Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-08-05

Sn0 060 Ir6mpeO ultiS uuu mOuutoiuo
many q time. camp and forest were IA |
miliar to her. She wore q short |
skirted dress. stout boots and leg
gings, and a yellow western slicker.
The exertion of the upward climb, |
stumbling over broken branches and
uprooted logs and fioundering through
boggy places on the trail, brought a
touch of color to her face. and though
damp, the air sweet and fragrant.
clean and pure. refreshed and pleased
her greatly: the men, too. 1t was u
hard pull. and she was out Of breath
when she reached the broken coulee.
or ravine. which led to the top Of the
big red sandstone plateau.
I'm terribly out of practice" she
said to the two men. but I don't be-
lieve I'm In any worse state than you
are, Mr.. Winters"
II told you l wasn't any good on
foot" said Winters, who was blowing
like a grampus.
Rodney laughed at the two Of them.
Look at me-" he said I'm as fresh
as when besan."
"Well. you're used to walking" re-
turned Winters. Its this plugging
along this broken trail that has
knocked US out. The rich, they ride
on-bronchos. you know"
"When We get on top Of the mesa
we will find it easier going" said BOD
ney encouragingly.
LET US start" said the girl, sud-
denly serious, as she thought what
might be at the end Of the journey.
Before we go any farther" said
Winters. staring up the ravine at the
sky which showed about 1t, lust take
look at that"
He pointed to the black clouds rap
idly rising, apparently against the
wind, which swayed rather violently
!: the tops of the tallest pines, although
they were protected and in compare
tive quiet where they stood in the ra-
vine.
J 1T looks as If there were more rain
! there" said Rodney.
Its Incredible" answered Winters,
, "after what we've had"
"But 1t certainly is coming down
, again, and If I'm any judge, 1t will be
another cloudburst-"
perhaps we'd better go back" sus.
gested Winters to Miss nlingworth.
: go back" exclaimed the girl
when I'm as near as thisf"
But it's only a possibility. you
, know"
Possibility or not, 1t would take
7 deluge in my path to stop me.
Come"
1t was an entirely practicable climb.
: but rather a hard one on the wet.
crumbling rocks. 1t did not take the
" three young people long to surrnount
e the difficulties, however. and after a
{ few minutes they stood on top Of the
I mesa.
Near at hand was the hut Of which
), the conductor had spoken. II stood
! upon a little rise above the general
8 level, and from 1t one could see far In
r every direction. Between the hills and
over the lower crest Of Baldwin's
q knob they could even see dimly the
e far-off plains. little sickly yellow
$ light still lingering there before the
: advance Of the storm.
The hut was made Of stone and logs
They had not any more than reached
+ II before the storm began. Claps of
thunder. flashes Of lightning under
which the army on the dam were fight.
J. ing. were heard and seen with tenfold
+ clearness by the little group on the
huge upland.
e 1t was a sight to awe the very soul
Of humanity. Miles and miles down
o the mountain side and among the hills
I the whirling battalions Of clouds rolled
q and tumbled and tossed and clashed
4 like aerial armies. The lightning
+ while 1t was not In sheets, was prac'
Z tically continuous, fash succeeding
t flash in uncountable and binding sue
p cession. Again they noticed the strange
r coruscating, bursting effect as bolt
d after bolt apparently struck some gran
e lite ledge and was then thrown back In
e splinters Of fire. The heavy. awful 70!
It Of the thunder was continuous and ter
., rife.
They stood staring through door ant
e, windows in silence, Meade and theil
Ie quest forgot in the appalling TEN
a pest by all except the woman. 1t wa.
'e she who recalled them.
'e LET us hasten on" she said, and sh'
1t had almost to scream to make herself
le heard in the wild tumult ITS mag
d nificent, wonderful. but"
p As a matter of fact, all the mani
festations Of nature at its grandes
b. would not have suficed to turn he
le head away from her lovers face II sh'
e. could have seen him.
e you can't go now" said Winter
decisively, "the rains bad enough q
d IT is, and that cloud viii burst In
ID minute. Old Noah's flood won't be
circumstance to It"
!" I'm protected from the rain" sh'
E. answered.
Winters shook his head.
Ip The weight Of 1t would almos
p beat you down, Miss nlingworth."
II haven't had any experience Wit
er II, but I think Winters II right" sail
n Rodney.
x "Tll 60 on slone, then" said the gu
er passionately. stepping out Of the house
II IF you gentlemen don't care to come.