Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-02


the curtain down and go and comfort
the White Squaw But when he reached
the dressing room the squaw had van
ished as completely AS any OF her war
riors. aud looking out Of the window
Wyncoop caught sight OF her rushing
madly up the street An instant later
the fire engines, armed by nineteen
dusky Indians dashed by in the direc-
tion of the Brannigan house
Where's the firey" he shouted. and
small boy who ran tearing mp the street
called back at him.
Its the Brannigan barn"
There was red glare In the sky In
that direction. and as the poor White
Squaw, out of breath and half dead
with fright. rushed toward il it seemed
TO her AS though she would never reach
there alive IL there was one thing
above all else in this world which the
White Squaw loved IL was her brother
Baby Then suddenly she remembered
what Mrs Quinn had said about Baby
going up into the hayloft to play
The glow was getting brighter every
minute. and she was still three blocks
away She had to stop a moment to
catch her breath, and us she did SO she
saw an Indian rushing from the direction
of the fire toward her who looked mar.
velously like Barney
Barney" she cried, "for Gawd's sake
tell me where's Babyr'
"Oh. he's all right" exclaimed Nc
Givern. II was Just runnin back to tell
You about it, Tide. | fought you might
be scared
Il got there just in time. though
When we ran out Of the teayter seen
where the fire was. so | left the other
fellows To get the engine ont and | ran
on by shorter cut. When ! got there,
there was Mrs. Quinn and Miss Cadogan
stan1in in the yard screan.in and
wringin their hands, and there was
Baby. wild the flames creepin up all
round him. standin in tue hay loft.
Tilda turned away her head in horror
and eJaculated:
"Oh, for Gawd's sakef-
II run up to the barn and called out
to him, Jump. sez, III catch you
shure. So the little beggar he just shuts
his eyes and grits his teeth together and
then he jumps right into me arms. For
heavens sake
Before he could say another word the
White Squaw had thrown her arms
about him
"Oh. Barney" she cried, II have been
pretty mean to you. but after this you're
the man for me-"
Then, tor the first time, she noticed
he was wearing his right arm in n
sling
"Oh, that's nothing" he explained.
When Baby jumped he hurt me arm a
bit, and Mrs. Quinn says she thinks it's
broke. She happened TO have this sling
lying around. so she told me to slip me
arm into Ii and run off to tell you. and
we could examine il when we got back. y
Now, amt that lucky" said the
White Squaw, who. now that the dan.
ger was over. was fast regaining her
composure.
"Why, | seen Aunt Della sewin on
that sling yesterday morning. She told
me then it was bit OF fancy work.
BY this time they had reached the
house, aud the White Squaw rushed
forward, seized Baby up in her arms
and hugged him.
"Arrah. now it's Barney you may be
thankin that he's alive at all. cried
Mrs. Quinn. as she mopped her eyes
cinder now IL il hadn't been for him
How the juice am | ever goin to meet
your poor ma and tell her as her beauti.
ful barns been burned while she was
awayT
"Oh, the barn don't matter. auntie,
exclaimed the White Squaw Lets go
aud look at Barney's arm.
BE Jabers, was forgettin all about
it. Mary. you stay here wild Baby and
watch for Julia. Come along wild me,
Barney dear. and we'll see if you're hurt
bad Tilda, you'd better stay here too
can make the inspection better by me
self"
Two minutes later Mrs Quinn re-
turned with very solemn cast of coun.
tenance
Its broke" she said eth take
about ten weeks to set II right. We
won't need to call in doctor, for it's as
easy as winkin TO set an arm, Barney
had better stay here, though. SO we can
have him under our eye"
The Wyncoop genealogical tree was
lying ON the piano The White Squaw
rolled II carefully mp. and then handing
it to Baby, she said.
Baby. dear. take that down to MIR
Wyncoop first thing tomorrow morning
Tell him that it's very nice, but I've goi
. no further use for 1t, and he'll have tc
get an understudy for his part in the
play"
The whole thing worked like clock.
work." whispered Mrs. Quinn. There
wasn't wan Of us that missed cue
her barn ! can go back to town wild &
free heart now. for I've fulfilled me vow
and obligations.
Yes. but how the diyil did you
keep the fire down till got here; When
Baby jumped It had just about begun tc
4 burn.
''Oh. and sure that was easy enough.
replied Mrs. Quinn Twas Mary thai
rang the alarm, you moind. and I'll hav,
\ all can do nursing Barney Don't you
/ forget 10 tell him that"
Late that night after everybody els
was in bed Mrs. Quinn. Miss Cadogan
Barney and the Baby held special ses
sion ON the back piazza Barney hal
dispensed with his story for the time he
ing. and Baby Brannigan was gigglinl
so that his aunt had TO stuff handker