Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-08

nett. "IIain't no man gJin' to talk like
that not bit Of it,"
Does sornd like woman's voice,
snore,' admitted Jack but what's a
woman di1' here? That's what I'd
like to knew
That thar question sorter puzzles
me, Jack; but whatever she's doin
here sLe's here Jest the same ] know
woman's voice when hear it. Come
on and we'll soon find out what she's
here for"
Bennett led the way into the cabin,
and there, stretched on the ground be-
fore the fire, was sure enough the form
OF woman.
The only light in the cabin was that
of the fire. and it came in fitful hutters,
revealing but dimly the outstrotched
form.
The men tiptoed softly in, aud ap-
proaching quite close, caught q glimpse
OF the woman's face.
1t was young and handsome, though
strangely white nd pinched
The eyes were closed as il in sleep
aud the lips kept moving, as though
they were whispering something.
"Fellers, she's asleep, | reckon, Jack
said
Pears to be-" said Ike. "Wonder
If we hadn't better wake 'er up, Ben
nett?"
"S'pose so," Bennett replied, and he
bent and gently shook her.
She opened her eyes and looked va
cantly about, and at last fixing them on
Bennett said:
lis he here?"
as who here ?" Bennett asked.
"Joe. has he come? / thought
heard his voice"
"Who is Joe?" and the old miners
voice grew wonderfully soft and gentle.
Instead of answerirg the girl began
to talk of something else, and her words
were half unintelligible.
Boys said Bennett, shes out o. her
head, an | expect may he in bad fix.
We ort to do somethin' for her."
Ought to have n doctorl And if
you fellers will stay here" said Ike,
"I'll go down to tn post and get one.
Wonder who this Joe is that she talks
about? ?"
Don't know. Reckon maybe she's
Jest dreamin or somethin'," replied
Bennett. Better hustle along if yer
going fer drcK."
just then one of the men noticed
slip of paper c'enched tightly in the
girls hand, and Bennett took it from
her.
Its Jest name. / reckon" said he
after futile effort to read it. Here,
Ike, you're the only scholar among us:
you take it an see what You kin figger
out Of it"
Ike gave it glance aud said.
"Its the name o that feller she's
talking about-Joe Johnson-and he
lives down at the post. Take care of
her boys, aud I'll go for the doctor"
The new day was beginning to break
when, after long, tedious wait the
miners in the cabin heard the clatter of
horses feet down the gulch, and Ike aud
the doctor came in sight.
They were accompanied by third
persona young man, well dressed and
of good appearance.
You wuz mighty long time gittin'
back, Ike old Jack said when they
| came up.
"Yes, took a good while to run onto
that Young chap
That young chap old Jack said.
who's he, anyhow
"Why. man. that's Joe-Joe Johnson
you know-the chap the girl was going
ON about"
"Why, where did you strike him?"
Run on to him down at the post.
You know that paper said he was down
there, aud thought, from the way the
girl took on bout him, that she wanted
to see him powerful bad, so | hunted
him up. He's her sweetheart, Jack.
rs that so? Well, l fancied he must
he somethin o. the sort"
Joe's presence and tie doctors at
tention soon brought change in the
condition of the girl, and she rallied
fast.
There was not much ailing her ex-
cept that she was worn out with walk
ing and overcome with anxiety, and two
or three days after she was removed to
the camp at Poverty's Gap she was able
to walk about with Joe's support.
The miners had rendered her all the
assistance in their power, and We'd with
the others in trying to do the most
One evening Jack aud Ike Bennett
went up aud had long talk with the
girl, and Joe, and when it was over and
] they came down to the saloon where
their companions were, Bennett said;
Boys, Tiers claimant for the Liza
| Jane Mine"
/ "A what? 2" one of them cried.
"A person that lays claim to Liza
Jane" Bennett replied; "and l guess
we'll have to give it up.
Bennett, air You gone crazy? Give
up that mine? What yer mean?"
Mean what l say. Liza Jano is