The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-03-13

"But you arc hurt I am sure you are.H
he should offer the support of his arni
Can you walk to this log beyond the
! bridge?--Yes; that is right; sit there
! while l get you some water." lle
| dashed down to the waters edge, where
some campers had left a litter with il
dripping full. "If you could drink
from this" ne urged, depreca1ing,y.
cit is clean, In spite OF the rust; and
I'm afraid it is the best I can do"
cit does beautifully, thanks" she
| lnurmure5, gratefully. as She took tho
rude cup; adding, when she had drunbs
| Of it, II never tainted in my life; there
was not the slightest danger of that's!
! but I felt a little queered. The watcr
! has helped NE"
"But it has leaked ali over yourdress,"
he cried, disna yedly, as though charg@
| ing himself with the damage.
"But the heavens have already leaked
SO much, little more will hardly mat
ter" she returned, family smiling, as
she stood up again, "And, by all the
signs, am likely to be wetter. Unjust
be making for shelter as fast es L cam"
'But Will you not let me see this
! wrist p he anxiously interposed. "Xou
| are sure that it is not broken2"
ooh, it couldn't be- She protested, all
though she looked frightened at the
suggestion.
".Well hope not, surely; but WON'T
you take off the glove. please?"
off ln cnffnrl
kid holding out the injured member
for his inspection. He took the small
hand by it's fngcr~tips, svaying it to-
and fro with sort Of reverent hesi-
fancy, anxjously glancing at her face
to see if he were giving pain. "No; 1t
is only sprain, and not very bad
one, I hope" he decided, in tone Of re-
lief. "But Of course it is paining you.
You must let 1ne bind it up with water.
It will be better than nothing" And
he hurried away to dip his handker-
chief in the stream, folding 1t to q
| compress as he came bac!e. 4.
'But am sure that is not necessary"
Dorothy protested, drawing back.
"Not strictly necessary, perhaps; but
It may somewhat relieve the pain. You
would better have it," he returned, i'll "
pcremptory tone; aad, as though co'l'
pretending that argument would be-
asted, she meckly submitted to the
treatment.
Even with the pain Of the injured
| wrist, with all the roaring of the storm.
The rain now developing to torrent,
even with sucl, diverse unpieasantness
to fill her mind, the girl had not failed
to perceive that this was no clod -pate1
ranchman who had come to her rclicfi
He was clothed in the brown duck Of
tl,e miners common wear, his panta-
looms tucked into the tops OF q pair OF
high, heavy boots laced across tha
instcp, the soft felt hat pulled low ovcr
his eyes more than anything else be-
traying his occupation in its splashes
of candle-grease. But Dorothy knew
her Rocky mountain world too vel! to
think Of gaugng the mans position
by the. chance appearance ofhss clothes.
That he was engaged in mining was T
cvident; but he might be tyro from
the east, out Of luck and toiling for
daily wage; or lie might be the owner 4.
vi tiAC AAS'LLSS 40 @"A e.'~
trict. Whichever his present standing.
there was that In the modulations OF
his voice, in his niceties of speech, which
told of sometime environment very re-"
1note' from tie rude life OF the mining
camp. That he was g gentleman ap- \
peared TO her beyond question. while {
7:eo p. n., Minneapolis 1885 p NJ, every
Thursday Wit Omaha, Dencer and sal. Lake
the Scenic Lire. 53
On Nov. 9. a,l eacl. succeeding Tuesday,
we will run s.n additional car via Kansas
City and TT. Worth-the Southern IsOute,
no attitudes ard no snow. 81.99
The time is oaly FOUR DAYS VA either,
factor In the. selection ips y -Hne sof traYsl.
The albert Lea Route being tne quicken
and best appointed ID, III mos popular .s
Through sleeping car4beEthys 0n .Co.SA l
gentlern1nly conductor AEa esIersE pOrtess
:cconlpa,:y the gar to attend n,
Malls served in aiming cars. ~
prepared On cooking raj; seg protl
parppso ina akNsr1tss
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