The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-04-10
ALLIES ASPIRATIONS
Ccopyrlght. BY Daily story Pub Coz
By ANNA HELLMAN

naturally; her sister Henrietta said:
You will get over II in few months.
wait until Bob Hobson comes out OF
the west. The girls were perfectly
wild about him last year"
Robert Hobson was not a man who
weathered two strikes in Cripple
Creek without learning a little diplo-
macy. But the training Of four years
was not 20 be broken up in few days,
nor weeks, as he discovered. And the
next month he went back TO Colorado
alone. in anything but cheerful
frame OF mind.
Allies father expostulated mildly
once or twice, and her sister Henri
eta iectured her soundly, for she
knew that II was not every day that
the right man falls In love with girl.
Henriettas handsome young hus-
band had closed his eyes forever on
this world during the springtime OF
their lives, and although electing to
travel life's Journey henceforth alone,
she desired for her sister the happi
ness that had been hers for so BRIEF
a period.
After Roberts departure Allie did
not appear to find the usual pleasure
in her various fads. Somehow they
seemed less important than formerly,
and her plans for remodeling the
world were in danger of falling
through, when one day as she returned
] from delivering a lecture on Higher
EthlCs SOa~--. - ladies' Aid society
her father entered tns.iv1nf viii. w
newspaper in his hand and asked her
II she could be brave.
Instinctively her thoughts flew TO
/ Robert. and she held out shaking
hand for the paper.
Ii contained short article with
glaring headlines, telling that the
mining camp of Cripple Creek, Col,
had been almost entirely destroyed by
fire. Several lives had been lost and
many lay at the point of death.
The fire department had proved in
adequate to contend with the flames,
and the miners had turned out bravely
to help. One, the superintendent oil
the Anaconda mine. by the name oil
Robert Hobson, while trying to rescue
some children from the second story
OF the Palace hotel. had fallen through
and was carried out almost lifeless.
my God, save him and forget mel
gasped the girl. sinking TO the floor
and burying her face in the couch.
A moment later she was on hei
feet again: her eyes heavy, miserable
but resolute.
Father, am going to start for Col
orado tonight. II you cahnot go VIII
me. Henrietta will!"
And Henrietta did. In few hours
they were in a Pullman on west
bound train. They left 1t for a stage
at picturesque Manitou on the morn
ing Of the third day, but Allie had nc
ewes for the grandeur OF the noun
tains: the long journey was tragedy
TO her.
All day long the stage, going at
moderate pace. BETTING the severe
grades OF the primitive road, hterall!
climbed into the recesses OF the ROCK
les: traversed deep canyons, an'
chung to narrow shelves cut on tn
: side of the rocky barrier. Towar'
evening I. dashed noisily down tn
\ side of a steep mountain and ROLES
q into a charred, blackened. smolderine
A forsaken-looking place. with only
a few isolated cabins left to mark tn
once fourishing town OF Crippl
u Creek.
) In the tent which served for IN
!. stage Office, the sisters learned wher
q the invalids we're being cared fer, an
v thither they went. When the
) reached the entrance o. the shack A
Y lie sank down on the rough step
cannot go another step, Henrietta
A she said.
|. II was not necessary, for just
!, that moment the door opened, and
the threshold stood tall young ma
. with a bandage across his forehead,
!. scar on one cheek. and his right arl
: in sling-a pitiful-looking obje'
A. truly.
!, Allie sprang to her feet. Bob
,r she cried.
% Henrietta strolled away to inspe'
y. the ruins.
IL Dearest" Hobson said. when cart
Is and heaven had once more assume
&. their proper relationship. your asT
r. rations will be realized after all.
y. am badly In need OF a nurse, and
" soon "a I'm able TO travel we WI
"a take Henrietta with us and visit q
Philippines-on our wedding trip. "
d. know"