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Show AlplErAMKAIIEllO. ' , it iM Atliih Uimrliu In i ' . huJIT AU.l-owllllUllt . .hit Mill oniM '' " nl"1 I"""' 1 ,'iitrrtaliri Ho will !'"' I"" ' ir l' atony " nni MttreJ '! " ' , t im tl w lil In Ronpral. ! p ,r.il liiiv iaaiMenlljr Mf r.omo ono wlio was not w; Ntb Veil h ww tlu yorijitttral iJE1'lu.wNl lll"" ,al1' ""llr I ti i u T atuniniirs ly mother ' rwawply n Hgtima, ainl was taken ! ,.,-irJfn.m tl c xllwlt. Jnst like v ,v,iuiiicffir tlio Hlffhlm lirouwiy. ii r AiliWi' mut'icr atwats , . n l,yhu Ml num.- IJutsU ,1 ' uowhoUiJ. Hrrrjrtxxljr .,l!r.!' uiAU. !h Hi j cr a il urn fool fir stay hM -I'l X .li toliiinoIf luilitu i r rjrn umljr Into tin foil. y r i. outi ii liyar un wo ,T. j 1 mi fi r sumtulii totter t i win ' In tin o mountings 1 1 i or til on inner n k-novHn i If y i it outun lijar yor kin r f nin , un tlii't'a sumtlilti ytt n. i li nr uo in im'n j-i r Irtn lrp t r iluiihrii o thir ruipuooa y cii allitlnnliliky. U'guib, , . r t r start tnln) ' Al aj li itvi.n i;ui tlon bjraa- f ai t , 1" ill u anil kicbfnjr i li tn tlio ilfijeU fttuinn ,1 ( llnniomt, , r ii ' "1 ain't roraln' saM j if Li Li' i at tho stump for a ili n I ll go homo an ttll , I Im lnurbulutloocyfor jl alu li ii." M i slowly anil touaa vmtklnB iilu ojnt'l. I lo bail taken acarco 'n n il i wlicn a soft volca , if i limb nil i untl hailed him! AU, . 1 t nilly fiitf jorgttiin it i, Jniiahr il millo tiivail 1 1 h im j f i iw ho lonwl and Ei 1 ti n mlo tlio bri lie ltli. il, ii l.i !ln In tlur biulim for a u. akinrMaaU tho xlrt "uu I liMinl r iriiil iilmut k iln ter Saint n an rnikm ft fuitun' .Mr jtr j m n-i-il ft r Ikirkr r a Clirlnr ftot yur wanUr Un'onfdlir for, . " i hi Ab In n ili .iriiatintf loin ui i 1 tho Irl tit 1 nn In tho aliada I ill i,iibi low tily. a Hankln mxi Jintty, dcaplta A izi ilnly b innot that iiurrnuniloil lU-sann hoiiiiiun drma ihat iUy l llir form, lkr father raa "In it JcfTircon City for Umcrlmo if t.jrumlitliithnaitcf Illicit ilUtlll-lsr.udili ilUtlll-lsr.udili i and her utothtr Iii(l al no lb a cilia llut wm jM.rchod nicn tho .aix t Oio mvlilng mountain brook tbtt lunuilieil tlii) rtfnur forlhomdo cull Hit aa tho lrlJu of lktrkir,a A ijl Mollura hail boon "tarkln (li pr u."iait wmmUfnt lollio va i cituini; that thuro mouM bn n I k at loan aab wanoM phoukIi i vt t in uuty foat anil blnnhlnsly L rt t' at Im ra.i tni.n.uo. T 1 1 ano of tho Lcmb oaka wcta fait ts i.j.u br u n In tho autumn m Uula and oiii; hilUrr and thithrr on Um tnc UpII ii hail witiccil tt clianira i, I i Ah ol Ut Not til il ho npiwarrd a!r 'jato than of olJ, but that ho I r r- ui 1 and cli-xontuiitcd vt Lla lun uuiiingi. Tim ihajito htvl i aftor air (Iom had loft Hnr- t it .r 0 wMiia a jouurf law tin Jilt lonii, and hnajMmttlie a r at Iho cb iriui, Unliliitf and & ir Puriu? hu utiy Ab waa hla -i.it r jiiuuiou. An tho tuoiulvd 'Tiri rya iiimmpraflLrnoon In tho iflLUllioio uriiilnHldodoaaiKiurrU -u tbg tin Lf Iho lblrninii Abllhar tho .uludli,, udiof amkut ila)!, and Ul iloj;n it w ill that lay beyond f-tf il O arU tnit had heretofore i- - d li Abithitr to bo tlio utuioat In L i f Um laith. "Uiao to A Jioulii, Ab, An 1 HI miko At tiraan of )ou,' wiroUona' jvirllni; " u, as ho Iff t tho cloarui to return toil i imtiu thoiity. Thotv !d4 hil bevtt rpokon In jt, batAl lUi clu rii'm.1 Hi. ut In lit heart, uvl as tlio d j t luwivl lie booaluo tnero ii-l nnro lumin 1 tint out in tho i U aw ilth and faino for him Mill III rj. A i and Mt-llaa ant and titlkcd m tho aft i uuinl it.