The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

humbly petitioned to be allowed to 80
along but she refused with the uffnost
asperity and we went alone.
- Just despise 'em all, sometimes
aid she, as We cantercd westward. II
like y play 'em awhile, just for fun,
put when they get so they hang around
all the time there's no more fun in 'ern.
Now, amt this heap nicer. lust us
girls, than TO have q lot Of fool fellows
taggin' along In the way?"
assured her it was and we rode
ahead, whistlihg and singing by turns,
Tor very lightness Of heart.
She began whistling ai dir and [
struck IN with the alto. She stopped
dissatisfied with my performance. ssNo,
you lead, I'll trail, Z and when took
the air she made of 1t mere frame,
upon which she hung and
draped the most beautiful and
fancfful minor accompaniment
then turned to me and saidi
Pretty. amt ii? wouldn't have 4
fellow that couldn't whistle nice and
ride anything that goes-would you?'.
She had rich, pathetic contralto,
with note Of hoarse tenderness in IL
that went right toayour heart, and so
flexible that she could follow freely
any air sang with her own irregular,
sobbing alto.
After we had ridden ten or twelve
miles, across divides and through draws
and hollows that all looked alike to my
eyes, she turned abruptly to me, on the
heels Of closing minor cadence.
checked her pony, pushed back her hat
and exclaimed: "By George, I'm lost. Y
Here was bad state of affairs.
was utterly helpless, and she had only
been over to the place on the Escondido
arroyo once before, she admitted.
But 1t was only three o'clock by nv
watch; our ponies were good ones and
we were not more than two or three
hours from the ranch; so we kept NOV
| ing ahead, she scanning the surround
ing country anxiously from the top of
every divide.
Suddenly, as we were lopinp across a
level, she laughed out loud and pointed
| in front of us. A.
..Why, here's the arroyo: we've come
to It further north. than / was before.
All we've got to do is to follow down !,
We followed down oot orr saddle
pockets full of resurrection plants. and
then started homeward
eve can cross Turlrev Roost and 90
down Lost Mule and tn only he e;oh-
teen miles, said Tennie. sTt's n sort of
blind trail. Int I can find r. and we
want r. Get mighty near home before
DARK
r. was AGO. there remained bnt an
bour r ;ul,tss-.an,a- ,,o,,;as
had already come some twenty-fou
or tyver,tv-five miles ne a brisk gait
sincs !, con
I We went ahead nj an easv lone.
checlxino mn every mile or 80 ~ vail Tor
| a breath;ng snace Astba .ur declined
I saw Teenie 1oolx anxiops Finally
sbe said. ssNe erossed Turkey Roost ii,
right and was s,,re We str,,cL into
Lost Mule on this side. but I declare IL
don't look like n now !,
We rode up ON the divide beside which
we had been travelling and looked
around. .Good landr,,s said Teenie az
don't see n thing know. We're lost
sure enough this time-and NIGHT com
inc. we'll freeze. 81
While we looked and hesitated the
dav yisibly withdrew and night dropped
down upon us like a presence. All
landmarks bv which to steer our course
were obliterated. hut we pushed ahead
with feverish haste.
On and ON we sped through the dark
ness. while over us wheeled the constel-
lations.
Presently Teenie pulled up and said:
ats no use: we're like rs not going
awav from home instead Of toward Il. >
we cot down. staked the ponies.
| wranned ourselves as hest we could
and IN down 70 face the situation.
Have Won never been alone IN tha