Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-08

isss ne: got . oiamsa COCA reason Tor
a-aoin' So"
That he would discuss this point with
Jack was highly improbable. They tailed
Of cattle and the seasons prospects, and
there was no word Of Simpson during
the plain supper or the placid pipe
smoking which followed. When they
Gturned in, the sky was overcast and dur
ing the night there came gale OF wind
which almost shook the house. It was In
the gray Of early morning that . violent
knocking at the door brought ali three men
TO their feet alert in an instant Jack was
first at the door and opened it man
stood there holding the bride Of q painting
horse. His words were few and to the
point There had been . storm and cloud
burst in the mount ins; the great reservoir
which fed the irrigating bitches was in i'm
minent peril: there would be terrible
~wasb-out' in the valley.
sHave you warned them at Simpson'sP
asked Jack, breathlessly.
NO came the other way"
Broncho Sam had his eye on Jacks face,
and saw the color leave it He rose to the
occasion in an instant
Yer kin do il. my boy" said be; -but
Jest yer ride like Jehu. Git yer boots on,
am III have the saddle on Comanche."
In five minutes Jack, with his head bent
to tie blast, was squirting his horse wildly
up the valley.
There was nothing aesthetic about the ex-
ternal appearance Of Simpsons ranch. The
architecture Of tbs house was OF early cow
boy period, with suggestions Of that
of the mining camp There was
severe simplicity about the roughly hewn
logs which made up the walls, and although
the freaks Of fashion bring many queer
things into popular use. the plastering of
crevices with adobe has not yet been
naturalizsd in polite neighborhoolA Never,
however, should the wise traveller in the
west and southwest judge Of the kernel by
tie shell, or the interior by tbs exterior.
Both Mr.. Simp;on and her daughter pos-
sessed the rare and charming gift Of prac
teal management" which Hawthorne has
ascribed to little Phoebe In "The House OF
the Seven Gables" ut is a kind Of natural
magic he says, shat enables these favored
ones to bring out the hidden capabilities OF
things around them; and particularly to
give a look Of comfort and habitableness TO
any place which for however brief period
may happen to be their home
So did cheap and simple material take new
character and virtue from their hands; SO
were rough walls hidden by chintz OF taste
full pattern and homogeneous tint; SO did
refinement supply the place Of costly equip
ment. Jack Reynolds realized this the first
time he entered the building. To be sure.
he saw it under favorable circumstances
The daughter of the house had come out
to meet him a. he approached. When sh 4,
saw it was her own favorite horse he ha
brought home, her face was lighted up by a
smile which went straight to his heart Be-
fore his visit came to an end he discovered
that her name was Edith What more
he discovered about her no one but
himself would know; but it could not have
been otherwise than pleasant for he ar
rived at his home in the highest Of spirits
He counted the days until he thought he
might call again, and he made them as few
as he possibly could 1t was strong evidence
of Broncho Sans Partially for his young
friend that he took but mild exception to
what must surely be a distraction to an EN-
bryo cow boy; but then Sam himself had
seen the young lady, and her grace and
sweetness had made an impression on even
! his case-hardened sensibilities.
sThar amt no kind o use talkin' about
| it" said he; "it's human natur. I'm an old
| man now, but was young once myself, an
| know. He's a fellow thet's got sand. an
she's q real good-appearin' gal, an allow il
4 mint no ones business but their"
The road mp the valley was now narrow
/ and ough; one side was often much highe:
than tbs other; the prickly cactus bu he
trenched on it; and many burrows and hole
lay as pitfalls before the rider. All riders
| however. had not such horses as Comanche
| He knew what was expected Of him. Wit.
a splendid stride he went over the Difficult
path as if over English turf. clearing thi
treacherous gully with spring. swervint
to avoid that pile Of earth washed down b,
the evenings rains, leaving one Landmark
after another behind in his headiong course
They tall, to this day of the time in which
he made ths distance.
Jack sat him like the good horseman h
was. His excitement was intense. bu
every faculty seemed under perfect control
One thinks and remembers at such time
with unwonted quckness and vividness
| Not knowing what duty or peril awaite'
him. nerved for whatever it might be. b
still found himself wondering whether San
and the other man could get the horses to
.lscs of safety. Then be thought for VIVA