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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-09
9oomauns 2sittwen6eimat
Gas Siesjahriss Srablinssfeit ut aui
ben IL. Suni anberauult morSeu.

Gm Samftag, Il. SUM-, finost bus
oiesid6rige 5rlbtinssisit gum 9eItsn
Der 8obmann'Ihen Otttuen1etmuth
itatt. 9as syeit lpiro tpie iibIih ouT
ben gnlagen Der 4nitalt gsfeisrt iper=
ben uno bic nit ben arrangements be-
trauten 0amen iperoen 4uss in ihren
Srditen SteRnbe tbun, um Die Yere
anIfoItungen srfolgretd gu MAIDEN uno
in eritsr 2inie etnen itattliden finunz
sieqen Grtras gu iitern. Sic rshnen
bisrbei supsriihtIih auf bic llnteritiiBe
ung Der 3ablrei6en 9onner uno
;Freunoe Der Witttpsnheimatb.
fiir llntsrbaItung spiro in better
Weiie seTorat iperbeu uuo bic 8etpira
thung niro isIbitrsbenb auh nihts gu
piinihen iibrig lafen. am Hotntite
tau ipiro auten uno Gaffee 1erpirt
psrbsn unb om 2lbeno aiebt ss zines
Der asnoshsR. bic ieit Sabren be-
riihrt itno,
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-09
llus ySereinSfreiIen.

7as gicnicz aomnittee bss Gent
f6sn MiIitdr unter it.s9 e r
eins psridmmeIte Iih bel 6ercn
Sobn Darn unp perpolitdnoigts Die
@OrbereitungsR fir oas 9oItsfeit, Oos
am Sonntas, y. SUM-, itattftnoet.
Gs tpuroe beIdloFer, Die gitetabret=
nuna am 0rsttdg Ibeno in Der Gen
trail Surubuue abSubalten. 9ie Same
raoeu 8. Sasfnsr, s.. Riehers, GLEN.
SoerlinL 8. 2eduer, y. NngIes,
Carl 2u6ereer, Srans 5raut iopte
TdmmtIine geamte ipurbsn oem aoms
mittse suerthsilt. 3as 6eit Ioa QIs
Griinoerpicutc betrahtet tperbsn, oenn
foI9enoe 6errsn, bic ben 9erein grim
ben balfsn, eeh0ren gum QusiauR:
6enrp 3. 2uebbsrt, s5r. 5rsh 8.
Riehers, 8ottlieb 9aertnsr unp 5eRrD
5pads.
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Miklnn8ei,. .
Der lebensmiibe George WarfS madJt
peraeblidlen Selbitnorbueriad).

