Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-27
speak of it," said Hester, in breath.
Its been SO pleasant for lis to have

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you'll"
1t was necessary to take up the jour
ney again. The two men went out II
the barn together.
The eyes of the little wife sought
Hester's. "You have been so good,
she said, almost in a whisper, 80 good
| 20 take us in! This awful dust and the
heat. | wouldn't have minded them
| so much for myself, but ii has been
so bad for him. II makes the cough
worse, and that always frghtens me.
| Sometimes when we have been going
| SO slowly the horses have just seemed
| to creep. and when the dust has al
most seemed to choke him, | dave
| felt as If should go frantic. All these
| days that we have been on the way |
have been longing so to reach Get
| Drado. ! have felt us il ! couldn't wait.
| when the waiting might mean every
| thing to him, and it has been so hard.
so almost impossible, to keep cheerful
before him. That is always very hard.
don't you think so? When your life is
all wrapped up in somebody clse's. to
keep that one from feeling how you
suffer? And of course if they knew.
that would make it all so much worse"
How the poor young thing was
emptying her heart out! 1t was as if
all the grief and anxiety of the days
in the covered wagon, rolling over the
brown plains, had burst its bounds,
and must pour itself out to this lis
| tener.
81 wanted you to know" the excited
little voice ran on. "hOw kind you have
been-what comfort it has been TO
me. Don't you see how much less tired
he looks? And he hasn't coughed near
so much, not near! You have cheered
us up. too. 1t has been so strange
all this journey--every day taking Us
| farther away from home, and the try
ing to choke down the homesickness-
and" She broke off short, with graft
tude and tears shining in her eyes.
There was just time for Hester TO
take the little brown hand in hers and
press it close. when the two men came
back.
The man with STOPPING shoulders
and the flush on either cheek went up
close to the little woman with the
bright, eager eyes.
"Well, little woman, are YOU most
ready?" he said, patting her Shout
der. "You've had fine rest, haven't
you?" He coughed sharply as he
spoke but she smiled up at him bright
ly that he might not know how much
more it racked her chest than his.
"You'd better get on your bonnet,
little woman" he said; its time we
were going. I don't know how we're
to thank you and your wife, Mr.. Gil
bert, for all you've done for us, but
we feel it, sir, we feel it,"
SIT wasn't anything at ALI" John
protested. 'It has done us good to
have you here"
Hester and the little young wife went
into the tiny bedroom together. The
wind had stopped its maddening song
outside. and the air was clear again
from its burden of dust. The furniture
would have to be busted for the third
time that day. but the thought brought
no scowl to her forehead now. The
little traveller pinned on the rusty
black hat. and turned to hold out both
hands impulsively to Hester. THANK
you again." she said: and then. in a
whisper: "Colorado is wonderful
place. isn't it? Haven't you heard
about the way people get cured there
people Just as bad off as George. or
worse? You feel sure it IL do him good
don't you?"
She searched Hester's face as if to
read her fate there. 1t was hard to
meet the girlish eyes.
'I've never been farther west than
this myself" she said. "but everyone
says it's a wonderful climate in Colo
RADIO for people with trouble with their
lungs. I'm so glad you're going there
and when he's grown well and strong
you'll be coming back this way to
see u.s."
The delight of that possible future
was in the young wife's eyes. eff he
only does!" she said. ooh, if he only
does!"
There were hearty handclasps ex-
changed few minutes later Then the
"prairie schooner" with its freight oil
human love and anXieties. rolled Sow
ly away. The two left behind in the
little sod house stood long at the win
dow--till the wagon was seen. a darl
blot above the sharp horizon. With
a quick. impulsive movement lIcstcr's
hand stole into her husbands.
GLOW good you are!" she said, al
most solemnly. "And while have you
what do / care about other things
Did you think I would really go east
without you? Why, John, | couldn',
bear it, away from you!"
Far off in the big wagon a little WON
an sat with her round cheek PRESSED
against shabby coat-sleeve, and Tho
cry of her heart was like that of Hes
ter's. "What are other things" she
was whispering, ''while 1 have you
dear?'
The CRATES Timidity.
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silpht sounds. but is Indifferent t(