The west shore., July 01, 1889, Page 386, Image 37

Jamie came quite close to the horse, " If if any
thing ihud happen t' me b'fore help oomei," he said,
faltoriugly, "j'V remombor I didn't do 't for your
aakft, but fer her'n."
Then the borae went craahing through the frozen
bow, half turning once or twice to give a wondering
look and a regretful neigh to Chuck Olalla.
" My good Mia ! " muttered the little ihoemaker,
inking down wearily into the mow that teemed
warm to bim. " Thot's all th' tbanki I git for it
Afttir all thet long, lonely ride, after freezin' mos' to
death, an' now, bevin to lay bore while he goei home
f - t'-bnr, an' all th' thauka I git 'a t' be called his
good Mla-'s if I wu a dog I"
A coyote howled from hia mountain home and
Jamie shuddered.
" Th' only thing thet keepa me np," he whispered,
" is thinkin' 'bout how she'll look when I git hoise
how she'll come t' meet me, weth seoh a light in her
eyes an' sech a color in her faoe 1 An' she'll say,
kinder sof an' low, 'Jamie, I do love ye fer all ye've
done fer me,' an' then I'll know she's fergive m? fer
even darin' to love her. Yes, I'll know then"
After awhile a coyote howled again, bat Chuck
Olalla did not hear.
" Poor Chuck Olalla,' Miss Jennie said, with i
sigh, next day, when they brought him home, dead,
" He waa reallv created for a rrarDoae. after nil T
always wondered what it could be, but now I know,"
and she slipped into her lover's arms, " that it was to
save you for me." Ella Hiooinhok.