The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-05-17
CHIPS CURE.
The Boys Capture a Doctor with
Telling Results


Every now and then hOrseman,
broad-hatted and be-weaponed. with
Iangling Mexican spurs ard leather
" chap leggiugs, dismounted, tied his
'cuyuse' pony 10 The gnawed rack,
and Joined the group Of cowboys loung-
ing in the shade Of Ashburn's post
Office With each conner the first ques-
ton was;
"How's Chip"
mo better" Old Man Ashburn re-
piled each time.
d" Looks 20 ME like that thar was a
mighty heavy load 10 put onto a child
like Chip" said Santa Fe, the cowboy
with the gaudy Mexican sash about
his waist "A load NV pain an misery
big enough 10 break man down. an
she's nothin' but childr'
Yer right; only she h'ain't
child, spoke red-cheeked Posyi shes
- How old. Ashburn?"
e Seventeen" Ashburn answered -
Hanged If ! knowed." said Santa
Fe. " Reckon yer right; but 1 got so
ust TO seein' her amongst Us a-ridin'
the cayuses an dancin' an laughin'
an singin' like happy child. that ia
plumb fergot she'd growed up"
" Me, too" said Reddy Rose
=" IN nightly afeared she'll never
ride nur run no more" said Old Man
Ashburn. Ever sence she was J.
throwed she's ben a-gettin' slowly but
shorely worse an worse. am
Wal" interrupted Santa Fe. with
grim earnestness, Il h'ain't never
ben sorry fer the way we run out o.
the range the cuss that roped the ca
yuse an got her throwed."
e" Nur met cried cowboy chorus.
- AT the sound of a faint call Old Man
Ashburn hastened within the building.
Presently he appeared, dragging care
fully behind him n splint-bottomed
rocking-chair, in which reclined the
wasted form OF little Chip. Ashburn's
crippled daughter.
At sight OF her the impulsive cow
boys waved their broad hats and went
through the motions of shouting lusti-
ly. But very little sound came from
their distended mouths
Hello. boysr' the little cripple sa-
luted, weakly. Il Jest couldn't stay
in there any longer when | heard you
all talking. Pa didn't want me to
come. but / told him"
''She lowed" interrupted Ashburn.
that she'd come out yere II she'd TO
crawl on her hands an knees; an /
reckon she'd"
You bet she'd a-doue ilH' broke in
Santa Fe. -s--------'---..
That's what she'd a-done." " agreed
Reddv Ros= - - ---'
"How nice the sunshine seemsy'
said the little cripple. I've been
a-thiukln' often that mebby ID never
GIT out into it ag'in 70 run an ride Is
1 ust 20. Some way"
"Saut," whispered Posy, hanged If
I h'ain't sorry that we stopped at
runnin' out the cuss that got her
.hrowed." "
'.Me, too-' returned Santa fe. "tort
% a-kLled him then an thar!''
That's what We O<tI' agreed Rod
dy Rose
Even the slight ezertion attendant
upon the short trip from the little
bedroom to the door seemed almost
too much for Chips enfeebled frame
Her face grew paler, and she leaned
wearily back in the old rOclling-chair
''Mcbby I'll never see you again,
boys" she piPed- IL"
old Man." interrupted PosY. "you
better take her back now"
But l don't want 20 CO." the girl
protested. Il want to stay an see the
boys, en-"
As ecsify as II she had been OF but
a feathers weight, Posy took her in his
strong arms and carried her back into
her little bedroom carefully aud very
tonderly. His brown cheek was close
70 her pale one
.-An' who, ChipP'' he whisre-ea
AN you. Posy," she answered.
softly.
Boys" Old Man Ashburn was say
Ing as Posy rejoined the grodp about
the door, ''things looks mighty
black. She's a-sufTeriu' an' a-sufIerin'
an"
Posy rusned 10 his cayuse, flung
himself into the saddle agd dashed