The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-26
THE ANGEL OF JUNIPER GULCH.
By MRS. r. A. REYNOLDS.

Sle is that % me as we'll as TO Others. l
$ ialI be glad To make her life one OF ease.
"You must go home with mo 10 din
ner F" no added. T" l am sure that Trace
will be expecting you !"
MIR Granger accepted tho invitation
with thanks and they started to walk Dack
to the place where they had left their
horses tied.
Talking as he went Mr.. Granger was
careless of his steps, and he scarcely heard
Morris sudden warning before MS ilght
foot slipped into a hole. lie felt an OK
crucinting pain and then lost conscious
ness.
He came 10 himself while he was being
hurne along. but became unconscious
again, and the next thing he knew, NO
iclt soft hand on his forehead, ana
heard "A sweet voice say:
II am afraid il is broken l hope the
doctor will get here pretty soon y
He realized in "A dim way. that he had
met with an accident and that he was
probably at the home OF tho NOTIFIES.
Pnin prevented any connected Thought,
aud !t was several days before he was aple
10 realize much of his surroundings. lie
knew that the doctor bad set his leg, and
had made another visit when he had said
that the patient was doing well. lie was
MI the time conscious of 70 softly ilittlnR
figure { % paused 40 his bedside ana put
n SOFT hand on his burning forehead, ana
gave him water 1ust when he most Whnttu
il, and.ho wondered If IL was the angel OIL
juniper Gulch. AS he grew better he
made his observations and decided that
the rough men had given her the name
that Lcfittcd her gentle min!stering spirit
She was veritable angel OF mercy 10 MN.
From scraps of conversation which ho
overheard. NO learned that tho company
had offered Co buy the "Silver Belle and
let the present owners retain shares. Nor
ME. "A . Hap sir la
One morning Mr. Granger heard an
unusual hustle that betokcned some new
excitement He inquired the cause, and
Grace told HIM that poor Mr.. Randall had
had brief return of his memory ana then
ha died Later her brother came in and
gave detail of interest.
Randall had called Morris To him ana
told him that he wished Grace To have
his share of the mine. just as If she were
his sister His request had been legally
recorded and Grace was an heiress, but
seemed TO mourn over the death OF the
poor, dcsolate man, instead of rejoicing
over her own good fortune
Within the next two days Randall was
buried and Grace tearfully told Mr..
Granger that she missed the caro- OF the
clinging dependent man, whose loss OF
memory rendered him so child-like.
As days passed on and Leon Granger
was still u prisoner in the little cabin,
and noted the beauty of person and char
acter of the young girl so Tar nom the
comforts and pleasures of civilization, II
would have been contrary to the natural
order of things III he had not fallen in
love with her. But he had common sense,
and he remembered that she was now a
wealthy heiress, while no had only his
business between himself and beggary.
Youth and good constitution tri-
| umph over hopeless love and "a broken
| limb, even in combination. and SO the
! day came when Leon was able TO sit up,
| and soon he was slowly limping around
| the cabin.
! He grew stronger daily, but his thank
| fulness was tempered by the thought
| that soon he would have no excuse fol
| lingering in the presence OF the girl who
| had won his love as well as his gratitude
At last he set the day to return to camp
| He noticed that Grace seemed unusually
| silent, but hoped he had been ablegto hide
! from her the feelings he ought not To ex
press.
On that last morning he stood In the
door and took long look MT McCarthy,
and then turned 10 say goodby.
Gerald Morris took his hand and said,
"Goodby for the present. but 1 intend tC
| see you in few days on business.
| Leon turned to Grace. He attempted
to speak, but words refused TO come from
botween his trembling lips, SO he pressed
| NcT UullA anu WlNn a. ltli-hlio ki'iANSi hN
went quickly out of the house
| lie heard his name family called ano
the sound OF light steps snd turning h'
saw Grace standing just outside the door
the morning sunshine cleaning iii TIN,
golden hair and transflguring her face,
as she partly raised her arms and mur
INJURED, Don't GO"
He dropped his valisc, took step for
ward and
Well. tho devoted brother never told
what followed
Today the "Silver Belle" Yields big
income The owners sold the mine, re-
tanning shares, and although they have q
lovely homo in an eastern city, Mr.. and
! Mrs Granger have charming summer
residonco at the site Of the old cabin,
where Mr.. Thompson frequently visit:
Them, reporting what he has learned 10y
putting two and two together, and the
miners still talk Of the beauty and good
ness of the angel of Juniper Cullen.
BROWN UNIVERSITY.