The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-04


him she meant to study and enter
Stanford, he needn't have jumped at
things 10, and said. ''Then, Katie, It 10
ali up with u.s." OF course she had
told him, "Just a. you please" and
taken OF 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
shaker 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 cardinall
But she had lost John and that Hig-
gems g.rl--oh. dearl everything was 20
horridl
They were coming out on tho tuls
Away al far as could be seen stretch
ed the level brown grass. It was al
most night and the fog had settled
down with a heavy thickness. Mrs.
Briggs was fretting.
BE sure you know the tracksf" she
asked again and again anxiously. "You
amt likely to get into a pond hole.
are your It's % long since you've
crossed here"
III do, there's somebody coming
behind to pull me out" he answered
grimly.
"Who is TT can't see."
"Listen and you'll hear the horse"
It was rapidly growing dark.
| II can't stand going on this way q
minute longer" she broke out. LET
me get out and walk on ahead. FL
hold up my dress and you can follow
my white petticoat. wish we'd
brought 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 ia it?' called his wife, sharp
~.
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 areT
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. II amt been
here for so long l can't place it I
don't know, John" and he laughed
rather sheepishly, "but we'd better
camp right here for the night; the
horses are dead beat. and for the life
Of me don't know which way to co."
'That's my opinion; we can picket
the teams out to those willows. There's
pickings for them there, and sit in lne
rigs until the fog lifts some"
Mrs. Briggs rose to the occasion, and
began to plan.
"That's Just the thing! Katie can
60 and sit In Johns buggy, and then
father can come back here with me,
and the little boys can lie on the bed
of the wagon and sleep. I can fix the
baby snug on the front seat With
the curtains down tight and the rub
Der up We'll be right comfortable I've
got enough lunch left to give us a bite
all around. It's a good deal better
than driving the Lord only knows
where in this fog
"That's so, Mrs. Briggs. Miss Katie,
you are welcome to my buggy" said
John.
The girl shrank back.
go long," whispered her mother,
don't be foolish"
Katie jumped down, disdaining
Johns preferred hand. They walked
in silence to the buggy.
miss Katie" said the young man,
hesitatingly, IF it's disagreeable to
you to sit here with me. say so, and
I'll sort of walk around and look after
the horses; they won't know"
"Oh," answered Katie with little
nervous laugh, II wouldn't stay here
alone for anything. I'd be afraid of
the spirit Of the tule."
| 4AC cpIAS VI .luo Iulct 6dlu
as he seated himself beside her. II
never heard of that. What Is it,"
Its an Indian legend, I've heard
grandfather say"
Lets hear 1t"
It was very comfortable for Katie
sitting there 80 close to John under the
soft robes, and protected from the fog
by the shining rubber boot" that
reached up to her eyes.
"Well." she began brightly, THE In.
dams thought the tule was 0cerded
by q spirit who was very jealous Of
her home. She made the mirage
groves Of trees, and houses, looking
very near-to hurry the traveller Cross
ing her grassy land. She lived in the
J rushes by the ponds, and rose from
!. beside the water like Q white mist. II
her grass was set a6rs In the fall. ther
she made the foods and high winds Il
drive the water over the growing
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