Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-24
The Man
Who -Loo.red
Hi.r Hold
By VIM. II. OSBORNE
Copyright, 1908, by r. C. Mcclure !,
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One of the distinguished features OF
the little village of Far Hills was the
deep gully that lay upon one side of it.
This gully was never ending source
Of fear to thes inhabitants. Mothers of
bad children threatened them with it,
Mothers of good children warned them
against it. Its sides were deep and al
most perpendicular. The bottom was
so covered with dense growth of un-
derbrush that it looked as though there
were no end to it's depth.
Young Perry Haskins known as Pig
gy by his friends. was a very youthful
specimen Of humanity in the village of
Ear Hills. AT times he was bad boy;
at other times. few and far between.
he was exceptionally good. He was
pusher at any rate, and in enterprise
of all kinds he generally was the leader
or the gang. His daring knew no
bounds. ana when the G. L. and p de-
clded to take in Far Hills on it's main
branch young Haskins was the first
lad of his crowd to cross the trestle
that had been built to span the gully.
AND this he did even before it had been
completed. After that the BOYS called
1t Piggy's bridge. Piggy would crawl
out to the middle and with the eyes
OF all Far Hills upon him would lie
upon his stomach and gaze with inter-
est into the black depths of the gully
down below
After it was finished young Haskins'
DAY was never complete one unless
: ne had walked across the trestle and |
fhen back again. Even this was 4 |
tickllsh proceeding, for there was moth
lng but the ties upon which to step.
and g misstep might prove fatal. And
them besides, there were the trains
One night in spring young HasIins
started upon his constitutional across
the trestle. He whistled. as he went.
But he was not the only thing that
WhlAtled on that warm night. He had
barely reached the middle OF the bridge
When before his startled eyes he be-
held me aglaring headlight TIA loco
motive 1t was coming his way and
with Internal speed. He stopped ana
STOOD as though turned to a pillar of !
SAT-. The bridge held but one track.
Ihere was no place to seek for safety. |
Tor the tresSIe was no wider thai, an |
ordinary train. And the train came
whirling down. 1t was not hundred :.
yards away when Piggy Haskins did la
ne only tllng there was left to do.
with the dizziness of an agile monkey
ne let himself carefully down between Id
the TIES. Underneath him there was f
naught but space and the bottom Of \
the gully Over him there was nothing +
out the rushing, roaring train. The &
tram ala not take much time in get n
ting over; but, according to Piggy Has O
kllls calculation, 1t was a couple OF II
months at least. When at last he drew s,
hlmself UP upon place Of safety he h
felt that he had been through the ex r.
periencc of his life. His limbs culver
ed, and he felt obliged to crawl the
length or the trestle upon his hands
ana knees. He ran home. entered the r
window OF his room by way of the grape n
arbor and. lighting candle, hastily II
his appearance in a mirror. q,
ne was sure that his hair had turned v.
White during the occurrence. But it VIC
lad not. 1t still was delightful shade i,
If red. - :,
Years passed. Hasllins grew to be m
almost a man. One eventful morning q,
ne shook hands with all his family ana .,
friends and stepped forth from the vii ri
age OF Far Hills to make his living. M
ne went into far country and made ox
I. lie became prosperous. 1t was lust ,S
EN- years after he had left that he de- N
ermined to return. In the meantime a,
lie had not been back. His parents one in
prln& morning received letter from of
him which. in it's contents was some a.,
what on; OF the usual run of his epis- ,o
les. 1t ended with this pleasing state on
nent:
am coming home for short vacation. isl
md what do you good people think? l Nv,
nan not come alone. 1t is my purpose to NN
ring with me one of the most charp,insr ed
iris in this wide world young person err
1ho tomorrow will become my bride NV ~,
TIP 10 Far Hills will be wedding trim T
Expect us in the evening of the 3D.
Haskins and his bride started from
ne Tar country where they belonged
nd purchased tickets for his native SUI
lace. All along the way young Has Tic
ms RECALLED his bride with stories os an
Is youth. She listened with delight De-
or at that early stage in the game Ing
nything that Haskins said went. an
Haskins and his bride were due at the
he old home somewhat early in the an
vening. They would arrive at inst aW
bout dusk. Haskins. suddenly aroused "
some of his old recollections, suw iaI
ested romantic scheme. He pro- ter
osed that they should alight from the all