The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-09-11
DOLLY.


H. A., ,sas nlr.ad, bpal,iuy When
~ Ia TO-. turned ia hom-. Hone the
N.tts &c hasn't b,.l 5cared hs
,LS,,.,,t. and iuyolnntalliy. a queer.
,a,dar 0leain p9sepd over the weather
hoo,ap face rs he Thought of his little
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"no,,yr ne said. oupning the cabin
aoor Tbere was no answer. "Dollyr'
.nd tben, again n little quicker. "Dolly"
Again mat pight the men were aroused
hv a ,,.v--an awful cry, wrung from a
strong man in pain; and when they hur-
ried forward 1t was to find the judge
vith the fashion of his flce all changed.
nointiug te the empty cabin, ON whose
aoor shone the eleam of toinahawk.
That and the confusion of the place told
;ts tale Mi too pIainlv-Dolly had been
carried oil by the Indians!
And not Il man among them but shud
dered, for Indian revenge is very hor-
rible thing as It's best, and the pititul
helplessaess Of little child would have
no weight with Blaoifoot warrior on
the warpath, especially if tine child's
people had defeated his own.
In the dazed silence jim stepped for
ward-jim, with hls shoulders well
squared and IA resolute look on his face.
He eyed the group rather scornfully.
''Going to stop here all day. he asked.
"Bein as this is just the right time to
give your horses a rcst I'm otf.' And
40 he was, he and Red Mustang together,
racing over tine plain, But not before
he had seized the judge'shand i'll fierce
grin, saving, with totally unexpected
catch in bis voice, "Jejge, if | can I'll
hrinr her h4cl." Not much, but it
meant a crest dea}.
Thoroughly ronaed. the rest followed
his exml,nlel-not one hung back. All
that tieei horses and brave hearts could
do would be done for the little one.
Insed to think Red Mustang the finest
ho-o. d, sha ,...r1l o7,1 mayer wondered
az inns nri,sa IN her A beautiful Great
- ,ha ,r,s i,,1ea1 md what was more
20 +I,a ,nr,oso swift and strong. She
nod heen nal nliarly vicious. and Jim had
-, 80. La,. u bi,nsa1f was nresent at
tI,o+ h,.o.l,;,, i, aud hov "a 7 was. | re-
r,a,nhnr 20 }l,is d,y ms feeling Of ad
rirotion rs Jim oniefjy mounted upon
Nov hocl,
CHS . hlasso1 vornv -ec,-7," said a
mon paar me in iovolr - delight.
.e,,,t b,, Joya he can rid,
Co ba cot,1d Ral Mustang exartal all
her ~ noyors-whicb were by no means
sl;obt in tba u-av If bncking. rearing,
shT,;no liclring and rlunpine. TO no pur.
nose With his feet wen in the sir.
r,,rs .p1 Am pr.in ON her sides. jim
s+rcl, ~, snaiint neither whip nor spur
and making fine lash c,.,l round her in q
: wav t,at 7 thop +ht then. and still think
vas brutal Rut when. all trembling
she bowed her beautiful head, and with
the dark fire of her eye owned him mas
+or ba a,ne AWAY tbe whip and never
nsed II again. That was lust jim.
Rnt after the first memorable tussle
when II had been SO elnpharically de
cided whose will was to be obeyed, mas
tar ,nd borsa came to very good under
standing Red Mustangs affection, in
daod had something nathetic in it, an,
tba fact that she showed the reverse t.
avery ona else certainly did not lesser
Inns for her.
Over the nrairie the little cavalcad
s+,rtaa Rcd Mustang. with that eas
swinging stride of hers, taking the lea
and keenine it. But Jim pulled her u
sh.rnIv as there came a trilmphant shou
e. hanipd ..Fare's fine trail"
Rid;ng mn lin looked at it with hi
,,oo,, ayoc ..Tbat,s M trai1w he sal
con+emntnonslv
, NJ ,ba ,,et of tha ma, having state
+ha+ Il was the trail and being at lea.
90 vail ,hla IA iudge as lin. did not r,
: aoivo his ramarl, in tbe nIeasantest spir1
.It oro +,o trail =" said DARYL Dash. i
,;at,I, conclusive wav as if that Sc
t,af y
..p,,+ i ora,,tr said lin soparely.
M Dary1 Dash was one Of the mo
J .u,,t,1 l,an5s in tha camn and beir
hanI,od hv P;g Rem. tbe rest natural
tooI, HI. siae
..r,,;e a;n,4 mo time for foolin'" the
..;, ,.o..,, s+o,.rl, ,.Hnre's trail MIA
So "a ,uo,ra ooir, +o follow # II,
"Trn not foolin" retorted Jim. with
,-;,1 af das,,orata aa,nostnass 9TH
+ro;rs too nIain for Ipiins TO have lei
unInss I M thev dona II a nurnose, I C;
ca Tho t,.o;l ri,ht enonab if Won let m
IT, ~ ~, bo,,."
Nv Moor I'm, Asaman sows SO shi
- ro,r wit had bn dome in all
nd na,1,,ass d;seoIntn life to he trust
~ nnw5 1a gas not trnsted. nav mo,
- ho ,r,o 1aft ROLF mad with anger a
), -. 80 Ed h;s tr,il alone