The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-07-28

thing great that y ould make me worthy
to have Elsie for my wife. After she
had given me her promise didn't care
for Hank Simpson and wasn't bit
jealous OF him. She told me that she
had begun to care for me at the dance,
but had been afraid to cross Hank, as
he had such . temper.
maybe you want to know why am
way out here. Well, Elsie and me
agreed that it was no use trying to
make any money to buy . home work
ing for days wages on the river. ]
heard that good men in the mines in the
mountains got big wages, and so !
thought / would try. 1 went to see
Elsie the night tefore came away. and
she cried and hung to me till almost
lost my courage to go, but ! did. |
have been here a year now and saved 0
good deal have written to Elsie every
time anyone went to Meeker and had
letters pretty often. We were to have
been married, at Christmas and now it
is only a month away, and here ] am
laid up for the winter and showed in,
too! What will Elsie think when she
don't hear from mey
The poor fellow turned his head away
witt, tears in his eyes. BY way of con-
ISOLATION said: "You may be able to
send letter SOON"
No" he said, there's ten feet Of
snow in White canyon"
He seemed in the depths of misery
and left him.
The weeks slipped away and the
weather was steadily cold, with occa-
sional light falls OF snow, and as Bob
Traversfey looked out Of his little
window at the rounded outlines of the
peaks could see that his heart was far
away with the girl he loved, perhaps
thinking that his rival was taking adj
vantage of his silence to catch heart
on the rebound A week before Christ
mas the weather suddenly moderated
and the air felt as balmy as spring.
The snow melted rapidly and began to
disappear in our little valley and on the
lower slopes of the mountain. Every
now and then on some distant peak we
could see slide come down, leaving a
Black trail behind. Christmas day Bob
could have his arm out of its sling. but
even the fact of his injuries healing so
rapidly had no effect on his spirits. In
the morning he said to me: IF ! were
only in Cairo to-day! Elsie will think
] am dead!'
A couple Of days before Christmas
two of the men had announced their in.
tention of trying to get to Mceker Mr..
Renfrow warned them to be careful,
ard above all things not to get caught
in slide. In. the afternoon was sit.
ting reading to Bob, who was lying
with his face to the wall and apparent
ly not paying much attention. Sudden
ly he turned over
sHave been asleep" he asked.
mo, why?" ] asked.
I've been dreaming awake then?
thought | heard Elsie's voice"
Then sitting straight up in bed with
out any regard for broken legs, he ejac-
ulatcd with the greatest establishment
and JOY: 'Elsie?"
turned to the door, and there was
the living embodiment of the pretty
girl whose picture Bob kept under his
pillow. But only an instant she stood
there and then had arms around Bob.
cry ing and laughing by turns.
1t seems she had arrived at Meeker a
week before, but could get no one to
venture with her through the snow to
the Tin Cup mine until the fortunate
arrival of the two miners. The only
thing that prevented n wedding on
Christmas was that there was no min
lister nearer than Grand Junction.
As the warm weather continued
took advantage of it to get to Meeker,
leaving much more acceptable nurse
in my place. Elizabeth collard, in
Omaha Bee.