The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-04-10
ALLIES ASPIRATIONS

By ANNA HELLMAN

| naturedly; her sister Henrietta said:
you will get over II In a 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
was easily dauntcd, and he had not
weathercd two strikes In Cripple
Creek without learning little diplo.
macy But the training OF four years
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 cheerful
frame OF mind.
Allies father eXpostulated mildly
once or twice and her sister Henri.
eta lectured her soundly, for she
knew that II was not every day that
the right man falls in love with a girl.
Henrietta'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
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 tho
world were In danger OF failing
through. when one day as she returned
from delivering q lecture on Higher
Ethics before the Ladies Aid society
her father entered the room with n
newspaper in his hand and asked her
If she could be brave
Instinctively her thoughts few to
Robert. and she held out shaking
hand for the paper.
It contained n 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 brayely
|
the Anaconda mine, by the name OF
Robert Hobson, while trying to rescue
some children from the second story
of the Palace hotel had fallen through
ana was carried out almost lifcless.
I My God, save him and forget me.
gasped the girl. sinking to the trror
and burying her face in the couch.
A moment later she was on her
feet again her eyes heavy, miserable,
but resolute.
Father | am going to start for Col
orado tonight. If you caLnot go with
me, Henrietta Will"
And Henrietta did. In few hours
they were in Pullman on a west
bound train. They left It for stage
at picturesque Manltou on the morn
ing of the third day, but Allie had no
eyes for the grandeur Of the noun
tains the long journey was a 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 recesses OF the Rock
les; traversed deep canyons, and
, chung to narrow shelves cut on the
side of the rocky barrier. Toward
evening II dashed noisily down the
| side OF steep mountain and rolled
3 into u charred. blackened, smoldering
1 forsaken.looklng place, with only
. few isolated cabins left to mark th'
once nourishing town of Cripple
4 Creek
). In the tent which served for tn,
:. stage office, the sisters learned where
s the invalids were being cared for, anC
y thither they went When the!
:. reached the entrance of the shack Al
y lie sank down on the rough step. "
cannot 20 another step. Henrietta.
4 she said
3 1t was not necessary, for Just a
g that moment the door opened, and oil
the threshold stood tall young mai
n with a bandage across his forehead,
r scar on one cheek, and his right arm
!. in sing-a pitiful.looklng obiec
/. truly.
# Allie sprang to her feet. Bob!
r she cried.
g Henrietta strolled away to inspec
'. the ruins.
e Dearest" Hobson said, when cart
8 and heaven had once more assume
.. their proper relationship. your asp
r rations will be realized after all.
D. am badly In need Of q nurse, and a
y soon as I'm able TO travel we wi
q take Henrietta with us and visit tn
Philipp.nes--on our wedding trip. 20
d. know" - =