The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-03-24


She started al run. then looked
back over her shoulder az the sun
flower with a troubled little laugh
MY legs won't work pr0peIiy," sh,
said. aud struggled on. The sun had
gone behind great threatening clouds
but Joan took no heed. All her mind
was centered ON getting on. She look
no more rest tlll she came uddenly
upon a group OF peoples growing In
the grass al The wayside; by them her
legs stumbled and gave way. and she
sank down ON 70 the gras~- She whis-
persd TO them IN little ypice that was
bFeathiess and full OF Tears II want
mo her and Mn Daddyr she sail. AMI
then she lay sin aud set all her teeth
together 10 keep the sobs back. But
presently abe sat up. "Dey's coming.
shs gasped. her grammar growing
weak in Der extremity. A sudden
glesm III her face
-Grown,up angels cry 10 give the
flowers water" she said. as q great
tear rolled down her cheek. and kneei-
Ing. she bent over The peoples and sob
bed her heart out. while the tears
spiashed on 10 the flowers. But oth>
drops came and mingled with Y
great angry drops from dark cy1
oyerheat-crops that beat the pipes
shuddering 10 the earth The gels
are crying too" mHmued load deep
ny. aud rolled over and lay stihf
The angels crying was long and We
hemenL IL woke Joan several times.
but she was dared with WEAKNESS.
Once abe murmured with smile:
'srs most q cold bath stead Of
trppy to-day. mother and ws0t TO
sissp again
In the dimiy III room on the white
little bed Joan tossed YEARLY from
aide 10 side. you see. little blue
ladies'. II hurts bad In your stummiek
-Jus' here" laying one hot little hand
on her chest but I'm not crying, you
Know
no. my brave iiiils CARING muir
INJURED The woman. binding over her.
-Bui you Is. mother 10 an access
81 utter sufpsise. y felt u on my
head Observation-Disclosures. ups
peser-oh. il-burs. mosher- her
nng~rs eiipging around Der mothers:
~ bnrss. you see drawing a long.
sobbin. breath.
Presently abe began snriorsiy:
-Thst cid sourd IKE crying BIT hut
with a tremuio1s little laugh. 81
sssnt---it wasn't. really
-Se. M. d~sr--i kno~-fry TO 20
o slesp.- and abe began TO sing .
niishy.
-lon sing very nice. all Of yoa.-
,abbled the restless voice. Il DO IKE
lower slnsing-you can hear the wlrd
'haking their roices--hui Man Daddy
son't comei ous day. Il was years
nd pears ago. little pink ladies. I ran
ind ran-yoa sec. im 10, really
but then. when butterflies
is~ their less they so quite slow. and
haven't any winss. you Sec
A ffock-ooatcd azure bent over the I
ed now. aud the womsn's eyes peser 1
Vt h.s facs. -.-,-
Fever hlgh--she must be sooihed 1
Il went Man Daddy-yoare Mt Man
)adfy--do you know. one day. whea 4
sas ker-wige i.itIe-i cut mins inxsr
4 cried-wa,n't u faBnyg hut Man
iaddy lied e up ana ! laughed. cause
q said u WAS q dolly. Would be tie
~ s;ummlck up n he Was hcrei n
Ansulshod ard broken came the wo-
ian's voice: 4 do not know where
g la
The doctor looked grave. and prcs-
n,iy be went.
Darling. you are 40 brave and good.
-ill you try 70 90 20 sleep. toto be
i,ii when Daddy comes targr-
Is he com ng back. mosberr Oh.
hursr' with q sob. III hurts 40.
loihcs-
III you 30 to sleep. drar-oh. d.
y. loan. do try
Il WI shat M ne cycs--i'gh,. mother.
-
The restless little body lay rightly
~.
Think Of the sheep. dear said the
9th 2. using a recipe che had found
ieeessfui W th loan IN fJsm,r Oh H.
b illness. Count them a. they come
} 10 the gate and jump over Il. See.
Ierc they gone. two. three"
Presently the great eyes opened with I
plteously worried look.
49,. 7 .
mp over the gate al air.
All the womnn's pride had gone.
She racked her brnin for some clcw ,
her husbands whereabouts. At ,
81 she thought she had one faint and ,
nslvc. but she would try-she would ,
legrapb She crept from the room 4
bile Joan lay In an uneasy dozc. and
rote her telegram. and sent Il OF
It'll a Wild prayer In her heart.
The night-so long that Joan thought
ter each dose that Il was a fresh
ssry night begun sgain--passci, the !
n rose In q glory that flooded the !
ON and shone pink on the weary IT. c
face lying on the crumplcd pillow; t
d then. when the pink glory had fad .
and left only one bar OF gold peep b
: through the blinds and resting o
ringly on the yellow curls. he came. q
ralght to the little bedroom he {
me.
You 80, queen Of the gsrdcn.-
billed the restless little vosce. ''it n
rts rather bad. He loved you the u
stest Of all; but be won't come--and b
mustn't CRY. you see. But Il hurts" q
IL bent over her. her tiny hand IN II
Joan" o
'oan's beamins smile greeted him. r
He has come queen OF the garden