The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-30
JOCKEY TODD.
How He Showed His Heart to
Leona as Plain as Day.

Jorlry Todd was always sent with his
raiF of havs on the perilous Journey % the
tnFpsvio man Tie was iu the employ Of I;
oorrs-iu Company. ard 70 was his business o.
taks IN uitrs-lrlycerinr o. the oil well pour
the tfuid into the long cylindrical shell
lnWur y 90 N. rock. ard drop upon the cav
the weight thar would release the explosive
% rend the petroleum ~trntum
une DAY un the Custer rad h. gave tho
hays the whip They broke int a wild run.
ant thc obstetrics have q vivid memory of
JorEey Tudd-s dash through the town III,
came down The main street like a whirIwind
and thnt heidi their breath waiting for the
explosion A. BE- rushed upon them they
lived ~ are But Jockey Todd sat on IN,
hnH a. earrleSsiy as n De- were winning
ra0n To- q walk. IL the plst office door stood
XIII 90 twenty She hal run out ~ thu
stree o. avoid tine team She had hardly
time a. turn around b.fur, the bays shot
psst. vr' hrr quiekry,-, uote,l the ralmness nf
III man at the lines. .Uh," she cried. .'thr
Sandy "
Fhe SANDY WAS only small mountain
str-am that flowed into the Tuna. but tho
hriirr had is-'u torn up Tor repairs The
piunEH into that narrow ditch would b.
fatai il.vond doubt tnthr driver. and hc did
not s,-lu ia know about b.
To Spectators. fascinated could not iler
Then fHarts iUit htnl aud their eyes pro
les-frl o., thar looked Ter the ,.NrIu-ian Tn,
havs cleared the ditch. and the wagon diveti
into Be- The CuSt-rits.s could not believe
their ewes Tor fh.r,s on the ground stood M.
driver. uuhsrnioi ard away down the road.
with the wagon tongue humping on tn
Frrund h-fye.-u th"ra, the hs,ys yvsr.. run
ming az Tu'l -Is-,l toward Hartford
Every spectator shouted and ran 70 the
hrifgr l..,ua Jcr, - went with the crowd
and when ~h- saw Jockey Todd cO0lly
answering questions sh, fell In love with
him Noticing her. hr remembered that he
hnd s--n her iu 'hr post flee door. aud he
srnilei A. b. rsallci hcr frightened look
NESTING hl- gaze, shr biushcd. and his smile
culrkiy Gavr p.ars o. srowl Daring al
way - afr.-le 90 where she stood and
a-kei iu A harsh t1ur:
lid vuI 'hiuk 90 -eoa mau iu bits hluwcd
in ~vort iirc'tiou b, she riycrr'n'tn
'Nn. ,1ur hnp.n o. ssc him clear the
dii,h s-tsy as Boz. csmo % g."
d ask y'ur rari1u. Ny name is Todd
Hiram Tn,li"
AMI mime is l.eoul Jcr1is I live thcrc'
Tsniutiul o. % house uu the hiI above the
Tuna
FROM that imuu. sivc beginning the ac-
quaiutau,- of J"gkr, Tn.iI aud Lcoua Jer-
W. rlis-l.' into mutual aTertiau
some claws after fh.s Inckry Todd pulled
~ Zoe. hl, a~ h. was passing l,-oua', home
~ was rrf'Irg hrsIkta>t for her brother
GRIP
When Jorsry ToiJ was leaving Lcoua
thrrU her arms around his ucck aud said
'fiiyc BE- ar. Hiram, Z ANA So afraid all the
time
Il VIII lnona Twin never drink again"
Bot ihui was an ryas a. She chung 90
hir tighter. ami pleaded, -. Hiram, I
can't iri vou rn hank 10 H. The terrible
rlyoerinc will ~ur,'l. take your life some
day O. sou sccp on hanIliu' u. and I'm
urrriei in death al thc time. Why. I never
hear ~ explosion, 70 it'> only aucmpty can.
