The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21


married by now and living In tina
pretty little cottage on Locust street
If John hadn't been so mean as to &c
Jealous OF that Stanford boy"
Here Katie felt a little Qualm Of
conscience. To be sure she had fiirtet
with him to plague the other girls. and
then he was rather nice. and told such
funny college stories, and hadn't he
said she was the prettiest girl In town.
John need not have taken IT so solemn
and got it into his head that she was
tired OF him. What II she had told
him she meant TO study and enter
Stanford. he needn't have jumped al
things so, and said. "Then. Katie, II is
all up with u.s." or course she had
told him. Just as you please" and
taken or his ring. John never came
back again. though she looked for him
the very next night. TO make up.
What did she really care about that
Stanford fellow with his hair parted
in the middle. and his high hand
shake? He wasn't to be compared to
big. broad shouldered John. II John
went TO that school he'd be the idol OF
the football team. and win every time
for the CARDINAL
But she had lost John and that Hig-
gems girl-oh. dearl everything was so
horridl
They were coming out on the tule.
Away as far as could be seen stretch
ed the level brown grass. II was al
most night and the fog had settled
down with heavy thickness Mrs
Briggs was fretting.
BE sure you know the tracks?" she
asked again and again anxiously. You
amt likely TO get into a pond hole.
are your It's SO long since you've
crossed here"
IF 1 do. there's somebody coming
behind to pull me out" he answered
grimly.
who is It? can't see"
Listen and you'll hear the horse"
1t was rapidly growing dark.
Il can't stand going on this way a
minute longer" she broke out LET
me get out and walk on ahead I'll
hold up my dress and you can follow
my white petticoat- 1 wish we'd
brought a lantern"
You set still; know what I'm
about"
The wearied horses plodded on. the
dark grew colder and thicker. BY
and by Mr.. Briggs stopped Of his own
accord; he gave the lines TO one OF the |
boys and got out.
what is it?' called his wife, sharp |
ly.
Yves brought up close to one of |
them holes. I've sort OF lost my bear
ings in this fog"
Theother team came up behind them |
and stopped; some one got out 1t was
John Hanlon.
"Howdy. John; where do you think
we areY
Cant prove 1t by me; kinder looks
as though we were lost on the tule."
Mr.. Briggs and John looked around.
This here's pretty big pond: good
sized Willows" he said. Il amt been
here for so long 1 can't place IT. I
ion't know. John" and he laughed
-ather sheepishly, ''but we'd better
amp right here for the night; the
iorses are dead beat, and for the life
# me 1 don't know which way to 60"
That's my opinion; we can picket
he teams out TO those willows. There's
'ickings for them there, and sit In the
igs until the fog lifts some"
Mrs. Briggs rose to the occasion, and
'egan to plan.
That's just the thingl Katie can
o and sit in Johns buggy. and then
ather can come back here with me,
nd the little boys can lie on the bed
( the wagon and sleep. 1 can fix the
ably snug on the front seat With
be curtains down tight and the rub
er up well be right comfortable. I've
OF enough lunch left to give US bite
II around. It's a good deal better
nan driving the Lord only knows
here in this fog,
That's so, Mrs Briggs Miss Katie,
gu are welcome to my buggy" said !
ohn.
The girl shrank back.
go long," whispered her mother.
1on't be foolish"
Katie jumped down. dlsdainlng
,hn's preferred hand They walked n
silence to the buggy. v
Miss Katie" said the young man, a
If It's disagreeable to 3
~ to sit here with me. say 50, and D
i sort of walk around and look after a
e horses; they won't know"
"Oh," answered Katie with a little | n
.rvous laugh, II wouldn't stay here n
one for anything. I'd be afraid of :,
e spirit of the tule." a,
1.-The spirit Of the tuleT said John, q.
he seated himself beside her. II al
yer heard Of that What Is itT' N
ITS an Indian legend, I've heard
andfather say"
Lets hear it." n,
1t was very comfortable for Katie
ting there so close to John under the NJ
It robes, and protected from the fog II
the shining rubber boot" that Tn
lched up to her eyes. sr
Well" she began brightly, "the In ar
ms thought the tule was guarded ha