gDeil elm 0elbbrief aus Der oItsu
6eimatb ousblieb, auf ben er nit Be-
ffimmtbeit aerehnet bate, perfudte ges
itern Worsen Der 80 Sabre dIts 8artz
ner G,eorae Worts in Der Rpeder'ihen
Wirtbfhdit, Ro. 1125 0ine StruBs,
geinem Daiein nit gdriier Griin ein
Gnbe su MAIDEN. Gr ipiilte eire getpala
tiae 6udntitGt bes 9ifts nit sinem
8laIe Bier binuntsr unb tpuros bann
10 ftneu als m0elih mad osm ftdotia
iden 5oipitaI sebrutt. no Die ger5te
i'm Iebr balo auBsr 2sbsnsssiabr
batten.
Wlarts, Der aus benz Rbsinldnb
1tammt unb oefsn SntsI angsbIid Gin
hobr poIi3eibeamier in aoIu am
Rbein lit, bat Tdpn Elm ganSes Stiitz
den bon Der Delt seieben. Gbe CT,
fpas aud bereits cine dnisbnlihe Rel
he BON Sabrtn Der lit, mad Cincinnati
fam, mar er fdneere 2sit ouf etner
gtantas. uuf gOrnso tbdtis. Sier bat
er in Der 8unoesarmse aeoisnt uno
nabm an ben Snbianertdmpfsn untsr
General Groot tbeil. StsrFiir bate er
um cine geniion nd6geiuht, absr oies
Ies 9sTuh mar, o6Ihon Der aongreBs
abeeorpnete 2ongipprtb iit fur Marts
psrpanot bate, abfhidgis bsi4ieosn
tporpen.
ghe er aus Der alien 5einat6 auss
tpanoerte. bate Wurts orauben oes
aoniss Rod sstragen uno er sebort
felt elmer Reibe bon Sabren benz 9eut'
Ihen 2dnoDebroerein an.
Dis Gdrtrsr bate er fetnerSsit uuf
i'm Sprins Groos Jriebbof geurbeitet,
mar ieooh in ben lebten JabreH nur
fir 9riputfamiIien tbdtig.
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Der 9uperiihe unter H.
fetert ON II. SSuli i'm Bran
buttan gart iein 30. Sttftungsft't.
9as arrangements =Spmmtttee ners
IummeIte fih BET 5srrn Soe Slid, 9tre
uno Green StraBe, unter 8oritg oes
6errn Qoam { torborbt unO Der Proe
totoufubrun9 0e8 6errn s. Saefn:r.
Die 6erren 81. Gbrensberger, 3.
2lnQIe& unb SObn Boppsrer puroer
ais Mluiitzaommittee errdnnt. Die
6erren Soc SSiia, gbriIt. SGhs uno
W}ite Ghrsrsberqer rperoen bic Qr7
ranoements betreff8 Der Dret Bars
treffen. SetretGr Suefuer tuurbe BE-
auftrdqt, bic 4dppen 3u beItelleu. Eiir
bic erfolQrei6Iten gidetpertdufer Iino
tosrtb0oue preiie ausgeieBt Serr Gu
cen Giiert, Der ieinen 80. Geburtstag
feierte. purDe Ourh lleberreidung ttz
neg ietusn RsgeuinIrms isitens oss
QrGiipenten SsnoeIbdh duIs aHqes
nebmIte uberraldt.
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Nus benz YDli3et8ert9t.

g6eiter 2eiIure, bon Der Sit 3.Str.,
Elm Der pOliSsi iattiam betunnter BUR-
ihe, fpurbe ssItern gu 30 2asen Irs
beitsbaus uno 800 Gsloftrafe perurz
tbeilt. 2siiure mar oes 5iibneroieb'
ItabIs ongstIagt uno Die 8erbunolung
srgab, baB sr ii9 aus oem 5iibneritdu
binter benz Suuie Ro. 1917 Sf 3.
Strabs sini9e fsiite 5iihnsr s.mauit
bate.
Der ssurbiae Sames 8atsr tpurbe gu
500 Gslbitrufe unb 80 Susen ars
beitsbous psrurtbeiIt, neil er Dor einis
gen 1agen obne isoe 8eraulahung an
8ernon 9ldce eiuen juuseu Weiben
iibsrfallen unb nit sinsm 8utitein
auf ben Ropf ssIdaagen bate. Der
WeiBe Georae 9eamsr, Der Batter Bel
bisIem fsisen ueberfau seboIfen boben
ioa. tpiro ii6 am 15. SUM- 81 perunts
lpprten haben.
Sebr tbeuer fam S.m Jarbigsn Wils
liam 6ugbes Elm 3ebncentItii6 au tes
ben, bos er am Disnitas an Der Jront
Strabe aIs fsin gisentbum bedHs
iprudte. Tds 8elnftiid mar bon eis
nem 5arbisen berloren iporben. uno
aIs ss sur Grbe fisl, ftiir3ten cine ans
5abl Reger uuI ss gu, aber 5ugbss mar
alien bpron uub fuhtelte bann, um
f,in Gigsntbumsrsdt duf bas Nad.
briidIihite gu bstuuoen, NIT einem RE
boIDer in Der 2uft bsrum, tporauf bic
iibrigen Reger bds 6aIenpanier ers
grtfftn. 3ufdQissrtpeife paren stpsi
poIi5iitsr in Der Rdb., bic 5uebes
mitiammt benz .Tims4 uno RsDoloer
mad Der goli3eiItatior brohteu. Rid
ter 9obe berurtbeilte ben 8uri6en sss
itern su $50 rnb Soften.
4unis 5oIep. bic fsin Seitn. a6er eis
nsn groben Durit bsiibt. irirb norlduz
fig t.ine 9eIsgsnbsii baben, fih osm
9enuB bon SpirituoIsu hinsugsbsu.
benn Rihter 9obe perurtbeiIte iie ses
itern su 80 Jassn 4rbeitsbdus unb
.iher Celebrate BON $50, bic anna
ielbItrebenb aud a6orbeit.n muB.
Sobn Wssling bon go. 1851 plsus
FAINT Strabs uno emma Mseban BON
Ho. 1853 ailgour Sirabe, pdren om
9ienitos in BEN Weslins'fhen Sauie
ipesen intimsr glngelsssnbeiten in ei'
nen Wortpedisl seratben. Der in cine
iolsnne Gsilsrsi auf offsnsr StraBe
ausartste. potisiit Senbol3i mahte
ben 5sinbieligteiteu, bel benen Wssz
ling ben stiirsereH aos, Elm Gube uno
Ridtsr 8ooe itrafte bic geiben ssiterr
um ie $25.
gu 80 Suseu 4rbeitshdus unb $50
nnb Rotten ipuroe Der II Sabre alte
gharlss Wifihire perurtbetlt. neil sr
Inn guiineb Wens Club eiusn gaieball
forpie sinen gallbanbiduh geitobl.n
hattie.
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Semtiher SsipuiersS sSSereins
Strr Charles o. ShmiOt bait bic
StlituuGsieitreOe.

