The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-08
JAMES DoLMAS CLIMBED down THE BASK
To THE SIDE OF TIE QCIyERIYG HORSE

To THE SIDE OF TIE QCIvERING HORSE
in an excited group. while all their eyes
were fixed on the river
/ With pardonablc curiosity Wanda
opened the front door and called to ask
/ them what they saw.
"Oh. teacher. come here, Come.
quick" was the eager demand OF the
little ones.
what is it," she cried, not caring TO
wet her feet unnecessarily.
There, by yonGer big iceberg
/ Johnnie's ideas Of icebargs were as
much 1T fault a. his photography.
/ Yes, certainly there gras something
/ creeping over the snow in the far dis
tancc. which in the indistinct light might
to Wanda's inexperienced eyes have
been 4 wolf or = dog: b.t the urchins
We're right. for a. it got nearer, Miss
Arlington recognized it as a horse-a
black horse. with broken harness trail
ing in the snow.
BY the time the poor thing had
reached the shore and stood with head
bent low at the foot of the banIS-its
knees broken and bleeding, its coat COW
cred with frozen gouts of blood. and a
great cash visible on its quivering
shoulder-James Dolman had Joined
the group.
'Jerusha." he cried, his sallow face
turning even i deeper yellow, ''ef tibet
amt one OF 'Phonse's bashaws."
Wanda turned sick 1T the thought
She would have fallen-the street
seemed to be reeling round her-had
she not chung to the arm of 4 girl
standing by, who looked with wonder at
the young teachers emotion.
Are You sure. Mr.. Dolman," she
said as soon rs her trembling lips could
frame the words: Are you sure that it
is one Of Mr.. Damiens' horses?"
Sure" sneered Dolman. ''ther amt
another horse o tibet breed / the hull
county"
And some accident must have hap
pened?"
Like IS not. l said how it nd be
last night, when they would start in
the blizzard 'PhonSe DaTaicns' wrists
is like steel. but he couldn't hold them
bashaws cf the slect cut EN-"
Bat you said last night they would
be quite safe. Mr.. Dolman. You urged
Mr.. Arundel 20 60" Wanda rcmon-
strated.
safe. I said no SIGH thing. But thet
horse must be helped to shelter. an
you'd better 90 in the house. Cryin'
won't DO no good. Besides. how dye
know they're hurt? 'Tain't the fust
time Z cutters been tipped over on tibet
there river
But its seven hours since they've
left Us"
so It's. Guess they must O. got hurt
ed-like IS not they dropped in an air
hole-p'r'aps them wild bashaws kicked
en- silly es they broke loose"
Then, for heavens sake" Wanda
cried. give the alarm and get men to
go with you 10 their rescue! Oh, if /
were only a man." the girl sObbed,
crazed at his deliberation.
On, well go fast enough soon es
we've got this poor critter in the stable.
The boss is alive, miss--the men may
be dead. for all we know" and James
Dolman. not to be perverted from his
by girls tears, climbed
down the bank to the side OF th- quiz
ering horse.
But by this time the news had spread
through the village and little crowd
had quickly gathered on the river bank.
The men looked grave as they dis
cussed the situation, and Wanda gath
cred no hope from their sad faces By
this time the mist was arising from the
river, and eager eyes were strained
along its northern channel
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