The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14

heritage or stanfed sage. Ahead OF him
tho tortuoas. twisting. dusty trail cenfed
with scores OF hoof prints. the tracks OF
Grafton's troop on SIS way 10 the rssrte.
by this time Randy was burning With
thirst bur fhe water In his cantsen Was
warm and nasEzeating He raised the felt
covered task 10 his lips from time 30 time
and rfnsed his mouth AMI yneistsned his
parching throat. hut that did rot aliay thu
craving. lie hsf sflll thirty miles 10 so
before ne could reach JoSs's ard exchange
brown Dick for n hronchc, ard have Or.
Gonii renew the dressing Of his wound Il
arm He knew that Florence had faiied
20 appear there but he knew her pluck
and Spirit ana believed he knew the rea-
san--fhas there might be so3o1rrers thsrs
either from thu Cstamourt or from the
post who would seek 20 turn her hack or
held her there: and he knew that In her
overwroaghs haif-naadered state she
was starving for her mothers pesting ard
her fathers arms He knew her 80 well
thar airy attempt 20 dtssHa8e her now
would result be felt assured eniy In fran
TIC oatha~st and more determined effort 20
push ahead.
Then he had another and even better
reason for thinking he could quickly rna
Mswnon's tran. although Il rfight he
miles 20 the north % 1oes's ON their
amount they were having = glorious run
with th4 hounds ore ievely November
morning ard the fack rabbits led them
Tar out 70 The unrts 81 the roa9 arrcag
the huktes anl nauls~fS that clustered
about the course % little ssresna, barely
a yara wide snyw here. thai rtnaisd out
from auscnx TIRE fcothiils only 60 D. tcSt
IN the xansss 81 the desert 20 the east.
One Vigorous cid rabbit. close followed ~
the hounds. had ENTHUSIASTICALLY and dart
ssf up this narrow valley. snd Fioy AMI
Mlxnoss. ali excitement. darfezf after htFss.
while Randy. wuiaifnS Brown DICK behind.
watched WITH ferG. proud eysz AIS yonng
wts~'- xracef,sl. fearless riding. Par Up
taxarss the head % tire brock lack bad
been tossed ia air By the pointed rslzxie
OF ni- closest pursuer and thea Tscszncsss
Epsn ay the painting hounds, ard Randy
f0und that they were IN little snEhs-
sheatsr asnong TIRE bastss-sos.rd TIE little
xrrfnx n watch TIRE ssrearsfeE had tfs
birth. and there TINY assza0antsa AMI an.
saSassa and ieg ere horses rngs; and Ehere
they took tnssr luncheon. and had q hap
nv. hoxfng hear All alar~ WITH the horses
anH housssss n this little world 81 theIr
c~n. and F7ov had named the spoS--N
fond. foolish little ssersee. PERHAPS. and
vowed a was 10 cs her refuge az and ~.
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foss~lv xssssst~r enc et These days. ~Asn
ven Trow wary Ok gze. str. she bad
fauxAsaxsg said And Bow. IS he fassd
sps.r~ 70 Issek,s hsAxiax st.~E. RsEsiy
wondered. sonasrs& wscsher e might act
be ssat xhe ha4 made taAt ss&e e@sc1T
ARGUED Jossss puFposely 70 ana AID re-
~tsst tAsx rugnansAc httie rSssS and there
peas oux Der grief 90 she s-assssssae q thS
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