The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-18
In THE DESERT.


Of the things beyond. The parent be-
lieved that, too, and that is how the
child had come TO imbibe the idea. The
man looked and saw the word "love. "
do you know what that word means,
papa?" asked the boy.
"Oh, yes, said the father. And he
began thinking. He thought for long
time, for there were so many things |
love is that he hardly knew where to be-
gin defining And the longer he remain |
ed silent the harder it seemed to find
beginning. 1T is difficult TO answer,
he observed, and the boy interrupted
him.
when we find a difficult problem at
school, he said, 1--WE go to the rule.
What is the rule about lover"
The father looked at him, but did not
answer. He thought. Then he gazed
anxiously about, and out through the
window he saw a man passing
"Ah," he said. there is Mr.. Brown,
and want to see him.
And he hurried out to speak to the
man, and the boy never heard what love
is or what is its rule.
Ford, being quite satisfied that the
story was lie from the beginning and
that his search for the wonderful lost
desert tribe would result III no benefit to
| the Smithsonian institution, stopped TO
rest in the shade Of the water wagon,
the wheels of which were sunk lS inch
| es into the roasting sand.
| ssLook out, !" he yelled TO one OF the
| drivers, cor this Nevada sun will get
action on you and you will pop like
corn! Lord, isn't it hot" And he looked
about at the blistering white and blue
and cudgeled out of his memory certain
verses:
And when grim spirits come to that curs'd
land.
To be where wanderers fell,
| They look In terror at the burning sand
And hurry back 10 hell
"And that's desert Nevada, and where
we are driving and swearing and sweat
ing through it to find the desert tribes
man, who is lie. "
.'By the powers, it isn't a liep' yelled
Graves, his assistant. Look!
"A Chinese boy!" roared Ford. "And,
We gods, redheaded Chinese boy, and
ON a camel, and in Nevada!
Hong Foy was dismal failure. Nc
Goggin told him so daily. He could not
lamp Southern Pacific ties half as well
az Yo Heave, or whatever the pockmark.
ed Chinaman's name was, and Fon ket
could almost carry "60 pound to tho
, yard'' rail by himself. while Hong Foy
, being young and pale and calm, fount
il difficult to lug even the spike maui o.
the pinch bar. Wherefore the invest
I ment of the Southern Pacific Railroad
company in Hong Foy was denominate'
q by Mike McGoggin, the section fore
a man. as q weird and wonderful failur
a only McGoggin used words OF tn
1 same import, but of different pronuncia
A ton. Hong Foy, however, could cook
and he showed Maggie McGoggin hoy
q TO make a soup out Of potato sprout
A which McGoggin declared to be the tn
o umphant work of the devil Soup, b
Q the way, is a thing not to be expert
mented OH when the section boardin
house is at place in Nevada where tn
water is brought in tank from sta
r. ton 80 or 100 miles away. McGoggi
appreciated the soup, and because OF
q refrained for two weeks from dischart
Il ing Hong Foy. But on Saturday nigf
"a Of the month Of June. in the year 1873
a he threw a bolt at Hong Foy, hit hin
A. with a crooked spike and made run
r. the Toulouse to get wrench 10 ki
n him with He had seen Maggie whe
~ she kissed the young Chinaman in Il
,e kitchen.
NJ In the shade of the Toulouse, aft
X McGoQgin had retired, Hong Foy Gre
like a dog which had been whipped Of
of its kennel but knows not where to &
He knew two lines of steel over whl'
, Cinnamon labored. while redhead'
= white man swore volubly at them. /
:. knew a blue horizon, and these thln
=, :. were all he knew in that land-exceI
~ ing the sun. Where could he go? AS
- leaned dejectedly against the toolhou
y and Thought of his love making.
u went, and weeping, Maggie found hiI
Hong Foy had not dreamed OF the I
~ ture. and had not expected the coming
on the rirl He had expected to sleep
q the dollhouse that night and be beat
- again in the morning. But Maggie n
:. planned. The Best part OF her plan W
NC that she had brought huge bottle, a
~ IL had water in it. 1--WE will go II
" way" she said, pointing out into {
;,n desert :. :,
LII II is not 30 bad to walk all mig
=. through the desert il you are sure y
no are going to have shade in which
no rest the next day. But the next q
III came. and as Maggie and Hong I
20. looked about them all they saw "
Ia. what couple Of ants in q plastere
'u' box of lime see. Far, far, far avn
ms round about and near it was viii
ho Aud IL was so fat that they seemed
look mn ont of q basin to brim WIN
ner was white and blue, and the alkali q
~" ne sky nestled 30 close to each other
=. the sky arched over as though 1t W
up the roof of the plain in such wise u
aer Maggie thought they might as y
a ,sr have been imprisoned in the shell OF
Jay monster egg-only it would have 10
ia" the biggest egg and biggest shell
ge' created. and there would be room
you onlv one Of such like in the world.
Of am was beautiful in the early mornil
roit and there were roses in the desert e
inst as there are roses in the east OF
orchard land. The sun looked ON Tn
with a friendly rotundity for an no
rly and then he frowned, and the FRO
and was OF white heat And sleepiiy q
IDS plodded ON, searching for brush
enough TO cast two square feet OF sha
low Tbey had no means Of telling q
-. r., t,a sun hut the girl XII