Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-05

"'Jack, Jacki for Gods sako-- I'm
sure the horDe'll carry MS both-come!
Jack answered nary o word, but
kissed her hand and gave her hoss one
cut with tho whip. Away IL went, and
away went Granger alongside. and poo<
Jack war left there alone 10 diet
But I'll tell ye ono thing-if ever I
meet that cuss of Granger agin, III
skin him alive with this yar bowie. you
see ef don'tl
"Wal. Il was touch and go with them
other twoI fur afore they oud gt 30 the
cicarin tho fire cum 20 closo that their
Clothes war putty nigh singed OF em
with Tho nyin SPARTA However, they
did git hum at last. and tho folks made
an cverlastin fuss oycr I'm when thoy
found 'ein alivo after all. But when
the old dad tool; bis darter IA his arnls
and thanked God that she was spare-i
10 him. tho gal bust out a-cryin fit 10
brcah her heart and sOiJbcd oubs
Don't. doa't, papa. ia sooner have
died fifty times over than howe been
saved sof
"And Granger. who was the only one
thar as knowod whHt siro meant, looked
bout a. happy as wolf In trap
However, he wGrn't tho man 10 be
beat - easy, he warnt and q couple
nights artcr, when tho gal had begun to
straighten up biz arter her scare, he
cum around 10 whar sho was sittin' m
tho verandy, and lao commenced palay-
erin her agin. She looked up at him
for n minute, ~ II she didn't half IN
derstand what ho war aimin at, and
then she clasps her hands with sort o.
shiver, and cries out, In voice Chat
warn't bit like h0r own:
"'Nover say another word hko that
30 mo-neyer! Two allowed tho bravcst
and noblest man that ever breathed TO
throw away his life on me-oh, tho mis-
cradle coward that vast
"She'd hardly spoken, when Granger
Civ a jump and screechcd ont;
"'Gracious heayenl theref5his gho,tS
"And OF he went like foyty hurri-
CONES; and that wac tho last o. him.
"As for the gal. sfss leaked around TO
see what had skeorcd HIM 90: bat tho
mex minute ste felt mighty like maxim
tracks artcr him. For there, not ten
yards OF, lookin whtto and ghoetly
enough In tho moonlight ~ ha' fright
ened blind jackass, stood tho fgger Of
Jack Houlston!
"Whether sho war gwine to faint or
TO run or what thar amt no sayin. for
fore she c,d fix 10 DO 0nythin at all tho
ghost had his arm around her wallet and
Civ her kiss as didn't feel very ghostly.
"'Oh, Jack, arc you really alive after
alp says she. clutchin hts nrm with
both them little hands q her'n, as II 10
be sure that he was actilly thar In flesh
and blood.
"'Yes. darfir,' says no. kissin her
again.
"And then he told her how he'd man-
aged to sarcumvent the fire. When no
war Left behind arter they'd rode Of
he'd nary hope Of scapin. and bis idee
war 10 save hisself from tho pain o.
burnin alivo by BLOWN his own bpains
out.
"Jiss then his ego fc1l CD tho decd
hoss. and lucky thought cum TO HIM.
Quick as hghtnin he out with his bowie.
Ripped open tho karhiss. scailopcd out
uiA tHo III uiNS,s UNI tih1i BDt IlobSSo stfh
lay snug, like bar In n holler treo.
He hadn't moron jist got fixed up
fore tho fro cum swcepin right over
him, hissin and roarin llke Old Mich,
ard maxim c>crythin 30 hot and choAy
that he felt ~ II no cudn't bar 10 half
minute longer, bat no thought q her
and he put through somehow. And
then when the fire had gone by and all
war cPar he cum out agfn.
"Thcro aint no moro TO be said. They
war married bout month nrtcr Tint,
and they're comm down hyar to have
look at MS all somo tiIno this summer,
and cf we don't give 'cin tho very tallest
kind O blowout when they DO come
may DO sculped by tho fust Injun
meet! And now let's liqnor, fos talk
in's dry worn. Buffalo News