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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1914)
g!" - -- ?? uSfvrc-" "-jyir- sfffr-T'.: . . h vm "m$(W'stfBS "' .... ... . . .. ... ,-J.--'!..). iiL'i.."( ' W-W3MS1E!ESS ..UZJ-VaSUa-J--Ja fc.i.ivrTOmTvw. ". -.t"..t- - RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, 0H1EP . . w . k , . . -W- .y.t..jMV",'fy1WM'1 "fr'' '""'' " '41 CYCLE OF SAMENESS By KATHRINE HOPSON. It wns tho time of after-Christmas quiet, but there wnB no lull at the Hcaton homestead. Wiry, llttlo Mrs. Heaton and cnlm, determined Aunt Carolino bene over the quilting frames with energetically flashing needles, Lois Heaton,' a slendor fair girl, sat embroidering by tho window. As she took deft, dalntly stitches, sho looked the picture of peace and content ment, but In reality she was harbor ing flerco rebellion. "I had 'lowed that, six quilts would bo enough with tho pretty comforts we ore going to make." remarked Mrs. Heaton tentatively. "When I was married a girl al ways had a dozen of everything for her Betting out," returned AunJ Caro line firmly. "That saved her making anything for a long time." Jfes, but Lois sayB folks don't lay in euch a supply, nowadays," defended Mrs, Heaton. ''Styles change so, brides llko to be able to get something new once in a while," put in Lois, Aunt Caroline sniffed. "Well, cold weather don't change none, and I guess folks need plenty of quilts now Just as much as they ever did." "That's so," returned Lois, strug gling to keep tho irritation out of her volco. Sho was becoming worn by i the needless dlscussl6n that took place over ovory detail of her trousseau. "I must get away whero I can think." Tho petty confines of tho 'crowded room seejned suddenly un bearable, and she longed for tho free dom of untrammeled spaces. "I'm going for tho mall," she explained to the others. The Heaton's moll box was a half ,mlle from the house, near four cross Toads, for the convenience of tho rural carrier, and It won Lois' dally exer cise to get the mall. Today, wrapped 'In a long, warm coat and furs, with n scarlet tnm on her fluffy hair, sho .walked rapidly down tho roadj crunch ing tho dry, crumbly snow tfeneath her feet. ' "I can't I can't go on," she de clared stormlly. "I can't glvo up my dreams of romance and adventure, and settle down tamely here in Endi cott for the rest of my days as Will Ellis' wife. Our family has always been so practical and methodical, and Will Is oven more so. Oh, if , some thing would happen some real ro mance in my life!" Jingling sleigh bells announced an approaching team, and Lois turned aside mechanically to let them pass. But the driver drew rein, and said in cordial country fashion. "We seem to be going the same way, may I give you a lift, Miss Heaton?" Sho turned and saw Harry Wen dell, a young man who has his coun terpart in every community. Dashing, handsome, the spoiled son of wealthy parents, he furnished gossip for half tho countryside. Still in her adventurous mood, Lois graciously accepted hlB offer of a ride, and a moment more was seated beside him In the cutter. "It's hardly worth while putting you to the trouble to help mo in," she laughed, "for I'm only going as far as the cross roads for the mall." "I'm on my way to Clayvllle got a little buslnoss to see to at the bank I can make the round trip In an hour and a half. What's to hinder your go ing too?" "Why nothing, I guess," she re turned lightly, her hazel eyes smiling defiance to his. "It's a go. then," he lightly flicked tho horses with his whip, and they quickened their trot The monoton ously familiar landscape was burled beneath a covering of glittering, blue white snow that made it seem a world enchanted. Lois leaned back against the com fortable seat with a sigh of luxurious comfort. Here was unexpected ro mance. She had known Harry Wen dell all her life and they had attend ed high school together, but he had never paid her any particular atten tion. "I'm not the type of girl he ad mires," she had told herself, piqued- by his indlfferonco. But today this creature of glowing cheeks nnil luminous eyes who laughed and talked with Joyous abandon was not tho quiet domuro girl Wendell had always known. He looked and looked again, and at last- in tho middle of something she was saying broke in: "Why havo wo known each other all our lives and never really been ac quainted before? Or perhaps I should put It the other way around. Having been always acquainted why haven't wo really known each other?" "Probably because you have nover tried to know mo." "I should have if you had shown me your real self." He leaned nearer. "Wo all have so many moods, it's a problem Just which 1b our real self." Her smile held mystery and allure ment. Inwardly she waa thinking that her present attractiveness to Wendell had its origin In the fact that some ono elso had found her attrac tive too. She was conscious or Will Ellis' diamond on her ringer and the knowledge gave her noise and power. "She appeared to Wendell now in the igulso of forbidden fruit. "It isn't too late to make amends jyet," ho muttered, with determina tion In his voice. "It's never too late for the other man until after the wed ding day." "The time for mine Is set, you know " "Perhaps aearar than you think. 1 Listen, Lois. You probably have heard 1 am planning to start tomor row for southern California. 