La Junta tribune., 1914-08-15
- sar1iNiE HOLLAND
cesyrisAs y vr.as !. Auassy c.

~ aAr1lNIE HOLLAND
! cesyrisAs ~ Frank \ Munssy c.
ne would never have done II. = ssid
the giri. straightenlns befseif . mo
meat from hes task --.he would neves
have done II Il they hadn't forrd hin
70 IL They were always teasing spd
tauntias. paEging and gruinbling. until
b. eos sick Of Il an"
She resumed her work 1.-The knesdlnl
Of doury mass Of dough-with ths
en~rRy Of IN unnatural force within
They thought i,esause they had saved
some money frvsu the fruit u thelE
hard isboss they would make . gentle
man Of him. being the only one they
had. And when they hsd done thnt
they gave him no peace until be mar.
ried her. II didn't matter about me,
Il was nothing to them that ! had
grown 10 think Of him all day long and
dream OF him nj nights Il WAS moth
ing to them that went to school long
er than we could afford and read books
aud studied nights that might not be
too ignorant. Aud would have gone
away to lie nurse and left them
alone. old and feeble a. they nre. for
his sake"
She spoke In voice that was indis-
tinctiy audible. for there was none 10
hear. The deep breathing from the in
ner chamber told her that lts occupants
could he awakened by no such sounds.
and she was tired Ut her silent thoughts
Il scarcely get time to think In the
daytime" she continued. with the
work and the looking after them. but
at nights II II different And on nights
like this. when Il Ii blowing hard and
the wind means and the snow drifts
and drifts. then Il comes into my bead.
and II won't leave me. and ! can't send
II AWAY with sleep. for sleep h hard to
bring these nights"
She flushed In silence. placing the
spongy material In dish and covering
II with n white cloth for the night
Then she went to the door and open
ed II cautiously. II was wild ami
stormy without A snow laden blast
swept Into the room. making the lamp
name flicker almost to extinction. She
closed II hurricdly ere the drift at its
base should fall inward.
1T gets wore and worse" she muir.
INJURED THE Lord lend bis aid to any
one abroad In the bills tonight. The
storm would blind and freeze snd the
road woutd sure b iost Il reminds
ne os the blizzard Of six yesrs back.
when was teachinx 10 Cedar VALLEY.
The storm lasted thrse days. and
She stopped sudienly 70 listen. A.
uawonted sound u the Wind bed
caught her car. lite Q volce. Q hail.
Again lt rams. sssussdly Q eall ard
close 1t hand.
in ~ in-tane she bed opeaed The
door osce oors sed stood peesiag sut
Into the night.
She did not walt Ieas. a form
emereed srom out The dartpess ard
The clouds Of swiriing Snow. asd . man
paused ~ the stoop TO unIooss his
Hnowsboes and stamp The white ciods
from hia moccasined feet. Thea. with
. mufIed grretInx. hs stepped past bet
into the room.
Its you. doctorr' she exclaimed.
Yea" he aaid. Il sm forced ~ give
in st last ! tried Il on foss frv0
Browns. hut lust The road Just ~
yond here and oil tisa Of dlrection."
Its the worst fos many and many
. long year." She replied And you'rs
new u the Glen. You're Nv westh.
ersd.
Il hotse aud pray there b 10 eos ID
cad dissrr~s this night. docsorr' chs
asked snxiousiy.
1T b Mn. Grnham u the Rides.
She has l's,~umonta aud Q weak hsart.
They think ~he cannot eet throagh ths
eight lle walked reslleusiy 70 ~
epd " the rsoo aad hack. Il esss
they arr In ~prr nerd Of sss-sancs."
The Eirl's heart t'esi with great foerl
II his woris. but hes face showed N
siEa xhe plsspd chair fos hlm. ailsd
biz cup With tes. psvssed him to par
take II the cold veuisea. then nat dowu
10 the sstess and looked steadily q ~
drs ~ u varpd and sparkled ~ IL
rhlmney. -
"it y . had tsouh,e.- ahe M q
lsn.th Tlscn. 20 u . suddes shoughl
had russse: -y"u'rp n. Osnha0. MigAl
y"u lp KIN ~ tAeisr'
-Ne Hut ! u~rd q kisow DS. Jsct
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