The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-15

canyon anu forgotten all ABOUT MS
wife. In that ease shall come across
his horse htched near here some
where"
He pccrcd about as he rode. and good
eyes like Toms can travel "A long dis
tance in the clear air Of California, but
no horse was in sight.
He rode both east and west long dis
tances. but came on no trace Of the
naturalist. II was growing interest
ing. lie has tumbled down one of
the steep sides here and spraincd his
ankle and his horse has galloped off,
Tom assumed al last "I'll make
prodigious noise to kind OF encourage
him"
Ii was no hardship whatever TO
young Parlin 10 make a prodigious
noise" lie was in such bounding
shouting came easy. He just stopped
short where he wss and made the
wellSin ring with college songs for
about ten minutes. A dead silence
followed.
$50 much for man setting his heart
on bugs" he growled. a. he rode on.
Bugs are good enough in their places
wish them well. but when IL comes to
a married man leaving his wife in
wilderness"
A sound had suddenly reached his
ear lie drew up and sat still on his
horses back. The sound was re-
peated after a moment. II came from
down i'm the canyon.
Tom rode to the edge. and. after
some steady gazing, fancied he could
make out the figure of a man prone
among some manzanita bushes, but
was by no means sure. There was no
horse To be seen anywhere. Hello"
he called. lin coming"
Divesting himself of gun and game
bag and fastening the horse 10 cot
tonwood. he began the descent OF the
mountain side. which at that point was
nearly perpendicular
who comes?" moaned weak voice,
a. Tom reached the manzanita thick
ct Evidently the man was not much
encouraged at sight of the swarthy
young musician The racket OF the
rollcking college songs had aroused
him from swoon. He looked bewil-
dered
Ills wife took me for tramp. and
he takes me for greaser." thought
Tom. but dotted his cap reassuringly
He knew that he was on the border OF
Mexico. and that probably his lately
acquired complexion suggested the
Mexican cut-throat.
Your wife sent me" he said Il see
you have met with an accident."
Mr. Hadley opened his eyes long
enough To give young Parlin strong
look i've broken my leg" he said
That's bad" said Tom II must get
you out Of this at once"
Can you-do you think l could be
dragged up?- asked the bug hunter.
II can carry YOU" respo nded Tom
speaking on impulse.
Mr.. Hadley smiled slightly. Its too
steep"
Yes. the prccipice is too steep
shall carry YOU around and strike the
grade" said Tom. lie meant the poin
where the road some rods distant lef
the plain 10 begin the spiral ascent Q
the mountain.
Too long" objected the man.
Tom answered lightly: But yo'
| know, sir. the longest way round is tn
nearest way home"
Mr.. Hadley. though white and groan
ing. glanced up with pickering smile
! He saw that his young rescuer lookc'
3 strong and willing and had the gen
: eral air Of college athlete and sal
, no more.
Mr.. Hadley was not very heavy ma
a and Tom lifted him both swiftly an
: gently. like trained nurse. There,
said he, hold me tight around tn
neck"
But Mr. Hadley had tainted again
4 He lay dead weight in his carrier
Q arms. .Well-courage." said Tom I
: himself. and started of.
! The grade when he reached it la
close to the edge OF the precipice wine
ing gradually around it, II he shout
grow dizzy or stagger he might lose hi
footing and roll with his burden TO I'll
depths of the canyon.
Are You tolerably easy? Could
hold YOU BETTER" he asked as he fe
his burden revive and stir.
The tone was as commonplace as
he made il a regular business to tote
mountaineers and rather enjoyed IL.
To himself he kept saying encouraI
ingly as the grade stretched out eve
further before him: ''Therell be a
end 10 this. an end 10 this
So there was. After an immen
while the table land was reached. u
dead weight was laid down on u
grass. and Tom flung himself down
side him To recover breath.
You're rather fine fellow. was .
Mr.. Had,ey could manage to say.
.. OF course Tom must go at once to
,e lievc the woman Of suspense and retu
a with the wagon. Well, then. whe
wns Billy. the horse which the man HI
~ ridden and left hitched to tree by I
Id road?
- Where. indeed. As Tom had 81
at pcctcd. he had broken loose and h
straycd away. Perhaps he had becoI
,d ..locoed" by eating the villainous 10
IS. weed which grows in this section a
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