Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-10

TrT9 he sudden summer shower was
over and two children stood on
the hotel veranda gazing visit
SnaSy at the glorious bow that spanned
Chs sky.
II wish we could touch it," the girl
snSa longingly; cit is the most beauti-
aBs thing in all the world
We'll" the boy returned practical
~. Il don't care much about touching
IA, but I'd be mighty glad to find the
end OF that rainbow"
"Why?"
''DOn't you know, goosie? There's a
great pot Of gold at the end, and 1t
wdA belong to the person who can find
Al. Jiminey, but wish I had it here
anis very minute"
"Let's go and get it."
The boy stared at his tiny compan-
AeA in surprise. The femenine mind
was much more daring than his own,
& appeared. Did the girl really mean
aAAt they should go off alone into that
Eanaitless forest when they were never
even trusted near it unless accompa-
msed by some older person? Still, he
@oOk another look at the. brilliant bow
This was certainly the chance Of life
&ame, and, of course, he would not re-
sage to go any place that girl was
willing to go.
Besides, it was her suggestion any
way, not his, and If there were future
nepyimands and seedlings in store he
eOnld just say that 1t was she who pro-
posed going.
Come on" he said briefly, holding
@1t his hand, and OFF the two trudged
coward the aIluring, treacherous bow,
giving no heed to the awful terror
which their absence would surely in
spire.
Ii was nearly twenty-four hours la
Ger that they were found. The boys
Gather, heading one of the many
search parties that were securing the
woods, stumbled over them, and his
gale lips sent forth triumphant shout
for the children were safe, and in
view Of that fact all minor matters
sank into insignifcance.
Death had lowered too near to leave
aDOm for any feeling save that of deep
ssE tAankfulness. There were no scold-
Sings in store for the culprits, though
both were questioned closely regard
aNg the escapade.
The girl always remembered with
fervent gratitude tina the boy never
aOad any one that it was she who had
proposed seeking the pot Of gold.
The boy rather wondered at his own
mstsceRce, but after all it seemed rath-
or q mean sort of trick to palm the
responsibilities of his misdeeds on a
gsrll He kept discreet silence on that
point, and by doing so exhibited con-
siderable more manliness than a GER
antn ancestor Of us all once displayed.
Two weeks later the hotel closed for
he season, and the girl and the boy
went their different ways. Off in her
eastern home the girl did not quite for
geA the boy who had done his best to
comfort her in the terrible forest, and
who had protected her by his silence
wEaen they were found.
OFF in the West the boy remembered
with feeling of pride that the girl
Aad never cried during that awful ex-
perience, and that she had never re-
pFOached him for allowing her to go
SssO such peril. Of course, he should
Aaye known better, for was not he a
Soy, and the elder, too?
THE girl had been casual summer
acquaintance and the two were effect
@REly separated when the brief sum-
xasr season ended. For several years
$sse boy begged his mother each June
30 go back to that place, but she had a
s8addering horror of the valley and
aSe mountains, and nothing would In
@aRce her to return.
So at last the boy gave up asking,
snGl the experience was crowded into
aase background by a hundred new in
Arrests and aims.