Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-10
SECURING THE CONTRACT.

slender girl about twelve years old,
with dark hair and eyes, was watering
some thirsty morning glory vines, which
she was trying to train up the sides of
her dugout home.
"Callie!" called mans weak voice
from within.
Dropping the basin of water, she en-
tered the dugout. On home made bed
in one corner lay man of about thirty
nine years, his face was flushed with
fever.
'Do you want anything, Papa?' she
asked, approaching the couch, and
stroking the dark hair away from the
hot brow with her cold, damp fingers.
"lt's almost time for you to go and
drive up Bossy, isn't it?" he asked, look
ing up tenderly into the child's face
"les, Papa. How are you feeling
now"
"a little easier. The fever is going
down slowly. You may give me sup
of water, then go and get Bossy."
She gave him drink in her own little
tin cup, the best drinking vessel which
their humble habitation afforded, then
she ran out back of the dugout to where
the horses were lariated on the rank
prairie grass.
Slipping the lariat rope off Dolly's
neck, Callie put a bride on the gentle
creatures head, led her to the side of
ravine, jumped lightly to seat on her
back. and dashed away across the
prairie.
The sun was inst setting wben sbo
found the COW and started her toward
home As she emerged fron, l;ttlo
tbicket frinp;no n stream borson,on
drew rein before her
"Hello. sissvp; wos his ooorso oroot
ing.
He was n tall. stontIv- -buiIt middla-
aged man. with n bnrIx faca md rod
bristling hair and hoard He was ooorsa
" dressed, and wore immense snnrs St NJ
tacbed TO the heels of his beo,Iy hoots
Altogether the mon nreser+ad on,,tb;n,,
but n nleasinp annaoronce nr5 L ,ras
very evident from the exnression ,ybinb
fitted across CaIlie's conntenonoo that
the encounter was n disegreeabie ono to
her - N''"e ''"''0 0i0 ~
Good mornino Mr. Siruons shouo
turned n littIe Coli s+art;na hon ,noa,,
around him. ''"''s "0' pony
"How's vour nan2p be inouirod Loor
inc after her
HHe,s boriro, +bo oh;u, I'D r...
agoin - sbo ro,sI;o5 alo..ii anu to' oi
"It can,t be verv Ianithv On ro,r
claim. I'd trv to nersnode ,,onr nar,
away, if | was Won You'd befter IearPe dTP
the cIo;,o onI,,,,,,n III y i0' u o''''i le"'e
"But rness wo won't for ,ro 1il.o 49,.
claim" she returned with A,sbino o,,os
"Pap saws he will have bottor hooItL
when he gets used ia the climate e.
on, Bossyp she said to tbo ooH tha4 k,,J
stopped TO craze ''''' ''''''
Without looking bebind her sbe brr-
ried away toward fhe duront loo,,inc, tho
man gazinp after her with nm eyii Io.p.
"A, his vellowisb e,rny oyes 7"'
"That pops n smart ono nm, will bo
hard ono 10 beod nF fraoI'o,, fo,
one Rpt bor dod's hai,,1 s;aI. ,-;'.oa S'',,s, IL,
n GOOD time to striLo if oo,, 81, -;
Jim Dawkins to helm mo I'll III go oS on,S, -, g.
him." and he rode ranidIv o,yaT IN aron
posite direction. - "'' "
Abel Norris ond bis r++lo donoh.o,
Callie. the only remoininC, ,oo,'Le, ''oI ~
his family. had come from Iouo +b,,,
sprinp, The Iong ionrney baJ hao, n"
made inn large covered WAGON and tLo,
had settled ON n claim in Southoost
Kansas - ~ Va
This wos in 1890 i,e+ of,ou a., e.,
ous low lad , ayo;toJn. Jus" "toi a5 .no 1"ili
tbc co1ntrv wero ontiraI,, ", "nu p"t's 80 y
settled "o" "'i' uii
Tbev had so,no +rorbIo ,,i.h pru c;
mons anarrnisoo io"Iio mi'n iiili i: ?iili
on Tbnnderholt Gel % and 49, ,nea I Ino - ~ "
ono of tLo 80. oa.:.n a,'i "us Aiio"n - a.
anti.Jov settIors r. "'o nsas..nI nI'ons tn'
claim to tbe Iond .otao m TsseI,eu h,, NJ" Prio'
Rnt tbore ,vos ~ ro. 'anon tha W. Horlls
of former occnnoncu e"' an5 s "sGa' S;s evidence %
inpunobIe 10 sbnw y "4u .;.1o ,''ni'iiIns u. .n po
MT Norris refused 70 ,;ro T ~ - tho ono o,ni aan'
Unheedinr the threats Of Simmons H.
went to work and constructed n dngom ~
in the bank of n deem rovine
When simmons saw tbat tbo now set
tler was not so eosilv scored Of h,, fais,
statements of former ownersbin 2o ih,S hn'
declared that he would oraamiln "o ,", n"'
and set Norris and his Ria n,t e"s Sd