Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-04-16
WIDOW MARIN
BY the AEihor OF "Natalie's Ordeal"
"Euphie Lyn," "A Vain Sacri-
tice,' Etc.
CHAPTER NvII-Continued.

liz Aau 4SdCueu tue eIu ol tue "Oou,
and pausinr there, saw figure COM
Ing dimly down through the whiteness
of the orchard.
That you, Loo" he called.
The figure paused at the sound but
Immediately hurried forward to him.
1t was certainly not Loo-the figure
was old and hobbled stiffiy through the
snow and as she neared him he saw
that it was Nan.
Loo home?" he called.
No, she amt. That's why I'm here.
That gals goir' out of her head these
days-all the time down to the village.
What on airth she wants goin' out in a
day like this l can't make out nohow."
I guess she knows what's she's do
In, does Loo. | heard she was down
and thought Id oyertake her and drive
her up. Do you think she'd go any.
where's else after she cum outen the
grocery"
The grocery What does she want
at the grocery? There amt no need
for it"
All the same she was there and he
amt there now, | guess | must nave
missed her. Well, look a-here, Nan;
when she does come will you tell her
that Mrs. Myers wants her to come
over to our place tomorrer? There's
some young folks comm up from Ham
liton' In a-goin to the station for
en- an she's IL come over an have a
good time"
All right, but | wish she was home
1ist cum down this far to look if
could see anything of her comm up by
the bush there"
Mans round and steady blue ewes
looked anXiousiy down the road MS far
as the falling snow would allow; and
Joshua, noting her anxiety, said cheer
fully
on, Waal, you go in, I'll so back and
take drive through the village an I'll
De sure to pick her up som'eres You
go on in outen the cold, Nan"
He turned the horses cautiously and
when ne was fairly round he looked be-
hind.
Here, Soc, Soc Soc! Where are
you, Socrates?' he called, missing his
dog, which was great favorite. Ii
mad been named Socrates when a
puppy by his son, because of the wise
and philosophic look of its face and not
for whole world would he have lost
the animal his boy had been SO fond of,
| amt seen no dog." cried Nan.
There amt no signs OF a dog been
here, no footprints, 'cept them horses.
guess he's gone into the wood
som eres, said Joshua, with a tug at
the reins; nevertheless he looked an
Nious and whistled repeatedly. In a
few moments Soc, shifting and barking
and shaking with excitement, came ca
reering up before the horses uttering
sharp. short barks ard Immediately
returning whence he had come.
Got a rabbit or suthin'," remarked
Joshua, we'll content, but when they
came up, as he steered cautiously past
drift, he saw Soc's tail whirIng and
waving in the center of it, his head be
ing down and his forepaws scraping
vigorously.
Now, what's the darned fool after
now, he muttered to himself, rising
up in the sleigh to get a better view OF
Soc's operations. "Geehosophat! Woa
there" he shouted to the horses, and
Soc at the sound dashed out of the
hole, caperi&g madly, with short, shrll
barks around Joshua, as he got out of
the sleigh and into the drift.
Great guns Loo" he cried, as he
saw the still form, with the smiling,
unconscious face upturned as the dog
uncovered it. praise God | found ye
atore it's too late! Loo! Loo-oh,
heavenly Father, surely she can't be
dead yet he groaned, and lifting tIe
light form in his great arms he
stumbled with her out to the sleigh
and with a desperate effort laid her
into it and covered her with the warm
rug.
Roll her in the snow, roll her in the
snow and rub her hands and face with
It, cried Nan, as soon as she caught
a glimpse of T.oo's still face ard for the
next ten minutes Of hard rubbing and
rolling and shaking not a word was
spoken, the anxiety was 100 tense
Old man Hill was out around the barn
somewhere There was no time to
hunt him up, but presently the color
came back to I4oo's lips, her eyelid3
trembled and opened she stared at
them with speeches. wonder and
closed them again,
Well, thank God she's Twin, any
how said Joshua, perspiring; and
presently Loo started up with sharp
cry Of pain. They had carried her
into the kitchen and laid Aer or the
long settee before the fire on the first
sion OF returning life, and the circua-
ton stopped in her toes, was beginning
to return. The agony for some min
utes was intolerabIe, but Joshua
smiled grimly.
Glad to see you howlin', Loo, my
gal Howlin means pain, an pain
means life there amt no life Of any
kind without it. I'll have to be goin'
urW-hut ha continued turning In