Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-24

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Both gave spur instantly TO their
horses; but Sieve's animal, frightened
by the rush aud roar. reared and plung.
ed wildly aud aimlessy IN a stubborn
/ standslill. Then, with a para wing
sense OF hopeless dread, Steve felt the
rush Of the great DRIFT over him, aud in
a moment boz was fighting and founder.
/ ing mldly n the night like darkness
and smothenng banks OF snOw-sanely
| conscious U. but one thing-that his
brothers voice was calling to him close
at hand, and the sound OF his horses
hoofs plouguIng and trampling through
| the barrier 90 snow was scarcely a dis.
lance Of ten }afds away.
A few moments and he was free
breathing iUc fresh air again, and with
q sense as having gained heaven itself,
in the sight OF the blue sky and open
sunlight
ITS no more ner'less N a warnin', &"
lie said ut length alter taxing breath.
We don't I'd any more OF lesson
Ter our darn nonsense n this.
Lucky Tier us IL come as warnin' Std
o Judgement"
~ don't lovc we'll come cross any
thin worse 20 this goin' over answered
his brother quietly. ats only IN loose
snow laid over them slippery stretches o.
| sheer rock thets goin' q slide now.
| Most Of ip5 packed N ifoze--'t faint
is goin' 4 gi, thawed out Z more till
! spuugtmc
I'D ye mean . say yer goini = try
goin on alter thisl" demanded Steve
| incredu ousIy
Pm mcdnin'p Try les ihet,' said
/ his brother tu "a final tone.
Then II yer gol.blasted IDIOT 'nough
| 4 DO II after scch wafnin' p this. yer u
| 20 it lone, said Steve with an oath
| i've hcafin' tell % people nyin' In the
J face o. Providence. but pears h.
the this beats all fer iool.dyiu's
/ ever saw. II yer boun' T. 20
I on yerself, wei, N good; but d fer me
! I'm guin ~ take the hint fore the kick,
an 10 back
Grumblng, he turned aud rode to
/ wards home, whilst his brother plDdled
slowly ON up the snow.wa,lcd dcnle.
Riding down the canyon, Steve
/ thought thankfully OF his narrow escape,
| congutulailng himself at the same time
| upon the occurrence that had furnished
| him with an excuse Tor getting our % bis
uuweIcomc journey. lie haa not wanted
to go-on.y the shame OF Abe'5 example
! forcing him into an unwilling acquics-
/ cence to the plea OF duty. Now he was
| out OF II, aud as he thought with reason
enough to exempt him from blame.
Riding out Of the mouth OF the dehle
and along the road skrting the noun.
! tain's base, Steve glanced up at the
nights rising like walls about MIN, their
| white sides marfed here anI there with
dark patches left by tue numerous
'slides." la the mouths Of gu,ches
aud guilics opening at the base OF the
mountains. piled'up drills lay where the
tue snow had slipped from ,he sleeper
hight-holding a debris oi broken trees,
biJ,ders aud branches brought down
IN their rash from the hills, la one Of
the heaps piled 10 gully facing the
roadway, something caught Ste.e's at
teniion. a CLEAN OF CRIMSON shlpl in
startling contrast 10 the uAzziing snow,
and he rode close to look az To-
Il was a clump OF scarlet flowers
showing from the heap OF snow and
broken trees, and Steve knew that Il was
one OF the "hre-Oushes" about which
Dan had told them. W..h a brand Of
the broken ccdars It was sn easy task 10
pry the bush from the heap, aud in ten
minutes Il was across The saddle, and ne
/ was llNluk hallla "aa"f NAAhAlitaAk anu
clated at the destiny mat had made him
master Of this propinous fortune.
In the evening Steve rode up the hill
TO Peery's. lake was IN the other par,
OF the house putting the final nails "a the
new floor, aud Grandma pcery sat iu the
back kitchen straining the new milk into
bright tins to set tor cream" agails,
Christmas, 50 that only Anicc was pres.
ent ~ the room when he entered with
his prize. Steve misinterpretcd her look
Of pleased relief as she saw him, and he
presented his offering with some Of his
sense OF assured triumph Ia his voice
and manner
81 bore In mind thet We was sayin las
night, Auis" he said. "'n / thought I'D
bring ye ia Christmas tree ye was han
KERN fer
The GIRLS face flushed, but she .was
looking beyond him eXpectantly at the
door he had entered.
Her first words brought a chill to his
heart and reused his quick temper INTO
ugly resentment
''Whar's AbeN Il was a natural ex.
preston Of the anxiety she had endured
throughout the day IN her uncertainty as
10 their whereabouts, but Steve read u
az an open sign OF her Partially for the
other, and In the bitter humiliation and
disappointment Aoi the moment flung
back bis reply.
"Goucs lar Us he kin from vim.
min thet6 minded I send men reskin
Their lives Ter a trihin' whim."
The glrl turned ON him, her eyes and
cheeks blazing.
I'm ask We T. mind how yer talkin' 1
me. Sieve Latham" she said.
"YeT needn't be blamn' ne fer whet
'no,hrrs done, said Steve, In a milder
tone; q only give answer to yer own
square question. As fur me 1 was takin'
what e td 10 good part, N actin &C
cordlu', Sc Eiujuj.e o. tibet by nay .O'iu
( ye the Jue. Mnut opinions ne an ACE
has ON things ia generals alius mighty
efficient, an Sc con set b. down tibet
amt BIO held I account lur none o
his'n."
"Dyc mean T. say Abe Latham wen,
trapsIn away fur SIGH reason es theH''
demanded Anicr
81 mean Z say he said he'd never 20
nigh "a g.H iurcver more es cud hint &
human CTetuB q take rcsk a limb an
life iog "a within o tritlln' vanity" asserted
Steve dugreily.
Gland 5lEcS" exclaimed the girl In.
dignauf.y; ri hadn't give Abe Latham
the credit 10 more sense than TO believe
ia be meauin' any such loolishness
ia never ben pesteTed with his comm