1 havo a good position there. I wnnt to set tle down I will with tho right woman to help m6. Wo aro almost In Cloy, vlllo. what's to hinder a license, n wedding and California together?'1 Ho was loaning close, and his eager, dominant faco both attracted and re pelled her. Sho shrank buck In th seat "Why everything's to hinder Will my engagement " "I know, I know 1 shall be countod s cad for stealing another man's sweet heart; but It's for all our lives long lols for nil our lives long. And after nil, happiness Is what wo're soekJng." On and on he talked In this strain, earnestly and wall. Through It all Lois tried to hold fast to hor Heaton InstlnctB, but she felt old moorings slipping from her, lost In tho tide of her rising emotions. When, they arrived In Clayvllle sho had not consented In actual words, but her eyes had given tacit consent. There was Joy and triumph In his face as ho sprang out of the sleigh In front of the bank. "Shall I tie the horses or will you hold tho reins?" ho asked. "I'll hold them." "I won't be gone longer than tet minutes then tho courthouse and the minister's." Sho laughed reprovingly, but her glance fell beneath his compelling eyes. At that moment i little mongrel dog ran out and began to bark In a way that threatened to annoy tho horses. Wendell, still holding tho reins In one hand, took tho. whip from tho sleigh socket, and gavo tho dog several cut ting lashes that sent It whining and cowering away. "Oh, don't," pleaded Lois, at the look of terror in Its eyes. "I'll teach it not to bark at teams," he retorted curtly. Then In a changed tone, drawing the robes around her. "I'll bo back in a very few minutes." Left nlono, Lois faced the reality ot what she was about to do. Should she leave the safe conventionality ol the old life for the unknown allure ment of the new? Sho realized she could love Wendell with a more ro mantic love than she had ever felt for Will Ellis; but on tho other hand Bhe could also feel greater anger and great er Jealousy toward him. He seemed to hnve tho power of rousing all tht turbulent emotions In her nature. "And as he said It's for life." she, shtverlngly reminded herself, and above tho glamour of his personality; she seemed to see again tho look of abject terror In the little dog's eyes as ho had whipped It. This cruelty in his nature boded ill for her happiness. "I can't go on," she declared with a revulsion of feeling. Without any formulated plan except to get back; home as soon as possible Bhe sprang out of the sleigh, and with trembling, haste lest Wendell should return be fore she got away, tied the horses to the rack and scurried down the snowy street. The south-bound five o'clock inter urban train was soon due and she re solved to catch that. She had no money with her, so she decided to stop In the grocery store at which they were In the habit of trading and borrow some from kind old Mr. Dan by, who was a life-long friend of the family. As she was going in tho door her name was called. Glancing around In startled fear sho saw Will Ellis, the last person on earth she wished to see Just then, sitting In a sleigh In front of the store. "I'm on my way back to Endlcott:, will you come with me or were you going -with the other man?" The sarcasm in his tono told her that In some way he had heard of her ride to Clayvllle with Harry Wendell. "I am going home on the car," she flashed. He alighted from the sjelgh, and drew back tho robes. "Get In," he said peremptorily. Lois, surprised Into docility by his unexpected firmness, obeyed. Ellis touched the horse with the whip, and they were carried swiftly away to the tune of Jingling sleigh bells. Neither spoko until the town lay far behind them, then he turned: "Havo you anything to Bay, LoIb?" "Merely that I'm not going to mar ry you-'-or Harry Wendell either." "You're hard to please." His lips curved in a mocking smllo. "We're tho two extremes for you to choose from." Sho gavo a hysterical little laugh. "That's It ir you'd been more llko Harry, or ho llko you, I could really love either or but you're the two ex tremes In temperament." Then she added in resentment "You never really tried to win me Will. You had every chance In the world but you took everything bo stupidly for grant ed. Why, If you were hollas lacka daisical in your business as you've been In your wooing, you'd have gone Into bankruptcy long ago!" There was a sllonce a long throb bing silence during which she leaned back white and spent, and the man sat with tense strained face staring straight before him ob If reliving the paut. Then be turned and clasped her hand that still wore his diamond. "Will you give me another chance Lois begin all over again and let me try to win you? Her eyes answered his question aa they read new strength and determin ation In his and the romantic side of her nature that strain which few per sons suspected thrilled in response; while the sensible Heaton part or her noted with placid satisfaction that la the same old peaceful way, ahead of them shone the lights of home. (Copyright. 