The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17

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and flowers. FOE future sgcs ~ see sad
en- 10Y.
Tony and his sister sp~st hours lock.
Ing for these FOSSILS. and one corner oi
their bedroom was piled up With . col.
lection that would have delighted the
hearts OF g~colcxis.so or curiosity hunters.
Many such curiosity hunters came 10
the old opsning every summer
riaSc-lcads OF ihcm-gAily dressed. and
the two childrcn were always on hand
when they heard the roll ~ wheels
coming up tho narrow mad cf the %ra,inc.
for tho tourists always wanted FOSSILS.
and II they could not snd enough ,o sui,
them, Tony or Ar would bring tn. hos,
treasures from their stores. and offer
them for sale.
One day there came up . carriage load
OF unusually fnc people. The gentle
men wore their stockings outside their
trousers ~ Ap told her mother and
their coats were short and b~l,cd like
Tony's sunday one. The ladies ~srr
beautifully dressed. and some ~ them
wore little Jackets like the mems coats.
One o' these ladies VAS ~ pretty that
Tony aud Ap los, ,hair hearts ~ hor,
and all the young men in tho party
seemed to be already In the same condi.
ton OF mind.
This young lady was eager Ia make .
collection ~ the fossils. and had pat on
thick boots, and before beginning to
pick over the shalc she pulled on her
gloves. II there vas any hand In tho
world whittier than hers, at least Tony
and Ap had never seen IL. and on one Of
her lovely fingers was something they
could not keep their eyes away from q
ring with a stone In u q stone % satin
wilderness, oAcr whose surface played the
mos, lovely colors, like those In the
rainbow coal, only much more soft and
radiant, and seeming rather Ia hoa,
around II than Ia be- really In the stone.
The young lady Who wore this ring
was very energetic aud vcnturcsomo
She dug among the shale with her prot
~ pink angornAils. st.~sd ON up,oc to
pick tho sulphur on the wallis, and even
went back a. far an the third row of pill
lars.
Tony saw her starting on In hat di.
rection and followed her. for she looked
rs II she meant To walk s,raigh, through
the mine. One Of the young men fol.
lowed, too. lookin. ~ II he mean Ia 10
wherever sho did.
When She saw him she jumped behind
u pillar and pretended TO hide. and then
the young man ran around the other
side Of the pillar. and Tony heard q
sound Of tussling and laughter. and out
ran tho young lady trying "a get her
hand away from her companion.
At length she did get u free, and they
both walked back To the opening ,osc,h.
er. outside Of which. In the broad sun
light, the res, Of their party. with Ap tn
stayed behind. for his y had Just light.
I'd On some fine specimens OF rainbow
coal. which he though, hc would gather
for the pretty lady. and 40 ~psro.scd did
he become that, when At length he
looked up. al the tourists had gone, aud
| Ap stood alone In ono of the great door.
ways calling To him.
A. he stopped to pick M ono last
| piece of coal, he saw . iittle g~Ii,tering
object III somc distance bcforc him. n.
picked Il W. and In . moment saw that
II wAs tho ring with the rainbow ston.'
Tho young man must have pulled ~
OF tho pretty isdy's hand when sh- ~As
trying ~ get away from him.
Tony's first thought ~ what .
treasured" and he ran eagerly 10 show II
10 his sister. but before hs reached her
the though, quickly came. ~ must re-.
turn ~" and . third thought quickly
followed: How can u te r~cturnedr'
When Ap saw the ring she gave . IN.
tie scream. and understood ~ once that
che lady had dropped H.
Run. Tony, run b eXrizimeds
They've stsrtsi do~n sircady."
Tony ran . short distance. hot som
came back, ssyiug the carriage had got
too far ahead he could never ovcr,ake H.
perhaps the lady will mi.s tho ring.
and come back for II" said he.
NO" said Ar. she won't. for she pu,
her gloves on before she got In the
wagon. and she'll never SEQ that IA.
ring isn't On her hand Till abe e.u
home"
Tony ~as thinking hard.
There's only one way" he aid. st
length. II can got through the oyr ming
before they reach the breaker. and I'm
goin' Ia do it,
20. Tony. don't don't. cried Ap. hold
ing on tai him "whst1i mother ssy and
father You know they've aid you
mustn't never do such q thing. q
might get lost oV kilt
ZAP" said Tony. I'm soin' toSo IL.
that's ell shcrc IL. You ios, run Up sad
tell mother VIA, o me. Tbs, pretty
lSdy's got 10 have her ring"
"ioan carry . lantern. son't yovg~
pleaded Ap
mo. there aiat no timn for . lantern
lin %. Tony's voice came slrcsdy
from behind the third pillar Ap sto..i
watching him With = dismai feeling -
. riety. then tsrnsd and ~~rsmpsr,a -
fast ~ she could over the rsks snd
water. and up N" h!il. N toll mother.
Tony Rad started on run. bat ssos
cAns to . stop Tho ground b~ssn to
sloT~ away righifally, and the darkness
cas- like . black curtain hang clo~e
before his fare. Turning. he could s;lli
catch . siimmsr from shA ~fsr-svsy
opsalnrs that Looked no nDrs than little