Der 0eutIhe gionierpereiu feiert
beute iein AZ. StiItungsfeit. 2uS 5eits
plab lit Der G1eIter Yart gepablt por
ben uno pas rii4riQe Announcements
aommtttee bat nit1ts ungetbau gelais
fen. um ben Mttglieoern uno 5reunoeu
oes 8ereins nebit peren 5amiIien Ell
nen genuBreiden Gag gu perf4affen.
glt8 SFeitreoner mar uriprInglih 5err
9aItpr 6risorid Suapp ausertoren
poroen, bod bat oerieIbe in LETTER Wli'
mute neqsnGrtrantunQ abIagsn miifen.
.6err Gbarles q. Sdmtot bat Iih je~
bod in 3upOrtommeniter WeiIe bertit
ertldrt, fir Serru paitor 9nupp eiua
3ufpriugen uno 10 ptro itatt iener
Serr Sdmiot beute bic 5eitreoe bali
ten. glls Summelort fir Die UtVt9Iies
Der pes 0ereiHs uuD oeren JreuHoe III
Der 4luB nor Dem WluIt YaOlueH
beTtimmt porpen uuo bierber folIteH
ale JRilnebmsr an Dem ISeite 81 all
lersrit tbre Stritte lenten.
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nnIre .Rot6itriimpfe" ho6en jest
cine siinitise Gelegenbeit, bic beiosn
lsitsnb.n alubs Der 2iea-bie rgubs"
unb BIZ. .Risien" - sin5uboIsn, ba btss
isfben in benz Sample i'm Often ben
Rieberlagsn nibt enteeben.
Shleuberer 8eebe lit untrDiili6
iiber ben 0erluit beraontrolle iiber ieia
nen Bah. Geit benz Groffnungsipiele
am IA. 4pril, bas er getpann, bat er
itets RieberIosen srIitten. 5duptIins
Griffith bat troboem fein 8srtraueu
in 8eebe's enbgiiltigsH Bertb fir ben
Stub in ben ton,menben b.iben 3asen
Riht berloren.
Shleuterer Rotpdn, Der bas erite
Spisl bisiss Tournisrs slpiiAen Gins
cinnati unb grootlpn geDonn. tptrb
in benz beuiisen IsstenSpisle als8omz
barber BEL unirem 0eibiiBe funstren.
Sn benz ssitrissn Spisle sIpii6en
.Reps1 unb .Superbas" in grcoss
Inn beoisnten Burns unb McQean oas
OeI9iib fir uns sesen Ruter uno ers
ipin fir bic Gegnsr. Ruter ipuroe
mad benz 8. gange burh Sdnelberg
unb bieler nnh bem z. Gdnge ourh
Dehau abgeloit. ipdbrsno 9urns bic
Reos in allen 0dngen bis gum Gnoe
oes SpieIes bur6 isiu msiiterbdftes
ShIeuoern gum Siege fiibrte. auf
alien punittn bes 9insriffes unb Der
8ertkibiguns tparen unfre Snngens
ibren Geanern iiberlssen. Wir muhten
is greffer unb 2 s5eblsr sssen 8 besip.
3. Burns iIt Der lintsbdnoise Shleue
berer, ipeIden Griffith BON Def ghitas
aoer .Weibfoden" seiihert bat. Ros
binSon. Der neue BnIenhiiier aus Wtils
ipuuiee, pertrot2obert nuf Der 3. gd'e.
Gr mar Der einsige Der rReos", ipels
der ipeb.r 1reTfsr nod Gauf erntete,
bod ipiette er febIsrfrei.
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perbds4 II Wrootipn.
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4n Der 4rsusung Der Reunten uRo
gaomilIer StraBe toaiotrte 9eitern
Elm Strabsnbabnuasen Der Sehitea
StroBens2tnie nit eirem 4utomootf,
o6er beioe 8efdbrie fuhren CUR 3eit in
siemlid mGbisem 5smpo uno Nie
Folae mar, oab Riemonb psrlsBt purs
be. Der paiaerrs hes StraBenbabns
paaens bemGdtiste Iid momentan eine
siemIi6e panit, ober bic aufgersgten
@emiitbsr bsrubigten iia Is9r balS
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probfrt II. g. Msstal s,oliib.
unb .@arieepers GrienS.. -
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4daiides Gineamatier gpsba 1onmrraa o. 9nnt 1910.

