Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21
SYNOPSIS.


SYNOPSIS.
A detachment of the Eighteenth in
fantry from Fort Bethune t tapped ba ny
is a stranger who introduces himself by
post trader. and his daughter. ellis and
a majority of the soldiers are killed our,
the girl only escape from the Indians
They fall exhausted on the plains a
Bra aii in Command. find them. Hampton
and the girl stop at the Miners Home in
ton talks the future over with Miss CT
Iis-the Kid. She shows him her moth
of her parentage and life. They decide
she shall live with Mrs Herndon- Mazda
and rejoins Hampton. He induces her to
go back, and to have nothing more TO 90
OF %'', ear riH He announces ns to Red siavin
that he has quit. and then leaves Glen
Glencaid to teach its first school Miss
Spencer meets Nadia, Rev Wynkoop'
etc She boards at Mrs. Herndon's-
CHAPTER M.-Continued.
'-Oh, you ought to; he is so intense
ly original, and his face is full of char
acter. He reminds me of some old
paIadin of the Middle Ages. You would
be interested in him at once. He is
the foreman of the Bar " ranch,
somewhere near here"
do you mean Billy Mcneil, over on
Sinsiniwa creek?' broke in Herndon-
Il think quite likely, uncle; wouldn't
he make a splendid addition to Mr..
Wynkoop's church,"
Herndon choked, his entire body
shaking with Unsurpassed enjoy
ment. 81 should imagine yes" he ad-
mitted finally. BILLY McNeil-oh,
Lord, There's certainly a fine open
ing for you to do some missionary
work, Phoebe
We'll, and I'm going to-" announced
the young lady, firmly. 81 guess can
read mems characters, and 1 know all
Mr. Mcneil needs is to have some
one show an interest in him. Have
you large church, Mr.. Wynkoop?'
Not large if judged from an east
ern standpoint" he confessed, with
some regret. Our present member
ship is composed of eight women and
three men, but the congregational at
tendance is quite good, and constantly
increasing"
''Only eight women and three men."
breathlessly. And you have been Ia
boring upon this field for five years!
Wynkoop pushed back his chair,
anxious to redeem himself in the esti-
nation of this fair stranger.
Miss Spencer" he explained my
parish comprises this entire mining
region, and L am upon horseback
among the foothills and up in the
ranges for fully third of my time.
The spirit of the mining population,
as well as of the cattlemen, while not
actually hostile, is one of Indifference
to religious thought. For three long
years 1 worked here without even a
church organization or a building; and
apparently without the faintest en-
couragement. Now that we have a
nucleus gathered, comfortable build
ing erected and paid for. with an in
creasing congregation, 1 begin to feel
that those seemingly barren five years
were not without spiritual value"
She quickly extended her hands
-Oh, it is so heroic, so self-sacrificing!
i am going to help you, Mr.. Wynkoop
in every way I possible CAM shall
certainly speak to both Mr.. Moffat and
Mr. Mcneil the very first opportunity
i feel almost sure that they will join. ;
The unavoidable exigencies of a
choir practice compelled Mr.. Wynkoop
to retire early, nor was it yet late
when the family circle also dissolved
and the two girls were themselves
alone.
The light was finally extinguished
the silvery moonlight streamed across
the foot of the bed; and the regular
breathing of the girls evidenced slum
Der.