-li.'.il slritwl to o Ab that hu uould better ro-liautii ro-liautii r ho n as and not ntteltiit to t wuh tho irr at iinUido i orld. ' i) tirt hv ir, Ab,' rail Melissa "y mt serlw conbnt llkojoriap JJ Uoraa Iwrn rlht lonratlJar- uLi rm, i. not Ikirki r't Clearln ho cliL oaint no buttur'n )erMii, air WUt Ik tlii roh)ar fern tnan to do, " U I ftay h) ar 1 11 ne i r 'rjonut " r. ti h,, imt i f I 1,0 ojt an wo Iho rliuuvttal kin git rlih. Ma)l 1 'wr tt.r I i what Mr CJow a,ildiii rrtii,- ui-o vlwm fillers like Ajiollci " tli r iian as llnng hlsaolf ontheu ,J i ti jk i i u r ajo his eouutr) 1 - i i t cf I ,ta) hjar. Ef 1 don t 1 1 oi i ii hyar 111 noier bo until '1 i wluitll lrfxwiii cf me, Ab, of J r m asked Mt llsaa in u tiurf ul i n o i y 1 1 ir bo oao o' them rich ' f lllioim hick nttcr )er, Melisi,' t aslioti liluiidhlsrluii ubout ' t and Lis HlhirchoeU, ' i i II f n It mo win ii jer iret nut'en r, A' and tho ijlrl a bubo shook hir " I rii m l a uuther," mil 1 Ab ktnbfionil) . Mr will, AU 1 know )er too will ili bi,lLr wmt to Saint Luooy, , 1. . .. I all it lis i'iouj ti Uo iirumteetl her lie ii iillilijwtllkoZokodld" ) t ii II o ,111" .old Ab. r ' "i I t un t . Inr win ti In y " III il jir to Niiiit Itoooy ,l ' ) 'I .m f il I to c nvinos , ' T - ns 1. l i.iiiiul , ' ' m i) tli .li- 1, ilitvi H ii, i1 .'" ta' r A wi '' iv m "sd U,.u to riw la thu louth, anl rnu'lirlnmhiiii r riaihul tM , , , tho lnviii An autitinn ruin wise m I Ind "til tho lonri kuwil eairt otUt Ewl tilj.ht and separated. JMI.i walkwl slowly down thsl mojiitilu si lo to her Iwmo i n lha 1 1 ,i , of lha mailing brook Ab lived farih r up tho trnlloy, aud ns he trudged Iran ward Tislons of Iho fame al d fortnim that a ailed lilra In Ilio crest outs) U wcrll llilttd before hhn. Uticoiwdously tho tnll, utifc'.ilnly boy slralglilens.1 hla rtooplnf shoulders and brnsW back tlio ctraimlln luilr tint fi II nror l.li lirow. "I II do II," sal 1 Ab almuli "111 do It, nn when 1 iret n fnttnn' I II coin beck an miiT Mclllsm an' tako her'n innm with Tlio raindrops becran tattering on Iho fallen llsm as Ab entereil hla mother's cabin, Tlio nirnwtnii on tho boy 'a face waa not stranjre to his mother. Sim had nlien noUcetl It simo Uoaa bad left Hit clearliie "HI 111 thlnkln ' fnln ter Saint Looey, air ye?" she asked aa her son otitcml "Yea, an 1 m goln ter stmt neat Monday, Mon-day, mam " "Wall, if jer rot on Rom 1 reckon j erll rjo," was tho mothers philosophic remark, ami tho H Ural lis funlly sat down to the frugal supper of uom tne r,nd bacon. Tim st. rm It 'reaaed In fnry, and when tho Hlsglns faiuil) waa ready to rotlre It was raaHng with nniiarnHeloil ry. The wind howled wtk'i dnmonlacal gleo and the rain fell In ah ets. All 0ietieil tho door to look ont but n blinding flash of lightning frlghtoned Itltu aud tlii drirlng raiu fonval him Imk "lltsvl runll bo n rlior 'furo mnniln, muttered Ab, ns he fattened tho door. Dead run waa tho stream Unit Unwed paat tho Itaukin cabin VenM before tlio rmi had ovenloweil its boiika dnrltis; n htaiy storut and had carried doalli nnd destruction IWoro It. "1 hojw It won't storm this eay fir long." innnaurod