Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-05-14

woman" he added IF you would
kindly allow me to ride with ycc as
far as our ways lie together"
oh. certainly" said the solitary
driver: Jump in. ] am going to Owl
Glen myself"
Perhaps you know Hannah Hop
kinsi' hazarded the doctor. who was
rather pleased by a something quick.
lively and energetic in the tone Of his
interlocutOr.
oh. yes. know her very we'll
That's where / am going. said the
woman-no farmers wife, as Dr. Dane
began dimly to comprehend Now
she touched up the pony al full speed.
1T must be Miss Martineau. the re-
tors sister" thought Dr. Dane. No
one else would take the trouble to
drive ont such a night as this. merely
to see a miserable old pauper won
an. And he said aloud. Il beg your
pardon. Miss Martineau, for not recOg-
Mining you before"
Did she laugh? or did he only fancy
it? But she answered. quietly. 1T is
rather an unfavorable atmosphere for
recognitions Of any sort"
And they drove on faster than ever.
She's an excellent whip thought
Dr., Dane. and the horse isn't any or
binary village hack or farm screw.
How it SHOWS he said. at last.
But you don't seem to mind it,
Il don't at all" was the reply I'm
used to wind and weather"
Then it can't be Miss Martineau.
after all, cogitated the doctor. "Oh,
l see now-it's Phebe Otway. the viii
lage nurse, whom all the poor people
send for. But / can't imagine Daniel
Otways wife with such a sweet. must
cally modulated voice. It's a gift OF
heaven to save people I suppose. Well,
| respect Phebe for having the energy
and resolution to face a storm like
this for the very problematical pay
ment which she has to expect from old
Hannah Hopkinsr
And then he relapsed into silence /
after one or two more remarks, to I
which his companion did not seem in |
lined to reply, save in monosyllables, /
until they stopped in the midst OF a /
snowdrift, before old Han
lah's cabin, on the edge of a thicket of /
,ines.
Shall l put the horse OUT" DR..
Dane asked. There is neither man nor
10Y here to render such services.
nd"
L can put him out myself" said the
quickly L know where the
antern and the matches are kept in
he shed. and l have taken Prince
'harles in and out of the shafts many
time"
Without waiting for an answer, she
I'd the pony around the corner OF the
ouse and vanished as it were into a
-hite Wilderness, while DR.. Dane
pened the door and went into the
lex room, where he wretched old oc-
'genarian lay groaning by the light Of
pine wood fire alone
Well. Hannah" said he, cheerfuily.
how are you?"
But. instead of answerinf. the old /
oman screwed up her eyes to peer }
asst him into the gloom, as If expect
g yet another figure to appear.
The next instant the back door
)ened and a small. slight figure came
!, already freed from clumsy cloak
; sheltering fur cap-a girl OF per
APPS twenty. with clear, brown eyes.
'sy cheeks and coils of brown hair
ound around and around her head.
annah's blear eyes frightened at the
useless apparition.
Il knew you would come, pretty
le,' she said. You always come :
here there is pain or trouble or heavy :
arts. my queen.
So" said Dr. Dane to himself. lit
neither Miss Martineau nor Daniel d.
ways wife. 1 wonder who it is" r
All that wild. tempestuous night the :
20 kept vigil at Hannah Hopkins 7
dside and. in his secret heart, the ?
ctor confessed that he had never :,
en- a quicker comprehension. a more =.
lder heart. a stronger fOrtitude, than n
at of his unknown companion. And q
len. at daybreak, the angel of death h
/ the prisoned spirit free. and they Il
t alone by the corpse, DIR. Dane spoke Il
I: !,
We can do no more for the poor u
,ature, said he. She's at rest. now. W
t me take you to your friends"
No" said the girl, quietly. i shall
" here until some of the village
1ple come. l Will not leave her, poor
IL W
Can send some one?" he asked. q
If YOU choose" she answered. >.
But | don't like to leave you alone VI