1914, by the McClure News paper gyndlcau.) AROU N D THE CAMP FIRE FIGHT AT CHANCELLORSVILLE Stahl's German Brigade Had No Chance to Secure Their Arms to Repel Attack of Enemy. In my opinion tho Army of the Po tomac was never In such lino shape as when Joo Hooker started on tho ,Chnncellorsvlllo campaign. It was .my fortune at that tlmo to be a mem ber of Co. A, 25th Ohio. Our regl Iment belonged to McLean's Second 'brigade, First division, Eleventh corps, writes It. M. Fulton, of Homo-Istr-ud, Pn., In tho National Trlbuno. Our regiment, or at least my com pany, wns out on tho Plank road on picket ou Friday night, and whon we !wcro relieved next morning we re (Joined tho brigade on tho line of bat tle, although there wbb no lighting go (lug on yet. As we had been on picket nil night we stacked arms back In ,tho rear somo 200 yards and remained there all day until the engagement began. Our brlgado fronted Bouthwest, with our backH toward Fredericksburg. In .the enrly aftornoon our colonel, W. P. tltichardsou, nnd Col. Leo, of tho GBth (Ohio, both having icon service In Mexico, sent out threo scouts from ,our company, under Abo Heed to see what was doing In tho heavy timber iin front. They camo back ami rcportod itho enemy massing ou our front and (right flank. Col. ltlchardson sent. Col. ,Loe and Capt. E. C. Gulp to Inform jGen. Devens of our division nnd ask 'permlsblon to change front s,o as to be !n shapo to meet tho assault that they ;fclt Buro would come. Hut Devens Itook no account of what theso ofll ,cors said. Some time later 1 took a stroll up on tho higher ground along the coun try rood. Stahl's German brigade was off a llttlo to tho right. Their guns were nil stacked, except ono regiment, which was standing in lino along the road facing the woods at order armB. Thero wero two brass cannons (C and .12 pounders) by tho road. Thero were no horses nor artillerymen near tho Jguns. I went back to whero ray regl ment wns and Col. Richardson had 'sent his scouts out again. That tlmo the enemy's cavalry fired on them. They reported tho woods full of Con federates. Col. Richardson sent Col. Leo and Capt. Culp to Gen. Devcns with this Information, and again ask ed permission to change front to be in position to meet tho enemy. Devcns poo-poohed and said: "1 guess Col. Richardson Is a little scared. The proper place for a colo nol Is with his command." , In n few minutes I heard one shot, then a whole volley from tho regiment of Stahl's brigade that was In line. Then came the terrible onrush ol Stonewall Jackson's men, which gave the rest of Stahl's brigade no chance to get their guns, which were stacked .as I saw them. I was close to Col. Richardson when Devens' adjutant general camo up on a gallop He isald: "Col. Richardson, Gen. Devens sends regards and orders you to double-quick your regiment Into line -and check that stampede." We double-quicked up tho hill and 'Into the young pines, but' the smoke was bo thick wo cpuld scarcely see. 'Stahl's brigade had no time to get their guns, and, of course, could not jhelp repel the enemy, and we had to get out. About that time Col. Rich ardson was painfully wounded In the shoulder and was never with the regl ment again. Satisfactory to the Defendant Defending a soldier accused ot (housebreaking, a lawyer Bald: "Your honor, I submit that my client did not break Into tho commissary at ;all. He found the commissary window1 ;open, and merely Inserted his right .arm and removed the biscuits. My client's arm is not himself, and I fall to see how you can punish the whole individual for an offense committed by one of his limbs." . "That argument," said the Judge, "is very well put. Following It logi cally, 1 sentence tho defendant's arm to threo months in tho Old Capitol prison. He can accompany it or not, jas ho chooses." Tho defendant smiled, and with his iadvocate'8 assistance unscrewed his 'government cork arm and, leaving It on a camp stool, walked out. True Gratitude. A stranger In Rahway, N. J bought a bag of potatoes and a 15-pound ham at a grocery store th.o other day and jleft them on tho back doorstop of an 'aged resident named Thompson Thome. With tho supplies was this note: "This Is returned to you today tin honor of the -fifty-first anniversary since you gave the same to an old, hungry soldier at Valley Springs, Va, during the Civil war. Self Sustained Humor. "How did Borum get his reputation as a rccontour? His stories aro not amusing and he doesn't tell them very jwoll." 1 "No. But he can laugh at them In a way that makes him sound like a crowd." In tha Banlnnlnn . . . -." """" . I too vociora isaugmer ntneri vtry proud of his skeleton. "Why?" "I don't know; perhaps It waa bif tint patlaat." if you chew this after every meal. ' The refreshing digestion mint leaf does it This clean, pure, healthful purifies your sweetens your breath, a pleasant, inexpensive, pastime. It brightens East to Butte. The Boston man who, when asked If he had ever been wcBt, replied: 'Yea, Indeed, I'vo boon to Albany,' has a counterpart In a chap I met on my laat trip to tho Rockies," said a Bos ton copper operator at the Plaza. 1 waa In Spokane, going from the hotel to the railroad station in the ho tel bus. A lanky rancher from Walla Walla was beside me. "Tm agoln' back to the ranch,' he remarked 'Where are you agoln'?' M'Oh, I'm bound for Butter,' said I. "'Agoln' east all tho way to Butte!' ejaculated tho rancher. 'I'd like to go with you, for I've never been caif- Tree Strangely Marked. A curious treo which though sound was never known to blossom has Just been cut down by Mr. James Hay den Carrlglen, on his lands at Panda town, County Kildnro, Ireland. On tho freshly sawn butt or the treo thero was found a blood-red' Imprint of what closely resembled a hand and part of an arm. Not Quiet. "So you live on Long Island, Aw- roily quiot, isn't it?" "Oh, no. You see, wo live on tho Bound." 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