The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-09
ALLIES ASPIRATIONS
wright, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
By ANNA HELLMAN

y Story Pub. Coz
was not to be broken up in few days,
nor weeks. as he discovered. And the
next month he went back to Colorado
alone, in anything but a cheerful
frame of mind.
Allies father eXpOstulated mildly
once or twice, and her sister Henri,
eta leCtured her soundly, for she
knew that it was not every day that
the right man falls in love with girl
lIcnrietta's 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
q 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 remCGeing the
world were in danger of falling
through, when one day as she returned
from delivering a lecture Oh Higher
Ethics before the Ladies Aid society
her father entered the room with a
newspaper in his hand anu asked her
if she could be brave.
Insttnctively her thoughts flew to
Robert, and she held out a shaking
hand for the paper.
1t contained a 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 hravely
to help One the superintendent of
the Anaconda mine by the name OF
Robert Uobson, while trying to rescue
some children from the second story
of the Palace hotel, had fallen through
and was carried ont almost lifeless.
That was all. Not a word to tell
whether he died after that or not.
My God, save him and forget me!'
gasped the girl, sinking to the tloo7
and burying her face in the couch.
moment later she was on her
feet again; her eyes heavy, miserable.
but resOlute.
Father, | am going to start for Col
4 -, ,,i, wit h
NE. Henrietta Will"
And Henrietta did. In few hours
they were in a Pullman on a west
bound train. They left it for a stage
at picturesque Manitou on the morn
ing OF the third day, but Allie had no
eyes for the grandeur of the noun
tains; the long journey was tragedy
to her.
All day long the stage, going at a
moderate pace, BETTING the severe
grades of the primitive road, literally
climbed into the reccsses of the Rock
les; traversed deep canyons. and
clung to narrow shelves cut on the
side of the rocky barrier. Toward
evening it dashed ncisily down the
side Of a steep mountain and rolled
into a Charrel blackened. smoldering,
forsaken-looking place, with only a
few isolated cabins left to mark the
once tlourishing town of Cripple
Creek
In the tent which served for the
stage Office, the sisters learned where
the invalids were being cared for, and
thithcr they went. When they
reached the entrance of the shack AL
lie sank down on the rough step. Il
cannot go another step, Henrietta, y
she said
1t was not necessary, for just at
that moment the door opened, and on
the threshold stood a tall young man
with a bandage across his forehead. a
scar on one cheek, and his right arm
in sling-a pitiful-looking object
truly.
Allie sprang to her feet Bob"
she cried.
Henrietta strolled away to inspect
the ruins.
Dearest" Hobson said, when earth
and heaven had once more assumed
their proper relationship, your aspi.
rations will be realized after all !
am badly in need of nurse, and as
soon as I'm able to travel we will
take Henrietta with us and visit the
Philippines-on our wedding trip, you
know"