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

why, Bob, l didn't know that you
meant anything
"Wcll, Miss Majors, she didn't
make much fuss when put my arm
around her and kissed her. l felt rs
il was in heaven and even felt sorry
for Hank Simpson. wanted to do
something great that would make me
worthy To have Elsie for wife.
After she had given me her promise |
didn't care for Hank Simpson aud
wasn't bit jealous of him. She told
me that she had begun to care for me
at tho dance but had been afraid TO
cross Hank, as he had such n temper.
"Maybc you want to know why
ann away out here. We'll, Elsie aud
me agreed that 1t was no use trying
to make any money to buy home
working for days wages OIL the river.
| l,card that good men in the mines
in the mountains got big wages, aud
so thought | would try. went to
see Elsie the night before camo
away, and she cricd aud hung to me
til almost lost my courage to go,
but did. have been here year
II wear now aud saved good deal.
have written to Elsie every time any
one went out to Mccker, aud had letters
pretty often. We were TO have been
muricd 1T Easter, aud now it is only
Il month away, and here ! am laid up
and showed in, too! What will Elsie
think whe she don't hear from me?'
Tho poor fellow turned his head
away with tears in his eyes. by way
Of consolation, said: "You may DO
able to send a letter SOON"
"No," he said. ",hcre's ten feet of
snow in White Canyon"
lie seemed in the depths of misery
and left him.
Two weeks slipped away, aud the
weather was steadily cold, with occa-
slonnl light falls of snow, aud rs Bob
Travcr>ly looked out of his little win
dow at the rounded outlines of the
peaks could see that his heart was
far away with the girl hc loved, per-
haps thinking that his rival was taking
advantage of III. silence to catch
heart oil the rebound. A week before
Easter the weather suddenly modcr-
alcd. The snow melted rapidly aud
began to disappear in our little valley
aud OF The lower slopes of the noun
tain. Evcry now aud then on some
distant peak we could see slide come
down, leaving black trail behind.
A couple of days before Easter two
of the men had announced their in-
tenlion of trying to get to Mcckcr.
Mr.. Rcnfrow warned them to be care
ful, and above all things not to get
caught in Il slide. In the afternoon
was sitting reading to Bob, who was
lying with his face to the wall and
apparently not paying mucli attention.
Suddenly he turned over.
'IIuvc been as.cep?' he asked.
"No, why" a.kel.
"'vc been dreaming awake then. l
thought heard Estes voice."
Then sitting straight up in bed
without any regard for broken legs,
hc calculated with the greatest aston
ishmcmt aud joy: "Elsie,"
turned to the door, and there was
the living embodiment of the pretty
girl whose picture Bob kept under his
pillow. But only an instant slc stood
there, and then had both arms around
Bob crying and laughing by turns.
1t seems she had arrived at Mccker
Il week before, but could get no one
TO venture with her through the snow
to the Tin Cup Mine until the foriu-
nate arrival of the two miners. The
only thing that prevented q wedding
on Easter was that there was no min
is'er nearer than Grand Junction.
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