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


way out of n. - said Sieve 1--WE both
suow we'll though marin amt got grit
inough 90 leave. an he'l slick = the OIL
place whilst there's a spear % grass
shouin' inch high bout 'h' ground.
Care he wouldn't sell-an' now he
afy'uL The thought % lcavin it stand.
10 ies' bout cufdles his stubborn blood. "
faint fer hin Q decide now said
he, with quiet emphasis; "'ll have
mann out o. that fore New Years, or
l'll stay there an live till he wilIin Z cry
quus.n
"D'ye mean q say yer goin' over
thecr fore New NearsW demanded Steve
'l'm goin q morrow mornin, replied
his brother with emphasis.
AN miss Christmas an all}'
81 guess marin y miss more ~ we will,
by our staya." She said this time las
year twas like death 10 tibet God-lor.
siken place 'thoui SIGHT or sound o any
o. Us round You know how Q used .
be fore she married. him Bed am the
children an all o. us home together
Pm goint have her know how it'll seem
to have some o. us round once more"
Steve made no reply. lie was think
ing OF the sacrifice Il implied 10 be away
at this especial timc-thc long talked Of
party az pecy's. and absence from
| Aulgc, The latter especially hard now,
10 tbst coqucung g .an.c from her eyes
bal rC5tcl upon MIN, fJIsing In him e
determination to pun nls fate to test be.
lore another day had passed It's round
lie had no heart nor cucouagcm for
his brothers proposition, and Tor the rest
OF the way home they walked together
10 silence.
Mountain walls OF dead white reach.
ing into bright blue ether un.IccSgd
I by a cloud o. their submits touched
7 with pale turquoise t.lts, aud
where ridges broke the surface u
e the steep slopes into gulc1es or can.
! yons-holding deep SAP, hire shadows
that threw the glnung, ,unlct SHOWS
inlO diamond relief with their darl; set
ungs. Through the deep snow sur.
Z rounding the slopes only these greater
+ pfuiulcfsuces were outlined, the shrubs
{ and trees and rocks OF the hlls,des
q lying IA iormlCss moulGs OF the packed
, snow. Still from sound aud motion,
the hills we're hielc,s as mirble-savr
j that now and then up on the steer. 81.
5 slopes a white mist would spring sud.
denly itom the dead level OF snow, war
- CRYING down the mounnin aud leaving
d a dark trail OF shorn hillside Ia rs wake.
ID q, was the loose snow slipping from an
1 uncertain Judgement on some steep
u slope OF bare rock and rushing dow
> the incline I'LL stopped perhaps by some
c gulch or barrier OF great rocks, OF %
/ none were 10 rs way gathering force
aud Impetus 90 sweep broad avalanche
!, OF SHOWS down to the valley
e Auicc, standing al the window looking
q ai the circle Oi white walls-wiih now
Z and then their ominous snow mists ris-
iug aud moving like spirits down the
e mountain s,des-gaye "a little shudder OF
q dread and apprehension.
=. "pd give q sight o. money & know
j, Jest where them two's gone she said
i. ! anxiuusly to herself. par sed he seen
EN- both udin' up towards the ole Bar
u trail early this mUruin', ] hope good.
20 ness they hewitt been fools 'nough l.
u take up ALL. said bout them hire
q bushes. dout know what ON airth d
lake EN- that way cept some silly no
y ton or Mother. faint safe fer any man
e in the mountains with all that lose snow
- piled up there n IA sun shinin' as warm
Ir S autumn. Both Of ems old 'nough I
know bettef-specially Abe
II A little lush crept into her cheeks a.
e; the lips formed the name, aud a sn;il,
a chased the look oil anxiety from her fac;
rt for a moment
"He's awful 'lraid bout le,tin' peopl,
Il. know T. he cares tor a girl she said soft
s.. ~ to herself { don't see however
ID could like a man thets so tumble proud
$ But then th' Others, they're bout all toe
ID much the other way n | don't know
" "..niCe 'cal ed Grandma Peery's shril
m voice from the back room, "ther'i
H. nough to do 4 get streighgened round
le Tor Christmas 'tnOut taken time staryin
.e out doors. Seem = me lately yer grow
IN in most Is shil,less s yer iather."
H. Auics went to her workout hei
le thought was elsewhere; aud as she
Al went from task TO task her eyes sill
Is searched 90 covert glInccs through the
b window, the road leading through the
No steep canyon over the snow blinded
y summit 4 'Oid Bar"
lf Beyond tue foothills leading TO the
m mouth OF the canyon A0e and Stew,
Latham we're ur.inE their horses owe
m The steep, snow-lned road. Both were
silent, aud steve rode with a face sui en-
I with di5ap ointment and discomfort
70 As they struck steep incline Wher,
ir their horses strained under the task o
.y Flooding through the deep snow, IA,
!, iuru, d To his brother with a muuerec
d | llNNltNalNNs lNAln me nc nhlN
l. vita savage information, "tuat yr dom
need 20 any further Ter proof o. IN,
.. will goose chase yer on; we got to turn
round an 80 back 'iote long II we'f,
le live TO do ~, N H. jest tnct DARN, stub
& born nature yef's keeps ye goin' IL
n ia face : them packed hills,
M 81 don't sec why we can't do il, ,
~ Dan Green cud aid Abe "TWant
10 stubborn nature made him come Gross
Re . know"
D "Iwant the same yestidday as today
/ Nov tn suns shinn', an only a fool I,
IS think we cud ~ over thera safe. y,
As knows wen 3 / DO, Marin ID set he
I'd loot on 10 herself 'iaar had her sayp
&c "Marm had her say too much =
as them things said Abe. shes don,
M nolhiu bun sacrifice her notions = on
PC | good, ever since wers't CID 'uOugh {
All know what meant Least we can d,
now known how things stands IS Z tu
'if am let her have her wishes"
.'s 1--WE got no Kind o. word against /
il twar' reasonable replied Steve
w "but yer know Wells uu, ther' ann
81 either o. Us gou' @ gle H. o.aer side o
Ola u ar awe lore Christmas NJ,
~ 'pnion IS ye're got some notion . curT
w. out 'u gr Jes makn' 1l'eyu this lripi 81
- as curry At through 'luOut bein' mad,
q pear tool, Al 1 kim saw ig vel