The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-03

her lunch. she flung herself on the dry, hot earth which seemed to pa1pf@ pate beneath here. It was o'clock by her little watch when she reused
 herself from her troubled thoughts and got into the saddle again. She must
 push on and say good bye to all It's
 ioveliness and then back to the ranch
 house for her last evening. She knew
 that she could never come again, but
 she could not tell the boys. so now.
 After few hours of aimless riding,
 she realized suddenly that she did not
 know exactly where she was. The land looked strange-she had forgot
 ten to watch for the accustomed land marks. She puzzled over 1t while and then gave the little mustang his head.
 He'll take me home, of course," she thought. The ponies never lose then,-. selves, the men say" 4AkE
 The twilight fell upon the girl be- Tore they had reached familiar terri tory And the twilight goes go sud- denly into night on the plains that the stars were twinkling and the chill ' winds rising before she realized that she was really lost. Then she began to feel very much alone and terribly afraid The silence was hard to bear. It beat upon her in waves. To break
 It she sang and whistled and talked to the mustang. The sky with it's myriad stars seemed nearer to Ahersol than any earthly habitation. She won. z. dered when the mon would come aftsrav her. She felt sure that they would come and that she would meet them before long. The reins dropped to the es mustangs neck, Eleanor was nodSiinr. A stumble. lurch then thud ana tha mustang came heavily to the ground
 When Eleanor awoke. she was say- Ing to herself, "and where she fs. fyiux no one knows" Then the stars hiinl<ed Y at her and she stared back at them ssi until she remembered. Then she tried \. to move-but something in her si6aesI hurt her so that she could not Trpsss Jumped one hundred times wffhoukN. stopping" she drowsed dreaming Of her skipping rope days. ''and my nids hurts" Then she went to sfeen aQafy,s es
 A lantern flashed into her eyes ana q she heard voice she had never for4 gotten, say: Here she Is Happyf And then someone bent over her. she9 laughed and held up her arms. you were long time coming." she wffsz pered.
 Eieanor." he whispered. when ne saw that her eyes were open T dicnffa know that you were the school teachern who was coming for her vacation ThMvs never told me 1t was you--not untff tonight when I got back from FriSeu hs and you were lost. What does 1t 6ii mean, dear. wish you would fkff H8 me. Everything has been ali wrong ls' Maybe you can make 1t right. I went about things stupidly six years awe & Eleanor. wanted something thaf sf had done to offer you when I asked you to be my wife. thought I had made you understand that loved you. though. and thought I had seen theay same thing in your eyes. So I canae fn paf NhA aA out here I could have you all to ruv-st4 self finished everything--then T started East and stopped at Denver fo get some clothes. The paper said that you had been married the day before { to Reggie Chittendon. It was aIi over for me. I came back here after a few | days-and I-I haven't lived since. Tve \ only existed. What's this hear abonf e@ school teaching? It is true7 And your name is still Eleanor Gates9 don't understand" z
 Eleanor laughed. happily: the lifting rippling laughter that he loved
 Tt was my cousin Eleanor whassa married him-we always used to eaffsSs her Nellie, you know" Then she tried to lift her arm to his neck and the stab in her side put her to sleep T again.
 When at last they reached the ranch.rss Maple. holding the tall girl in his arms as easily as if she had been q child. strode into the living room where 4ha3s foreman's wife and the Chinaman waited. sT-s @
 Send Jim for the doctor" he said to the woman, and then come back here. An Wing. take the keys from my pocket and open that door--quiehE You blundering idiot"
 There was no surprise on the China r mans face; but when he reached the kitchen he forgot himself for a mo- ment and smiled at the grtnning Happy. .-ssvs
 New bossee 1adee Heap talkeA heap cleanee-Ah Wing 20 back fe China"
 And Happy grinned back.
 "C'h, no. you won't, Chop-sticka. You'll do just like the rest of us ana v be glad that the boss has found a way to open that door"
 Early and late the Daybreak Feraf~.ss ana AAEA u