Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

ground beside his pony, which was grazing
AS the figure remained motionless, he rode
nearer to see what was the matter and
recognized in the crouched form, with it's
head on its knees. Lefty.
He called to him by name. Lefty raised
his face. wiping his mouth furtively.
II git a little dizzy. sometimes he said
appealingly, when ride right hard; ain't
hurt. Mr.. Sargent; 1 amt SICK
Good God, boy, said Clark. looking at
the blood-spatters on the brown plains
grass. and on the shirt front which the
other was trying vaInly to cover with that
trembling left hand. you've had a hemor-
image! Go right up to the house soon as
you can
Lefty staggered to his feet and stood
clingins to his saddle-horn. in a pitiful eff
fort to pull himself together, and look all
right.
mir. Sargent" he said. beseechingly,
this amt nothin': it don't interfere with
my work none; an you don't know how bad
1 hate to be knockin' about from one place
to another"
why. Lefty" said Clark Mortified, you
don't think 1 wanted to discharge you,
Mere. let me help you up on the horse, and
Ill lead him in
Clark had a medicine chest, a fair practf-
cal knowledge of the effect of drugs, and
considerable tact in their use. Lefty, of
course. was burning OUTPUT slowly in this
hs8n. dry air. so unfavorable to the develop
ment or his disease; and Clark doctOred
him faithfully, with tonics and palliatiyes
He was not sent out on the range again
work was found for him about the house
ana ne soon came to be cook and general
domestic manager. He developed into a
skillful housekeeper and his cooking saved
much or the customary wear and tear of
the boys moral natures. Indeed, fetch
Phillips declared that 1t was a more Do
tent means OF grace than the exhortations
or the cowboy evangelist over at Lone Jack.
But 1t was to Sargents especial comfort
ana welfare that his loving services were
watchfully devoted.
The pegs and gun racks in the otfica room,
at the Rita Blanca are all cleaning buffalo
horns, picked up on the plain by Lefty
with the weather worn bark of years OF
exposure on them, and patiently scraped
down and polished till they look like little
mar crescents of jet. He searched out
poiished and put up, too. the great spread
ing cattle horns over the office doors and
WINDOWS Clark likes to hunt and the
heads and skins OF deer. antelope coyotes
and big '-loafer'' wolves that he has shot
stuffed and mounted. or stretched and tan.
he1 Dy LeItys skillful hands, adorn the
Clark's pony. his saddle. spurs and all his
equipments and accouterments were ken
In the shining and speckless condition of q
crack cavalryman's; and his clothing wa.
searched for rents and missing buttons witt
duties H~'
Lifted out OF vagabondage into a com
Portable home and freed from the hauntins
dread Of losing 1t; simply pleased like {
child, at being valued factor in the com
fort Of that home. Lefty. whose springtim,
had been nipped and chilled by adversely
northers, came into late blossom. His fac
filed out and bloomed till 1t looked like {
young boys.
IN this fostering atmosphere he put fortl
numberiess entertaining little accomplish
ments: he discovered unsupported grace
and developed the cheerful optimism of tn
consumptive. His cough was always bet
ter, and he was mildly impatient of an,
inquiry as to his health. assuming the atti
n CT, Fr11
he out on the range earning his way, Blu
who accepted these lighter duties becaus
they were Of a sort unpopular with tn
others
Notwithstanding this. he took faithful
the medicines Clark gave him. as he woul
have taken, done or endured anything