The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-12

.ef0ss lllN I'
'.,, almost hid the view from
.~sn ] at the window of the sod
She could see only family the
nod golden cups of the prickiy-
j tle deep crimson of the pin
.octus blossoms, breaking the
#,rof thc brown stretch of land.
I INV bells on the yucca We're
II 4 with the dust of the plains.
4 small. square sitting room. al
4 the windows were tightly
cray coating lay on the FUR
and mnntel on the row of
i .,onIums and the little pot of
ANA in the window. Hester
I+s llps were tightly compressed
,,p was sad look in her eyes.
outh wind was blotting out
hor view more than the flower
landscape. It seemed to dim
nembrancc of the long days of
!, weather, when the prairie
an Eden and strength and hope
large with the fresh, braclng
j one came in with II heavy,
step. and stopped moment on
,nsbold to look at the dropping
Then he approached her with
-,m tenderness, laying his toll
,Dpd hand on her shoulder.
h,ts the matter, Hester;' he
Nftly
~ was a smothered wenriness
tones, but her ears seemed deaf
morning to anything but the
piercing voice. Half uncon-
M she drew u little away from
and trsscSasi
everything" she said. every
Why did we ever come here, to
vretchedness as this?"
did not attempt another caress
h with his anxious blue eyes
M face was turned away from
hidden in her hands.
slipped something back into his
h Hester did not see the mo
II was only an Indian arrow
that he had found half buried
sod and had unearthed, think
would make n pretty addition
~ cabinet of curiosities. She was
M that now she would not care
some other time, he thought
nerves We're all Quivering; il
dVays so when the south winL
sicr,' he began again. gently
been thinking for several days
6n't know but we ought to fiN
& way so you can go back Easf
willie quite Soon-SOoner tllan W,
Dd You've had Il hard time o.
here. | know how hard it,
with the Inconsistencies and all
She interrupted, Il can wait
80 together later, just as W,
~ all along. You couldn't man
John. Why, how could you?'
Alll get along some way-that'l
right. Eve been thinking
spare little of the stock. afte
iOu know Brown would be glat
What ! could spare"
poke bravely, and Hester smile,
up to him. In the depths o
Mrl she felt sure she woul,
@nSent to such II sacrifice. The,
wait till they could take tn
Anhed "trip together, or not e
nut Just now, with the win,
her crate her teeth together
w not protest. She was in tn
enjoy the imaginary self-in
I'VE regardless of what ii woul,
one dearest to her.
W see, she said, briefly
w so much to think over frs
good of you, John, to plan
"Ould nave called after him an
" MN, If she could have see
va on his face as he went out
"earlness of II. and the pi
anu the brave anticipation q
'lelIness to come.
@' few minutes he was bac
side
aef he said, rather anxiously
would you say to letting tw
4 ,Olne IN for Il little rest. They'y
the wagon just little wa
De'e' She seems n childis
mihg' and he looks as ii I'll
uau Deen too much for him
~ih and sickly-looking. Wh'
0ay to bringing them inf"
N, ,'o"h' how can we, when 1t
~ 10 keep us as IL is?"
'OoSs real sick and worn" r
uer husband; and that brougl
pUlSe he knew 1t would.
''A them, then" said Heste
s NJ, .ah make 1t easier for theT
su' TO- | suppose"
come with me-" coaxed job
:" on your hat, and we'll as
Ggether."
ga, save Il slight protesting laug
nm % nevertheless, clinging
anu almost resting her ia,
Ns VS Oh his shoulder.
country" she said. ha
lh,', w, breath. Dust; dust, e
n N :" You breathe it and tas
sv' Your eyes blinded by II
p, were very near the travele
Nnsne, 'lred horses, with defect
,sa. a' heads, We're snatchlng wll
N w 'hey could. In the cover
soS NV 'he man and woman-su
A,,,t,Ia,eeked, ,,,I, large.eyed man, a
sa'le ~''le slip of a wife! The h
% vped the canvas cover. a
h, "S OF dust over the two ,
tbo'. "nu their scanty possession
NJ, ny We're scanty indeed, Hes
help seeing in the brief
NJ. ary, attempting lunch