The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01

| Thank you" she murmured, as her
Impact drove most of the breath out
OF Saterlee's bull body. How strong
you are!"
| when you are rested. ma'am" said
| ne with extreme punctiliousness, Il
think we may leave the car by climbing
over the sides of the seat on this side.
Perhaps you can manage to let me
pass you in case the door Is jammed.
| could open it,"
He preceded her over and over the
sides OF the seats. opened the car door.
which was not damned. and helped her
to the ground. And then his heart of
a parent having Weakened to the situa-
tion he forgot her and forsook her
lie pulled time table from his
pocket; he consulted mile post. which
had the good sense to stop opposite
the end of the car from which he had
alighted. 1t was forty miles to Car
'asonne-and only two to Grub City
lovely city of the plain. consist
ing Of one corrugated iron saloon. He
remembered to have seen it. with its
great misleading sign. upon which were
emblazoned the noble words Life Saw
ing station
Grub City-hire buggy-drive Car
casonne." he muttered. and without a
glance at the train which had betrayed
| MIN or at the lady who had fallen upon
MN. so to speak, out OF the skies, he
moved forward with great strides.
| leaped a puddle, regained the embank-
ment and FASTENED along the ties, skip.
ping every other one.
II.
Progress is wonderful in the far
West. Since he had last seen IL only
a year had passed and yet the lovely
city OF Grub had doubled its size 1t
now consisted of two saloons. the old
Life Saving Station and the new.
Like Father Used to Take. The pro-
prietor Of the new saloon was the Old
saloon keepers son-in-law. and these
with their lourishing and no doubt
amiabe families. were socially gathered
on the shady side of the Life Saving
Station.
The shade was much of the same sort
| that is furnished by trees in more
favored localities and the population
OF Grub City was enjoying itself The
rival wives. mother and daughter. am
pie, rosy women. were busy stitching
baby clothes. Children already arrived
were playing with a soap box and choice
pebbles and tin mug at keeping saloon.
A sun burned haired flaming maiden OF
is was at work upon a dress of white
muslin and a young man OF IS. brother
by his looks. to the younger saloon
keeper, heartily feasied a pair of honest
blue eyes upon her plump hands as they
, came and went with the needle. II
| looked as IL another year might see
third saloon in Grub City.
Saterlee approached the group. some
Of whose elders had been watching and
discussing his approach.
i ~ any OF you own a boat? ?" he asked.
Train D-rai'ed?" queried the propri-
etor of the Life Saving Station, cor was
you just out for a walk"
The family and famly-ln-law laughed
appreciatively.
THE train put to sea in a washout."
said Saterlee, and all the passengers
were drowned"
"Where you want to gt?" asked the
proprietor.
"Carcasonne," said Saterlee. Not the
junction-the resort"
well" said the proprietor. there's
just one horse and just one trap in Grub
City. and they amt for hire"
Again the united families laughed APP
preciatively. 1t was evident that a
prophet is not always without honor in
his own land.
We've no use for them" said the
great man. with the noble abandoning
gesture of a Spanish grandee about to
present a horse To a man travelling by
canoe. And he added: so they're for
sale. Now what do YOU think they'd be
worth to you?"
All the honest blue eyes. and there
were no other co.ors, widened upon
Saterlee.
Fifty dollars" he said. as one accus-
toned to business
II was then that "A painting female
voice was raised behind him. Sixty
dollars"
His SNOWY acquaintance of the dining
car had followed him along the ties as
fast as she could and was just come up.
81 thought you two was "A trust
commented the proprietors wife, paus-
ing with her needle in the air But II
seems you amt even a community of
interests"
Seventy dollars" said Saterlee quietly
The lady advanced to his side, count
! ing the change in her purse.
| "Seventy-s!X dollars and elghty-fv,
t cents" she said.
Eighty dollars" said Saterlee
, oh" cried the lady. "seventy-siN
$ eighty-fv Is every cent I've got witt
: me-and you're no gentleman to bic
. higher
5 Eighty" repeated Saterlee.
Eighty dollars" said the son-in-law
; for a horse and buggy that mans
a never seen Is too good to be true
= "They are yours, sir" said the father
j in-law, and he turned to his daughter
husband. as that horse in your celia
n or mine?" he asked. Il amt set eye:
n on her since February"
il The son-in-law, sent to fetch TIT
!. horse first paused at the cellar door o
y the Life Saving Station, then, with {
5 shake of the head and an 81 remembe
= now" expression. he approached and en-
e tered the subterrene of his own hous
e and business and disappeared, saying
e Whoa there, Steady, you"
k Saterlee turned quietly to the angr,
e and fearful vision whom he had so cal
= lousy outbid.
e "Ma'am," he said "f we come to m
stop first or Whereabouts the buggy /