Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-05-08

JIMMY, &AHttpt-A tthii 1"'FW -
was . late. Moihes will 30 awfully
worried.
"Ygeil, DO sure and cono ever iomcr-
row." cried Charlie after him, and
won Play st.iko again"
"Ali right" answered Jimmy az he
went whistling down tho road.
As ho cane near the rond Jimmy
beard a strngc sonud. II was like the
distant snarl aui roar of the animals no
~remcrubofe IN lie enc circus no lad at
tended IL his life. lie STOPPED for a mo
ment to listen. Tho noiso rose AID d'cd
on the evening air, und mingled with It
roso another sound liko the olinA If in
Etrunicnts againat s.ecl.
"That sounds as y somehcly was
hammcgiug Oh the truck" hs said rs lie
listened. Bat ho was late ana co hurried
Oh toward home.
AS no reared tho gate hia mother
came running Gown tho walk. Aer ap-cn
over Lsr he.,d. Jimmy, clio cTioi hyB-
toricaliy. "wiaro is y9vr fAtlesf'
~ don't know" answered the bcs.
staring in disnay at his mOihcr, who
was rale and trembling.
OuF nN 1AAant AAV D. -AtAAhAf
"thero's something wrong. Your fatbgr
weai over AN hour ago down into tho
wooas 10 find the stray lambs, and lie
never stays so late. AID 10 CT Ia min
uto3 ago crowd Of yelling, curling iuga
swept by here like ! cyclJne asi down
into the woods, and fathers tLctc, uutl
mayLo they've killed him"
"Holl On, mother" c-icd Jimmy
"DOn tale en- SO. IN run down 10 TIC
edge tf The woods and SIC that's M
Fathers al right. What would they
hurt him for, Id Ike - knew"
Though lie SPOKE 30 s.0u;ly, the bay
was nigt;cncd. brt he ran MS fast 10 Lo
could toward the weeds. Ho roIrorshar-
eli the nvise lac had loaTd 1t the tract;
ard sudiouly il rushed over EiE What
it roant. They're y mpathizers Ct tic
strikers" he whispered as he toro ecloas
the field, "and they're tearing up tho
track. I'll bet"
Nbsa lac reached the woods, he s:oih
along rs cautiously rs possible toward
tho din and upToar, which cveyy no
meLt grew lcudor. Suddon,y he laN
them.
There were so at lcsst. barcbeadod,
ragged, pry nc mp tho track with COW
bars-a frIghiful eight to Il lonely little
hoy creeping among the trees. TIE FtIay
lambs, hrddlcd together under u tlce,
wero beating IL a frightened. lclpjefi
way. Jimmy felt sure las fashrr Inun'
10 near them, 81. creeping on hands ind
knees nov. the ocy crGwlcd sis~ly along
and suddenly saw his father ted to
tree, watching Tie rioiers completing
their work Of destruction. As Jimmy
saw lis father ltr. Saunders, t~urnial
lis head, SAW Lis SCI.
!. Jimmy was not 10 feet Gwny fson
, lis eather, while the mob WAS al lsal
80 feet away from both.
} Jimmy" muTmured bis father
: ''ruu. riy boy, TlI! Tho NCy Yorl
rpec;al with soldieisl Fun IN tie ToA,
and signal III Never Md lie, lat cav
tho train"
With q half sob tho boy creTt bac.
, through the tail erass 20 Tho edge Of III
. forest ard thCn d,.rte1 across the fei.
. toward tho farmhouse like az
Z Hsmc;licr met hi,a. "Don'fstap ne
mother, " he gaeped. "Faiher's alive
, but the stri kers have got hin. You rul
to Mr.. Somers' for hoiP. I'm going {
, signal tie special" Signal tho speoia.
Suddenly Lo stopped. hat with? Ho'
} could he, l. little boy, step : tInin befCr
+ il reached the cut yondCr? All, the &c,
} lantern, the -desp;scd, common thing b
had sneered at that very day.
3 Two minutes later this t1wheaded
frockied faced young hero was flying n
, the track, bis rei lantern lightoI. hi
bare feet epurnins tho Garth. painting
stumbling, sohbiag, falling, up agail
t and on, on.
A low -umble b'oke on lis ear. TIL
rails began singing under his feet. cit
] coming!' he shrieked, and putting a
his remaining strength into this las
, effort he dashed on q few rods farther.
There came a great white light glow
I ing ut him like an angry eye, nearo
and nearer, larger, brighter. Woul
+, they over rec him as he stood there
D desperately gripping his red lantern al
swinging it with beth his tired httl
arms?
5 Az lastl Tho engine gave a scream
II see you. Jimmy - it seemed to cry I
+ the roor child. Then u shiver RI
= through the lorg tain. Is groaned an
t stopped, the engine painting and signing
. at the feet Of james Saunders. hero.
"a you suppose. II Jimmy lives to l
u 100 years cid. no will ever forget tn;
II momeBt-tho shonts. the questions, 4
excitement Tie sold.ers crowdirg arcuI
o him, tie glis'oniug ~hryonots, he prais'
z the tiAnks, all The pride Of tbs instai
0 as he knew thM lie. a Ike prairie ls'
& had saved Tho SPECIAL l,den with Unc
Sans troopg?-Advaace
i The First Log Cabin In Eentucsy.
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