The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-07-31

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That day young vile uss sick. and 81
be long hours Jspet tended tho usilin,
baby its mother vss too III 10 care Tor
She looked back al the hoe Of wagons an,
thought Of baby Rose. that she loved bes
OF al.
Those good iillle Pixies ~ill sec 10 her
she thought. hopefuli. Bot The tso ill.,
tie Pixies were weary that day they Il!
10 . strange sturor. those pathetic guard
iaps aud 20 one noted them. Locked IL
each Others arms they lay Undecided. ant
one was drifting away beyond earthly
aid.
At the night halt janet. freed from hei
charge. rsn 10 Rose, Then the news Asd
from wagon to wagon. The child wsi
gone. and no one had seen her oil day
Miss Reed rememb bered seeing her run
ming smong the sulaowers q breakfast
time.
Amt nobody going for herr cried Janet,
in agony. She ran TO each wagon, to be
met with the ssme answer. 1t cannot be
done
You see. janet. said Chase. . sob 10 biz
voice. there's ffty women en- children
here an only thirty men to guard 'em
there may be hundreds Of Iojuus out there
We dsren't leave camp or they'll know il,
sn' we've searched oil the plans with .
glass an there's no sign OF her
But ter morrer -choked Janet.
She'll not be wsnderin, missy -don't
ssk me to tell ye. but theirs Ipiuns an
perarie wolves.
We must only tell her father she died
never the whole truth, said Miss Reed.
coming to the wagon for her rubbeis.
which she wore on ths driest nights.
Chase walked away and sat down by the
fire No. don't talk no more, Janet. as the
child went to him. 1t aren't no use, I'm
the only old lpjun fighter 10 camp, I've
got tee make the lead.
Janet went quietly to her wagon. By
the light Of tiickeriog candle she printed
10 round, childish hand. on bit OF pa.
per, these few words.
Mr. Chase, 1 sm goin' to fud Rose an
take Nance. amt no good In fghtin ln-
juns, an ! heard you say my folks was
dead. Don't you come for me cause they
need you. They don't me that is only o
Maverick, JANET
She pinned this note TO bis blanket, then
went softly out 10 the starlight TO the cor.
ner where Nance stood. Fearlessly she
blanketed the animal. fastened the surcin.
el', then led her quietly out to an open
space between two wagons.
She looked back at the dying camp fires.
the group OF men sleeping 10 the light OF
them, their guns by their sides. the silh
ouettes Of the women sgainst the wagon
Miss Reeds prim aud queer with
he funny curls. How safe it was there
how lonely and dreadful outsidel She
climbed 90 the pony and turned her head
toward tho east; the animal; thinking OF
her home, struck into run. The sentinel
law Nance disappear 10 the darkness. but
1il not note the little rider.
That onery gray pony IS amt been
worked oil the way hev got lose an gone.
be said tothe crowd OF excited men who
AN out ct the noise.
Every unusual rattling Of gravel under
Ssnce's hoofs quickened the beating OF
Isnet's heart; every dark object was to her
! beast Of prey; every eound the coming
II red men. She thought Of the old time
tories OF Indian warfare and cruelty her
had told her; Of the horrors
Il the plains the men spoke OF by the
amp fires:
But I'm the only one in oil that train rs
asnt any body to care for me, she said,
'ravely. There was only me to be spar.
d.
ug object on the great plains The camp
Vss far ont OF vision, and not even Q spark
rom its fires elim mered on the still air.
lbsolute quiet and solitude. the world as.
sep.
sha Of n l,ttI, 10 ha snsI
aott halted TO rest her tired horse. and
nee more TO look around the lonely road.
he quiveriug Of Nsncr sisrtLd her. and
eering sbesd Janet saw q thrilling sight
be never sfterwari forgot.
There 10 the moonlit road stood baby
use. her yellow curls disheveled. her face
'sr stained aud dirty. her gown town, her
tile feet bare and bleeding. She still
ing TO her Aowers that had led her -.
'sy.
Near the Child slesn woli sat on his {
aunches, regarding her with . profound
ID melancholy stare.
At the sight Of the pony the wolf gave q I
eird howl, turned snd trofted swiftly
ross the pisius. The child with . wild q
y ran forward
knew you'd tum. Jauie. lasted oil
" au' hno >. an the dogeie coined an Q
nged. had = doggie oncc. Bounce,
here msmms Was Oh. want my man
sl
Janet held her close. kissed her tears .
way and then she esve her the food she 4
ID brought her own supper. She lift
her TO the ponys back, led Nance to r
me low hills that might givr them shel
! and there waited psiirDtiy for day .
lht o
1 never knew nights vas SO long bsforel II
ybed Jsnet. holding Rose 10 her tired lii :
arms. Nance is laid doan an ssirep. u
'ly me s~ske. an must keep watch for
lives sn' |, jnns Nos the moons goin
D. al /, gets lonesomrr III say all the
mns know TO krrp tn. s~ske an
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