La Junta tribune., 1914-08-15

!! missesble deeth. wttk'at 4 oogs
4 IN Perhaps that wns why O. 80
4 The storm. 10 wUsk Uut thls nolnnE ~.
1 tIos VI his great piap " Juset,as
-His mothsr-' H0w stis ~ sAss.
ihhsd him shrsuah alI tn ysasn - IN
4 ne: How ~ had wustvd ~ nnysd
1 fps his welfarr: Ard ~ s,x ssaosfnl
| fce Il He ,osed lssr ~ Gn ~ Sopo
/ should lore Z E,rad l,sSelass X. ~ ~
never come betwsvs tlssas ~ Wssl1
hsvs bssp we'll
Then came sh~ prUad sh0oghss WY
| sbould they hsvs wishsd - - NJ
| astds for suotheS! ~ ea0o - Z
! gssat old iine. awsy hack- ~ - In
| ths wide spsc~ " th~ I'D LaaF1ntinss
| eoaId boast VI bsttss fsebsesu thas
| shs-nsn known In ths ~ lan1 Tor
their loyalty. their fsaStunnsn. lheir
lovs Of right. Whist II IT, InIqnlein Of
an erring son wers viAts1 upuo his
children's chlldrrn: The tooo1 Would
svive. snd revive ssain!
4 greenwood los u the 0rs tn Wiih
q heavy thud. apd the rpas " ~ bosn-
Ing started anew: wsisr osasd lsuo its
sawed front With hissins soaod ard
dvpped into the derry bsd.
"Doctorr'
The word recalled him. He senrted
slightly. then sst forward.
III you had known the etA1e Wsy
TO the Ridge Il might have bsea ~
sibie to get there"
what do you meani What osh~r
wsyy'
'.rhere's way around The seuth
aide Of the Hewston hill. just . wide
footpath In summer. under the rock
all the way. II Is sheltered fr0m north
winds. but the snow drifts d deep
Il might tn. done on shoes.~
Il viii try II now" he said.
"You could not 70 alone. would
have to go. too-to guide you
You be exclaimed ''lmpooslbie.
The very devil IL abroad.'
"I've teen ont In ~ bad ~ this- b.
FORE" she said. II had no fear then.
and have none now. It's because l'm
weathered
A faint light. alternately visible for
4 moment and obscur-d by the Clouds
Of driving snow. sent hope 70 the
hearts Of two people struggling bind
y forward.
For two long hours they had match.
I'd their united strength to that oe the
storm. now vnnqulshing II. sgatn ell
but overcome by It's mad force.
But they still stumbled ON with eyes
6xei steadily uIon the beacon
The next thing Was the hum OF
voices. the soft rubbing Of hauda and
feet aud = gradually returning coa.
sciousness Of identity. Of situation and
Of circumstance.
.Ah. there. She'll soon be round
Just TO think Of Il. She always hsd
grit. Don't you mind how she always
walked her two miles to school. eooeD
Of sunshine. sometimes wading thro1gA
snow to the wsistf Never misso1
day.
sAye. I d. And t'il ten - tAis.'Je
nay not lse chrisiianiiks. and ie's ~
nice thing to say ID ths Aesss u ~
dying. bat u ! wsse l.ssa Miller ~
neves have dous II fos ber."
The giri's returning ssssss eaag11
~ word ''dyins.' as1 ~ eaise1 ~
sslf partly b ask. viii . Woat' sescos
yves - tOo latsy
-No. dssr. He h hess b - On Tt
cen b. doue-to give hes Fsiise fssD
paia. No on~ csn save whss The Lse1
has csil~d.-
long silence came. broken only -
the tick Ut the tall clWk In the coraee
aud the cry os the gr~st ueorsn withouG
Thsa aouse oup came through the haoD.
way snd raussd ~ the klbrhen 6ovs.
'I.sna Miller b called. Shs mat
csas." u
For . minute the sid scsrrsly un6ik
ssooA- Then. hesltatingiy. uasseadi0.
sAe ruse. aud with assistance walled
70 The DUR os The slck chambss ao1
thsse pss,sed. "
Ths room wns emlty eave Tor ~
form os she DYING womsn oa the hsl
she weut IN sIoue. sn6 . hand gentlV
eloaed the dssor from witboue. ~
Aioas with hls aeahse. Tying whlos
asd ssiil: The sacs. Wpso which Deae1
bad - surriy ~ W asrk. bore .
senuss rs~~snlAa,xv 70 hia In the dlm
lixht. u utarlsd NJ 10 ~ . movo.
nsns u the lltA and 70 hsas The woeaDs
"ls u yoa. l.eaaY
TIE g1rl beat 0sss Ut.
I'm dyiag. ~ yeu Aats 0sr'
~ tstsd 10 asrues. bat no woeoo
wouM co0e. Thess was . sighteaiog
= lhs 0usrisa u ~ ehrual wsob
slnase 10 IT, hesaklss peiss With pAyt
leal as1 0eoenl stS1la. ~ go
scascsly seasd. bat ~ caughs . nj ~
tAs ~ ard sssadls1 hssueie.
Tbe vesev wsss -,
~ dyiae. an6 I've bssa . uIcsh0
weuaa ~ psanlty ~ hseo ~
N be1oly su9sg>ug ~ tseo esu6a
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