Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

| J ffOmiStd Maggie not 10 cnmD,hh I'm
goin to be careful an not get hurt.
an then I'll never brealr promise
again" and he swallowed II sbb that
had been forcing It's way up ever since
he had realized what he had done.
"Now look ,MNrshnll,we can go right
around this rock and climb down into
tha caHon easy from that gully uI
there, III 60 first and you"
Hut Tommy got no further, How J
happened even Marshall could not tell,
but he heard Tommy cry out and
knew he had lost hi9 900 Ing and fallen,
How far he could not see, He went to
the rock and called again and again:
"0h, Tommy Tommy"
Not sound could he hear, except
the echo Of his own voice, MS 1t struck
the wills of ,hG rock across the canon,
and Marshall turned and sped down
| the mountain side, Sometimes the trail
was so steep 1t seemed he would Ger.
tuinly pitch forward upon his face;
sometimes 1t wns covered by u mass OF
pebbles, that slipped and rolled with
him as he hurried on, but he did not
care for anything now except to gel
help for Tommy and this purpose lent
such speed to his feet that In but u
| little over an hour dozen men were
| on their way to the mountains. Al
the foot someone said; "rhe boy was
beside himself with fright, Why, II
would be hard work for d ,mnn to
make that climb, They We're certainly
not so high up, I'm going to look for
Tommy further dcwn." and 80 they
spread out and searched until night
came land still no news was brought
to Tommy's mother, who waited
NnNiously for some news from her DO.
Other parties went out and all nigh
scores OF torches could he seen, light
ing the mountains and passing from
one point to another Surely no effort
wns being spared and the watchers
took courage; but when the first faint
streuks OF dnw appeared, and the eNger
ears had not caught the longed-for pis'
tol shot, fresh parties went up to re-
lieve those who were exhausted from
the search Of the night.
About nine o'clock in the m Nning
Marshall was standing at tine front
CUTE with Il determined look on his
face when a man, great hearty noun
taineer went pnst.
"SOy, Mr., Reynolds" the boy calico
out, "are you going to hunt Tommy"
"Thnt's just what am, and Ill not
come back till he Is found,' was the
mounatdeer's hearty response.
"Well, won you take me an let me
show you where to go? I've got to
help find Tommy an the men won't
go where ] tell 'em,"
Turning to Murshall's mother, who
had Just come out, Mr.. Reynolds found
her not only willing but anxious to
have the boy go with him.
~ was going to take him and climb
with him myself, If the men wouldn't"
she explained,
Arriving at the foot Of the mountain
they met a party OF men who had been
out for hours, and, putting lllc cuger
lad on ms Shoulders, Mr., Reynolds
said
"rhree Of you come with me-" Then
to Marshall, "Now show MS where to
80 and wen get there some way"
Following the bcy's direction, they
went up into the canon until presently
he said;
"Tommy fell over that ledge rie at
up there, an | believe he's ON the rock
just below it,
The road was steep, but they made
their way carefully up, up, stopping
occasionally to halloo and waiting for
an answer, Finally there came Il faint
Here" and the three turned in the
direction from which the voice came.
In another minute a pebble came roll
ing down from the ledge, and soon
the men were bending over poor Tom.
my, who smiled family and then
swooned.
A pistol shot was fired and another
took it up, and another and before
Tommy, with one leg broken and his
body NJ bruised from the fall, had
been lifted to be carried down the good
news that he had been found was hur-
rying 10 his mother. Twice as he was
being taken down he swooned, but at
the carriage remedies were awaiting
yand he was brought back to conscious
ness to hear Marshall eNclalming;
( III knew he was there ] knew II all
the tme!"
Poor Tommy had spent dreadful
night, alone Inv the mountain, The
shock of the fall had made him uncon-
scious, and when he came back to a
realization Of what had happened, he
knew Marshall must have gone for
help, but night came ON and he Won
dered what he would do If coyote
came where he was. Then the torches
began to shine all around him, and he
knew the animals would keep in hiding.
Several times the men mad been very
near him but he was too weak to make
himself heard. Now 1t was all over,
and when he heard MurshalFs happy
voice and realized that ur last he was
sofe he opened his eyes aud looking ut
his friend said:
"T say, Marsh wish | was one OF
those fellows that livewnere they don't
have any mountains" J."
FANNIE DAY HURST.
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