The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-07-08


the water witch came from cabin.
Working the log over to the bank
+ Spencer got Winnie on the shore when
she collapsed. He laid her down and
ran to the cabin, woke up a family
named Campbell and the men rushed
back and brought Winnie to the cabin.
Mrs. Campbell, the wife, quickly got
some dry clothes and hot water and
put her to bed, Mr.. Campbell fitting
/ Spencer out the best he could. Win
ME was missed at the dance and they
began to inquire for her. The boy who
had told her about the ducking told
them about her going off on dead
run. There was a hurried whispering
among the men and rush for their
ponies. The four men had returned
/ by circuitious route and remember
ed about the rope, and it struck them
that Winnie would ride into the rope.
After hard riding they came to the
river. They found their wost fears
realized. They saw where the pony
had fallen, also her Stetson hat ~
ing in the gulch. Fearing that she
must be drowned, some went down on
each side of the river, searching for
her. Those on the bank came to Camp
BELLS cabin and there they found out
how things stood They returned to
the ranch house, dispersed, going
home feeling that the event was
bgasawa-o .deabout hecah marcmfwyp
marred by a joke carried too far.
Spencer and Winnie went home that
, day. Great excitement attended their
coming, owning to the news having
reached the town ahead of them. The
real culprits were not revealed. Spen-
GER made solemn resolve to get re-
venge if he could find them. Winnie
heart went out to Spencer. She thrilled
with joy when she thought of lbs
brave efforts in rescuing her. She
, knew that each day was strengthening
her love for him but there was one
thing that filled her with fear and that
was that she was not his equal in edu-
cation. Her chances for higher edu-
cation had been swept away by hel
environments and limited ambition OF
! her parents who were self satisfied
She had talked with her parents about
. t'and they had told her that she was
no doubt educated enough for her sta
ton in life. Now it loomed up before
her that she was deficient. What could
she do? She and Spencer often paid
visits to Yankee Jim's. A light came
to her, Uncle Jim would no doubt
. show her way to do this thing to get
an education. Acting on her thoughts
she paid him a visit where she was
welcomed and bid dismount. Doing so
she laid her troubles before jim, who
was silent until she had finished, then
he spoke up and said, winnie, | have
watched you two for some time ard |
knew how things would go. Has
Spencer spoken yet ?" "No, Uncle jim,
but | know he will" every well, I
have the key to the situation. | will
send you to the University Of Mime
sofa. | have no children of my own
to make happy so l will help You to
stand on the same bottom as that
young fellow. She hesitated, then
crided out, ooh, Uncle jim, can it be
so? But what will Father and Mother
say?" "Oh, l will fix that, my child.
| know how. When that young Teller
pops the question you hold him off"
After consulting the parents, who pto-
tested against his doing such a thing,
as they did not see where they had any
claim on him. "No, you have no claim
on me but you owe it to your daughter
not to stand in her way of getting all
that will improve her intellect and
make her more fit to go out into the
the world outside of her world. That
she only knows. She has health, beau
ty and vigor and clear brain and you
know that young engineer fellow is
paying attentions to her and | know
what that means and she must be on
an intellectual plane with him." Jim
whispered something in Travis ear
about some little mine deal. Travis
had been in and Jim intimated that he
might not be able to hold the secret
any longer. "All right" said Travis,
"if you say so, Jim, she goes.
Spencer had now completed the con-
struction of the plant at the Springs
and had made up his mind 10 go into
the mine proposition with Hartz, de-
termined that the situation required
that a smelter was what was needed
in the New World District. The cleo
trio smelter would be the thing if he
could devise one. Hartz told him about