The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-02
4 RIDE TO HAPPINESS
=, carr. JACK cRAwronD-

.xritlng ceremony ever l'tii'fihe"a
$50. whole wide world. Cassie, dear. ,
,.,a the house and prrparc our \
- and while you do 80 wiz tell .
..,t.,in ~ our wild race for happi- 4
rc-s ,,s...
,.5 leaving behind her tho AL m0ni-
IA, ia, her husband must closely fol- +
~. ~. lines al fact. ana not sing her
,r.,...s ia eloquent words n he some
ti,nc, did
~. were sitting on the veranda Of
49,. Great Rocky lend ranch. on the
r.... river. in New Mexico i had
reached there the previous evening,
,,..~irl with = long ride on the trail OF
s.,n.. renegade MeScalero Apachss- and
hal determined To- rest day before
setting out for my post az Fort Craig
1baanften heard Of the queer marriage
~ pck Arnold. then but common
s.,. l,lv. TO the pretty daughter OF OLD
E.n ~ayle~. the wealthie~t cattle king
h the valley. and now that ! WAS the
ra.-~t Of the hero and heroine Of that
,.lI ride. was cage. "a hear the story
from his own lips
III first struck Saylcs' ranch four
Years aro this spring" Arnold i'egan-
II Had slrifted up from the range Gown
On the Brazos in Texas. seeking
country more TO my liking. ana after
worssing on various ranches along the
ira, icame 70 this valley. and II suited
me-. The spring roundup was coming
On. and old man >ayies was short OF
RI ..rs. and soon broke a mount OF
the horses and went To work. reckon
had worked there about three weeks
te | saw his daughter. Cassie.
never had occasion TO go 10 the big
house. and she never happened TO visit
III, COW boys quarters when was pres
en.. hut Id heard Of her very often.
for every man in the valley was an love
With her. ard the praiscsof her beauty
ami western accomplishments we're
almost becoming tiresone To Inc.
had come from land noted for is
pretty women. and often told my fell
III, riders that ii they could see few
Texas ranch girls they would. no doubt
THINK Miss Cassie very ordinary crca-
tu-e.
.-lne morning while we were sadd.ing
~ Tor the DAYS worS the old man cane
Out 10 the corral. and with him came
HI daughter. / tell you. Jack. that
when She Familiarity spoke 10 some Of
the boys near me. and then with q
sunay smile turned L.r bright eyes on
M and politely bowed. | almost
thought the broncho l was saddsin 2
hal turned on me and kicked me right
over the heart Her beauty was q rev.
el1iion 10 me. and from that moment
W. numbered with the devotees who
were worshiping at tine shrine cf her
lcveiiress- You have seen her. captain
al. know that do not in the least
crowd the limit in SO strongly referring
u he impression her beauty made on
me- The dignity Of vlfchocd adds q
rather than cctracts from her girlish
grace and iovclinrsS
BOYS the old man said CASSIE has
tax q notion that she'll ride On the
roundup to-day The little gals been
cp~raied a long time IN the hous'
t-nrlpn' her mother. an q whl-l ovcr
the ranre'll DO her good One o you
ae.ch NJ hoss fur her.
u bad often heard and read OF love
az iirst sight. but never believed such !
thsn- possible until that morning. NJ,
whole soai ae-mei 10 20 out 10 tina
beautiful girl. and deep in mr. heart
felt pressntiInr Mt that orr meeting II
that rough corral Was the first link II
what would one day he a golden chair
81 luvc. You can picture nv Joy whei
TIE old man saia-
Arnold has been put onto tn
srnoDthest strip o country to-day Gas
SIC. an | reckon you'd better ride Will
him, Take good care o her. Dick, al
don't ride too hard. fur the litsle gal
had more hDusework than outdoor ful
lately, an amt ioughtenel up like 81
used To be-
~ stepped forward 20 ASSIST The CIR
a. mount. assuring the OLD man tina
shs should he carefully locke. after
Al. took hold Of her dainty little foo
a. place il in the stirrup thrill wen
through me and stronger and Stronge
grew the prcsentiment that had form
mi affinity. and that cestiny woul
link our future lives together.
There was some confusion in ridin
through the gate Of the corral. in whic
Uurly rider namea lack Barsiow.
man 10 whom had taken great di'
like on account Of his bullying way
and profane language. rode close TO n
and said:
You're pilin' on a heap @ agon
fur new iuan on the range Look on
That you don't get trimmed down. d
you.
Before could reply he hit his hors
with the spurs and was dashing ava
IN he direction assigned him by 1t
foreman. felt that the speech ":
prompted by mad jealousy. and | r
solved tina. after becoming acquaints
with the young Girl would warn h'
a-ains, him. for knew lie was an y
rrinciDicd scodnurcL
Together we rode down the beau
fui valley. Cassie and /. and ere we hs
gone a mile we we're chatting a. soci
bly, and merrily as il we had know
eacn other for years found her
charming convcrsationalist. and. rs
hal passed through college and b'
seen great deal of the World befo