New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16


,"e Garrar Storm in her soul than that wnicn
ehtieked over the prairie. made no reason " ''s
woman who was resolved to stand alone III III
strength that she should neglect ner uay w, ~
Nor did she shrink from II when Saunders an
nounced that Jones was missing. 600 90
And a fearsome night 1t was. even , tor 80
canny lad as he to be out on theSe S"e
prairies." he said portentously IT. ,,r,
Nonsense he Is used to roughing IT, ne VIII
come back safe enough Mrs Jen exclan,eu'
With a curious strained sound In her clear voice
Saunders. / want a IONS rue anu I" ~
to-day. .,,,, Ia Man
tana and especially so on that morhins VIE"
thn weather which had frightened for sonle
hours darkened again into A emily WHY ran =.
which made the homeward rae naru enou uart
cngross Mrs Jeffs attention-vague ana aosenl.
minded as Saunders had found her for the hrst
time in his experience ,< ...,.
The storm had passed once more oeiore ny
came i'm sight of the ranch. and pale SUNSHINE
was peeping between ragged edges OF cioud II"
the west. - :. e,o tn
II am doubling we shall not have IT me ,, 10,
morrow Saunders SAID falthessiy 'cs" ''''o
the attempt at clearing. ,~
Mrs JEFF did not heed him-she was gazing
with frowning brows and compressed Ups al So
oral figures which were grouped before ner capil'
"Somcthng has happened,' she exclaimed nu' ,
riodly: and with her spur she urged the ''eu
horse to full speed. .,o, and
The group drew apart as she approached anu
siIance felI upon the several speakers.
where Is he?" Mrs. jeff asked harsny. Inen,
as they stared at her, wordless, between su, ~
a nd
rarda stems where she had been slttlng, Wlth
her apron over her neah it,. -. o,o
81 never done let her out Of my sight Out one
uttIo half hour she cried. between sopS
"Is she dead?" gasped Mrs. Jeff. remembering.
with a sick pang the baby whom. for the hrst
time in her four years Of possession she hau i"i .
SIDE "De Lord Of mussy knows! But He is de Lord
of mussy an
Where is she?'
Then ensued duet Of explanation and excuse
nd
Zach believed baby to be with the other, uhtl an
hour before. chance had brought them toge.ne 81,
and baby was found to have been unseen ~. ny
either for half the morning. The men apout ths
r,rch had dispersed to search for her III such
ulaccs as her small feet could be supposed 10 nave
reached and they had returned without trace Vi
Mrs Jeff stood stone still. listening to the tear
ful contradictions Of the women ana the Gear
reports Of the men. with sudde'l gay osentI,.
age on her rigid face-a look when pressm s,,
syep, Mammy's self-exculpation away In purs'
Of pity -, q, ,,o hasntr'
che sobbed Come here an have your cry out III
sir ,,, Wo,rmv,s arms my poor Miss Belle, Your
stupld old Nanny who never Thought de p'es s.s
baby meant it. when she fretted 10 10 "i'''
NV baby went to him. murmured MIS- Sen,
with a ton. I'm the low accents that non" Oh 'ior'
listening and women ever forsot. 30 ,han
!, thrill for which there is no inter word thei
ronftr. ran through It's assertion OF ueSPa'i'
Then ] shall never see her again. .,o,os
.Ntre I.N"' eagerly cried Shunu'fS'
mint that kind, He will bring the Iassie PACK II
hn has found him as tendery as II she was his
oW ..u,o &c bls oun, And he will keep her, have
,tr,,,'', mon, both from me,''-and then Hike tor
rom the tears came-a torrent that sho"h anu
bowed her holpcssly. so that Saunders lea he'
unreslstinG into the cabin. -. ,.,,,,d,.,
he,r H. Nanny muttered. her eyes rollihg ufllI
nothing hut white was visible. III ! haan po on
Do. unbelievingest old Niger. mish' nav sevn
/ 10 al 10 ~
n naah ~ Montana. as he used TO down In JUDGE
sn. broke oN at the sound oi laugh-ciear,
sweet and mcrry-the laugh of chi,i' WIZ"
,tr.i Mrs Jcn's sob, as suddenly as Nanny ;
..Innrs brought baby back 10 mamma ana ne
not lct rain wet baby one drop. H.. u,,,,
| In the doorway they stood -oabys iar "t, u
| f,r. r,n.rlng above tho roL?h coat IN when she
! VAS wrapped from chin 10 heel naklhg s,tans'
/ ..nfrost :, the figure ~ storm-drenched exhaus-
t' - ubon, sh@ clung 80 confidently: figure
! f,.n, who's. haggard face. rain-"a-hed VI mar
| i,s sU,rthv iinis two eyes. as blue a. odny
| own looked Al the excited group before "'''' WIZ"
! ia. hank gaze II n slcepwalkcr -
uc moved swiftly forward. and laid her on Mrs
So ronc 70 me in the cottonwood grove by
| ,h 49, where had carried her last week.
| H sai1 mechanically and turned away, as
| though he did not the passion ~ tears ana
kisses with which the mother rrce'I'n nss MS
/ Hut before he had reached the door she was
| beside him
| "Ion' stay" , r,
He put out trembling. uncertain mana 'o"''u
| IN. door without looking at her ,
| WHY should stay" he murmured vaguey'
| "I-,r our chi,d, You have brought her back ~
mn, 80 me who would have kept her from You
/ For our child he repeated almost inauaNS
"You should have said that last night No'"'hs
/ hurts much to-day 49,. 49,, ro >, =,
! H.. mad, = step away from her. bu, she sprans
h.r,rc him: she caught both his cold hands In
/ hers. . A.A,,1 70, 10 fo-
| give each other 49,, 80,
| slowly ne ufcd his weary eyes ana saw-ho,
! ,b, Mrs Jeff whom Montana knew. ana VINO mao
boon sufficient TO herself in the strength @, n'r
/ ,.s.ntmrnt-but the wife who had Followed her
! i,, wherever he led In the days when she ne
! icv"d In him. .,..uo ,h,
| urb, cafne again 10 his eyes and then MS head
s,uk ON her shouldcr.-(Tcmple bar
THE TONB or KING JOHN
! Before The great High Altar OF his God