Telegram-herald., 1890-11-24

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E4ptly.
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this psink CspA4s Bladsoe cane Fiding
sp xad olasserihxly s.lased shea
"Gloomy day. aias Ii. Ells~0rthrs 10
remarked Hope i. wont snos sfofe
Get bach from sAe station Coin down
to-day, John2"
To the sEatiOz2 Yes, this afternoon"
John answered. quietly
III see you there. mebbe."
''She diin't tdsRy il. ae mattsreA. 81
reckon it must be 80"
Ih2E afternoon be vent 70 Houston
stalioa, which was = good eight miles
frcm Rose ranch, and Nhen the train
from the north came there VAS Carrie.
- radiant xnd glads0me as OF "a.
As the two started in the little spring-
wagon Tor ths ranch, John noticed Ce-
phas entering the stations liquor resort
In company With Two young fellows Who
we're notorious ne'er-do-wells. II proved
that this Was the beginning OF great
Thanksgiving drunk on the part of the
three.
Seems like he's forgot his promise
70 take the black pony fer Jessie, John
thought
Brother and sister were rejoiced as
meeting again after their long seps-
ration, and the miles were travelled
quickly.
However, they had hardly left the
station when John noticed a peculiar
change IN the atmosphere. IL grew cold
and the SKY was lowering. Evidently a
storm was near.
He whipped up the horses and they
sped aionS taplcLy.
Darker and darker grew the heavens.
John thought ne had never known a
storm 20 approach SO swiftly.
Ii became bitterly cold, and the wind
blew from the north Suddenly the sieet
and snow began 60 fall, and John knew
that they were In the midst OF one OF
those terrible bliszards of the South
west
lie made Carrie as comfortable as pos
sible with his big buffalo robe and her
shawls, and bundled up himself all he
could, but still thoy suffered from the
cold
By the time they reached Sassafras
school-house there were two feet OF
snow on the ground, and IL was falling
In binding food.
The building was deserted and locked.
John thought of Cephas In the saloon at
she station, and wondered If Jessie had
waited for the black pony.
They were still more than mile from
Rose ranch. when human form, pros
trate in the snow, caused the horses to
shy and brought an exclamation from
John.
lie drew the team 10 standstill, and,
passing the lines 20 his sister, leaped
from his seat and bent over the storms
victim.
Great Heavens, Carrier he cried,
''it's Jessie-the school una am O. Sassa-
frasr'
Carrie did not hear him. Stung by the
driving sleet and the biting cold, and
frightened perhaps by their masters
sudden spring from his seat, the spirited
horses had plunged forward, and finding
no restraining hand At the bits, for
Carries hands were stiff and numb with
the cold, they dashed away over the
prairie, leaving John standing helpless
" in the snow over the inanimate form
of the little teacherl
John lost not moment in idle con.
compilation Of the situation.
Gathering the little teacher in his
strong arms, and holding her close
against his breast, that she might alb
sorb some OF the warmth from his own
snow in the wake of the team, which
bad now entirely disappeared in the
storm.
At last Rose ranch was reached and
there at the gate stood the runaway
team, with heads down and their bodies
qnivering with cold, and az the door
was Carrie, uninj1red and half-warmed
by the fire which burned in the crate,
and in the act OF dispatching vssques,
the herdsr, 10 Johns relief
John did not tell her where Cephas
was, but be remarked that she could not
go 70 Galloway Rew, and after all would
be their Thanksgiving guest She wss
glad OF IL, she said
The two had long talk The next day