The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-04-02
A WINTER ROMANCE.


the door and vain tismbled. Without
the ground was one ya-, sheet Of wa,
ter, rushing and gur..l ia It's haste 10
seek its level; leaves, taiss and great
punches Of moss lie through the air
as on wings. while tregs sWayed from
side TO side. ben, dogn To the ground,
cracked until they were twisted in
twain. and fell victim 10 the temp
est.
The wiidnes- OF tho weather was
not very soothinsto Nervousness. and
Uncle Joe Bennett, Who was easily es,
cited n, any time, anl during a storm
doUbly 50. baEredup bis windows and
began walking mp and down across
the iloor increasns and decreasing
his speed according 10 the velocity OF
the storm. This ey,ain. MAS no eS-
ccption To the ruiz aud Uncle Joe
Was taking his usup exercise. while
his companion. Whtih had twice offered
10 administer som' hing that would
quiz, him. and had yrn refused with
the nyowai that It Asn't Yogood 10
sWallcr too many dti-." sat angrily
up in one corner ra,lnr. while most
oi his sympathy foi the old man Was
Overcome with anti,Cmcnt ~ his OK,
prpsV.
Uncle Joe thrust ssiie the bisdouble
blanket whicl. be- t,d tucked up for
safety q, the uiniIv and Ise-rrI out,
and AZ the same mtmrni there wa, n
loud clap oil thnudi. followed quickly
/ by a vivid lash \ ltsh'uins, whi"li
/ ilnttr,l through III broken pane oi
sins, and navnnes1 lishtly over tha
iloor s-nhius a ia II fright through
the old fellow. Wild Put tho curtain
back quickly In is place. and with Ill,
lat-,l eyes. hi- fnsir IN his ears. hc
gave "a low whistle nd sought security
In the next room,
lie threw himsr down across the
bed, rirpps,l pile over his head
aud was brginuin:lu dcEc when the
front door was rncl and closed
suddenly. Iumpiit mp tho old man
looked in great ~ enlistment u; a
young woman whot ~ standing near
the door. She wnl niircly developed
IN say pHtchwor 3luiit, from which
th-rr tricLir,i down. % the floor littl'
streams q, water. -r :aor was we'll
h-sptinll-,i with ain. her checks
flushed aud her cye luminous,
III /, AMT Bessie 'iunHisyou may
hang mc. bless hr} soul" exclaimed
Uncle Joe. goin: iotyard and tnkin:
the wet gull, from rrouni her nnd
leading her to chrl EUt shr made
no motion to sea, rscii.
Il haven't mount so stay, Uncle
joe" said the yoiis sri hurricdiy.
II only ran IN TO itrrow your oil.
cloth cont TIL mon,nr. THIS quill, Is
40 soaked with rnir that its weight
in,cricres withmy~l..iI.c and have
yet n good di-tnner . go. am on
my way for tho dpe;r. aud when Two
sr-n him must 81 b.ck again to Mrs.
Bell. She is very b.. anu fear TO
/ find her dead ON ityIrr,urn. hated
to leave her. but leo there was no
one else anywhcrct call ON had to
go
Uncle Joe tro;t.S into the next room
and returned imnN lately with ,hu
cont. IIc helped put il on. after
which 10 pressed 4 "a on her head an
old lat OF his ih( cnmc well down
over her ears nut partly over her
inr-. The old low smiled, md
bessie. ratchinrn I npse 81 herself IN
the little mirror the wall, burs:
ont laughing. unl Joc'a companion.
! who had been slit so quietly up IN
the corner. now cknc forward. md.
extending hishHn1 TO the young won.
an. snid with snt 10:
ut isn't neccs.nk for you to 60
amy further lookiit or the doctor.
nm he. Miss Edwlras, at your ser
| vice"
well, well. " -nit anclc Joe. 81 was
so tookcn M with this dear child
forgot Dr. Harris tas within forty
mile. Beg your pntlon. doctor
But the doctor hstrd not word oil
the old mans spccci. llu was looking
down at the plucky jri beside him md
waiting for him td speak. She was
lookins Mt him and idmiring him. She
wished she WAS nttir'i more becoming.
~. but there was no time for vain
wishing. SC. she sad:
"Dr. HARRIS. Mrs. Bell needs your
services sor,ly, Pleise lose no time in
attempting a. least TO allay her suffer
ing. will follow you"
Can gel, there lg riding. or is the
road blocked by ialIen TIMBER
you can ride tuch better than
you can walk" snii Bessie, though
your path will be zsag, unless both
horses and rider nre number one
jumpers. Trees arn strewn every
where"
Uncle Joe opensi the door and
stood looking. frs Mt the sky, then at
the ground, Just n the doctorrode mp
to the front steps on his way into the
road.
Miss Edwards he called. How
do you expect to get back to Mrs.
Bell = tonight
"Iust as came. sir. walked, ran,
Jumped. climbed. waded and crawled
/ guess tried every style and manner
OF step and gait except swimming"
We'll. it has rnined considerably
since you passed the gully, amileirom
here. and know positively it is so
swollen now that 10 will take stronger
arms than yours 70 swim over. II
you undertake it you will be drowned.
Don't think OF SO dangerous nm I'M
dertnking, but jump up behind me
aud well both ret here safely
lie said it all with such gcntlcncss
OF speech and manner, and looked 80
handsome and sincere thnt, though
the blood rushed to her brow, Bessie
feeling there was nothing else to do,
trusted him, and rom the top step
Jumped up behind as requested.
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