3immer befannt iii, In peri6iebensn
Wirtbi6dften niiber'm Rbein" fpertbs
polle glumenitode fir einen Shndps
einsstauIcbt bate. sic fdbnbeten be-
reits ieit einigen 5agen auf aipp uno
erfpiidten i1n enolih seitern gtorgen
an Der Ia. unb Bremen StraBe.. Der
8erbaf.ete leugnet, irsenbDelhe glus
men obsr qflan5sn seitohlsn gu has
ben.
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leute Pahmitiag ltbtes Gpisl bes
1ourniers apii@en -Rehs4 unb ,Gus
perbos4 ii Wrootipn.
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tpieber, na6Oem re gu Der GrtenntniB
qetommen parer, bab bic 8efubr pors
iiber mar. 0us 4utomobil trug Ste
Qi3ensnummer 1852 unb 1T au8enz
Ideinli6 Gigentbum BON 8. 9. Soefs
fer. Don go. $50 @eit 8ierte StrdBs.
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Die qlaut &c. tlaete tpsgsn Ron
truftbruhs cine Joroeruue iibsr $1144
oeaen Die Union llnoerpsdr 80. eIn.
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- Gin GdIeihoieb lieb geitsrn aus
Der 0obnuno non Games Burns, Ro.
12S Sft 8. StraBe, cine goIcene uhr
uebft aette, iptpie eiu puar Soien uno
So in 9aar mitgehen.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1910-06-30

they come well prepared. Each nelps
his neighbor.'
"The distance is the same, and the
method is the same"
1 ceased to argue, seeing that she
would not be persuaded. "At least,
madam" said I, II have done what lit
tie l could in securing you a party.
You are to have eight mules, two
carts, six horses, and two men, besides
old Joe Meek, the best guide now in
Oregon. He would not go to save his
life. He goes to save yours"
"You are good special pleader,' -
said she; but you do not shake me in
my purpose, and 1 hold to my terms.
It does not rest with you and me, but
with another. AS l told you-as we
have both agreed"
Then let us not speak her name"
said l.
Again her eyes looked into mine
straight, large and dark. Again the
spell of her beauty rose all around
me, envoloped me as l had felt it do
before. "You cannot have Oregon ex-
cept through me-" she said at last.
"You cannot have - her - except
thsough mel"
1T is the TRUTH l answered. I'm
Gods name, then, play the game fair"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1910-06-30
CHAPTER XVIII.
When a Woman Would.

