Iron County register., 1900-06-07

so almost impossible, to keep vheec;ui
before himl That is always very hard,
don't you think so? When your life is
all wrapped up in somebody else'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.
ST wanted you to know" the excited
little voice ran on, show kind you have
| been-what a comfort it has been to
fme! 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 shoul-
der. you've had a fine rest, haven't
you?" He coughed sharply as he
spoke, but she smiled up at him bright
" 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 were,
to thank you and your wife. Mr.. Gil
| bert. for all you've done for us. baH
we feel it. sir. we feel it,
SIT wasn't anything at aIl.' John
protested. ''It has done US e<nd 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 or the rusty
black hat. and turned to hold out both
hands impulsively to Hester. Thank
you again." she said; and then, in
whisper: Colorado is a 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'll do him good
don't you?'
She searched Hester's face as if tc
read her fate there. 1t was hard t.
meet the girlish eyes.
''I'ye never been farther west than
this myself" she said. ''but everyone
says it's a wonderful climate in Colo
rado 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. "Oh. if he bnlv
does!"
There were hearty hand-clasps ex-
changed few minutes later. Then the
prairie schooner" with its freight Of
human love and anxieties. rolled SOW
ly away. The two left behind in TIE
little sod house stood long at the win
dow-till the wagon was seen. da,.!
blot. above the sharp horizon. Ni;h
quick, impulsive movement Hester.
hand stole into her husbands.
"How good you are!" she said. a.
most solemnly. "And while have yCa.
what do / care about other things
Did you think | would really 90 ea
without you? Why, John. / couldn'i
bear it, away from you!'
Far off in the big wagon little won
an sat with her round cheek pressed
against shabby coat-sleeve, and the
cry of her heart was like that of Hes
ter's. What are other things she
was whispering, while 1 have you,
dear?"