The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-11
placed both upon the roam. and mount

Just before noJn he stopped at q
little town. Fus up n the hpici. lei
an! rubbed down his stced. go; ms
own dinner: mi did not mount agan
unil I g greatest heat OF the day "aS
over. Then he pushed on IL a rapid
pace until an hour after sunset. wnen
lie again &C. gcrcl his horse and sept
uuon TIE g.ouai. As he hal done .-c
night before.
The day following Wa = repetition
OF the one which preceded L. but rs
clo-e found him well up N the foot
hill. and he III; up 4; the cottage ot
4 rancIcr. with whom he had STAYED
over n.ght when on h., WY 70 tie
Slough the year before.
la TIA. morning T." arse with one
thought ,hrobj.ns in brain and heart;
'.;n-n gHi | sta.. sc hcr. tonight
shall Arvw my itl.-'
lie fed and grOOmed hi hor-c -
u-uel. Int could scarcely vat fy-
breakfast. winch was not ": Ir &-"I
whoa he returned from the u bic IL
had eaten = cod lunch trr supper. u.t
hi. imyat.-nc. conquered al dr.T" i,r
food he va, cyuGtn- the hoUHs ED".
AID the moments would arlE tnem-
s.i.es 20 un-I he WAS IN III saddle
again.
Rather than app.ar d~i-cour'eous -
strange. lie waited for The morn NJ
meal 70 BE- prepared, but va, Oh A.mo-,
before MS host Lad ARISEN from Tie IT,
be
H had ridden se.en;y-;iy. mile, tho
da, before. and hal feared thc loan
might feel = lite stiff AMI ,arr a start
ing. but wien !c saw him com" cat oil
III" stable with head up. apparently t.
anNiou, a. himself To D" Of. tA.- fear
van shed. and he G-:crn. IT,: - luSa
through the remaining fort. miles wth-
Out halting. Eu. re found The roads
not ~ cool ~ he had anticipated.
He was now IN Il uart Of ia" foo. hills
with which II. vas unacguaflt't 4, Tor
he no longer followed the road over
which he caH" the year before. hU:
struck ac-o-s :he country BY 4 rou.e
which left the old home oil u he lcf:.
and threw him further Up towards IN,
mountains. and when moo Camc Lc
was I'LL. from In" !et Information he
could get. fully fifteen mile from John
Tar>on7' shtHly. and compassion :ot
Ii, lorS, induce him 10 stop ~ = rtHca-
cr's :.r feed and rest: So THAI with thIS
drlay "ul. M trouble Which ne cEpr-
rcnccd IN learning exactly where lhn
-nau:v was. even wEgC within q lew
milr- If i. III afternoon vas well ntgn
worn away when hc reached The point
where tie Jy-ruad when j.! {" II
turned oil from tie main trJcA; and
even then l." Was 10, certain II this be-
IN the r.a-c.
~" lad stopped his hor-r an! was
drba;.u" wiki himself whether to turn
OF or follow the man ruai =; further.
wien hc SAW coming around lnH spUr
ot ,hc mountain, and into I " :o,j OYER
which i.c iia! .u>t passed. her i"r love
OF wnon Lc had come. and the sigh;
Ken; al the blooi IN his body >ur=n%
to- rs cart. and for tue 80
c,nN urIlh 4 have >p",cn E"r moved.
EyM-rtly Lucy hal not sen him
pass. AMI was not now awar" of hIs
prcE"lcc\
She adNconc 20 find tie COW, and
dri," them Nome to be MIXED, and was
following alS" behind thcm - thry
la>'lv moved hpmcwar!.
she WAS dr,s\ci aS E,aS.us had seen
her o~fIcncst III tn" o,dcn time. m 4
light print irc>,\a ami sur-h,nnrt. In
her hand she CARVED a Eui" crooked
stick. which ,hc h.$i picked az 10 drive
the COWS with. but Mas pawn very 1T
tie attention 10 ihcnA Instead She WIS
cain OF upon "" hills winch
stretched away and AWAY. II above
another. until they : became SNOW
capped peaks tina: in the light of IT,.
falling sun looked like amrIhystS set
into The ccrulcan blue al the heavens.
Hal not the COWS paI>cd Ut SIGHT Oi
tn man and horse standing in the
pain she might have reached his SIDE
before becoming aware &! hi p~r-cncc.
but when the COWS stopped and stood
with their great eyes staring with the
ica>. bit of surprise n what WAS not i
very common SIGHT - them IN their
mountain pastures. she raised her stick
and bill them .go-loag Then seeing
Tor the fir; time :: gcht!cm&n ~standiu.
10y the roads side hold m his hDrs. br
the birdie. she bluSiscl = Little beneath
her sun-bonnct. ana dropginr her EYES.
followed closely after the cows, which
had again laAiiy taken up their line Of
march.
The blush WHICH suffusei her checks
was not. however. OWING 10 her hay,n%
reco yniz.st the horscmin. for he had
not done 10. Shr had only glanced II
him and then dropped her eyes with =
feeling Of embarrassment. for She sell
d"m met gentlemen now. and huweNc.
much poct> may >!nE the charm 81
mi!hmaids ih calico dresses. they VII.
never b" abe Ia convince any member
OF the sex That thcy look Their best III
that role. xny more than i lie taken
from them; their wo,nsnly desire 10 au-
pear wei in the eyes of the opposite
sex. even. tholgh he tc IN entire
stranger. - she supposed this on" 20 bc
who stool waiting for her approa II.
presumably that lie NIGH: inquire the
way TO some neiCborIng ranchcrS
s~naniy. ~ possibly il her parents would
entertain ham for the night.
When within a few PAGES she raised
her eyes AMI TUNED her lac towards
him.
As she dill so he spoke her nam and
took 4 Step towards her.
.'L.ucy,'
She stopped suddenly and the lit''r
crooked stick fell 20 the ground wh'i'
both hands went To her face pushing
back the s~uu-bonnct.
Lucy. don'tvou know me- I've como
Al. the was back 10 see YOU started The
moment ! 20; ,Our fathers let =. u
the moment | learned You were not co.
ing To marry Nj. Annclsrv. | love
You. Lucy-,ove YOU better than any
body or anything in al the world I
have always loved YOU ever since We
were chi.drcn together. and / wan; YOU
10 be nv wife"
AMI she only sud 'Oh. 'Ras" and