The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-12

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FEARFUL, her hair unbound save for the
gaudy kercnief But the little girl
looked bright and plump. Her hair was
brown, her eyes blue ller white dress
neat and clean, her little tanned shoes
natty. Even DoWtie could see at
glance that the two had no blood rela-
tionship. He had not time. however. to
gather his thoughts eonnActedly. The
child ran up to him and stood in front;
looking on him with undisguised ad-
mirati0n. The woman followed the baby
and stared at DaWtie too and while
she gazed she kept meaning in great
anguish, and looked about her across
The plain every moment. OF a sudden
she rushed at the boy and seized him
by the shoulders, and looked into his
eyes long and deeply. AS if satisfied
lat last she pushed him closely TO his
pony, and picked up the laughing baby
Goa. queeck!'' she said. You good
a boy, yes? Goa Queeck, lettle girl,
tcol''
Dawtie stared in bewiIdernent, when
the woman quickly and firmly gripped
him and lifted him to the saddle That
twas sufficient upseting to the dignity
| Of a knight. but the woman was not
satisfied with it alone. She took the
girl and placed her. straddIe-wise, be-
| hind Dawtie, placing the .baby's arms
about the boys waist. Then Dawtie
| found speech.
"SayI" he cried. with amazed and
( rather frightened eyes, and quite for
getful of his part. What are YOU
| doing?"
But the dark woman only cried out
! excitedIy:
Goa queeck-zey come! Bad-a men!
Take-a leetle' girl home your madre.''
OF" cried the baby, holding on tight
| to the knight Grant ''Tottie go for a
ride back to dada! Go on, nice boy, go
on! Goodbye. Nitau'
! She kicked her little heels at Pops
fat sides; the woman prodded him be-
| hind, and before Dawtie realized just
! what was happening, the pony was gall
! Looping over the plain with its extra
( load, and the frightened looking woman
! had disappeared in the wagon.
| For 8 long while Dawtie, to his utter
anazement of mind, rode away obedi-
emily, at a canter, too perplexed to even
try to explain what had all happened
with such alarming suddenness. He
blinked his eyes in the sun to make
sure he was not dreaming. but the pres
sure Of the child's chubby hands on lis
wrist and her chirruping voice close to
his ear dispelled any such illusion. Tot
tie was breathless with delight at tie
comfortable motion Of the fat pony, and
laughed aloud and continuously. When
they had proceeded some way. Dawtie
refined in. His wits were coming back
| 80 him, and he began to think that this
was indeed an adventure, fit even for
genuine knight, whose helmet was not
Of tin. and whose saber was not too
heavy for him to strike with. He halted
at last and peered round at MS COM
paRion, inspite OF her energetic pro-
| test.
DO on; nice boy, do on!',
Dawtie felt that King Arthur in such
! a case would have dismounted, made a
gracious speech FIVE minutes long. as
sured the damosel of his protection
against all ODDS and then. perhaps,
have gently requested to be informed of
| her troubles. But Davies curiosity
prohibited any tedious, if courteous, de-
lay. he twisted round in the saddle
and blurred out:
say, what's the matter with that old
woman? What's she wanting you to
come with me for?''
The chubby maid looked at him with
pouting lips
BAD boy. take Tottie to dada" said
she.
Then i occurred to Dawtle. that.
! much worse than net knowing where
dada was, ne did not kalaw where he
was himself. The big. rolling plain was
all about him, to either side. in FRONT
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There VAS absolutely nothing to tell
him where lay the post. where lay the
| read, to north or south or east or west.
Only MS leGlgt91ening shadow warned
him that the afternoon was drawing
swiftly awa1T, Pops feet were fidget-
ing, and his head tossing: THE pony,
doubtless, knew his way. While Daw-
tie was still turned in the saddle. star
ing per9leXedly into the baby's eyes,
that impatient young person dug both
/ her heels viciously into Pops sides. Pop
| only wanted an excuse to move on. aud
| he accepted the kick as sufficient With
q toss Of the head he jerhed the reins
from the boys hand, threw his heels in
the ctr and bolted. Dawtie tunnbIed off.
WITH gathering saber, and on top of
him, always clutehing at his waist.
| came the little girl, sprawling and
hoWling- They sat up and looked at
each ether. Dawtie very much ashamed