The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-05-11

secure conviction, but everywhere cold
looks and words met him and men
shrank from his approach. The strain
became too great, and the father and
mother gave up the old home and came
to this lonely spot to live. Every effort
to find some trace of Jennie or her
whereabouts was fruitless, and the
young husband whose life had seemed
SO full of promise dragged out an
inert existence, broken in body and
mind.
Wilder ragged the storm. Suddenly,
above it all rang out the shrill cries of
woman in distress. Bonnie bent
listening ear.
did you hear 1t, father, mother? 1t
is Jennie herself out there In the
storm. l must away to her."
mo. no, my son you have long been
unused to the hardships Of the outer
world. James and l will 60"
"And l shall go, too, father"
Gone were the old irresolution, the
hopeless, helpless, restless manner Of
the past months Benjamin Montgon-
cry was a man again, and half in hope
and half in fear the old people realized
it would be useless to oppose him.
Hastily summoning James, the three
men were soon hurrying in the direc-
ton from whence the cries had seemed
to come, though all was still enough
now. AS they neared Alden Cliff they
came upon three people lying stunned
and bleeding, the fragments OF car
riage scattered about.
Finding the driver already dead, the
men turned their attention to those. to
whom help might yet be rendered.
These proved to be woman and
child. Tenderly bending over them,
John Montgomery gaZed as If fascin-
ated, then with a curious gesture babe
his son approach nearer. One look and
BENJAMIN Montgomery clasped the slen-
der form of the woman to him, pas
sionately kissing the pale, upturned
face.
"Oh. nv darling, to think that I
should find you thus! But you are not
dead, you must not die and leave me
SO! Quick, James, let us hasten to the
house."
The old man glanced pityingly at his
son Rennie still labored under a delu-
sion, 1t seemed.
"Please God, he never awakens to the
bitter reality" he murmured.
But when he spoke the thought to his
wife, while they awaited the arrival of
the physician, she replied:
"What do you mean, John? I am
sure II Is all right, and her soul Is as
white as that Of the babe at her side. y
az trust so, my dear, l trust So"
When the physician came he found
the child more stunned than harmed
hut the young mother was seriously, II
not fatally, Injured. Long she lowered
between life and death. At last, under
tbc loving minlstration of father
mother and husband, life conquered
| Ono day. as she sat at the window, &
shadow of the strong, vigorous Jennie
Montgomery of other days, Bonnie
1
slipped into the room. Mrs. Montgom
cry softly closed the door. Long after
when she ventured to peep inside, tn,
young people sat hand In hand.
Not until many days after did Ben
iamin reveal the story Of Jennie's fligh
and the hardships she bore ere I
friends home in distant city became
her refuge until after the birth Of lit
tie Maud. Ignorant of the suspicion
resting on her husband, an impulse to,
strong to be resisted called her bacl
to the old home. Lost in the storm
and the horses beyond control, hut
few rods lay between them and ma,
plunge over Alden Cliff, when the cras
came.
AS the years went by, the little brow
house, now no longer little or brown
resounded with merry shouts and tn
natter of childish feet, and to the nobl
old man and his tender, loving wife
out of the storm came the peaceful 10
of happy old age.-Pennylvani
Grit.