Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-13


II am on my way from X. to FIRE.
mont, with a pardon for my brother.
II do not reach the town before Il
tomorrow, the best man that ever
buckled spur will die for no worse
fault than putting bullet through
that hound, Pistol Pete. 1t is nearly
now!'
"You should have the horse and well
come" 1 replied, for the young fell
lows simple, manly face was haggafd
with an awful grief, "but one is dead
lame, and the other is too i'll to stand"
He made q rush for the horses to sat
isfy himself, and came back with Z
gesture Of despair that vert to my
heart
"Look!" he cried, wildly drawing
out an envelope. "There's a life in
that paper-and have ridden-ridden
and met with one hindrance after
anotherv'
The professor looked at him pity
ingly.
How limited the capabilities of the
body compared with the desires Of tie
spirit he murmufeQ.
Il cannot bear itT' cried the stran-
ger, frantically. "They told me that
was a good horse-the liars!"
He flung himself on the ground and
hard, dry sobs shook his chest.
The professor picked up his glass.
SIN less than an hour it will be here"
he said thoughtfully.
'Thank God I'm not scientist" l
returned rudely. You fellows have
about as much telling as the dry bones
you study"
The professor ignored me, and shook
the PROSTATE man.
"Get up" he said, commandingly a
new note in his voice. ''Do as l tell
you, and your brother may be saved
yet"
The man rose. We both stared at
Hallowell. / wondered if he had
really gone crazy.
'Take the tongue off the wagon
he said curtly "and spread the cover
and all the cloth you can find on the
ground near me-"
For moment l hesitated; then it
dlmly occurred to me that even a
bookworm may have original ideas.
and l said soto voce to the new
comer,-
''Do as he says; he's by no means as
big a fool as he looks"
l rather think Hallowell overheard
me, for he shot a distinctly ungrateful
ole In 4 hut hn
say nothing, as we We're both now
zealously obeying him.
He made us cut the great oil cloth
cover into two large sails, and these
we fastened on the wagon under his
orders. He showed sailor-like handi-
ness in arranging them that made me
suspect that Hallowell had seen
something of the water.
'Surely-surely," 1 gasped. "you
don't think that you can make that
cloud of gas help us? Why, it's fading
away!
ut is not fading" said the profess
sor. brusQuely. 1T seems much faint
er because YOU are so near to it and be-
cause of the action of the sun on it
Do as I tell you-there's no time to
loose"
When he was satisfied he made us
scramble into the wagon and we sat
there, waiting for-what? Three ap-
parently sane men in horseless wag-
on, waiting for sky motor which mo-
mentarily grew fainter! When ten
minutes passed my outraged dignity
asserted itself.
Il won't be made a fool Of" 1 said,
angrily, and started to leave the
wagon.
Hallowell pushed me back on my
seat. Then l became aware of a sick
ening odor-a fresh breeze on my back
"a pale mist around us shot with brill
liant hues, and 10! we were running
over the plain at rate that threat
ened to wreck the wagon-our sails
swelled out like two great wings.
My hair was rapidly assuming a ver-
tical position, but the two faces near
me showed utter unconsciousness of
danger. That of the stranger was
burning with joy and reverent thank
miracle for a good mans rescue. The
professors was radiant over this new
factor in his knowledge and he NUT
tered his observations aloud. Neither
seemed disturbed by the fact that,
from the speed and the smell, breath
ing was no easy matter. AS to me
my one hope and desire was that l
might touch old earth again safely. 1
was altogether too dazed and unhappy
to realize that the professor was the
first and would probably be the last
man to follow Emerson's famous ad-
vice, Glitch your wagon to STAR
On, on we flew. Again and again
expected an immediate smashup, but
our wagon was of fine and strong
make, the plain was level and we babe
fair to reach the town shortly. In less
than two hours we We're not three