Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-11-06

For can the philosopher see farther be-
hind the scenes than the child? Trials
of faith, but with the abundant proofs
Of his handiwork- finger Of God
pointing onward, upward and appeal
ing tn our truer selves. h. .,5
Twelve O'Clock, and in little end
room Of the house Marie St. Denis has
risen from the bed on which she hadaa
few hours earlier flung herself without
having undressed. She struck light
stealthily. lita candle and listened in
tently. Thereis no sound to be heard
save the hard, metallic ticking Of the
old clock lib the kitchen and the occa-
sional mufi1ed bark and stif1ed yelps of
the hound as it lies dreaming in front Of
the kitchen stove A dogs actual life is
not such very short one after all, for
he lives every minute of his waking life,
and he lives his sleeping one as we'll
III his dreams. Occasionally the girl
could hear-so still it had become-the
stirring of the cattle in the corral and
shed. The horses by this time were lying
down or DOING and nodding like sleepy
human beings in their stalls.
Then an energetic young cock in the
partially underground henhouse hard
by, having been awakened by shaft of
moonlight streaming full in upon him,
suddenly Strengthened himself and be-
gan to crow Justify, under the delusion
that he had oversight himself and that
he had allowed humanity in general
to sleep longer than that time which it
was his privilege to apportion for it.
There are many men in the world who
resemble the cock; they think they are
brought expressly into it by an intelli-
gent Providence in order to make their
own particular presence known and di-
rect their neighbors' affairs.
The girl placed the light in o shaded
corner of the room and looked out of
the little window. Well might she
start; the blizzard had utterly ceased,
and outside it was almost as clear as
day, for there was bright three-quar-
ter moon The time had come for action
now, but could she leave the house
without being observed? She must not,
in the first place, awaken Jeanette,
who might try to detain her. The SER
geant had promised that he would not
interfere with her actions, but it was
just possible that if any of the others
happened to be awake and looked out
they would see that the storm had
ceased-even if the humming of the
stove did not prevent them from mark
ing the absence of the wind-and at
once be on the alert to look out for her
father, who they knew, if he were not
even now near at hand, must be travel
ing again 1t was the fixed resolve Of
this daughter of the prae:rie to go OUT
alone upon it, and meeting her father
apprise him Of the proximity of tho po-
lice, and so enable him to escape tho
danger either by cacheing the liquor
and returning empty handed, or by an
other scheme which her fertile brain
had already conceived. She knew it was
bitterly cold outside, but she had not
lived in that country the greater part of
her life not to know exactly how to pre-
pare for such an emergency.
She slipped on pair Of extra wooden
stockings and a pair of moccasins, put
on species of buckskin Logging, beau
tifully fringed and wrought with coll
ored silks, such as some women have
worn in the western states. She invest
ed herself in a light and similarly
wrought loose garment, resembling
buckskin shirt, and wound round her
waist lone silk sash.
ITO be Continued1