Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21

Is who here?" Bennett asked.
Joe, has he Gomez 1 thought i |
heard his voice." 1
who is Joe?" and the old miners
voice grew wonderfully soft and gentle
Instead Of answering the girl began
to talk of something else, and her words
were half unintelligible. I
Boys, said Bennett, "she's out O. her
head, an I expect may be in bad fix,
We ort to do somethin' for her."
y " ss0ught I'd. have; "a sdpctor! And il
you fellers will stay here" said Ike.
I'll go down to tho post and get one.
Wonder who this Joe is that she talks
about?"
Don't know. Reckon maybe she's
Jest dreamin' or somethiu'," replied
Bennett. Better hustle along if yer
going fer dock"
just then one of the men noticed 4
blip Of paper, ;clenehed- tightly in the
girls hand, and Bennett took it from
her. $. -ste, =. SIS -. ~
cts jest name, reckon" said be
after q futile effort to read it. Here
Ike, you're the only scholar among us;
you take it an see what you kin fgger
out Of it;n r = &C. 80
Ike gave It . glance and said =
It's the name o. that Teller shes
talking about Joee. Johnson and he
lives down at the post. Take care of
Her Buys; and I'll 60 for the doctor.
i Thelnewgd day was beginning to- break
when, after long, tedious wait the
miners in the cabin heard the clatter. Of
horses feet down the gulch, and Ike and
the doctor came in sight, =: -
They were accompanied by . third
person. young man, we'll dressed and
of good appearance. 9
You wuz mighty long time gittin'
back, Ike, old Jack said when they
came up.
Eyes, took good while to run onto
that young chap. -, go : :: \
THAT young chap" old Jack said.
"Who's he, anyhow" ...-.,...-
WHY. manssshat's Joe---Joe4Je Johnson
you kn0w-the chap the girl was going
on about"
"Why, where did you strike him?"
Ruin on to him down at the post.
You know that paper said he was down
there, and thought, from the way the
girl took on bout him; thai she wanted
to,see him powerful bad, SO i hunted
him up He'sheEsweetheart, Jack. ".
lis that So? Well, T. fancied be must
be: somethin. O. the sort: - = = 20 = :
{ s.Joe's presence / and the. doctors at
tention soon brought q change in.the
condition Of the girl, and she rallied
fast. h - :; 4sEs.'ise :s::..:'f J; V
There was. mot much ,ailing- her ex-..
-cept that she was worn OUT with walk
ing and overcome with anxiety, and tive
or three days after she was removed to
the camp at Poverty's Gap she was able
to walk about with Joe's support.
IS The minerss had rendered, her AL the
assistance in their power. and We'd with
the others in trying to do the most.
One evening Jack and Ike Bennett
went up and had q long. talk with the
girl, and Joe, and when it was over and
they came down to the saloon where
their companions were, Bennett said:
Boys, theirs a,claimant for theFLiza
Jane Mine. 0a
"A what?" one of them cried.
"A person that lays claim to Liza
Jane, Bennett replied; eand I guess
we'll have to give it up
a. Bennett, air you gone eerazy?-safe11yes
| up that mine? What yer mean?
"Mean what I say. Liza Jane is
claimed, and it looks moutily like the,
one one Chat claims il has q right to- it.
Anyhow har's the papers to show for
it." -..., - -. -. =.
aBlame the papers, 81 said one Of
them. We've got possession, an, l
r:ecken kin hold it agin any felier' what
comes along. .s,.,-z, !,
.But the:law,. Jake ~ -.
aHaint ali the law we've got rope
an a tree? Jest let, the teller that
claims the mine show-up in these dig
o;n's an we'll soon settle his hash"
.S'pose it amt a=chap that sets up the
claim, jake" Bennett asked. :, a,
."Then who in the nation can It De !,
"Why, it's gal, Jake. an the hand
soonest an sweetest gal I ever sot eyes
j. on. an, L say the mines her'n:
"A gal?" said Jake in surprise. You
do .1s1 m9 E %. rexactly mean the gal
| down thar at the cabin. Her names
/ H 1soss, a. shes old Andy Ross daugh'
tor ts1, an' it was old. Andy sthat built the
,eah;n ,,p thar. : / browed old Andy q
g.od many years, fellers, an thar want mt
never shelter man lived, an an, syo you oGs
I'm not goin' back on him b nor any pouS
that belonged to him.. q 60 e: ,>o
WAX, AoM:apes the gal come uu-o W
ont we're? an what has this Joe gov W
do with it?" -. roo+.
bear HD an when Andy died he J, came out t
here to see bout him, an, them then s ent
back for the gal. She ,o Maa SR@ns an an
s %ansaered bout till she drifted right zig la
e eaf! The sest yoq al kaGE 4 f thsfys
ou' now I ak you, whose claim Is tna "a
For moment no one SPOKE sllen J,o
Jake ies arose, and planting himself firmly
said: -, oil saw as YER