The two pleasantest days of a woman
are her marriage day and the day of her
funeral,-HippOnaX.
My garden at the Willamette might
languish if it like, and my little cabin
might stand in uncut wheat For me,
there were other matters of more i'm
portance now. l took leave of hos
pitable DR.. Mclaughlin at Fort Van
couver with proper expressions of the
obligation due for his hospitality; but
l said nothing to him, of course, of
having met the mysterious baroness,
nor did l mention definitely that in
tended to meet them both again at no
distant date. None the less, l pre-
pared to set out at once up the Co
lumbia river trail.
From Fort Vancouver to the mis-
sions at Wailatpu was distance by
trail of more than 200 miles. This
covered horseback, rapidly, and ar
rived two or three days in advance of
the English Nothing disturbed the
quiet until, before noon of one day,
we heard the gun fire and the shout
lily made announcement of the arrival
of party of travellers. Being on the
lookout for these, l soon discovered
them to be my late friends of the
Hudson bay post.
One old brown woman, unhappily
astride native pony, l took to be
Threlka, my lady's servant, but she
rode with her class, at the rear. l
looked again, until I found the bar
Oness, clad in buckskins and blue
cloth, brave as any in finery of the
frontier. DR.. Mclaughlin saw fit to
present us formally, or rather care
lessly, it not seeming to him that two
so different would meet often in the
future; and of course there being no
dream even in his shrewd mind that
we had ever met in the past. This
supposition fitted our plans, even
though it kept us apart l was but
common emigrant farmer, camping
like my kind. She, being of distinc-
ton, dwelt with the Hudson bay party
in the mission buildings
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old Fort Laramie, in the society of In
dians and trappers, half-breeds and
traders. The winter seemed years in
length, SO gladly l make it's story
brief.
1t was now the spring of 1916, and l
was in my second year away from
Washington. Glad enough l was when
in the first sunshine of spring /
started east, taking my chances of
getting over the plains. At last, to
make the long journey also brief,
did reach Fort Leavenworth, by this
time five months loser in the trans-
continental race.
AS to the baroness, she had long
since left Fort Leavenworth for the
east. l followed still with what speed
l could employ l could not reach
Washington now until long after the
first buds would be out and the creep
ers growing green on the gallery of
Mr.. Calhoun's residence. Yes, green
also on all the lattices of Elmhurst
mansion. What had happened there
for me?
The Sauk Centre herald., 1910-06-30

cn1ld. / 40 not Know, except that the
Baroness Won Ritz spoke and that me
child put out hand to her che K.
Then, as | stood awkward as a clown
myself and not knowing what to do. /
saw tears rain again from the eyes Of
Helena Won Ritz, so that | turned
away, even as l saw her cheek laid
to that of the child while she clasped
it tight.
See. them" she said; here is my
companion across the mountains"
Again l began to expostulate, but
now she tapped her foot impatiently
in her old way. "You have heard me
say it. Very well. Follow if you like.
Listen also if you like In a day or so
DR.. Mclaughlin plans party for us
all far up the Columbia to the mis-
sions at Wailatpu. That is in the
valley of the Walla Walla,. they tell
me, just at this edge of the Blue
mountains, where the wagon trains
come down into this part of Oregon" 4"
"They may not see the wagon trains
so soon," l ventured. "They would
scarcely arrive before October, and
now it is but summer"
"At least these British officers would
see a part of this country, do you not
comprehend? We start within three
days at least. l wish only to say that
perhaps"
"Ah, l will be there surely, madam!"
IF you come independently. l have
heard, however that one of the mis-
sionary women wishes to go back to
the states. I have thought that per-
haps it might be better did we go to-
gether. Also Natoka. Also Chow
Does Dr. Mclaughlin know of
your plans?'
Il am not under his orders, mon
sieur. l only thought that, since you
were used to this western travel, you
could. perhaps, be of aid in getting
me proper guides and vehicles.
should rely upon your judgment very
much, monsieur"
You are asking me to aid you in
your own folly" said discontentedly,
bat 1 will be there; and be sure also
you can not prevent me from follow
ing-if you persist in this absolute
folly. A woman-to cross the Rock
ies!"
l rose now, and she was gracious
enough to follow me part way toward
the door. We hesitated there, awk-
wardly enough. But once more our
hands met in some sort of fellowship.
"Forget!" l heard her whisper. And
I could think of no reply better than
that same word.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1910-06-30
CHAPTER xxx.
In EXCHANGE,

