The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-23
WORK or THE STORM
81 DON Ia GRANGE.

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Up to the night OF the 18th of De.
cember there had been no winter
weather The water III the ponds and
ditchcs had scarcely frozen over, in.
deed the highways were dry and
dusty, and the Oldest inhabitant' said
that the blueblrda were US numerous
III the country as in June
At three clock the COWS were out
in the green pastures At six gale
from the GOrth was raging and the
snow driving in binding sheets that
hal or animal could not face.
OF comse, l,r Ray burn and his wife
aa5 selected that very afternoon to
drive ever to the town Of Hepburn.
l. miles distant TO SEE about some
ousin,ss that should have been attend
ed to a month before. and that could
be- attended to any time Within the
next month without loss to anyone.
ltay were two miles on their way
home vi hen the storm wolf struck them
and RAN them into a farmhouse ior the
Light They were Culy two Of hun
! Grcds th4t had to seek strange shelter
that night
and hack at the manor house as
| darkness shut down and the blizzard
grew stronger, was a cook who flung
her arms about and wept. and Miss
| Bird Ray burn who sculied;
Yes. it's 4 blizzard. aud father and
mother cant possibly get home to-
| sight. ah1 maybe not tomorrow, but
What Of !s?"
4 vas reading that where there was
a hli:laEd there was always half a
dozen u,uIteis with it," persisted the
| ctok
Fanny, you'd tire COW with your
"a ans and your yhuing!" was the
/ sharp admOnitiCn. You go back to the
kitchen and make big pot Of coffee
and keep 1t hot Have things ready
so that you can get quick lunch It's
likely that some one will ask US for
shelter within the next hour"
Miss Bird was no heroine. She was
/ biubiLIs ne! Stil uIII DiullHS lliC toOhs
It was q fact that she was frightened
| There was not another house within
| half mile. The telephone had gone
| dead
| The first move was To see that every
door and window Was secure. and then
| he sentinel sat down to wait After
half an hour or SO she hogan to wonder
| whether she had realty locked the out
side doors OF the Voa bulr. OF course
| she had Perhaps Lot Il would take
only a minute to make sure, but she
aid not move There came what she
thought was a shout or a cry for help
from the highway. Was it cry or the
vail of the gale?
What Miss Bird did was to go to one
Of the front windows and raise the
-hade and let the light shine forth into
the storm for beacon Five minutes
after she had taken her seat again the
.ront door opened and man OF snow
staggered into the room. She had not
locked the doors after all
The unbidden guest staggered about
until he could clutch the back or
hair for support The snow had piled
on him inches thick, and his battle
with the storm had exhausted him It
WAS a full minute before he spoke, and
then a nervous laugh preceded his
words:
In two or three minutes | shall be
able to ask you to excuse this intru'
| sion"
The girl was holding revolver In
her hand. She kept her eyes on him,
but made no reply
Sorry to bring this snowbank into
he house, but | was that done up that
| had to crawl from the gate 10 the
| louse."
Still no answer.
If your father Is here | leg the
privilege Of introducing myself. Mr.
)eering. my father, is in public hfe!'
The railroad magnate?" queried
Miss Eird
The newspapers refer TO him as
uch. myself am generally spoken
# IS Ted Doer!ng, the son OF his
ather."
Mother of my parents is at hotna
md it is doubtful il they get here
through this storm. l shall acce p'
GU as Mr Ted Deering, however, and
here Is hot coffee awaiting you. had
| he cook prepare for just such al