Cañon City record., 1898-01-13


thing dropped freuB~ the -gnar'rd
branches above. Mercy. child, where
were you? Why 10 you always have
that book?" -.
at is not that book. 1t is another.
Father and Think schools are disagree
able. 80 I study by myself. learn all
over just what wish to, and every Fri
day evening father and visit together
ard l tell him what ! do not know. Yen
see when people have not got much
but each other they think. a good deal
of each other Folks eay I-hare lost
my mother. but father said that am
not real well acquainted with anybody
but old nurse, who looks like your
Cathy, and father; we cannot stay here
much longer now; ! thought would
tell you. We like corners; you always
find something nice around corner;
the city is fun Of corners, so / think
we will go away soon," and blue eyes
met blue eyes. AT that instant the thud
OF hoofs asheafd, and away down the
drive and out into the road ran the
child. Mrs. Winters hastened into her
kitchen. That evening closed in early
full of darkness and storm. Heaven
mighty tread of its approach. Light
ming cut the air, thunder rolled; the
creek a quarter mile above the Nest
rose defiant,y so that fording was made
impossible, and the bridge might easily
be missed in such night. Grille, who
had been studying up thunderstorms
of late, desired. her father to neither
stand nor to run if ever caught by one,
.'ialL- pointed objects being fine marks" :"
Several persons watched from windows
the increasing gloom and fury without,
when dinner was called, but scarcely
were they seated at table when the
waitress appeared at her mistress ell
bow. The school-teacher at the pro-
fessor's was sery i'll; no doctor TO be
found. Would DIR. Flint accompany the
messenger?
Girlie uttered an involuntary .'oh!"
Mrs. Winters not a word nor even raised
her eyes. Cyrus Flint rose and strode
from tie room. He resppeared be-
capped aud beoloaked and opened the
outer door. Bools was there with TWO
he rses and a lantern, under whose red
glover giisiened the coats of rider
ami horse. = fierce gust Of wind met
him, but he made his way out.
-Faiher,- the doctor bent from his
saddle: "hold this high and st low"
and the little figure stood on its tip
toes and reached up a small sunshade-
that precious blue silk parasoi-sacri-
feed by a warm little heart 10 cleo
irie greed. confident that surrounding
that beloved head il would be quite
-talI' enough aud pointed enough
to avert attack Bless you, sweetheart.
arms were already about her and she
was carried in w4rile her father rode
away into the wild night
The chime-like stroke of the great
clock was telling IL when a vio.en;
knock came on the kitchen door and
Boois' voice was heard Cafhy set the
door aiar when Bools pushed it open
and entered. followed by neighboriug
farmhapds bearing rude litter upon
which was stretched form whose gar
ments. as did those of the other men,
dripp-d waior which trickled right
aGd left over The polished floor. The
cook wrung her hands.
''oh, my. Oh. my. is he killed or
drowned thai yon fetch him on raft.
and his faiherless babe above stairs.
oh. my. oh, N.Y.
..fiist. Where's the lady, But Mrs
Winiers.. her syes wide and. full of
ALARM. already stood on a threshold
heokoring.. --..-Rring him 1his way into
III. hedroosn. and do Won. Bools. watch
all the trains and catch the first doc
tor who comes, Then she and Caihy
worked over the injured man until day
break. with which came Bools and Dr.
Hale
Late ia the afternoon DIR. Flint wax
ened. conscious and observant. An anN-
ious face WINS bending over him, and
before iis owner could withdraw the
doctor grasP,Si two small hands.
"Reta, Ny Hcta. See all now. Some
thing has shadowed me persisten,ly
since the night l arrived. For two
years | have dreamed of sou by night
and searched for you by day. Reta.
my wifei~
Mrs. Winters Flint sobbed as she hid
her face on his arm.
Il wen, directly to Paris where
came 10 myself and solemnly abjured
my base vanity. did indeed, Uncle
Cook returned with me in the fall and
we have been here ever since. l. wait
ing and watching for my husband. for
] fnew he would also return sooner or
later to find me. oh, Cyrus. it was my
pride. not my heart, which went astray
my false pride. hut I renounced it
long ago."
so round this corner in their streets OF
They. on a sudden. eiasped them win
smile"
Banner of Gold.