Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-05-12

These two people meant to work n
night or q great part OF 1t after days O
toll. ! thought 1t my duty to inter
fere and expostuIate. even had be
loved pastor" talk to Christina.
When she understood that we were
afraid for her health she put back hel
head and laughed.
"You folks too careful. never
know bout being tired. At home
work all night. two. three times q
week. Carry boats. big baskets fish.
Oh. such fish you never did see.
All Magpus said TO the beloved pas
tor was, 1T Is very long to wait"
! After that their hoard grew, and. as
II did. the spirits OF the two rose.
Christina sewed swiftly on all things
necessary to their house-ftting. Not
once did she lose her head. All she
bought was sensible, good, necessary
for neat home.
Christina was indeed good and beau
tifui. When she came to church, as
she often did with Magnus, saw that
people observed her. told her story
to one OF our church societies and
heard that they intended to add to her
modest Quitting by present.
l must confess that. at times. felt
that Christina might do better than to
wed such a stupid man as Magnus
Liefssen. But suddenly the man
thought stupid rose to the height OF
hero.
1t was all In the morning papers.
Randall ate the breakfast Christina
had prepared and unfolded his journal
while slipped my coffee. He jumped
to his feet.
Where is Christina7" he asked, In
low tone. his mouth twitching
She was singing somewhere. She had
q voice like lark.
What is 1t, Randall" l cried, run
ming around to him.
He pointed to the great, black head
lines. read. breathless. OF the at
tempted robbery OF railroad pay car
preparing to set out In the gray dawn.
The car had been drawn up In the
switch yards. and guarded by the po-
liceman and several section men. 1t
had been foggy night and the attack
on the car was made 80 suddenly and
quickly there WAS not second OF time
to give whistle OF alarm. Two sec
ton men were knocked down, one fled.
and the car door was defended alone
by brawny Swede, who fought stead
n.y. doggedly stubbornly, his eyes ALI
ed with blood, his wounds Incredible.
No shot had been fred. The policeman
was In the roundhouse. not fifty feet
away, telephoning to headquarters.
when the fleeing Irishman burst In up
on him with the news. Help arrived
In time to save the car from being
looted. but Liefssen was picked up for
dead. He had been taken to the hos
pital and was the city hero. There
was little hope for his life.
Beloved pastor and l took Christina
In carriage to the hospital. Her
face had been like marble since we told
her.
He had not regained consciousness.
He was only poor. bandaged mummy
when we stood at his bedside. Chris
tina said not word. She stopped. |
and. In spite OF the nurses protests,
took him into her two strong arms.
There was a percoptible shudder In
HE frame.
Speak to him!" cried the surgeon.
coming up. "He may rouse"
From Christmas lips burst forth .
terrible tenderness. She called him
names In her strange Ian
zuage, she showered kisses upon his
cheek. she laid hers upon his unhurt
land At last he opened his eyes and
Iaxed stupidity at her. then smiled and
= word.
Christina laid him down and stood
rect. Shetooked full at Randall.
Beloved pastor she said. In her
plendid voice, I'VE have done wrong
Ne have served too long for money. He
lave called me wife. 1t is now the
light time"
And In the afternoon their serious
pprenticeship to prudence was at an
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