Boys -- Juvenile fiction; Cowboys -- Juvenile fiction; Prairies -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
'Nay, laddie, not yet,' said his mother gently. 'We can never get to
our true home until we have passed through the dark valley of death.
We are all wanderers here, and in the same way as the thought of this
earthly home and Dad and me cheered you on through your journey, so
should the thought of our heavenly home, and our Father awaiting us,
help us to face the trials and troubles we must meet all our lives
through. And now, my dearie, it's getting late. Let me put you to
bed.'
Shortly after, with her loving kiss on his forehead, Jack, who had so
often felt sad and lonely at Longview, fell asleep with a happy smile
on his face.
For the sake of dead Aunt Sue the Wilsons never wrote a word of
reproach to their deceitful brother-in-law, who left Longview very soon
after Jack's disappearance.
Jack had not seen the last of the good friends he had made on his
journey. He went often to Swift Creek Ranch, where he saw not only the
Stuarts, but also Pedro and Señor at times. Steve became one of Mr.
Stuart's cowboys, where he was perfectly happy and gave every
satisfaction.
Mr. Stuart also promised Jack that when he was old enough, if he still
wished it, he should join his band of cowboys, and with this promise
Jack was quite content. About a year after Jack's reunion with his
parents, Steve, in one of the 'round-ups' of cattle, came across Jeff
Ralston, who was thankful to hear that, contrary to all his sad
anticipations, the boy had not perished on the prairie.
And now, safe in his happy home, after all he had gone through, we must
say good-bye to little Jack, leaving him growing up still the same
devoted boy to his parents as the little fellow who so bravely set out
on his tremendous journey, determined, in spite of all danger and
difficulties, to find Mother and Cochetopa Creek.
THE END
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