Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-26

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Near the foot of those fr.. 'a. 20 r.lH
iH % frtIt
Across from a field. far o. -1e right a..
the dusty road, came the sound oi "a
shout. The air, quiyeriug with ummer
heat, seemed reluctant n carry It,
Everything had been So I'D before that
the faint murmurs Of iu- ct life and the
chattering and barking O.. the red spur
rels in the stone walls I'd seemed like
disturbances, and the stiffness, like a
senhent being, had me ely moved a lit
tie to make room f r an annoyance,
settling down agaiT after each small
noise like a tired ieeper. Then the
shout came, Tying s. aight and swiftly,
ACROSS the meadows and fell plump in
the dust. Then all vas still again. Not
even a bird chirpe-
Young Tanning moved uneaslly in his
sleep. He was lying on the grass in the
shade Of a huge elm, waiting for the
cooler part of the day before rambling
further on the purposeless stroll he had
undertaken The sudden noise, faint
rs it was, broke his deep slumber and
set him dreaming. The dream awoke
him.
Another shout followed the first, and
As If nature had been reused from a
slmber like his " the air stirred
more readily-the sound came less like
q rife bullet. 1t was more prolonged
than the first, and there was an accent
20 it sufficient to bring young Tanning
70 his feet. Some n was calling for
help
He listened a moment, but the air was
still again. 1t was a stiffness that, like
Egypt's darkness, could be felt. Raising
his voice, he sent out a mighty CRY that
shattered the repOse. A little breeze
stirred. 4 bird called back with a little
carol A crow cawed lazily from his
perch somewhere in the woods. Fan
ming waited, listening keenly. There
was a brief delay. Then the third call
came, fainter and yet palmer than the
Others. \ woman was calling and her
voice was thrOb0ing with pain.
Fanning was bored. He had left his
chambers in the city for "a lazy tour on
foot, feeling that work was out Of the
question by reason Of the heat. and here
On the first day be was called on % res
cue an Unknown woman from unknown
trouble. He felt that it was an imposi-
nOn. but could not see his way clear 70
ignore the demand, being very human.
Tightening his belt, he sprang lightly
over the low stone wall and ran across
the fields directly toward the spot where
the woman lay. 1t was rough ground,
and he ran very swiftly, but his breath
Was easy and measured, his head wa
erect and his chest well out. He was
a rather small man, but his spare frame
was all bone and muscle, and every
muscle was well developed.
A quarter of a mile of this easy rEn-
ming brought him to a little grove. 1t
was a neglected place. The underground
was rank and tangled. Briery shoots
were interlaced like a network without
5rder or design. Weeds choked the bet
ter capabilities Of the s0h. Saplings that
numbered space drained the vitality Of
worthier trees, and none were thrifty ex-
cepting a few old ones that were strong
enough TO hold their own and that looked
down with lofty contempt at the brush
beneath. II was a world in little.
Near the foot Of these trees, As Fan
ming saw, drawing near, lay a woman
in q faint. The man looked, in a dis
gust that was almost unnatural, and his
FIRST word was = malediction. Then he
sighed and mopped his face with a hand
kerchief that was at nee wet through.
Then his face took on a professional
look, and he muttered to himself,
Lucky / have taken my degree. There
might be a scandal about this"
Then the woman became the patient,
and the man, equally unconscious Of the
change, became the physician. Sex was
eliminated from the problem suggested
by the situation. Like any other verify,
however, it failed to remain eliminated.
But that was afterEard. He looked
hsenly, and seeing that he had a swoon
% treat first, be deity and quickly
loosened her dress at the neck, and lift
ing her a little with hin left hand, cut
the hoes Of her corset, slashing through
fhe dress with his penknife, unhesita-
6ngiy. Then with his strong, nimble
hngeB he tore the gap wider and
kosened the string. Laying her back
On the ground be famed her with In
knf
Naturally in snch case" he grum-
blcd to himself, there Is no water At
hand"
Luckily. however, the WOO was not
deep, and she sat up presently, looking
e him with a question in her eyes that
disappeared almost instantly. Pain
chased it away.
take a swallow Of this, he said, pro-
1nrin~ , nockef hask. She oheyed. and