Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-27

madly up tho street An instant iaief !
the ERE engines. armed by nineteen /
dusty Indians, dashed hy 10 the airec- |
iap n the brannigan horte
vWhsro's the fruf' ho fhouiod. and a /
friall boy who ran tearing Up the street 4
called back at him;
ITS the Brannigan barn.
There was a rcd glare In tho ky ~ |
that direction, and a. the poor White |
s1uaw out OF breath and half dead /
with fright, rushed toward 1t u socm0l /
to her a. though sho would never reach /
there alive. IL there was one thing .
above all else in this world which the
White sluaw loved II was her brother
Baby. Then suddenly sho rcmcmberc'
what Mrs. Quinn had said about Baby
going mp into tho ha, loft TO play.
The glow was getting brighter oycry
minute, and she was still thrco blocks
away. She had TO stop q moment 90
catch her breath, and as she did 20 sho
saw an Indian rushing from the direction
Of the fro toward her who looked mav'
yolously like Barney,
Barney" she cried,
tel me where's Buhyl
"Oh. hos al right exclaimed Nc
Giyorn. II was just runnin back 10 tell
you about It. Tide. fought you might
be scared.
II got there just ia time, though.
When we ran out OF the teayter ! seen
whore tho Hrc was. 90 | lett tho other
fellows to get the engine out and ! ran
On By "a shorter cut When ! got there,
there was Mr.. Quinn and Mis- Cldogan
slandin In tho yard scrcamin and
wringin their hands. and there was
Baby, wild tho flames crcopin M all
round him. siandin In tho hay ioit.'
Tilda turned away her head in horror
"frun up 70 tho barn and called GU.
10 him, Jump va, IN catch you
shure.' 50 the little bcggar he just shut.
his eyes and grits his teeth together md
then ho Jumps right into ne arms For
hunycn'a sako'---
Before ho could say another word tho
White squaw had thrown her arms
about him.
"Oh, Barney she cried. II have been
pro,ty mean TO you, but after this you're
the man for me"
Then. Tor tho frat time. thc noticed
ho was wearing his RICH. arm ia a
sling.
"Oh. that's nothing" no explained
"Wheu Baby jumped be hurt mo arm a
biz. aud Nina Quinn says she thinks is
broke She happened 10 have this sling
lying around, ~ abe told mo 10 Clip me
arm into Il aud run OIL 10 tell you, aud
We could examine ID when We got back
"Now, Amt that lucky" said the
White Squaw, who, now that the dlu.
ger was over, was last rcsaining her
composure,
"Why, seen Aunt Della scwin on
/ that sling yesterday morning. She told
me then u was bic Of fancy work"
BY this time they had reached the
house, aud the White squaw ruhod
forward, seized Baby up Ia her arms
and hugsod him.
"Arrlh. now it, Barney you may be
thankln that hos alive nt all" cried
Mrs Quinn, ~ aho moppcd her cycN
"1hc poor darlint would have been a
oindcr now II Il hadn't been for him.
How the Juice am ever goin TO mcct
your poor ma aud toll her as her beauti.
full barns been burned while the was
away
ION. the barn don't matter, auntlc. >
exclaimed tho White Squaw Lets 50
aud look at Barncys arm"
"Be iahers. was forgot,ln all about
e. Mary, you stay here wild Baby and
watch for Julia Come along wild mo,
Barney dear, and we'll sec u you're hurt
bad. Tilda, you'd better stay hero too.
lean make tho inspection better by mo
SELF"
Two minutes later Mrs. Quinn TO
turned with very solemn cast Of coun
tguanco.
"lts broke" sho said. "ltll TAX,
about ton weeks TO set II right W,
won't need % call In doctor, for It's a
easy as w,nkin TO act an arm. Baruc,
had boiior stay here, though, 20 We car
have him under our eye"
The Wyncoop genealogical tree wa
lying on the piano. Tho White Squav
rolled It carefully up, and then handing
It to Baby, sho slidi
"Baby, dear. take that down 70 Mr.
Wyucoop iirs, thing tomorrow morning
Tell him that rs very nice, but I've so
20 further use Tor It, aud HEN have l.
got an understudy for his part la tia
play"
"rhe whole thing worked like clocl,
work. whispered Mrs Quinn. "Thor
wasn't wan Of Us that missed cue
Julia's ucklcd 10 death that she's To-,
her barn. can 60 back To town wild
Tree heart nov, Cos i've fulfilled me yoy
aud obligations"
ayes. but how the diyil did yol
keep the lire down Till got here, Whe,
Baby jumped 1t had Just about begun /
burn"
"Oh, and Huis that was easy enough,
replied Mrs. Quinn. Twas Mary tina
rang tho alarm, you moind, aud III hay
all can do nursing Barney. Don't 20
. forget 10 tell him that"
. lato that night after everybody els
l was N bed Mn. Quinn, Miss Cadogar
. Barney and the Baby held a special We.
sion ON tho back piazza Barney ha
= dispensed with his story Tor tho timo h
Q ing, and Baby Brannigan was Bigglin
Z 20 that his aunt had 10 stun a handkoi
? chief into his mouth.
= "'Twas a grand success explaine
Mrs Quinn enthusiastically. "Thrr
9 wasn't wan OF Us as missed Gu,
o Julia's tickled to death at losing he
barn, and youll all square wild Tilda."
0 you're jewel, Mrs, QUINN cl
claimed Bussey, "hut how dil you mar
o aA TO keep the hro down until l ha
time to got heref'
h "Oh, faith, that was aisy onou q