Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31

thought IL might have been nothing
but his own emotions, as he sought
earnestly hut vainly to discover some
thing more than Friendship In the
calm, clear eyes which She shaded with
her left hand. and raised TO his;
he was not vet keen enough to de-
fine her real feelings towards him.
| well, Johnny' she said in her
light, Irresistible way. ut seems n
long tlme-ever so long, since wa
parted last: how are you?"
Better. thank you. since | find you
| WE'LL" he nswered, with "a little hrmef
| clasp of the hand which she now es-
sayed to withdraw.
| He wanted to draw her nearer to
| him, and to look deeper into her eyes;
| but as IL quite unconscious of his de-
/ sign, Kate suddenly twltched her IN
| gers out of his eXclaimlng. ON /
| have not saluted 'bonny Annie yet
| Phil will attend to your errand, John
| comet" and she threw her arm around
| Annie. and hurried her into the cabin,
| newly raised but not yet rooted. ex-
| cept by a wagon-cover.
Whats your program for this after
| noon, PhilY asked John. Phil an
swered slowly. while his eyes followed
| the girls as they went into the house:
| "rhat depends ON your arrange
ments. and Annie's. If she can only be
| here a little while, ! must spend that
| time with her; but IL you and she can
stay over Sunday with us. l viii go
| with George to the creek, and get
| load of willows to help 'shingle' the
house.
"If 1t will be no intrusion" said John
I'VE viii stay tonight and tomorrow
with you"
You're the best fellow I know
John" said Phil warmly. Come on
to the creek with George and me. Old
Bet can eat while we cut and load
the willows"
AN right" said John. George may
eide Bet, II he would like to, and
will ride with you behind the
oxen. Kate said I must do my errand
with you, and that viii afford me n
good chance
+, George was very pleased to ride on
horseback instead of on an OK wagon.
and he galloped away out of sight OF
!. he older boys, leaving them to quiet
conversation between themselves
When Kate led Annie into the new.
clean cabin. 1t seemed SO much like
the real beginning of an actual home
that Annie, could have cried or
laughed, either one, with delight. But
she did neither, She Just sat down
where Kate told her to, on rough
hewn bench, and asked where all the
folks were.
Kate said her father and mother had
been invited to spend Sunday with the
Us, and had gone over and taken
some of the authorities would be there
| to hold meeting, and had sent n re-
quest for all who could to attend.
$50 you and Phil and George were
alone till John and l Gamer" said
Annie.
Yes" answered Kate, "and 1 think
| 1t is prudential, at least for me. that
| you have Gomez Yu must stay with
| US tonight and tomorrow. I have
wanted to see you so much lately. You
can stay, can't you?"
Il shall have to. II the boys get John
| to stay" answered Annie. And Kate
| was satisfied. for she knew Phil would
not let John go. II his staying would
| keep Annie there for twenty-four
| hours
Kate had mending and odd jobs to
| do, which both she and her visitor
worked at for some time. until all
was finished Then they walked about
| and viewed the situation of the land
| which the VS. had settled on, and
| We're talking away in n lively manner,
| whe the load of willows came in sight
| Only George came with It, saying the
! other boys stopped to fish. and would
| come on Bet. After u while they did
come; and as they came, Annie was
| reminded, and told Kate, of what John
had said about the horse not being
| willing to carry two, II she were tired
FOR she came rearing and plunging as
II she wanted to rid herself of her dou-
BILE burden. The girls screamed Phil
| slipped off the back OF the horse, and
| stood up unframed; but John was
| pitched forward on to the butt end of
| the load of willows, and rolling to
the ground, lay motionless and appar-
| entity lifeless.
| Phil had a string of fish in his hand;
and after running to John, and bend
| ing over him, to ascertain, If he could.
| how badly his friend might he injured,
| bIlYptnnlN
| and calling to George to come and help
| him. he lifted Johns head and Shout
| ders. while George took his limbs, and
they carried Inn into the huse. The
| girls flew about. and prepared II couch
| upon which he was carefully and ten-
| DERBY laid.
IT'S his head see." said Phil, point
ing to spots of blood on Johns fore
head"
ut must be other injuries besides
those" said Kate. examining closely,
they are only slight scratches
It's heart failure. that's what 1T is"
| said Phil Heart failure often fol-
lows sudden jerks or falls OF that kind,
and is exceedingly dangerous in such
cases, Annie. will you gather some of
the wild sage growing at the back of
the house? 1t Is particularly good for
bruises. George take care of Johns
| horse | Will run over to Mother C-'s
and find out what she thinks best to do
| under the circumstances; ana Kate,
you must stay By Johnand II you think
of anything that might help to revive
him. try it,
In another moment. Kate was alone
In the house with a sick, perhaps n dy-
Ing man. She did not appreciate the
position very highly. but her brother
had told her to do whatever she might
thing OF to revive him. She must do her
duty. First, she felt his pulse. II she
understood anything of that concern,
ne must be IN n high fever for his
pu1satlnn was very quick and heavy.
Then she watched his face intcntly for
a moment and a strange significant
smile played over her own. She bent
over him, putting her nose, tuot her
NpsO very close to the spots of blood
on his forehead. Then she smiled again
and whispered In tone too low for
unconscious John TO hear. "Flshy."
she thought II time for Annie to come
In. Surely they We're not going to need
a bushel of wild sage. She went and
looked through Il crack In the back OF
the house to see whore Annie was.
Annie was there; not gathering sage
however, but resting contentedly in
Phirs arms, while he whispered some
thing in her ear and then kissed her
yes" said Kate, mentally, 'Nlothet
c., oh. heh, Annie must have tainted
from excitoment or gone into Mysteries.
Phil has thought Of something that
would help to revive her and Is trying
IT. I've thought Of n remedy for heart.
failure Of this kind, too. and believe II
Will cure in one second
: She seized "A pail of cold water and
! dashlng IT into the face Of her still