The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-02-11

ed safely under the saw-mill shed and
was quickly lifted into the arms of her
friend. who, somehow, had to swallow
very hard before he could look into her
eyes and exclaim:
"Fi' Jiggs! rhom do you love?"
Your was the vehement reply, as
she threw her arms about his neck and
gave him hug so forcible as to leave
no room for doubling the intensity of
her affection.
When the soft arms released their
grip he put her down, got his dinner
pail and they both seated themselves
on small log which was just in po-
to the carriage which carries the log
along endwise into the teeth of the saw.
What a merry lunch she had! Apples
were never so rosy and sweet, and
never was banquet graced with the
brightness and joy that sparkled from
the eyes and dubbed from the lips of
the tiny guest at the simple lunch laid
out on a napkin spread with matronly
precision on the top of the log which
also served as their seat.
1t was well for their feast tina. FL
Jiggs was in a merry mood. else little
would have been eaten and less said,
for it was all that Lonesome" could do
to swallow the lump that kept coming
in his throat, let alone eating and talk
ing
When the last morsel that could find
room and relish in the small oody Of
his guest had been disposed of, she
drew deep sigh, firted the crumbs
from her apron and tremendously as
sisted in packing the dirty saucers and
spoons away in the dub a-decker." as
she termed his ''double-decker" dinner
pail.
After placing the log upon which
they had been sitting onto the carriage,
and starting it into the saw, he said:
Now Fililda. will you sit down on a
log while Lonesome goes down and
just minute?"
"Mom," replied FL Jiggs, starting to-
wards the nearest log on the skid
He noted her obedience. hurried
around the end of the log and jumped
into the pit. which was a hole of con-
siderable size underneath the saw into
which the Sawdust fell. 1t was one of
his noon-time chores to shovel this out,
and as it was but few moments work,
and he had often before left FL Jiggs
above while thus engaged. he did not
hesitate to do so now.
The hum of the saw as it tore through
the pine log almost directly above him
completely drowned all other sounds,
and he tossed the light, fragrant shovel
fuls of sawdust with more than usual
dizziness. sadly thinking that the last
moments of the last noon that he would
spend with FL Jiggs for many day
would soon be over. Then the thought
came to his sensitive soul that he would
say goodbye" to FL Jiggs before any
of the workmen returned. He instant
ly went to the side of the pit farthest
from the saw to mount the little ladder
to the floor above.
Meantime how had FL Jiggs spent
the time?
Ignorant of any danger, and much
preferring to understand that he meant
her to sit upon the log which they had
just lunched upon, because it was now
on the slowly-moving carriage, she
clambered upon the rear end of the log
and placed her dollie beside her.
The movement of the carriage. as it
slowly, steadily pushed the log into the
cruel, shining teeth of the saw. at once
suggested to her fancy the movement
of the railway train, and she prattled
away to her dollie, unconscious of her
fearful peril.
Just as the saw was tapping its
hooked teeth onto the pink strings of
dollie's bonnet, which FL Jiggs had