Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-16

households. Everything was topsy tur-
w, 90 left m the hurry Of departure.
"Well, Rosie Is safe anyway" he con-
nded TO Dolly with o Sigh.
Their Hyine Shadows grew longer and
longer. and finally night dropped on tho
plsinh Before him loomed tho Chm
inssron- He could see eho misty vapor
rolling up like smoke.
III they're anywhere they'll be down
rhoro." no musod. They'll want TO lay
along the trail and catch some Of tho
settlers maxim for Dodge. Wonder II
hadnf better cross further DOWN.
n wss q good idea, and he turned
Dolly from the trail and directed his
course fuTther down the river.
The reins changed from right to left
~ he entered tho mist, and bis right fell
upou tho protrudtng butt OF revolver
IN h.a bella A t~fs cracked under the
hoTs.s foss spd gavo chc rider o start
Down iute ti,s waters Of tho Cimmarron
thcy splsshsd. Dolly pulled ss the rein.
NO. no. Dun; can't drink this time.'
he in,ainurcd
He climbed tho banA On tho opposite
sido snd rode oui On mo plain. breath
ing e~Sics.
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Dolly bolted forward and ARme Of
Night flashed In the darkness mp the
Hves
"fipyfpytpr II was the war cry 6
tho Arapalloc. The fght and flight was
on. With yell Of defiance he fred al
tie tsrk mass tearing after him. and
bending low over the saddle horn fpoke
encousssinsiy TO tho horse:
Dolly, " pom ever rnn, DO q now,
You're faster thun any Of them. Dolly, II
you'll oniy Try. Look oui for gopher hills,
that's . good horse. Whewi thAs ono
was ciosa Nov you're gettin down b
IL Dolly. Ven beot the red devih RI
On. Don. Remember. ws'vo got 6D
mail. and II must be saved Hepe's thc
trail. Now $50 how f<sS you opn run
Ouchl Oh, God, ria hit, and hn home
al thai tts all with you, Dolly; it's all
with you'
And he cjrrng 70 tfse saih1lo horn and
gave the n4ustanG free rein.
Horre sensei we hear it alluded b b
. }ocslsT way. DID Dolly realiso thA
In ber Geea feet Lay hes masters mly
salvstioni I think %. yoa may NOD
But she ran Like frightened antelope
hardly seeming TO touch tAe ground,
while Danny, WITH closed eyes end
clinched teeth, chung TO tho saddle horn
with tho desperation Of deAth.
"Hllt, who comes therer challenged
tho guard as horse and rider como
into tho fort
"The United ptstes mnG. oamo tbe
faint reply, and Dolly galloped up with
blood In her noetrils and blood on her
fanhs, quivering Like an aspen
Dan, are you hurt7" Queried the So
der, lifting him from tho saddA
''I'In hit dead, he replied with Q moan.
They carried him into the barrack room
and tho surgeon was summoned, bQt
there was no hope, he said. Il was q
wonder he bad lived as long as no had
Soon tho news spread 10 tho camp, and
tho rough soldiers ana fugitive settle1s
gathered as0~pd him. watching with
breathlees interest for tho end 10 cone
A girl came pushing her way through
the cs'owd--a scared faced girl, wiring
ing her hands IN agony. 6he bent down
and took the su{ferere hand.
Rosie saAd be, with pained sInile.
'Tin a gonFx, iguecs. Goodby, Rosie; yoo
can have Dca1y, and take good care x
he1, f,x she did al Sho could to save me.
Goodby, boys. YonderS the Nmmar-
ron That's good ho,se, Dolly
'Delirium,' said the surgeon.
'-Get out Of tho way Of tho United
States mail~
The end came. Another daring spirit
had passed along that unknown tran
that leads through tho dark, dreqry des-
ort Of dcath.-Charles Naurioe Crayton
in Chicago Inter Ocean.