In Exchange.
Great women belong to history and to
self-sacrifce.-Leigh Hunt
For sufficient reasons of nv own,
which have been explained, l did not
care to mingle more than was neces-
sary with the party of the Hudson bay
folk who made their Headquarters
with the missionary families. l kept
close to my own camp when not busy
with my inquiries in the neighbor-
hood, where l now began to see what
could be done in the preparation of a
proper outfit for the baroness. Her
self did not see for the next two
days; but one evening l met her on
the narrow log gallery of one of the
mission houses Without much speech
we sat and looked over the pleasant
prospect of the wide flats, the fringe
of willow trees, the loom of the noun
tains off toward the east.
Continually you surprise me, mad
am" l began at last. Can we not
persuade you to abandon this foolish
plan of your going east?'
Il can see no reason for abandon
ing it," said she. There are some
thousands of your people, men, women
and children, who have crossed that
trail. Why should not II"
"But they come in large narties:
The Sauk Centre herald., 1910-06-30
CHAPTER XXI.
The Payment.

What man seeks in love is woman;
what woman seeks in man is love-
Houssaye.
When / reached Washington it was
indeed spring, warm, sweet spring. In
the wide avenue the struggling trees
were doing their best to dignity the
city, and flowers were blooming every
where. Wonderful enough did all this
seem to me after thousands of miles
of rude scenery of bare valleys and
rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen oft
en- through cold and binding storms
amid peaks and gorges, or on the
drear. forbidding plains.
Used more, of late, to these wilder
scenes, felt awkward and still half
savage. / did not at once seek out
my own friends. My first wish was
to get in touch with Mr.. Calhoun, for
/ knew that so / would most e..:e.,-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1910-06-30

auu IasL. wiTn good anlmaiS, ana Ola
Joe Meek was sure he would make it
through. The women? Well, one was
a preachers wife, another an old
Gypsy. and another the most beautiful
woman ever seen on the trail or any
where else.
Then they began to question me re-
garding Oregon. How was the land ?
Would it raise wheat and corn and
hogs? How was the weather? Was
there much game? Would it take
much labor to clear farm?
OF course it came to politics. Yes,
Texas had been annexed, somehow.
not by regular vote of the senate.
There was some hitch about that. My
| leader reckoned there was no regular
treaty. 1t had just been done by joint
resolution of the house-done by Ty-
ler and Calhoun, just in time to take
the feather out of old Folks cap! The
treaty of annexation-why, yes, it was
ratified by congress, and everything
signed up March 8, just one day be-
fore Polk's inaugural! Polk was on
the warpath, according to nay gaunt
leader. There was going to be war
as sure as shooting, unless we got all
of Oregon
do you seen that writin' on my
wagon top?" asked the captain Fifty
Four Forty or Fight That's u.s."
And so they went on to tell us how
this cry was spreading, south and
west, and over the north as we'll; al
though the Wings did not dare cry it
quite so loudly.
And SO at last we parted, each the
better for the information gained, each
to resume what would to-day seem
practically an endless journey. Our
farewellS were as careless, as conf
dent, as had been our greetings. Thou
sands of miles of unsettled country
lay east and west of us, and all
around us, our empire, not then won.
made the journey across the South
pass, the snow being now beaten down
on the trails more than usual by the
west-bound animals and vehicles. Of
all these now coming on, none would
get farther west that Fort Hall that
year. Our own party, although over
the Rockies, had yet the plains to
cross. l was glad enough when we
staggered into old Fort Laramie in
the midst OF a binding snowstorm.
Winter had caught US fair and full.
] had lost the race!
Here, then, 1 must winter Yet !
learned that Joe Meek had outfitted
ut Laramie almost a month earlier,
with new animals; had bought little
grain, and, under escort of a cavalry
troop which had come west with the
wagon train, had started east in time,
perhaps, to make it through to the
Missouri. In race of 1000 miles, the
baroness had already beaten me al
most by month! Further word was,
Of course, now unobtainable, for no
trains or wagons would come west
so late, and there were then no stages
carrying mail across the great plains.
There was nothing for me to do ex-
cept to wait and eat out my heart at
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been lost in a canoe accident at the
Dalles. She was an infant, wild, un-
trained, unloved, unable to speak a
word of the language that she heard.
She stood now hesitating, but that
was only by reason of her sight of me-
AS stepped aside, the little one
walked steadily but with quickening
steps to my satin-clad lady on her
couch of husks. She took up the child
in her arms. Now, there must
be some speech between woman and