oae day, If this lead
don't bring somethin', I'll give up. But
its comm this time; SO thar amt DO use
worryin'. II ye go to the sittlemint.
bring home a charge OF powder; I'm
goin' ter blow up rock ter-morrow."
At the store she met Joe Stroll. the
man who had told the stranger about
her
"HOw's yer dadY' no asked, evidently
not expecting any answer, as he went
on: MY old woman lowed rs how ter
morrow bein' ThAnksgivin', she'd run
over ter see yous all fur spell at noon.
Sails smart, tell ye. She's the on'y
woman IL the sittlement as knowed ter
morrow is Thanksgiyin'. Must be pow
erful lonely fur ye down thar on the
fats" he added, reflectively.
"Yes, it's lonely-some, she answered
TEL Sail I'll be glad ter see her. Was
Jack Seton here terday|
"Wal. | reckon 30, bout ten minutes
back. Think he was a-goin' yer way"
She hurried through her business, and
taking the short cut that he had used on
a former occasion, she soon came up
with her lover.
Jack" she said eagerly, "don't come
ter the Flat ter-day. Dads goin' ter
blow up a rock ter-morrow, an somehow
or mother I'd like ter have We round
then. Dads powerful careless. He's
acted awful strange lately, an says this
is his last chance. l hope nothin' bad
won't happen. Joe Stroll says ter-mor
rows Thanksgivin'r
That's all right, DOLL" said Jack, re
assuringly. Don't ye take ter frettin'-
III be thar"
1t was late in the day before he ar
rived, however. and Doll was watching
for MIN at the door-she thought the
place had never looked so dreary as il
did that morning.
Dads gone over ter Sunken Rock,
she said: that's whar he's worbin' now
But it's all right-he hasn't got the pow
der"
Sure Of that, Doll; whar's he keepit?
"Why. it's thar on the table. amt it:
No, it's gone! Why, Jack, he's got it!
Come quick"
She hurried out, and he after her. 1t
was long way to Sunken Rock, and
she wasted none OF her strength in
words.
At last a sharp bend in the path
Brought them suddenly upon him. He
was sitting upon tree stump, his head
in his hands, mumbling to himself, and
indifferently watching the flame of 4
match creep slowly along the wick lead
ing to the powder he had placed in a
crevice Of The rock before him.
Instantly they saw their danger. Doll
sprang forward, but Jack pushed her
back. Never, it seemed to him. had he
moved so slowly. The old man was in
his arms-he stumbled under his weight
one step or twenty, he could not tell
Then came a horrible sound as if the
earth was opening under him, and
oblivion.
wal" said Sal Stroll, telling about It
at the settlement. IL that warn't tho
most remarkable thing! ! wouldn't
have believed Il if I hadn't a-seen it.
Thar war the old man ali right; thar war
Jack Seton just stunned bit; thar war
Doll Cn'v upset rs war material: an thar
war tae rocks layin ell about them as
chock fall o; gold as al egg Of meat
Jacks soin' ter marry Doh. Old man
Dccnson wouldn't year Of it at first, but
he's given in some since Jack saved his
life. lie never had good sense, noh0w.
old scn-showed that when he sot
his-elf down or that rock 70 get b!owed
81 kingdom como. IIe war rirht abous
one thing. tlouzh--that's this sold. Doll
Dcenacril own the richest claim IN the
hui state. Wal. reckon she desaTves
it, fur SHE'S been powerful patient with
tnat old dad of hern. LOr', Joo, wisL
20 all had a reason fur givin
s5nie IS them has on Fo7sY-y Fiat ~
Frank Laslics illustrated Nowsplr r.
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