The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-22

| NO INC wagon over the wheel while
settled myself comfortably and waited
for Irma. Oh, my precious soul Why
cid m yheart throb so rebeIliousiy when
/ Doll Clarksen, almost at the last moment.
/ decided TO join the party? Did Irma' $
! PINK cheek take deeper tinge, and more
than glad welcome shine from her eyes
/ splendid fellow, good company. perfecI II
invaluable on such trip. Cambridge 5
graduate. rothihg against HIN shat he
turned cowboy. and came out west The
boy loves nature fer natures self What
( OF Agassiz? What OF Thoreau and Audi
/ bon ? said my enthusiastic husband
! And Irna, my little Irma? She's only
child; how foolish fond mothers viii be
Mamma said my rt.le daughter If
you won't mind it-you know you have
! papa and Dick. and you'll be 50 much
more comfortable with the back seat d
yourself-I think 1 Will go on horseback
/ with Doll- II VIII be so ve-y lonesome
/ for him TO ride all by himself-and you
thing ! better. do you not?'
Deep down in my heart did not. think
she had better, and I did mind very much
hust al my plans be spoiled by this PIC
turesqre boy with cowpuncher's hat and
| jingllng spurs2 l wondered how long she'd
Dee ncalling him Doll How strong and
handsome ne looked as he he'd his hand
for her foot. smiling in open admi2a-
zion as she sprang lightly into the sad
die Perhaps it was more than admiration
but then, she was only child. and had
known him less than two months. Yet
wished her safely back with only the
low green hedge between our home and
that Of the son Of my heart.
That" said Dick Harley. pointing TO
the left, wheree dense suIphurous clouds
rose from q gisantic snokestack near
the MiSsourit bank, lis ore Of the big
gest shelters in the world-Ores shipped
in from Butte and thereahouts It's water
power that makes Great Fails Now there
/ is Paris Gibson, our United States senator
land Montana s powerful proud of HIM.
the minute he struck Great Falls he knew
there was water enough in the Black
Ea gle and Counter Falls to run all the
smelters ard electric plants in America,
10 say nothing Of the Horseshoe and the
Rainbow. Yes, it's Jim Hills" town for
sure. but all through the west Paris Glib
sons called its father"
Dicks thoughts were not on his driv-
Ing i sudden lurch and jolting sprung a
bolt, and fe Were forced to camn at the
Giant Spring almost in sight Of town \
very fortunate accident it proved. for a
cove yof sharp-tailed grouse whirring out
or range, reminded US that Tie, our faith
full pointer. had been left chained in
Pauls livery barn
Come along. little one. we'll get the
day, Doll called u lima Then TO me:
IN take good care Of her and promise
to be back in an hour
oh. mamma. yes, the moonlight will
be glorious. and I'm not at al tired"
added my child hardly waiting for con-
sent. as they gauopad down the river
road
-Tired?' asked my husband. You have
had too much to 90 TO get ready for the
trip Come out onto the bridge over the
center of the spring. 1t is enough 10
make one forget WEAKNESS and care. To
my mind there's nothing more impressive
in the Yellowstone Park. The esress Of
lost river. Professor Merton saws. sush-
ing Up through a cleft in the limestone
rock. 1t furnishes at his point ene-eighth
IF the volume of the Missouri. Listen -
its roar as il plunges into the Pfveg" ana
froths and foams TO the opposite bank"
As in q dream I heard my husbands
words From the emerald depths OF the
weird spring Dolls face smiled hooking
Is, while the tGmbhng waters kept re
peating. Little One"
With bolt repaired and dog Larkirg de-
hsht We made an early morning start.
arriving al Hound Creek. the largest tri-
butary OF Deep river early in the after
noon Here We made our second camp.
1 gathered flowers to press
Better take a stick along. and mind
your steps. and don't go far from the
tran" shouted Dick, as Irma. who was
hunting pink memu'us. disappeared
among the observation-disclosures ETAO
among the rocks Of a little SIDE canon.
Don laughed. but unjointed his rcd and
joined me.
'Irma."I called. Trina, where are you?''
and Trina, Irma," echoed back from The
overhangins crags
'-Thare she is. all right" sail Dol. as
We turned a sharp angle and came upon
her. She stood motionless. as if turned
to stone. Every trace Of color had faded
from her face and half-parted hrs Her
head was bent slightly forward. and her
hand extended as If to gather q clump OF
gay flowers growing close 10 = ro,ting
log. while she Sazed with nofiealeSs eyes
as If hypnotizea-at WHAT
Great God,@ came Ike a PRAYER from
Doh, whose face was as white as her own.
Without moments hisitation. he spran-
into The kerry center OF the diamond back-
ed ccil. planting the high curved heel OF
his cowboy riding boot squarely on the
veneTous head. crushing out the lcht
from the sciacllant. lidIess eyes. then.
squirting away the writing mass Of Vel
low and bvown half-hidden BY punk an1
broken fern. he caught IrIna ana held her
close In his strong. Eouas arms. comfort
ing her. reaSsuring her. as with loaE-
drawn Inspirations, she slowly recovered
from her fright
Jerusalem, bar that wcs slick for
,ende-feot- po-'t you try It on oncet
too often. though for nothing less no- q
woman. Ard see here. Erny. you jest lei
the poSiss be tai we're q little higher up.
cut ~ rsnce cf Hound Crekw-not shat
there's any danger bat wear ma u'Eht
SET 70 having nerves aud D.ck laaghcl
- h explained that my husband was
waiting down ley The creek 70 stow 'the
women a big beaver dam.
1t always takes woman ard a snake
10 drive man from paradise. was ny
Husband Quizzlcd remark IS he vrung
Tn hand Of the r,uch-cu,bar rassed uoH
Wllh fervor that beiiei his Hsht worcs
when 7 Dictated ne episode But YOU
ana Tram can sleep L. haIn ,css tonight
Nothing bat haERaless blozsnake. IN