Feliciana sentinel., 1892-06-11

VscssburR, with two eaaspsA haAde
holding . little garnet, 70 give her ana
Thought maybe that would help me out.
I found her in . little arbor in . corner
of the garden. She seemed glad TO see
me- hut she acted the same to Hank, so
I couldn't tell anything from that. She
asked me about the trip, and wanted
to know if had lost my heart to any
| pretty girl in Vicksburg. ! thought u
was now or never, 80 l said: no"
could l when left il at home?
| "'Who took care OF 1t whaie 20"
| were gomez she asked. IL
| I'D like to think you did, l SAID.
wish. Elsie, you could like me little
| better than Hank Simpson. You know
how much I care for you.
| .Shc looked down and dug her shoe
| into the dirt and said: How should !!
You never told me-
"sWell, l tell you now. and can
bear to think of Hank coming herc 70
see YOU when want You to marry me.
Elsie looked at me minute as II l
had scared her and then said: why,
Rob, i didn't know that you meant any
thing
"Weil. Miss Majors, she didn't max,
much fuss when ] put my arm around
her and kissed her. l felt as II was
in Heaven, and even felt sorry tof
Hank simpson l wanted TO do some
thing great that would make me worthy
to have Elsie for my wife. After she
: Ma ,;vcn me her promise I didn't care
. for flank Simpson and wasn't o's
Jealous of him. She told me that she
had begun to care for me at the dance
. hu+ had been afraid to cross Hank, as
, he had such n temper.
..Maybe YOU want to know why am
way out here. Well, Elsie ana me
agreed that it was no use trying ="
: make any money to buy home work
1 ing for days wages on the river
4 heard that good men in the mines IN the
e mountains got big wages. ana 80
o thought I would try. 1 went TO see
4 E,.;. the night before came away. and
u she cried and hung to me uit , a.'S.
: lost nv courage to so, but did.
: h,,. been here a wear now and saved a
q good deal. have written to Elsie every
n t;mc anyope went to Meeker and hat'
4 letters pretty often. We were to have
been married at Christmas and now
is only n month away, and nero u"
laid up for the winter and showed IN
c too, What will Elsie think when she
don't hear from me-?
e The moor fellow turned his head away
r with tears in his eyes. BY way OF con
r ISOLATION l said: "You may be able Il
" send letter soon.
No" he said, there's ten feet o
- snow in White canyon
=, - He seemed in the depths OF mlser!
and left him.
;, The weeks slipped away ana th
;" weather was steadily cold, with occa
f,l1 Of
. Traversley looked out of his fttl
'o window at the rounded outlines OF Tn
=, peal,s could sec that his heart was Ia
=. away with the girl he loved, perhap
u" thinking that his rival was taking nc
vantage of his silence to catch a near
y on the rebound. A week before Chris
- mas the weather suddenly moderate
y, and the air felt as bnlry rs spring
.n 'rhe snow melted rapidly and began
su disappear in our little valley and on tn
=, lower slopes of the mountain. Ever
:" now and then on some distant peak "
~ could see a slide come down. leaVlhs
", black trail behind. Christmas day bo
''o could have his arm out of its sling. b'
even the fact OF his irj jurics healing
ID" RAPIDLY had no effect on his spirits
the morning he said to me: IF l we
cn only in Cairo to-day! Elsie will thir
~ am dead"
A couple of days before Christm
.. ~ two of the men had announced their i
-, tcntion of trying to get to Mceker M
Repfroxy warned them to be carcf'
.aa and above all things not to get caug
in n slide. In the afternoon was
tho ting reading to Bob. who was iyi
,.,, with his face to the wall aud apparel
49,. ly not paving much attention. sudde
,,,d " he turned over. =
a Have I been asleep?" he asked.
.as, No. why?" l asked.
I've been dreaming awake then?
"a. thought heard E.sie's voice
nod Then sitting straight up in bed wi
anv out any regard for broken legs, he eJ
he'd ulated with the greatest astonishmt
,,lr and ioy: "Elsie?'
Led turned to the door. and there
told the living embodiment of the pre-
ead girl whose picture hoo hep. 49,
,ore pillow. But only an instant she stt
rod. there and then had arms around b
-, I cry ing and laughing by turns
,yb+ 1t seems she had arrived at Meeke
week before, but could get no one
ont venture with her through the snow
the Tin Cup mine until the fortun
r., arrival of the two miners. The
and thing that prevented a wedding
lid Christmas was that there was no n
tber lister nearer than Grand Junction.
,er- AS the warm weather continue
,, took advantage of it to get to Mecl
. IA leaving a much more acceptable nj
ht as IN my
amt ohaha pee.