The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03

saved him, then" she said. You saved
my little boy"'
Il did it for her." said the boy in the
| wagon, and his, eyes were on Janet.
| "Of course I'd have got him off the
! track andm started him for home any
! how; but When l saw twas him, I
/ thought I'd bring him safe home.
I knew he was some relations of hers, for
l saw him when l stopped here" The
! boy paused: he had fOL finished. She
/ bought a bottle of balm of me- he
said
| Alien listened to every word. He had
! grown rather red in the face. He isn't
! her little brother, though, he's mine.
( I'd be glad if l hadn't made fun of
| YOU he blurted OUT.
! And IL wish l hadn't laughed
when he made fun" said Kate. The
| fountain of her tears was not yet dry,
and she wept "a little more.
| What your name?" asked Grandpa
Bidwell.
Martin Miller"
| What about the Universal Balm ~
said Tod's father, studying the red
placards. L guess I'll have to buy
some"
Don't! 1t amt worth shucksg' said
Martin Miller; at which the three men
! laughed out.
Might l ask what you're selling it
for, theu?' said Janet's father.
THE boy looked off at the sunset.
''Talcott makes me" said he. u live
with TalcOtt. over in Ripley. He ain't
amy relation TO me, but 1 live with him.
It's him THAT makes the stuff"
Hes a doctor, is he?"
well" said Martin Miller doubt
fully.
"A quaclk, ah2'
"A regular one!"
Grandpa Bidweil laughed. With Tod
on one ann, he began to lead the White
! horse toward the big gate. You come
in and stay TO supper, Martini ne SAID
But the boy grasped the lines.
Il can't. I've taken too long already.
1 don't dare. If l don't get it all sold
oIt and get back by tomorrow nocn,
he'll" He shook mis- head. A solemn
fear was in mis- face.
What will he do?" grandpa Bldwen
asked looking at the boy cur3ously.
Lick me, said Martin Miller, griTnly.
Does he do that often?" Said grand
pa Bidwell.
20. good gracious, yes! He don't treat
me better n dog; not much" said trae
boy What makes you stay there?"
asked grandpa BidweH.
Haven't got anywhere else to stay"
! The boy met his eyes with a sorry tlialf-
smile, more pitiful than any words
could have been. Janet looked at him;
| there was q painful lump in her throat
| How thin and sad and fOrldrn ne vast
Grandpa Bidwell put Tod down. He
kept his hold ON the horses bit. You're
| going to stay here to supper" was all
! he said, but he said it in "a tremulous
! voice, and in way which there was
! no gainsaying.
| Martin Miller stayed to supper, and
he stayed all night. The old white
| horse was comfortably stabbed in the
| barn.
That evening Grandpa BidwelI had a
| long talk with the boy. and afterwards
! he talked with his two sons-in-law.
Janet and her cousins lowered at a
respectful distance. They could not be
| certain what they were talking about.
! but they could guess at it. and they
awaited developments in a condition of
/ keen curiosity and excitement.
! After breakfast the next morning
I grandpa BidwelI led the white horse
out OF the barn and harnessed him into
/ the Universal Balm wagon and mount
! ed TO the seat with Martin Miller; and
from that commanding height he made
a speech to Janet and Allen and Kate
/ and Tod. all eagerly assembled. Not
{ that there was great need of the
/ speech the audience had wits of their
own, and Martin Millers shining face
! told almost everything.
J Well nov, you see" said grandpa
/ Bidwell, the way it is. I'm bound to
{ look twice at boy that's saved my
| little Tod from getting run over and
| killed, maybe I'm bound to. It's hap
| pened just right, anyhow; it's happened