The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-03-01

poor fellow for some signs of con-
sciousncss. aud towards morning
were rewarded by seeing him open
his eye aud recognize Mr. Rem
frow.
During the weeks of nursing which
followed we women had not much
time To think of weather, but my
friend at Mcckcr had been true
pro l,hct, aud the fcathcry flakes began
to fall during the first night after my
arrival aud kept it up steadily for
week. aud tail aud canyon and side
slope were covered with a white pail.
We were as securely shut up from
the outside world rs it we had been
walled around with adamant. While
ones svmpaihics cannot fly round the
world with the click of the electric
needle, one naturally seeks for sub
iecls of interest in the humdrum LIFE
around, and so began to study our
charge as | sat bcsidc him day after
day. Not that he seemed n difficult
sahicct or wrapped in any mystery,
but rs lie lay there swathcd in band.
ages he seemed TO be intcntly thinking.
One day he abruptly asked how long
since he had bccu hurt. told him
three wcckA. lie turned his heal
away with deep sigh aud said no
more Tor few minutes. Then he
asked: "'Bout how far is it to Cairo,
lll?' said didn't know exactly,
thought nearly thousand miles.
"Wi,h was there" he jcrkcd out,
with au effort.
began to suspect that "1hc girl |
left behind me-" was troubling him
and hc wanted to talk about it aud
did not know how to begin. So |
rather banteringly said: "Tcl me
about her"
lie locked at mo with look of
comical dismay. aud said "Why, how
did you know?' and ihcn said: 81
might rs well tell some one, though
there amt much TO tell. used To
live down in Cairo and was a roust-
about on Mississippi steamer. There
was another fellow always worked on
the same gang with Inc aud we were
thicker than molasscs ia winter. lie
was rs vain as peacock and thought
he was some one when lie got on his
Sunday toys, aud he was purity
stable sort of fcllcr Well, there
was girl who lived down the river
few miles, whose dad run truck
farm aud sent garden sass to -. Louis,
YOU know. Hank Simpson and me
both met her at dance one night.
got Introduced first aud danced twice
with her before Simpson did,
aud then she danced several
times will, him, aud when | come up
Oucc to ask her she said she couldn't,
as she was going to dance with Mr..
Simpson. That made me hot and
went and tod Hank lac was not doing
the fair thing, not allowing her To
dance with any one but him. lie
laughed aud said she didn't seem To
think of any hardship. Well, we
both got mad, and | told him | would
dance with her anyway, and went
back aud said Hank couldn't keep hi.
engagement. Well, she danced with
me, but Hank and me were enemies
and hc did me every bad turn he
could. We'll, used to 20 down Tie
river every Sunday 20 old man Lee =
place, aud sometimes fouud Hank
Simpson there, aud he went down
sometimes in the week. | couldn't
tell which of us T. sic liked the best or
whether she was fooling both of us
She was pretty enough for better than
us"
Here Il tender noe crept into his
voice.
81 had to go down on the boat TO
Nicksburg, which would take about
two weeks, as VIC would have to wait
for cargo. 1t was a regular purga-
tory to me all the time was gone,
for was afraid Hank would get the
best of me, and made up my mind to
have il out when got back. The
next Sunday went down. had
bought II ring in Vicksburg, with two
claspcd hands holding little garnet,
to give her, aud thought maybe that
would help me out. found her in II
little arbor in the corner of the gar
dcn. She seemed glad 10 see me, but