Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-01

" main force Janey neio the h.s.1,.
chiio down and drew the blanket over
them, but Doily's frantic struggles
mads them slip, leaving Janey's head
and shoulders uncovered. Her hal,
cfisped ana singed and her hands blis-
tered; her face grew hot, then cool.
and then all was dark.
Am | deadp'' asked weak voice
from among the pillows.
NO, daughter, nor near it now.
thank Heaven; but you must not
talk"
but what makes my voice sound SO
queer and what ails my headp Where
is my hairP" persisted the thin little
voice.
'Gone up in the chariot of fire.
Jane, answered Tom, coming ia Just
then.
"And DollyP" she gasped, as the
awful day of trial came to memory.
"Doll's all right; heap sight bet
ter of an you are. l tell you we've
been having time with you the last
six weeks"
six weeks! Oh, Tom, is this Oc-
toberp"
"You bet; the q t day at that"
"And / didn't go to school after
alp"
There was a piteous tone in the
weak voice that Tom couldn't stand.
"Mother, I'm going to tell her." he
cried, impulsively.
"She must promise to keep perfect
~ quiet, them
'Indeed, | will be quiet, mother
VOW, Tom, tell me quick, all about
it,"
'Well, to begin with, you hadn't got
half mile away when Colonel Lands
came riding up on the lookout for
Dolly, but before he got to the trail
after you the fire was all around him,
and he knew it was no use to go on.
just as quick as the fire passed the
men from Lanes and Colonel Lands
started out to hunt you. Dolly had
started home. but the ground was hot
and burned her feet and she was crying,
and, jimmy crickets what ugly
looking young un she was. Her face
was as back as my pup. We found
you down in the ravine and thought you
was dead. sure. Your curls was all
burned off and your eyebrows and
lashes and your face and hands all
blistered. Poor Brete was pretty bad.
ly burned. too. You broke your ankle
IN the tumble. Colonel Lands brought
you nome, and here you've been for
six weeks, screeching: Dolly, dear.
you'll get burned. l took care of her.
after ALL concluded Tom, loftily,
land she had to ride on mule, too; il
most killed her."
''And the corn?n questioned Janey.
"All burned and mighty near took
the barn too"
Poor father" sighed Janey, softly.
poor nuthin'. Why, Jane, you re
regular heroine. and Colonel Lands
is going to send you to school three
years Fact! He's got it all fixed
and he's given father three cows and
built us another stable, and there's
the spankin list black pony in the sta
BILE all saddled and bridled all fit fol
a fight.
Tom, you re exciting Janey," re
monstrated the gentle mother.
''And he's yours, and Colonei Landi:
says if he was to give you his eolt
mine in Arizona it wouldn't pay yol
for saving Dolls life. What did 20,
say. mother?" grinned Tom, as he
danced a jig about the room, satisfied
to quit his story.
AZ lat does it all mean. motlerP
easped Janey, in wid-eyed amaze
ment. Tom had ratified his story of
so fast that the weak brain hardl,
| comprehended the half that had be
| fallen he.
1T is true, just as Tom has tod you
dear" replied her mother, "and her,
is Colonel Lands to see you.
Words are poor return for all 70,
have done for me, Miss Janey, but
wanted to thank you in person fol
saving to me all that makes life worth
living. Dolly is all have in the world
my one treasure, and shall not for
get thai you risked your life for her
| brought the little maid with me to
day. She wanted to see you very much
she said.
Il Just wanted to tell you, Mis-
Janey, that the rabbits weren't burned
tinty bit, and I've got EN- every on
right now, but they're pretty big, II
give you one all for yourself, even
YOU did make me sit on a nasty, we
blanket.
Mrs. Janey Lands has that rabbi
yet 1t is stuffed, however, and occu
pies prominent place in her cabinet
and, strange to relate, people do sd.
that she makes an excellent step
mother. In her palatial city home
however, there are no prairie fires t.
fight. for which Colonel Lands, Doll,
and Mamma Janey are dutifully thank
fun. Y. Evening World.
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