Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-07-03
She still cIung to her flowers that had


regarding her with a pro-
found and melancholy stare.
At the sight Of the pony the wolf
gave weird howl, turned and trotted
swiftly acrues the plains The child
with wild cry ran forward.
Il knew you'd tum. jamie I losted
eli day an hungy, am the doggie coined
an singed. had a doggie once, Bounce,
where mamma was, Oh, ! want my
mammal
Janet held her close, kissed her tears 4
away and then she gave her the food |
she had brought-her own supper.
She lifted her 10 the pony's back, led
Nance To some low hills that might
give them shelter and there waited
patiently for daylight
Il never knew nights was 20 long
before" sighed Janet. holding Rose in
her tired little arms Nance IL laid
down an asleep Only me awake, ap'
must keep watch for wolves an In
juns Now the moons goin, too, an
II gets lonesomer I'll say all the
hymns ] know to keep me awake an
brave"
Try as she would her head would
droop, the words grow confused and
weary As the moon sank and the
chill increased, the shivering child
covered Rose with her own skirt, and
then to keep warm and awake walked
up and down beside her.
sskNhnf xTas 70 that lz.y
sound, coming louder and nearer so
fasti Janet caught up Rose and ran
back to the hill; the horse followed,
trembling In every limb. Just beyond
the hill in a furious gallop came a mass
OF horses, and dimly amid the fog OF
dust about them Janet saw the forms
of their Indian riders.
Joe said Injuns was wuss'n wolvesl"
sobbed Janet Dear Lord. let them
go ON an not find u.s.
The Indians passed ON, their paths
marked by clouds of sand that helped
mercifully to hide the children.
They're goner cried Janet; but
hardly were the words uttered when
there came another louder traInpling,
the clicks OF arms against saddles and
seemed to Janet-and then. bringing
Joy to her heart, an American voice
calling Forward" as the cavalry
men pressed on after the retreating In.
dians.
The danger having passed the tired
child fell asleep with Rose in her arms.
When she woke ii was bright sunlight.
Her dazed eyes saw Nance feeding near
by, Rose running toward her and an
oldish man. with gray beard and
bronzed face, looking mt her kindly.
BY his side was the lean wolf Rose had
called dog.
81 knew II was a tame onei" cried
Janet.
In course you did, smiled the old
man. Me an my gal, Ann Reed, fell
out twenty odd year ago cause owned
tame bar. She went ter Bosting,
turned schoolnarn. an ernigrated to
Iowy."
Janet. very wide eyed, told him about
Miss Reed. who was one Of their wagon
party. She also gave her own history
and Roses as far as she knew.
wall. you be powerful talkerl"
cried the old inan. Now come eat,
an then we'll ketch up with the cara
van. Say, though, sis, would you say,
'lowin' fer age an my whiskers, Ann
Reed amt no better lookin' then mer'
You're both nice for old folks. said
Janet, politely.
He led them to a dugout In the hills
where they found plenty to eat, and
then they set out for the wagons, Janet
with Rose on Nance, the wolf following
the old mans bronco
''The row last night, Sis" he said,
twas Uncle Sans sojers arter the In
juns, same as has been hangin' round
yer train. Wonder how them serious
ways of Ann Reeds would "a took with
Iniunsln
At night they reached the camping
place Of the wagons, where there was
great rejoicing, Chase especially COM
ing often to stroke Janet's eurls and
mutter, "Ef you amt a borned hero
| never knowed onel The stuff OF a
pioneer
Janet's only sadness was that one
little grave where the youngest Pike
lay. The child had died the night be.
fore. How many nameless graves, tiny
ones, there used to be on that great
pathway to the westi
When Janet, with Rose in her arms,
climbed into her wagon the hermit ap.
preached and said tnysteriously,. Its
the same Ann Reed. sis, an she's there
a pettin' that wolf like he were a poodle
dorg. Amt set agii 'em no more"
Two miles from Denver they met a
horseman. so pale and anxious they
knew who he was even before he called
hoarsely:
''Is my baby with your
"Aye, she be, " answered Chase, but
we'd met ye with blank faces aI, sor.
rerful hearts but for Janet here"
Then he told the story, and his fa-
ther got down from his horse to kiss
her first--before his own child.
Tin well of, Joe," he said, broken.
ly. 81 can do well for her, and you
say she has no one win have two
daughters instead of one"
You amt "A maverick no more,
Janet. cried Joe. something shining
in his honest eyes, IAN there amt one
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