San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-12

| Yes. and four or five mOpe besides
! There's my fellows, and Chickasav
Johns. and Mich Turmey's, and tn,
Widow Lincumfeldt-s"-
"Oh. they will have to take Their
chances. Suppose you were here Il
watch for all. but that is rather too
large IA contract for me: But if you your
self will refrain from giving us further
trouble and will do as | say perhaps
can manage TO save your claim for you
when the lands are opened. But-there's
no help for it--you must now go with
us"
Go with you Clearly she did not
relish the idea.
Sitting there she toyed with her rifle,
light 81, with her name Enthusiastically
carved upon the stock. The muzzie. as
if by accident. was pointed toward him
as it lay upon her knees.
Suppose go with you, then. how am
to know you will keep your promise?'
You must be content with my simple
assurance. Arizony. The word of gen
tleman. you know" and he nodded ami
cably, sending thin stream of smoke
through each nOstril as he spoke.
And what might be your gentleman
ly name?' asked she rather ironically.
Lieutenant Philip Stirling, at your
service" and opening wide his mouth he
expelled a great cloud, then nodded once
more.
But at sound of the name Arizony
leaped to her feet, while the rife fell clat-
tering to the ground. Then she grasped
the soldiers hand and gazed at him eager
ly as if to read in his eyes the complex
ion Of his very soul.
Are you the officer who took woman
and two men from some thieving Kio-
was down here ON the Cimmaron trail
about three months ago:'
Il believe So But what of it? They
were not bucks upon the warpath, but
merely some half drunken devils who
had slipped away from the reservation
Il don't care. That woman was my
own mother. and she said they'd have
been badly used but for you. You had
only four men. and there were II Indians.
My mother was sick, too, and she said
you were very kind and gave her horse
to ride. tell you, leftenant, you're all
solid with ArizOny now. She never goes
back on them as is good to her own
mother. Stead of an inimy feel now
like was meeting with an old friend"
We'll, then. you'll go with us now
said he. beginning to feel rather bored
as the girl Trung his hand in a way the
admiral's daughter might hardly have
approved.
Bet your boots | will" she returned
gayly. Whenever your ready, sing ont.
You'rra white man, you are! When shall
we start
Il Thought you would come round, 81
| told my orderly to gather up the men
and 90 back to the fort. | knew you
wouldn't want acrowd of soldiers staring
after You. Well leave your things-they
won't run off, and l guess we might as
we'll go now. Have you horse"
We'll. if You amt daisy, and 10
minutes back could have hated you! A
horse? Yes-I've got Browser. Well
saddle up; then am with you, my boy
This volatile young Amazon then
whirled herself off among the cotton
woods, leaving her winchester where it
had fallen. Stirling sat lazily smoking.
Presently from the leafy depths he heard
Arizony trilling lifting, rollicking
snatch of border song. A few words
foated back to her ears:
He jerked his weapon out and swore
He'd run that same fandangO.
Three men I've knitted; shot three more;
just stand one side and hear me roar,
I'm boss of this whole shebang-oh
Sing trrilal, irrilal, irrilal, lu-u-ur-
Stirling shrugged his shoulders as he
threw away the stump of his cigarette.