The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-02

and wicked as any boys are made, but
ingratitude was not one of his faults.
I He saw to il that Arrowhead-a most
intelligent and honest boy-should be
[ taken in hand by the colonel, who sent
the boy to the mission close at hand,
and had him educated and dressed just
. like white boy. Arrowhead's father
did not object to this, but most of the
reservation Indians did, particularly
! Man With-a-tai," an obStreporouS
young brave a few years older than
Arrowhead. This youth had made,
! whenever possible, ArrowheadS life q
misery, calling him "squaw'' and sheer
ing AT him for learning the white mans
ways, and discarding the blanket as
an article of attire.
/ SO-Arrowhead owned the Cat, fleet
little Indian pony, and mis- enemy
owned another. Everywhere Man
/ with-a-tail' had boosted that he would
win this race on the Fourth, especially
sneering at the pretensions of Arrow
( head, who had entered the Cat. In
such Indian races men and boys run
/ together.
! And now, in the morning quiet
/ Charlie and Arrowhead had gone out
| to give the Cat a last trial. and Arrow
/ head had been hurt, and what was to
/ be done?
Charlie appeared at lunch and aston
u
! had won any of the events of the
/ morning
I couldn't attend" said Charlie with
admirable gravity. Il was engaged
on important business
Now, Charlie" said his mamma,
/ you've been in some mischief. What
/ have you been doing? The idea of YOU
not even seeing the baseball game, and
you were so excited about it."
I was sorry to miss that" said the
boy with a sigh, but you know, colo
mel, it is often necessary to sacrifice
ones own desires to a sense of duty.
VIII you excuse me? l have the most
urgent things to attend to-
He laughed and ran out.
III.
They were at the course: everybody
except the unlucky men on guard was
! at the course, and everybody was yell
ing and cheering and laughing The
colonel was all about like a boy on
his big sorrel charger. directing things
with enthusiasm. Mrs. Allen was there
in her carriage, and got 50 excited that
she never noticed that Charlie was not
near her on his pony.
'Man-with-a tail" seated stolidly on
his racing pony, was also marveling in
wardly at the absence Of Arrowhead,
and innumerable friends We're asking
each other, Where on earth'S the COLO
nel's kid?" Charlie was a popular boy,
even if he was miSchievous. and Mrs.
Allen got nervous as one officer after
another cantered up to pay his respects
always ending his speech with a BY
the way, where is Charlie? We've
missed him all day
Where is he. colOnel?" she demand
ed of the c. o. DO send out to look
for him.
Not at all" the old man answered.
He'll turn up all right"
He may be drowned" said the
mother, and you cannot expect Arrow
head to be there to save him every
time. Which reminds me that Arrow
head viii know where Charlie is.
Arrowhead cried the lady.
It's all right, my dear" said the
C. o. Il gave him permission That
young scoundrel on the reserve. Man
with-a-tai!, has been haunting him be-
cause he belongs to the mission. 1
believe little Arrowhead can beat him
riding or shooting"
Now the course arranged for the
Fourth of July fun was only used that
one day in the year. 1t was a mile in
length with a turn at the half, where
the river ran, and at that turn there
was a clump of cottonwood. AS the
whole race could be viewed from the
starting line or the winning post, every
one gathered about these points and
the turn was deserted.
1t was the last event of the day be-
fore parade. and the sun was gently
descending towards the distant noun
tains.
The reds, eight in number, each on
his fieetest pony. gathered at the post,
where the young officer stood with
pistol. at whose crack the riders were
to be off. They were all young men,
-with-a-tail the youngest, about 10
years old. They all rode bareback,
without stirrups. and only a watering
bride to guide their restless little
horses.
Their costumes were. to say the least,