without iumpin Ny heart just stands still
while wonder If IFS rou ur-Or--n
And she s'ammrraJ iuto silence. hiding
her face un niS shoulder lie filcd out the
seuience Whispering loo her ear '-tlr Grip
Her farr pr's-ej hs shoulder iu assent
t'rlp WIS "a mn1u'is lter--one who tnrpe-
dord oil wells iu the night ~ the risk Of ar
rrst and imprisonment The torpedo com
Iulay Tor whirh Joclscy Todd worked had a
Tatcsii entitiiug them O. the exclusive right
% toFIs,ioing oil wells - that all persons
euragcd iu rlanicstin' opt rations with the
turpc,io al the wcn were In danger Of the |
Ian. sub persons wcrr called moon.
liChter-. Grip Jrrvis had long hceu sus-
Tue,';e-i by Tire torpedo company. and detect |
ives hal i--sn employed 20 watch him. but |
~ was cunning. aud had newer h,-an caught |
las,ua' al omission 20 Jnrkel Toid was the /
hrst ne lahle ryidcnce obiaipcd bv any one |
On the c'ufanys employ that Grip was |
arfuHiir a mooulichtcr
jockey T.sld Ios,-s-i her arms and icrkcd |
open the dspr. Lsuui's facc blaurhcd.
Your no. -'in' o. tell on Grip. are youi /
He c-rTi,s a pistol. and would kin you.~
4 aim coiu' O. do nothin' now IN shoot /
this well ami thiuS Things over on the way |
hsrk tn most ugrly give 70 uu"
-, Tn 60 rlad '' l.Huua exclaimed for /
Eetfui ct hrr hrithcr H the joy of having a |
had Firumi~e from her lover that he would |
uhandau his dangerous business.
nsur l--Cau-r I'm afraid Of reitin' /
kiloi Wteu a folders c't "a die he'll do /
q. no matter what his business is Neither /
M nor tirip'> coiu' o. cei hun tiu our time /
comes NJ. - tsrrsgse I'm regular and /
Grips q meonlichter that I'm bothered i
I'm miNci h'tworu iuty and love. say, |
Leoua- what ,iil you ''ll me for
I didnt quite irIi lHu. You ruesscd it, /
a-d fsoulduf lip
well Kiss me god hvc and wen fix |
things up ~rulchnw
shc vvatrls~i him a. sc up a small hill in
the r'ad. The shadnvy appearance 81 the
team and driver in the foc when they 1
raached ihf Sop of thC rise almost made her i
~ cat iu anguish With surrrstitious
ior'-,s',iiuE IN" return ID o. the house
4ockel roli Drove ogvIv. there was tur
mol in hrs uiini n. I,.~--sss-i q sense Of
honor. ami b. trs1hi,5 aim o. b. dt,reiving /
those WHOM h- ~crvei lie felt That II he /
withhuid trau the wt,tuy the evidence
MAJ "TRIP was moo. tighter be would be 4
fryaiinc them unfairly He Was very glad i
sracn D. r-arhei The I'll well that he had /
cone O. turflein. The .xcsiug task that be
was aanuf o. perform would for the time
divert his thouEhts iir <touprd the horses
q shoTf distance fr1n thc derrick. and
lumT-si lu tle sruund Then b. opened the
hoN o. sd are Eivoenre. There was none
therei TIE unN was upfV vet be- himself 1
Ind seen the cans p.arcd Their. at the fac
tory before be stared He shut the DID
vita q SIAN
1T was mean. duru mean. Of Grin Jcrvis
- sifsl NY SUI white was IN his house
cuuriin hrs sister
He f'ut his foot or q hub Of a wheel ard /
leaninE an elbow du bis knee. became
tllolE1ttuL Tie cuud not 20 back 20 the
laciory and declare that the box had not
~ So - y bed sigued ths rpceiVs