Arizona republican., 1898-12-25
Number Six s
 Sister.
BY BERNARD BIGSBY.
CContinued From Yesterday.)
CHAPTER XII. WHAT THE CHILDREN 8Aw.

WHAT THE CHILDREN GAw.
 Wanda rose early. There was not
 much induccmcnt to do so at this un- | pleasant season; but the riverside folks
 were carly risers, beginning the days
 business at m hour when city people wore enjoying their best sleep, and she had fallen into their ways.
 So, by seven o'clock, the greasy beef steak and muddy coffee had been dis ! posed of, and Mir. Dolrnan, who always conducted divine service in his family in . way peculiarly his own, had in- formed the Almighty with revolting | familiarity where He should extend His | blessings that day. and she was ready for the usual routine of duty. | It was not quite light enough to read. and tho Dolmans were parsiraonious as regarded lamps, so she cssayed to amuse herself by watching a crowd of urchins playing in the street. There was not much real daylight yet, but the storm was over, and the deep snow lay white and un1lurricd on the sidewalk. Presently she noticed that the chill dren stopped their play and gathered in an excited group, while all their eyes were fixed on the river.
 With pardonable curiosity Wanda opened the front door and called to ask them what they saw.
 ''Oh. teacher, come here! Come. quiel1!' was the eager demand of the little ones.
 What is it?' she cried, not caring to wet her feet unnecessarily.
 Why, teacher, it's q black horse a-crawlin' over the ice-hills, just as though he was wounded" Johnnie Bcggs assured her. Johnnie pronounced it vownded, but Wanda had no heart to correct him. In a mlnute she was with the children.
 "Where? Where?' she asked, ex- citedly.
 There! by wonder big iceberg.''
 Johnnie's ideas of iccbergs were as much at fault as his orthography.
 Yes, certainly there was something creeping over the snow in the far dis tance, which in the indistinct light might to Wanda's inexperienced eyes have been . wolf or dog; but the urchins were right, for as it got nearer, Miss Arlington recognized it 2s . horsc-a black horse, with broken harness trail ing in the snow.
 By the time the poor thing had reached the shore and stood with head bent low at the foot of the banl-its knees broken and bleeding, it's coat GOV cred with frozen gouts of blood, and q great gash visible on its quivcring shouldor-James Dolman had joined the group.
 ''Jcrusha!" he cried, his sallow face turning even d deeper yellow, ''ef thet ain't one of 'Phonse's bashaws.''
 Wanda turned sick at the thought. Sine would have fallen-the street seemed to be reeling round her-had she not clung to the arm of girl standing by, who looked with wonder at the young teachers emotion.
 Are you sure, Mr. Dolman," she said as soon as her trembling lips could frame the words: Are you sure that it is one of Mir. Damians' horscs?"
 ''Surc,'' sncered Dolman, .'thcr ain't another horse O thet breed i the hull county"
 And some accident must have hap pened?"
 Like cs not. I said how it 'ud be last night, when they would start in the blizzard. 'Phonsc Damicns' wrists is like steel, but he couldn't hold them bashavs cf the sIeet cut 'er1."
 But you said lest night they would be quite safe, Mr. DolInan. You urged MT Arundel to go," Wanda reL.5n- strated.
 Safe! I said no sich thing But thet horse must be helped to shelter, an you'd better go in the house. Cryin' i won't do no good. Besides, how dye | know they're hurt? 'Tain't the fust | time . cutters been tipped over on thet | there river
 ''But it's seven hours since they've left us.''
 ''So 'tis. Guess they must O got hurt ed-lilze cs not they dropped in an air them wild bashaws kicked | cm silly cs they broke loosc."
 ''Thcn, for heavens sake" Wanda | cried, give the alarm ard get men to 70 vith you to their rescue! Oh, if I | were only mani" the girl sobbed, | crazcd ct his dclibcration.
 ''oh, we'll go fast enough soon es we've got this poor crittcr in the stable. The hoss is alive. miss-the men may pc dead, for all we llnow," and James Oolmau. not to be perverted from his