The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-20

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and on the most spwing-like OF days
MIR. benson said yesterday was q
weather breeder" Teddy answered. try
Ing to push q refractory stiek into the
stove.
whats thats~
He dropped the stove-lid. and stood
listening In "a minute the sound came
again. a faint note. like q bell pulled
unevenly.
Its the telegraph" Teddy exclaim-
ed
And sure enough 1t wasl
Standing close TO the kitchen door,
they heard it plainy-one. two, three
one. two. three
-0h. It's father 70 Teddy shouted HE
must have gor lost. and Ia trying to les
us know"
He threw open the door. and would
have rushed out into the storm. had
not bis mother held him back
You'll get lost. too. Teddy" she ex-
claimed. In alarm. -You can't see
where TO go"
-If I only had something 10 bold
fast to- Oh. / knowF
He ran back. and had on his coat.
cap and mitters, before Mrs Redmond
had managed 10 shut the door. which
the wind held open Something hard tn
the pocket of his coat struck his arm
II was q ball OF Irvine tbs agent had
given him
He tied one END OF IL around hts
waist and gave his mother the ball.
while he explained the solution Of the
telegraph" which had flashed through
his active little brain
Don't you see. mother7 Fathers got
lost down by the barnyard fence. and
can't see which way TO 50. It's the only
place he could get hold OF rhs wire.
III follow IL down. and I'll be sure to
find him You hold the ball aud keep
letting 1t out real slow. Then. when
ws come back. we've only got to follow
the string home"
In spite OF her fear that something
would happen to Teddy. Mr. Redmond
saw that ii was the only way TO guide
the lost party 10 snsiter-
Taking a lighted lantern. Teddy set
out. feeling his way along the fence.
every now and then giving little reas
surfing jerks TO the string which bis
held through the crack Of the
door.
He could n see beyond his out
stretched hand II he had been able to-
be would have seen the objects OF his
only a short distance away.
close TO the very fence he was guiding
himself by.
Mr.. Redmond. with Teddy's uncle
and aunt and Fred had started from
Broken Bow Immediately after the ar
OF the train. which was an hour
ate. They were within two miles OF
when the storm struck them. and
a few minutes notLsag could be
OF the familiar trail
After driving biIndiy for a while. Mr..
Redmond slowed his horse down to a
saIk and let the rein loose. hoping
hat they would find their way home
lone. This they did until blinded and
onfused by the storm. they stopped
md refused to go any farther.
Guess III try leading them Mr.
redmond said. with the vaguest Idea
8 to where he was going to lead them.
He climbed out of the wagon and
the horses heads A step for
gard and hs came suddenly against a
rfre fence.
Cheer up, folks he called out
a fence, 80 we must be near
pine place"
A string tied apparently from one
ost to the NEXT. touched his hand
why, we're right close home. and
ITS 10 Teds telegraph Wonder LIZ /
ould made him hearY'
He pulled IL vigorously several times
I'D follow II to the house. If I only
new which way the house is.- he med
ated; but, just as like as not. III
steh up over In the South Eighty. I.
fell. / have to risk 1t, we can't stand
lis much longer
Feeling bis way back to the wagon, !
} explained matters to the half-frozen !
,cupants and returned to the fence. !,
TO follow IT to the right, he
I'd hardly taken q step In that direc
on when q faint light pierced through
Ie binding snow from the left and n =
l~ndled-up little figure caught hold Of !
m.
"Oh, father. where are the folks? b
did / get herel Oh, I'm tied 10 a
Teddy burst out, incoherentIy,
bile Mr.. Redmond, between surprise q
I'd the cold, which was fast oyercom- 4
q him, could hardly speak O
Discovering that the horses stood Z
thin ten feet Of the ~barnysrd gate, q
ey hastily embarrassed them and b
rned them into the yard, where they n
MD find shelter under the wagon =
ed. Then Teddy-who was still tied
bis faithful guide-taking the lead, "a
ey started for the house, Indian 1Ic, r
ldIng fast TO each others clothes. =
II declare to goodness, Meranda.v
IN all Mrs. Redmond could say, as she :.
the half-frozen party, like a \
ring of nsh. into the warm kitchen.