Ab, as 1 o begun to slow ly disrobe. Aa he throw Ms nan'bed jncki t on the tloor n sullen roar graded lila ear. Tha hoy a fmo turned pale, for lio knew only too will what that roar meant. Could ho get to alellaaa's koa before tho raging waters etruck It' There waa no time to don Iho tattered jacket Calling to his muther, tho lioy disappeareil In Uio durkuus. linwn tlio ltli toward Meltrsa'a cablu bo ntsltou at fnl! speed Tha overhanging bmiiclite awtpt and sciutihud hia face. Tlio loose stunts cut his lure feet, nnd tho crui 1 ruota grasped And htudored him In Us i'.ighl. Un, on ho Hud, and loo and fuar lent speed to his feet. Ifciwn thu Mountain side he stumbled and rolled No fear of iersotial safety cnteu-d his lulml. Ills oaly thought was for tho safety of the girl bo loicil. Vrould ho roach her in time? On lie ran. Another minute would Hud him lit the cabin, but the llood WAS llow Ut lilnl him Half staggering, half run-tilng, run-tilng, ho full ugalmt tbo ijbin door and Ityleldeib Mellsitannl hirmothtrwcre huddled uear thu linplait, siiluliigly jiirulyaed with terri r. "llmi fir jcr lift.'" sliriektsl Ab, naho grass)tl Millswi In his strong urms and rusbod out of the d Kir. Too l..to; lha foaming Cool netted hint and forced him from his feet, Imt ho tieier Inosenoil his hold Um tho girl. Tlio mndd) water flung hltn u0-itinst tnes and rocks aa It ltnrlod him down wurd Tho altarp rucks uut Ms hands nnlfacoiruelly, tho trtoa Imnio alung by tho flooil bont nn 1 brnlaed his Isklv and sought to tear .Mvlisati from lili (,'rasp,bnt luiuiti. Tho bfl) clung to hla preciom bunleii with tho strength ' t detp sir. Vo n tlm alley tho twowero rarrteil bylhonit-fulllooil. bylhonit-fulllooil. On and un they were cunb 1 out into tho lowlltidt. A frien lly t M carried them lo one snip, and Ab seised unotcrluugitillinbuud draggetl hltn. M.lf and the fainting girl to safety. Then Ab Uixc.1 iulo luunsihillty. AVhinmomhuihiuiietl unxiousseuuh-ers unxiousseuuh-ers found Melissa striitug to reto lnr lour. Thu cruol hon.1 hivl dealt hard with tho Ivy Ono ami 1-iy limp mid In l.li a lit his slik. Uuo leg had li'M ci-ushudUtteuti two lgs, nnd Another had cut a cruel gash In hia hen 1 ltough but kindly bunds mudo the snf. ferfrtnoro comfortable, nn 1 In n briif tltnoho cinl hisi)es. As Abs fan full Uotl Ilia face of the I'lrl ho Ita 1 saretl, ll smile lit np his blood stAilllnl faro and Mi uuiujurvd lmud crept slowly slow-ly Into hits. "lalutn goln ter Saint I.ooey, Mel las," ho whispered. "Don t cry that air way, 1 ain't l.urt much. X eared yer, didn't 1, Mollstf Yir'd it died if it ladut Ueu fi r mo." Tho effort waa too inncli and ho fell back tntvihlee. lletlnrallres uero Again AduiiiiMnrcd, And nt Ust tho boy roi Irod ruuicicnlly to a.iyi "1 I can t never bo n hero llko Mr. (1 Cots told crlxrat. I I can't go I or Holnt Looey now, an I can't now r bo it hero llko that teller os frll outer Hum Oitrian sjuAra. It wu'nl nattral as I rhould In a hero. Kim me, MilU, 1 m goiti. Kiss mt, M" Ablihars heal dropped audhlseyea cloeotl. Ilonover spoke a'alu l'oor ly. 1 Us name u 111 not go doim in history like that uf Arnold Winkle-reld. Winkle-reld. llut In hUhiitnblo way Iiowas as true n horo ns the Hwbet who opetie 1 tho Austrian ranks at the forMtof hllllfo and suvodliUcciinitry. Will .M. Muupiu in Omaha Wotlddlirald. |
