Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-08-21

Robert! She's either got loose or been
stolen, and it's my fault"
Lost" Joe cried. There she stands
In the thills."
is that Topsyr Huldah gasped, and
her Uncle Robert laughed again.
Il swan, you are all right he re-
peated. That's Topsy, sure. Help
her into the buggy here, Joe, and lets
get this thing untanglcd a little.
Trumpcd for two miles did you,
HuldyF
''lou poor little girl" Joe murnured,
''IIuldal, how could your And Topsy
right rs a trigger. EIuldah, do you
know whore we've beenand what we've
been for
They were in the buggy now, and
Topsy-yes. Topsy-was trotting to-
ward Cheeyer as only Topsy couldtrot.
But Huldah could not free her cold lit
tie hand isom Joe's.
"Yes, tell her the hull thing" said
Uncle Robert explosively.
'Iuldah." said Joe, and his voice
trembled o little, we've been to Wake
ly to get n marriage license-our mar
rage license. Huldah. Ii was a sur.
prise you see-it's a surprise we've been
planning for weeks. You've been work
ing too lard, and We both knew it,
and ] made up my mind to take you
right out of it whether you agreed or
not, and take you off for n good solid
rest with me. What was the use of our
waiting till next winter That was
ouridea-'twasn' mine. You've work
ed yourself TO a shadow almost, and
lately you haven't been well, either. So
| got mp this little scheme several weeks
ago, and your uncle fell right in with
it.
Like a thousand of bricks" said
Uncle Robert. Didn't relish the idea
of letting you 90, Hubby, but it had got
10 coIne some time, and | knew what
was for your good. So | went and
bought Topsy. 1t was jest on your
account | bought Topsy, Hubby. Id
had my eye on her for a good while.
She wasn't in good condition, you see,
and the man sold her cheap. and !
says 10 Joe, I'll buy that mare. II
there amt a few hundreds Of clear
money in her. | don't know my own
name Fed up and took care of she'll
be a valuable horse. Ill buy her,
says |. and sell her in six months for
twice what Ill pay. and thatll be for
Hubby, says /. And I've done it. I've
took care Of her faithful. and I've BEN
offered a splendid price for her al
ready. And it's yours. That's what
I've meant all along, Hubby"
1T was week after next we meant to
spring our little surprise" her lover con-
cluded. But when you took on 80
tonight, why, il frightened me. |
knew you were clean run down, and |
vowed | wouldn't wait another minute.
persuaded Mr.. Spencer. and we were
off within ten minutes.
so now It's plain about Topsy, isn't
il, dear! And the license we've been
after-Huldah. do YOU know that Jo-
seph Brockway, %, and lIuldah Spcn-
Ger, 81. are going 10 be married to-
morrow, and have a long enough we'd
ding trip 10 cure the worst case Of
nervous prostration going!' and he
kissed her soundly.
For awhile IIuldah could not trust
herself 10 speak.
And when she did, though her voice
was softly fearful, it was only To say:
''IIow did you ZONE TO take Topsyl
And whore was Dam
"Oh. lIinckley borrowed Dan this
afternoon! BUt reckon we'd a took
Topsy anyhow On this occasion-eh,
Joe: We was In Il kind Of n hurry this
time. Voc aud mo-"
"WclL' sill lIuldah with a culver.
ing breath. I've been 4 goose about
cverything-such n GOOSE But, Joe, i
can't he married tomorrow not to-
morrow. Joe. can't"
''You can and will be, my dear" said
Joe mastcrfully.
"Got TO be-" said Uncle Robert.
And she was: and came back-to a
little house in Wakely-looking like a
rose in bloom. Emma A. Opper in
PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY. Night.