Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-29
A GIRLS ADVENTURE.

Kate Tynedale refined her horse to the
roadside under spreading clump of
trees and wiped the perspiration from
her heated brow.
1t was warm day, even for the month
of June. Vague thoughts of sunstroke
and dread of thunder storm, which had
been coursing through the child's mind
for the last hour or two. were now almost
dispelled by the cool, grateful shade of
hemlocks.
Naomi, Kate's sleek bay, appeared
equally thankful for rest and gave ex-
preston to her feelings by a low whinny
Of satisfaction.
The little girl dismounted and pro-
ceeded to brush the flies from her dumb
companions glossy coat.
Twenty miles from homer murmured
she, whereat Naomi turned her head and
gave the speaker an intelligent look out
other great brown eyes. quite as though
she understood the significance of the
words and had caught the half smoth-
cred sigh which accompanied them.
1t was, indeed. long way for child
Of twelve to have come alone, and upon
such an important mission, but Kate was
plucky girl and not in the least home
sick nor at all afraid of anything but
certain tiny black cloudlet in the west,
a cloud no bigger than mans hand"
1t was the prophesy of a storm, and a
thunder shower meant unutterable things
to Katie Tynedale.
She wouldn't have started out today,
but her father was sick and, Mr.. Stein
felt's note being due, the old gentleman
wanted his money. Securely buttoned
inside the little gray basque were the
$500 which was to cancel her fathers in
debtedness
"Quite fortunel' thought she, feel
ing very womanly over the trust re-
posed in her.
There had been a commotion in the
Tynedale household the previous even
ing when Kate had announced her will
iingness to go over to Rydal with the
money.
Mrs Tynedale had promptly declared
that such thing wasn't to be thought
of for moment; but her husband had
laughed, in good natured way, and as
serted that it was capital idea, and he
would sooner trust his boy than any
man in the neighborhood.
He often called Kate "his boy" partly
because of the assistance she rendered
him about the farm work, but chiefly in
consequence of her skillful management
of a horse.
In the end Mr.. Tynedale and Kate had
O. oh %
noontide but ten miles from her des-
tination. She had only been over this
road once before, and that was some
years back; but she remembered every
crook and turn of the entire distance
perfectly.
Directly ahead of the place where she
had halted lay long stretch Of un-
broken, uninhabited woodland A timid
person would doubtless have been af-
frighted at the prospect, but our young
friend hadn't thought Of fear.
Her courage was soon to be put to
test.
After brief pause she left Naomi
and climbed to the summit of gently
rising knoll beside the way to get bet
ter view of the western sky.
Behold the threatening cloud had en-
tirely disappeared, drifted away down
behind the blue hills.
Kate drew deep breath Of relief, and
ran back to the foot Of the hill
'sYou shall have a nice, long rest, Ma
omit" exclaimed she, patting the arched
neck of her favorite
Threading the ravine below flowed a
shallow stream, the sparkle Of whose
sunlit waters came up through darkly
interlacing branches Of evergreen like
CLEANS of silver. Thither Katie led her
steed.
After quenching her thirst at the brool
the mare turned her about and began
cropping the tender green vegetation
which fringed its banks, while her mis-
tress sat down upon mossy bank tx
partake of the lunch which careful
Mother Tynedale had prepared for her.
Fully an hour they had remained
there, the little girl stretched at full
length upon ber soft couch of moss, hal
asleep, Naomi grazing near at hand.
Suddenly Kate sat up, very wid'
awake. Her quick ear had caught thu
sound of horses hoofs.
Yonder, up in the highway, two mel
were approaching. Both travellers wer
provided with horses, though but on
was mounted The other picked his wa,
carefully along, evidently searching TO
something. What that something wa
interested the child greatly. She felt o
the precious envelope in her bosom an
wished heartily that it were safe in MI
Steinfelt's keeping
Slowly the men neared the group Q
trees under which she had first halted
following her very track. she could hav
ayerred.
They stopped directly, and the ride
dismounted. Then began doubly shar
investigation OF the ground.
Our brave lass felt that it was hig
time for action. Catching Naomi by th
bride she led the unresisting anims
down into the stream, resolved that n
traces Of their fight should remain
Then she sprang into the saddle, an
touching her lightly with the viii
guided the beast silently as possible u
the creek.
A few hundred yards above she heade
her for low bank on the side nearest
the highway. A moment later she ma
che horse safe behind friendly scree