Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-11-22

and glanced up. The listener was
staring ut him wlde-eyed. his whole
soul pouring out through his blue
orbs. II confused him and he crum-
pied the paper nervously. Lundquist
brought himself together with q jerk.
How much money hem say?"
"A hundred dollars!" was the post.
masters response.
Won hunderd dollars!" repeated
the stricken youth. Won hunderd-"
He reached out and took the sheet
from Banks fingers and placed Il In
his pocket. Then he went out. old
Jim close at his heels. with his tail
down dejectedly.
An hour later the two emerged
from the door OF the bank. Alnilessly
they strolled along the dismal street
until they came to where the teal
was tied. A mile out on the ope
prairie the youth turned In his ses
and shook his clenched fist at tn
receding town. Once he glanced ~
ward-then settled firmly In 2
straight stare ahead. and so RENAME
Till the cabin was reached.
That night he did not go to bee
He sat and walked and babbled to tn
dog till daybreak. In the mornin
he eyed the rising sun with blOodshc
eyes. His body qulvered with tn
protests OF abused nerves and hi
cheeks were sunken from lack c
nourlshment.
"von hunderd dollars!" he said
bitterly.
That day he visited the bank tire
different times. The last time b
stood In the doorway and told tn
banker q few OF the hot things tina
ranked In his brain. Old Jim stOo
aside and snarled.
He visited the store and asked 10
food. When the stOrekeeper suggest
ed pay. he cursed beneath his breat
and left the place. He went to tn
post office with letter he had wrii
ten to Hilda-a letter filled wit
scalding tears and heart burnings
The postmaster spoke to him. askin
II he was sending the money on t.
the girl. Lnndqulst clenched hi
teeth tightly and rushed ont to cor
ceal the tears that stole nnrepresse'
down his cheeks.
Two days later letter came. ]
turned to Norway. .undquist stun
bled awkwardly when Banks read tn
letter and thrust his elbow through {:
pane of glass. Banks. glancing III
made light OF the accident.
Don't worry about that. CARL" b.
remarked, I'll fix that"
FAY get 20 glass!" said Lnndquisi
hoarsely. as he went out.
At the hardware store he brOugh
forth his paltry store Of silver-fou
dollars In all. The glass took one o
these. Inside the case something
caught his eye-something shiny an.
cold. Re inquired its price.
"TwO-flfty." said the man. land It;
a 49,"
Lundquist slid the money hesitat
ingly across the glass counter ant
took the object gingerly In his hand
Flushed and trembling. he started 70
the door.
wait! You want-you'll nee,
some OF these!" called the prOprieto
as he slid out some little boxes.
ia! Won box!" said Lundquist.
Il was late that night when the tive
reached the lone cabin on the pra!
rie. The dog sat on the floor before
his master and licked his lips ex
pectantly, but his master needed hin
not-he was reading. reading. read
Ing Hilda's letters.
Two weeks later the newspaper
the county seat printed the following
"A party Of sportsmen made 6
gruesome find In q sod shanty I:
miles north OF E. last week. At
tracted by the mournful bowling o
q shepherd dog they drew up ant
entered. The body OF a young Scan
dInavian lay upon the earth flool
with bullet wound in his forehead
Numerous letters scattered abou'
create the impression that he com
mitted the deed In at OF homesick
ness or dependency. The dog re
fused to leave the spot, although
wasted to a skeleton by hunger ant
exposure"
Copyright, 1906. by Daily Story Pub. Co.