Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-03
A HORSE THIEF.
COPYRIGHTED BY THE AUTHOR.


ing white and faint to the corral gate;
80, come in the house and lie down.
III do something
mo. Tli be al right" answered Fer
ris. ''l'm not much hurt. l'heyre
about two hours behind me. | think
threw them out that much this morn
ing"
'yrwo hours" said Grace, looking al
the pony; then a thought flashed across
her.
rid of the horse In a way TO blind them,
and get bacl, in time TO hide or disguise
YOU some way safely. And l can tax
10 them and get them away. NOW go
and rest" and she jumped upon ltuAh
once more, caught his pOny's BRIDE.
which he tossed up to her. and hurried
away as fast as his tired hllle Denst
could go. "All the guns arc IN tle. ONCE
room" she called back, as Farris loot
was on the doorstep. Then dust ana uls-
lance swallowed her IN, 49,,
Farris went in to find food. when ne
ate like a furnished man; then the guns;
which lie inspected, loaded ana 'lald
handy. from time to time QUESTIONING
with haggard eye, the trail up when ne
had come. 49,. ,o.1
IL was a cruel. hard task Grace, ha9
sci herself. She argued with her pitliul
heart nil The way. and averted her eyes
from thn tired pony she was leading,
lest the sight of 1t should blunt her pur-
She rode with all speed possible TO the
Punt1 dc Aqua. four miles southcasl pl
the ranch. and row running papA lu L.
and furious. on a red rise Ohee th,r
she tried to force Earfis pony M" IL
,,.nter nione. she guessed desperately az
her CHANGES, took her life IN her manu-
and drove her own frightened ANA feluc'
fant horse in, with spur and quirt' uras-
cling the other after her 18th into
When she had gotten them potl ny nv
thn stream edge she held hush DacA hliu
spnt the other ahead win snllP itaan
Of her quirt, When ne Was oiter
Tho current She drew her small reN9lNSr
from her saddle pocket. aimed cuetuiiy
nj his head, and setting her tee'l ~ q
sort of agony over the cruelty Oh 'nu
deed, shot him. .,.,s-,,. waters
c,n.ght him. wi.irle1 lin roinl, al9 t nua,
ried him away, down sIeam' ii sL,o
fought her way out ana y VIZ VINES M =
culd DO She rolc home a ~, ,,, p
tpree MT hard pace. with lne eou'1 ~ 80
and tirelossness OF q mani PM IN iii,,Iol
Irrrf aching. and her eyes nilll ".le'. ~ y,
Win wonauly tears over me iale Oh IA"
moor, tired title pony; ,t,;,,, ayoiicd
N reasoning nor pullVsNpAiN'i-ff ~
co sonfhe her Stocked and siaeEsuE 80.
sibilitics. Ii was the act itseu ihat ~ ~
| her "a. the act. thu t seempo ne " "a :.
craps murder of the willing ere llui' MAJ
[ ma lelpel You through mus laI a.,
But She had short time 10 aver o. "
/ natter or ciieye herself over "; As ~.
| c',nr laundering down toward lne 7 tug J.;
S,nsc st a full run, and benulnE loN y,
I ~ ssldle. etc saw. above 5H-nl -,
! tb,t Ma from her the tran up NHllle -. ~,
ris hod come, and hid her lying hiui'
| frar, s,nv5ne travelling i. me OF nsn.
! laf indicated several riders appfS@ -i-iii- :
] nj mOdern;e pace. "a ,,..o,+ from
tri,ey ,rero about . mile distant ir t,
t,e b3nsp. on me west, she the same ~ "
s,,,cc .,,vav on the gnutheasi; Spulu ~
10 II IN timef She wonld-si.te mus
..f:oi help me- She gasped' LOU ~
rs,d Inc right Come ihlsn. a.
t.,y,tipe- vef closer over him.. nFaclnE neI,
sc IN The saddle, she dug me spur 1s,l
int, Russ side. at The same ulne pIlllS
10 down the qiTt, again ana AGAIN. "i''
/ ,hc ,vhoie strength OF her arm;
Srba horse. which was goai 91e' al wv,
,,-bose. abilifv 10 make smell'l uAS w..
i'ai rivcu Inn his name. ~ su.h sasa $500
nj nnaccusfomcd punishment spFait
sarvard IN main and frie1i; ana ~ W.,
,silo fhaf stnarated them tf9ni ule ilAu
~ 49, lie hung uran their heip ~ loaH
l..,,,.,isive Leans. Ike Wolluel gffl.
sie dronned The rein on ms leVh hil.
.1,,.,,,- derefif III him ns ne slopp'N v
~ Scer and he wheeled ana ran ~ 'n'
e-arrgl every limb stalking. - .,,s
'iss1rThsey're coming" she gasIed, As sl'