Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-23
CHAPTER U-tContInued,

tnelr emblem. In the fields and in the
streets rose the same hum of
human industry. Down the dusty high.
roads dcfiled long streams of heavily
mules, all heading to the West,
for the gold fever had broken out In
California, and the overland route Law
through the City of the Elect. There,
too, were droves of sheep and bullocks
coming in from the outlying pasture
lands, and trains Of tired immigrants.
men and horses equally weary Of their
interminable journey. Through all this
motley asSemblage, threading her way
with the skill Of au accomplished rider.
there gallOped Lucy Terrier, her
face flushed with the exercise and
her long chestnut hair floating out
behind her. She had a commission from
her father in the city, and was dashing
In as she had done many q time before.
with all the fearlessness OF youth,
thinking only of her task and how
1t was to be performed. The travel
stained adventures gaZed after her in
establishment, and even the International
Indians, journeying in with their pei
try, relaxed their accustomed stOiciSm
as they marvelled at the beauty Of the
pale-faced maiden.
She had reached the outskirts Of the
city when she found the roli blocked
by a great drove Of cattle, driven by
n half dozen wild looking herdsmen
from the plains. In her Impotence she
e~ndeavOred to pass this obstacle by
pushing her horse into what appeared
to be a gap. Scarcely had she got
fairly into ii, however, before the
| hanotG aIncnl in hahin1 hnr and SEa
found herself completely imb@,lded in
the moving stream of tierce-eyed, long
horned bullOcks. Accustomed as she
was to deal with cattle, she was not
alarmed at her situation, but took adj
vantage of every opportunity Ia urge
her horse on In the hope Of pushing
her way through the Cavalcade. Tn
fortunately the horns of one of the
creatures, either by accident or design,
came in violent contact with the tiank
OF the mustang and excited ii TO mad
ness. In an instant ii reared up upon
it's hind legs, with n snort Of rage.
and pranccd and tossed in Il WY that
would have unSeated any but "A most
skilful rider. Every plunge of the ex-
cited horse brought it against the
horns again and gOaded it to fresh
madness. 1t was all the girl could do
to keep herself in the saddle. yet Il slip
would mean a terrible death under the
hoofs of the unwieldy and terrified ami
mails. UnaccustOmed to sudden emer-
g%encieS, her head began to swim. n
her grip upon the bride 10 relax.
Clicked by the rising cloud OF dust AMI
by the steam from the struggling crea-
tlrps. she might have abandoned her
efforts in despair, but for a kindly voice
at her elbow which assured her or as
~sistance. At the same moment a SIN
ewy brown hand caught the frightened
horse by the curb, and forcing Il way
conditions in Hong Kong, according 10
the outskirts.
You're not hurt, | hope, miss: san
her preservPr, respectfully.
She looked up at his dark, fierce face,
and laughted saucily. I'm awful fright
ened," she said, naively; whoever
would have thought that Poncho
have been so scared by a lot OF COWS!
Thank God you kept your seat tne
other said. earnestly. He was Il tali.
s~ayage-looking young fellow, MOUNTED
on a powerful roam horse, ana clad Ill
the rough dress Of a hunter, with a long
rifle slung over his shoulders. i guess
Won are the daughter of joan Terrier
he remarked. II saw you ride down
from his house. When you see him.. ask
him if he remembers the Jefferson
Homes Of st. Louis. If he's the same
Ferrier. my father and he were pretty
thick"
"Hadn't you better come and ask
vourself?" she asked, demurely.
THE Young fellow seemed pleased AT
the SUGGESTION. and his dark eyes spark
led with pleasure. IN do SO, ne salu'
"we'ye been in the mountains for TWO
months. and are not over and above III
visiting condition. He must take Us
as he finds us
"Ue has a good deal 70 thank you for'
and so have l." she answered. n :
awful fond of me. If those cows had
iumned on me he'd never got over
it," hos oom.
panion. :. would
You. We'll, I don't see that II Wouiu
uoka much matter TO you, anyhow
Won amt even a friend OF ours.
Tbe young hunters face grew 50
uamy over this remark that Lucy
Ferrier laughed aloud.
.rhoro T didn't mean that" she said;
"of course. you are a friend now. lou
mnst come and see us. Now l must
nnsb along or father won Irus, nnc
With his business any more. 0 D..
""Good.by." he answered, raising nls
: ,rooS sombrero and bending over the
little hand. She wheeled he. EiMns
ro,nd' gave it a cut with her riuil ~
Win, and darted away down IL.
r. broad road in a rolling cloud Oh u m;,S
a Younr Jefferson Hope rode on VII
,ts comnanions, gloomy n tacl'uIn'
10 and they had been among .he We
nado Mountains prospecting Tor s!svn,
= snd we're returning to Salt Lake Clty
anu t,n nome of raising capital enonS,
70 work some lodes when uney ne
discovered ~ He had been as Keen ~ N
onv Of them upon the business h,S
This sudden incident had drawn rhe
. ~, into another channel in y
! !, siaht Of the fair young girl as lranS
end wholesome as the Sierra D,emod
Nh stirred his volcanic uht" LIZ
: haort 70 it's very depths. Wneh usa,
had vanished from his sight, nIs ,iSe
) i n that a crisis had come III ms ,ians
and that neither silver specu nar he
nnr ony other questions could ever ,ax
nor any ,mnortance to him as this new
and aitabsorping one: Inc rove No, ,he
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