The morning times., 1896-11-01

ing but debts to pay. i owe little more
Than 81 900 and have a little more than
mar The sum. | don't know what we
shall do, my lad; it looks as il We would
DC obllged TO sacrifice everything We own
ana hunt new quarters. But don't you lei
Your mother hear IA thing I've said, she
is i'll enough already"
In the morning., still puzzling his brain,
he suddenly conceived Il dangerous plan.
''lts aWrully risky he mused aloud
'but nothing else " i'll do. He is no ac-
count to anybody in the hills, and it's
worth the while to take the chance
When his father was gone he took his
ritle ana Stout larlat, or rope made of
IA" hide, braided round. and drove to the
Como hills. II was well he started early
for he found no sign of the rowing band
Tor many an hour. At length. as he came
10 the top OF ridge, he heard a distant
neigh. Afar on a hill to the left the horses
Stood the big black king on guard as usual.
Feering above the brush the Young fellow
nearly shouted for joy, for there, within
The throw of stone, the band of wild
horses luomed. The king stood forth above
the rest, like Il statue cut in ebony. his
head erect, and not a muscle moving
oh, I've, got to shoot as l never shot be-
forer' breathed the boy, and he carefully
| adjusted the sights on his rifle I'm crease
hlm Ur XIII him, but oh, ia hate to see
him die.''
He meant to shoot that matchless horse
to crease his neck behind his ears, So
] deep as to stun him and bring him down.
! and yet so lightly as to avoid fatal injury
| An incn too deep would kill the stccd an
! in-n anove nj he would flee the hills for
I ever.
/ Failing himself together with a might y
effort, Allan slowly raised his head, resting
the gIu on his hand and his elbow on his
knee. Long he looked across the cleaning
barrel. The horse was as still as stone
I Down came the rifle, and the youth was
breathing painfully, Again he tried, again
he failed to fire. I've lost my nip lie
| muttered. NO. I'll do it or die,"
Crack" went the rifle. and the detona-
tiOn rolled through til. hills. Like Il horse
of bronze overthrown, the leader fell.
Down the hill his panic-stricken Comrades
flew
"Oh, I've killed him. walled the boy,
as he hurried TO the PROSTATE animal.
/ But a glance was enough TO prove that
the bullet was true. II had scorched the
nth anu i'l' iNN n, pJt VIC W sts
| quite unllurt. He was family attempting
b.. to rise. In a moment Allan had loosed his
rope and thrown a moose about the leaders
neck, He wrapped the other end about
| a dwarfed and twisted tree, which was
one of few there growing, just in tim e.
Recovering suddenly, the horse shot to his
feet and made dash: the rope was strained;
| the tree was bent, but the choking moose
! fetched up the horse with a turn that was
equally painful and surprising. The ami
Inalwas unconvinced, however, and strained
with his mighty legs and neck at every
toucE that Allan gave the rope
At the end of a week the boy. had won
the love and confidence of the glorious
fellow and taught him the feeling and use
Of a bit in the mouth, as well as of a
saddle on the back. This had not been
possible had the horse not possessed very
superior Intelligence.
Tie boy who said goodbye to the horse
he loved, and took the money Mr.. Tuttle
had promised. heard the neigh of the beauti
full black as the latter sd W him start ava V
and felt sob in his throat. But the light
thatcame in his father eye when square
he stood with the world again, brought
such IA joy in Allan's heart that even the
! horse was forgotten.