, 1897-11-17
REPOSTEROUS.

"Whcrc's Ncdward?" some one asked
the foreman, one August night when
the boys were gathered around the sup.
per table after Il hard day i'll the brand
ing pens
"Scnt him over to the river with the
horses tor Mack. replied the foreman
He won be- back for four days.
"Oh. IL picnic, said the first speaker
Not quite Its "a long stretch with
out water
Beats branding calves, insisted the
other
Yes. If you re built that way "
Ten miles or so from the ranch the
c~irCling buZZardS looked down upon a
PROSTATE man When the sun set, II cool
breeze spranS up, and the man stirred
and groaucd He Law upon an elevated
mesa, far from any house or tree or
wntercourSe Here and there u stunted
soap weed showed above the level of
the plain. y mile t. the eastward Il
band of horses We're quietly grazing,
and a keen eye might have detected that
one was saddlcd The crisp buffalo grass
about the man was crushed down and
hrol,r oY r-wcntv foot ,w,v d,r
hole showed II fresh hOof mark, and in
the earth beside the nan was a broad
mark u,,lo hv tl,n c,utIe of tho saddle
rs the horse rolled over
1t was nearly dark, and the stars
were shining when the man finally
opened his eyes lntclligrntly.
..Bovs r,vc m, , drink " bo said
Water, woter," no rrpcoted
Low in the north titful lipbtninps
nl,ved nhout a uillnr nf cInnd If the
cloud drlftcd tins way. n, mirht get
v,o,cr. if not me world On drv COR.
taiuly no mans hand would minister to
him that uiyht Soon he realized tbe
situotiou
81 was sturuod-my To-, is brol,cn +"
said he ..Tu lie here uutil | rot lcroro
they will find m, @ God wotcr,''
Tho rloud drnw ne,rnr o,o,v ,,rro,.
and NM ont III. STARS Ash slid down
rom TIN, maintain and ,dv,ncod ,r,n,,
IN, MAIN ruuhIir, tbnudor ,ovo rrur.
IS, of Imminent rain poinfuuv Tho
man strinncd off his coat and snrc,d if
hpSlIr INN To cltth thn WItnr His hat
mad fallen and law several feet bevoud
his roach
Ou,cElv the cloud srrcod overhead
Following Il mrriup RON Of thunder n
few bir drous fell-orc ON tbe face If
rhe thirsty man And that w,s,u A
brisk west wind wipcd the skv clean in
"A moment. whilr the man VET woited
nxpcctaut The stars shone ont brigbt
and cold TIL, man shivcrcd and curSod
and drew the coat ahout him
Toward morning bn sIont and droom.
cd be br,rd tho forcr,ou,s cboorr s,,,n-
mons ..RoIl ont follows hnt whom
no sat mn suddrulv n twirpo in his Loo
rrourht him bocE to ,,cts-thirst d,r7
light. bclplcssp.ss Uc had heeu aw,k.
enod nv rho ,I,,ttnriny of tho Iittlo n,or.
MOT into whose hoIc tho horse had
stumbled. now come forth r. Wow thn
d,moce douo his homo Tho man d,o,,
his nistoI and fired twice at tho nroir;.
doy
..NiSSoa ot On foo, ,, bo moroa ,r
mo down ,v,in ..I'u r,xor t,u tb,t,,
Az uicht bc had lain unon bis h,cl,
Now. very SLOWLY and with both hands
c~l,srirr ,b, iu,nrcd loo, which ,., hro
ken below thc knee bn turned rnor Lis
face and o,chod ort ,o,.o,1 tho Lnt +,
was still, several foot hovord him
..I've ca. RI GA, on, a, his ,.,s his
tboncbt ..ord - ro,r, ,n hrr, ,;i.a
bcIl ia bettrr bnc,u NV goir, ,f,or NV
And n. want ~ rannirad ,;nro
and fortituds to cr,v., ran f.at on hards
and knees dr,or,no .bo hroI.an Ion
but il was done o1 I,st uo ra,nhad 10
b,t and Law down ,o ,ol,a oononn, ~
bimSeIf and his chorc,S
..Tep fnot in an nom 10 oao !, dor
| vronld GOT ~ rho roroh in ,no,, ~
months ,, thar ro,o t. cnnId Iaan;
rnd,y and u,rh. 10 rnt to.,an vpt
- Ill .Ln rs
had v,,,r wouIJn,, 49, g .Lo aar;I
cot me- If ever gct water Iva got 10
cot !, today Rv to,nnrrnr I,n 10 700
stia and roo siI,v M