Hutchinson gazette., 1900-12-13

lunrney ngnin. The two men went out
/. to the barn pog,gher.
The eyes of the lAtlc wife sought
Sarah's. "Nou have been ~ good"
che smld almost IN u whisper, $50 good
20 take uS In. TINS awful dust and
ME heH.! / wouIdnt have minded
them 50 much for myself, bun 10 has
been 10 bad tor him, " makes the
cough worse, aud that always fright
ems me, An these days that we have
been on the way | have been longing
80 t0 reach Colorado, nave fe,t as
II roudng wOl.t, when the wallng
might mem everything TO him, ard
IL has been so hnrd - almost impoS-
slble TO keep cheert" before him!
That rs always very hard, don't you
think so? When your life is 81
wrapped up In somebody's else 20
keep thnt one from feeling how y'u
suffer? And. Of course II tbey knew
thht would make NJ all the WORSE
How che poor young thing was en-"
plying out her heart! II was ns " the
grief and nnNiety Of The days In the
covered wagon, rolling over the brown
Eihlnls had burst Us bounds, and mart
pour itself out to this listener.
81 wanted you to know the eN
cited little voice ran on, how kind
you have beeW-whnt comfort II h1s
been to me! Don't you see how much
less ilred he looks? And he has no6
cOughed near 80 mlch; not near!
You have cheered Ms up too. II has
been so tstrnnge--nll This journey, ev-
cry day taking us farther away from
home, and trying 70 h0ke down the
homeslckness--ln,l-' She broke oil
short, with gratitude and tears shin
ing In her eyes.
There was just dime for Sarah 10
,nke thr lIlttle brown hand In hers and
press NJ close, when the Two men came
back.
The mur with sJJlping shoulders
and the flush on the other cheek went
up close TO the llttlc woman with
bright, eager eyes,
"WCll, li3tle woman, are you most
ready?" he said, pm,ting her shoulder.
"Nou'ye had Il fine rest hnvenr your
lie coughed sharply as he spoke, but
she smiled up at him brightly thar he
might not know how much more II
racked her chest than his,
"Nou had better gen your bonnet on,
little w0mNn," he said; "ll Is time We
were going, dom't know how we
are TO thank you and your wife, Mr.
al n
bu. we feel II, SIR; we feel it,"
"I5 Wasn't anything at ALL" John
protested 1T has done us good TO
have you here
Sarah and the llttle young wife went
into the tiny bedroom together The
wind had stopped ItS mhddening sang
outside, and the air was clear again
from H. burden Of dust. The fmni.
ture wOWld have to be busted for the
third time that day. but the thought
brought no scowl to her forehead now.
The ll.te traveller pinned on the rusty
black hat, and turned to hold out
both hands impulSively 70 sarah
"rhamk YOU again she said; and
then In u whispers colorado Is Il
wonderful place isn't VI? Have You
nci heard about the way people get
cured out there-peopl2 iust Ns bad
off as George, or worse? You feel
sure IT. will do him good, don't YOU"
She searched Saruh's face as If 10
read her fate there, nj was hard to
meet the grlish eyes,
81 have never been farther west
|
than This myself" she said, but every
one SAYS II is "a wonderful cllmWc In
Colorado for people with trouble with
their lungs. | am 50 glad you are
going there, and when he has grown
well and strong, You will be coming
back this way to see us
The delight of that possible future
WAS In the young wifc's eyes. "lr he
only does." she said. "lr he only
| does"
There were hearty hand clasps en-
changed n few minutes later. Then The
"prnirle schooner" with Its freight oI
human love and anNleties rolled slowly
away. The two left behind in the little
sod house stood M the window in
The wagon was seen, dark blot above
the sharp horizon. Wlrh II quick, inn
| pulSivc movement SNrah's hand stolf
into her husbands.
"IIow good You are!" she said, al.
most sjemnE. "'And while ! have YOU,
wllat iuSl|rnrt about ether things""
Far of In the big wagon II little wo.
man saaMiiif 'herround cheek pressed
against II shabby cont sleeve, and the
cry OF her heart was like that of Snr-
abs, "What are other things" she was
was Whispering while have you,
dear?'--Facts, Colorado Springs.